List of the best Claude Akins movies: Battle for the Planet of the Apes(1973), Timber Tramps(1977), Comanche Station(1960), Monster in the Closet(1987), The Norliss Tapes(1973), The Great Bank Robbery(1969), Falling From Grace(1992), The Concrete Cowboys(1979), Yellowstone Kelly(1959), First to Fight(1967), The Sharkfighters(1956), The Lonely Man(1957) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1973
92 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Claude Akins Natalie Trundy John Huston Severn Darden Lew Ayres Paul Williams Austin Stoker Noah Keen Richard Eastham France Nuyen
slave ape general captain scientist mutant dark disturbing thrilling passionate village city underground library ruins war post-apocalypse prejudice slavery freedom
Ten years after a worldwide series of ape revolutions and a brutal nuclear war among humans, Caesar must protect survivors of both species from an insidious human cult and a militant ape faction alike.
Adventure
1977
115 Minutes
Matt
A rough-and-tumble logger assembles his crew to help save a widow's lumber camp from unscrupulous competitors.
Western
USA
1960
74 Minutes
Ben Lane
Randolph Scott Nancy Gates Claude Akins Skip Homeier Richard Rust Rand Brooks Dyke Johnson
cowboy love interest bounty hunter outlaw apache thrilling inspiring spectacular colorado wild west river mountain new mexico kidnapping native americans violence bounty reward gunfight rescue
A man saves a woman who had been kidnapped by Comanches, then struggles to get both of them home alive.
Sci-Fi
USA
1987
90 Minutes
Sheriff Sam Ketchem
Donald Grant Denise DuBarry Claude Akins Henry Gibson Donald Moffat Howard Duff Stella Stevens
After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets, a mild-mannered reporter, a college professor, her son, and a befuddled professor band together to uncover the mystery.
Horror
Canada
1973
74 Minutes
Sheriff Tom Hartley
Roy Thinnes Angie Dickinson Claude Akins Michele Carey Vonetta McGee Hurd Hatfield Don Porter Robert Mandan Nick Dimitri Bob Schott Stanley Adams
journalist widow sheriff storekeeper publisher cool eerie suspenseful studio san francisco monterey, calif. supernatural investigation journalism zombies vampires mystery metamorphosis 1970s
When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
Comedy, Western
USA
1969
97 Minutes
Slade
Zero Mostel Kim Novak Clint Walker Claude Akins Akim Tamiroff Larry Storch John Anderson Sam Jaffe Mako Elisha Cook Jr. Ruth Warrick
Three separate plans to rob a top-security bank in the western town of Friendly, Texas, circa 1880.
Drama
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Speck Parks
John Mellencamp Kay Lenz Mariel Hemingway Claude Akins Dub Taylor Larry Crane
Rock singer John Mellencamp makes his screen and directorial debut in this story by "Lonesome Dove" author, Larry McMurtry. The story, not too separated from Mellencamp's real life, finds ... See full summary »
Adventure
1979
97 Minutes
Jerry Reed Tom Selleck Morgan Fairchild Claude Akins Lucille Benson Gene Evans
Two Montana cowboys (Jerry Reed, Tom Selleck) head for Nashville and help a woman (Morgan Fairchild) find her sister.
Western
USA
1959
91 Minutes
Sergeant
Clint Walker Edd Byrnes John Russell Ray Danton Claude Akins Rhodes Reason Andra Martin Gary Vinson Warren Oates Harry Shannon
fur trapper major partner native chief maiden intense engaging steamboat fort missouri camp cave house luther yellowstone kelly native americans massacre rescue culture clash ambition
In 1870s, in the Sioux territory south of the Missouri, trapper and Indian scout Luther Yellowstone Kelly is hired by the army at Fort Buford but runs into trouble with the Sioux.
War
USA
1967
97 Minutes
Capt. Mason
Chad Everett Marilyn Devin Dean Jagger Bobby Troup Claude Akins Gene Hackman James Best Norman Alden Bobs Watson Ken Swofford Ray Reese
In WW2, highly decorated Marine Sgt. Jack Connell comes home to the USA from the Pacific War and trains recruits for the army until his fighting spirit prods him to request a return to active duty on the front lines.
Action
1956
73 Minutes
Chief `'Gordy'` Gordon
Victor Mature Karen Steele James Olson Philip Coolidge Claude Akins Rafael Campos George N. Neise Nathan Yates Jesus Hernandez
naval officer scientist marine biologist pilot wife young boy tense offbeat emotional patriotic caribbean island laboratory havana cuba world war ii sharks research experiments navy
Navy personnel and marine biologists attempt to perfect a shark repellent in time to save pilots forced to land at sea.
Western
1957
87 Minutes
Blackburn
Jack Palance Anthony Perkins Neville Brand Elaine Aiken Claude Akins Robert Middleton Elisha Cook Jr. Lee Van Cleef Harry Shannon James Bell Adam Williams
A gunfighter (Jack Palance) turns rancher at the mercy of a son (Anthony Perkins) who hates him and a gambler (Neville Brand) who wants to kill him.
Crime, Drama
USA
1964
95 Minutes
Earl Sylvester
Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson John Cassavetes Ronald Reagan Clu Gulager Claude Akins Norman Fell Virginia Christine Don Haggerty Robert Phillips Kathleen O'Malley
Surprised that their contract victim didn't try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why.
