List of the best John Agar movies: Tarantula(1955), Star in the Dust(1956), Revenge of the Creature(1955), Daughter of Dr. Jekyll(1957), The Brain From Planet Arous(1958), Invisible Invaders(1959), Flesh and the Spur(1956), Journey to the Seventh Planet(1962), Attack of the Puppet People(1958), Night Fright(1968), The Lonesome Trail(1955), Zontar, the Thing From Venus(1966) ... ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1955
80 Minutes
Dr. Matt Hastings
John Agar Mara Corday Leo G. Carroll Nestor Paiva Ross Elliot Edwin Rand Raymond Bailey Hank Patterson Bert Holland Steve Darrell Ed Parker
professor scientist spider monster victim animal shocking fascinating suspenseful engaging thrilling intense desert city village science science fiction animal attack giant animals animals attacking
A spider escapes from an isolated Arizona desert laboratory experimenting in giantism and grows to tremendous size as it wreaks havoc on the local inhabitants.
Western
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Sheriff Bill Jorden
John Agar Mamie Van Doren Richard Boone Coleen Gray Leif Erickson James Gleason
sheriff farmer brother-in-law fiancée villager suspenseful brooding thrilling melodramatic brutal farm cattle ranch prison saloon ranch hanging murder bet lynching western films
A Sheriff planning on legally hanging a killer, has to contend with farmers who want to lynch him, and cattlemen who want to help him escape.
Horror
USA
1955
82 Minutes
Prof. Clete Ferguson
John Agar Lori Nelson John Bromfield Robert Williams Nestor Paiva Grandon Rhodes Dave Willock Charles Cane Ricou Browning Clint Eastwood
Men capture the Creature from the Black Lagoon and make him an aquarium attraction, from which he escapes.
Horror
USA
1957
67 Minutes
George Hastings
A young woman discovers she is the daughter of the infamous Dr. Jekyll, and begins to believe that she may also have a split personality, one of whom is a ruthless killer.
Sci-Fi
USA
1958
70 Minutes
Steve March
John Agar Joyce Meadows Robert Fuller Thomas B. Henry Henry Travis Ken Terrell Tim Graham E. Leslie Thomas Bill Giorgio
Gor, a powerful criminal brain from the planet Arous, assumes the body of scientist Steve March. Through March, he begins to control the world by threatening destruction to any country ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
67 Minutes
John Agar Jean Byron Robert Hutton John Carradine Philip Tonge Hal Torey Eden Hartford Paul Langton
scientist alien daughter army major colleague zombie creepy campy frenetic cave bunker research station hockey rink united states alien attack zombies hiding saving the world race against time survival
Invisible aliens from the Moon invade the Earth by occupying the bodies of recently deceased humans but a scientist, his daughter and an army Major, try to fight them.
Western
USA
1956
78 Minutes
John Agar Maria English Michael Connors
A young cowboy searches for the killer of his twin brother.
Sci-Fi
Denmark|USA
1962
80 Minutes
Capt. Don Graham
John Agar Greta Thyssen Ann Smyrner Ulla Moritz Mimi Heinrich Annie Birgit Garde Bente Juel Ove Sprogøe
Earth sends a five-man team to explore the frozen planet Uranus, only to find a temperate forest and sultry women from their past on it, courtesy of an alien brain with evil designs.
Sci-Fi
USA
1958
79 Minutes
Bob Westley
John Agar John Hoyt June Kenney Michael Mark Jack Kosslyn Marlene Willis Ken Miller Laurie Mitchell Scott Peters Susan Gordon June Jocelyn
mad scientist secretary boyfriend prisoner boss striking wild thrilling laboratory office dollhouse abduction science gone awry shrinking giant animals survival loneliness escape discovery 1950s
A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
Sci-Fi
USA
1968
88 Minutes
Sheriff Clint Crawford
John Agar Dorothy Davis Roger Ready Bill Thurman
A government space experiment into the effects of cosmic rays on animal life goes horribly wrong, creating a mutant monster that terrorizes a rural community.
Western
1955
73 Minutes
Johnny Rush
A group of conniving land-grabbers is deterred from further evil by a Western Robin Hood armed with a bow and arrow.
Sci-Fi
1966
80 Minutes
Dr. Curt Taylor
John Agar Susan Bjurman Anthony Houston Neil Fletcher Pat Delaney Warren Hammack Bill Thurman
A scientist believes that an inhabitant of Venus has come to rid the Earth of man's greed and inhumanity.
War
1963
81 Minutes
Sgt. Judd Norcutt
John Agar Richard Arlen Myron Healey Bill Phipps Alicia Vergel Pancho Magalona
sergeant lieutenant freedom fighter priest love interest interpreter patriotic emotional fiery philippines village church street hut guerrilla warfare american military occupation colonialism military life ethnic tension outreach
Horse soldiers ordered to occupy a small Philippine village during the Spanish-American conflict try to restore order.