Western
USA
1964
117 Minutes
Seely Jones
Troy Donahue Suzanne Pleshette Diane McBain James Gregory William Reynolds Claude Akins Kent Smith Judson Pratt Bartlett Robinson Bobby Bare Larry Ward
lieutenant native american chief wife bureaucrat commanding officer native american gutsy rousing government building washington, d.c. apache lands mexico fort desert fight for justice injustice love triangle battle political corruption government
West Point graduate Lt. Hazard is posted to Fort Delivery, Arizona, where he has to deal with lax discipline, romantic complications, Apaches and his conflicting feelings toward the Indians.
Western
USA
1966
88 Minutes
Otto Krausman
Robert Fuller Jackie Lane Dan Duryea Tom Simcox Linden Chiles Claude Akins Noah Beery Jr. Paul Fix
After a convoy carrying a million dollars in gold is ambushed, an army captain is sent on a secret mission to retrieve the bullion with the reluctant help of one of the robbers.
Western
Spain|USA
1966
96 Minutes
Frank
Yul Brynner Robert Fuller Warren Oates Julian Mateos Jordan Christopher Claude Akins Virgilio Texeira Emilio Fernández Rodolfo Acosta Elisa Montes Fernando Rey
rancher villager priest gunman vigilante gutsy gripping rousing mexico village desert ranch church protection vigilantism reunion forced labor heroism outlaws rescue
Two survivors of the initial Magnificent Seven outfit, Chris and Vin, recruit four new members in order to re-form the outfit and defend a few Mexican villages from attacks by vicious bandits.
Western
1956
94 Minutes
Ben Hindeman
Tab Hunter Natalie Wood Skip Homeier Eduard Franz Earl Holliman Claude Akins Ray Teal Frank Puglia Hal Baylor Tyler MacDuff Rayford Barnes
love interest rancher cattleman enemy brother henchman passionate thrilling tense wild west ranch range murder redemption justice on the run romance revenge escape love
A young man (Tab Hunter) and a part-Mexican girl (Natalie Wood) hide from a cattle baron's son (Skip Homeier) and killer henchmen.
Horror
Italy
1977
90 Minutes
Sheriff Robards
John Huston Shelley Winters Bo Hopkins Henry Fonda Delia Baccardo Cesare Danova Claude Akins Sherry Buchanan
reporter marine biologist company owner wife campy melodramatic frightening outlandish seaside town beach boat ocean animals attacking aquatic life survival investigation corruption science escape
A mutated giant octopus wreaks havoc on a California seaside community.
Drama
USA
1958
97 Minutes
Mack
Tony Curtis Sidney Poitier Theodore Bikel Charles McGraw Cara Williams Lon Chaney King Donovan Claude Akins Larry Dobkin Whit Bissell Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer
criminal prisoner sheriff captain landowner brash endearing spirited deep south household friendship racism chain gangs outlaws escape discovery sacrifice 1950s
Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Rev. Jeremiah Brown
Spencer Tracy Fredric March Gene Kelly Florence Eldridge Dick York Harry Morgan Donna Anderson Elliott Reid Claude Akins Noah Beery Jr. Norman Fell
lawyer teacher reporter intense somber suspenseful witty courtroom tennessee court battles creationism vs. evolution lawsuit rescue rivalry 1920s
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Musical
1959
87 Minutes
Fabian Carol Lynley Stuart Whitman Arthur O'Connell Dodie Stevens Betty Field Royal Dano Margo Moore Claude Akins Edgar Buchanan
A farm boy and his dog go hunting with his teenage brother (Fabian) and an older friend (Stuart Whitman) in 1912.
Western
USA
1959
141 Minutes
Joe Burdette
John Wayne Dean Martin Ricky Nelson Angie Dickinson Walter Brennan Ward Bond John Russell Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Estelita Rodriguez Claude Akins Bob Steele
sheriff drunk crippled man rancher gunslinger gambler amusing tense mushy gutsy rio bravo hotel jail ranch saloon frontier justice gambling false accusations romance alcoholism
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
85 Minutes
Broderick Crawford Ruth Roman Martha Hyer Marisa Pavan Casey Adams Kenneth Tobey Gene Reynolds William Johnstone Harlan Warde Jay Adler Claude Akins
fbi agent gangster robber partner witness gritty uneasy hollywood, calif. los angeles fugitives murder case car theft blackmail investigation dangerous assignment mystery revenge quest 1950s
An FBI agent investigates the murder of his partner by taking over the 3 cases he was working on, determined to find his killer.
Drama
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Montgomery Clift Deborah Kerr Frank Sinatra Donna Reed Ernest Borgnine Philip Ober Jack Warden Mickey Shaughnessy Harry Bellaver George Reeves
soldier sergeant military officer victim wife passionate powerful sad barracks honolulu beach military injustice love adultery forbidden love underdog sacrifice 1940s
In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.
Action, Western
USA
1969
110 Minutes
Paul Newman Robert Redford Katharine Ross Strother Martin Henry Jones Jeff Corey George Furth Cloris Leachman Ted Cassidy Kenneth Mars Donnelly Rhodes
outlaw gunslinger teacher amusing wild thrilling gutsy wild west train bolivia wyoming brothel saloon butch cassidy the sundance kid robbery adventure escape 1890s
Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution - escape to Bolivia.
Musical, Drama, Romance
USA
1959
138 Minutes
Sidney Poitier Rouben Mamoulian Dorothy Dandridge Sammy Davis Jr. Pearl Bailey Brock Peters Leslie Scott Diahann Carroll Ruth Attaway Clarence Muse Everdinne Wilson
poor person drug addict african-american disabled person drug dealer beautiful woman emotional melodramatic sultry charleston, s.c. shantytown catfish row love triangle poverty drug addiction romantic dilemma hard times difficult decision underdog love
A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.