Horror
1962
60 Minutes
Alex Marsh
John Agar Paula Raymond Roy Gordon Ruth Terry Joe Besser Butch Patrick Normann Burton Kevin Enright Fred Krone Chuck Niles Bob Whitney
A cloud transforms a scientist (John Agar) into a hideous, scaly monster that can destroy anything it touches.
War
1968
80 Minutes
Maj. Ronald Paxton
John Agar Richard Webb Joan Huntington
major explosives expert journalist soldier leader melodramatic passionate patriotic tense italy war zone battlefield mountain world war ii dangerous mission gunfight explosion military intelligence destruction quest
A WWII demolition team is assigned to blow up American headquarters to prevent enemy access to valuable documents.
Sci-Fi
1956
78 Minutes
Dr. Roger Bentley
John Agar Cynthia Patrick Hugh Beaumont Alan Napier Nestor Paiva Phil Chambers Rodd Redwing Robin Hughes
Horror
1966
80 Minutes
Barry Rogers
John Agar Francine York Shirley McLine
Geologists in the Florida Everglades stumble upon a mad scientist's secret lab and his experimental man-beasts.
War
USA
1949
110 Minutes
John Wayne John Agar Forrest Tucker Adele Mara Wally Cassell James Brown Richard Webb Arthur Franz Jacqueline Wells James Holden Peter Coe
sergeant marine private corporal woman patriotic gritty intense hawaii pacific ocean iwo jima, japan battlefield apartment world war ii military life war training respect survival sacrifice
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
War
USA
1950
91 Minutes
Lt. Joe Mallory
An American infantry unit, from its pre-invasion training to combat in Europe.
Fantasy
USA
1951
84 Minutes
Abdullah al Husan, Dr. Ramoth, The Scarlet Falcon
Lucille Ball John Agar Patricia Medina Gregory Gaye William Fawcett George Tobias
caliph queen prince doctor evil king friend thrilling arabia palace street family home hideout palace intrigue murder secret identity deception magical weapon royalty adventure ancient times
Using a magic flying carpet and a handful of friends, the son of a murdered Caliph must fight the usurper in order to win the throne of the Caliphate.
Crime, Drama
1954
80 Minutes
Det. Sgt. Mark Brewster
police detective girlfriend witness deaf person victim dark brutal street police station house bar corruption greed murder cover-up theft wretched excess temptation fall 1950s
A police detective (Edmond O'Brien) kills a bookie, robs him and hides the loot at his suburban dream house.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1988
87 Minutes
Ivan Peters
Anthony Edwards Mare Winningham John Agar Lou Hancock Mykelti Williamson Kelly Jo Minter Kurt Fuller Denise Crosby Robert DoQui
musician waitress homeless person stockbroker restaurant owner transvestite tense thrilling frenetic los angeles skyscraper helicopter la brea tar pits diner chance meeting new love nuclear attack impending doom panic race against time
A young man hears a chance phone call telling him that a nuclear war has started and missiles will hit his city in 70 minutes.
Western
USA
1951
88 Minutes
Billy Shear
Kirk Douglas Virginia Mayo John Agar Walter Brennan Ray Teal Hugh Sanders Morris Ankrum James Anderson Charles Meredith
us marshal love interest deputy cattle rustler cattle baron son amusing charming cheeky gritty engaging outlandish patriotic wild wild west desert united states escape rescue lynching
A U.S. Marshall and two deputies rescue a cattle rustler from a lynch mob led by a local cattle baron convinced that the rustler also killed his son.
Sci-Fi
USA
1966
87 Minutes
Dr. Farrell
A spaceship crashes upon an unexplored planet, and the rescuers sent to search for survivors discover that decades have passed due to time dilation.
Crime, Drama
1950
73 Minutes
Don Lowry
shipping magnate communist femme fatale wife brother-in-law blackmailer brooding engaging intense suspenseful gripping tense san francisco communism extortion secret past unions deception retribution discovery
Communists blackmail a San Francisco shipper (Robert Ryan) and recruit his wife's (Laraine Day) brother (John Agar) with a blonde.
Western
1966
83 Minutes
Ed Tomkins
Dana Andrews Jane Russell Lon Chaney John Agar Lyle Bettger Tom Drake Richard Arlen Robert Lowery Tracy Olsen
marshal townspeople brother brooding crafty passionate wild west small town cowboys frontier justice moral dilemma transformation discovery pursuit 1860s
An ex-gunfighter marshal (Dana Andrews) woos a saloonkeeper (Jane Russell) and defends an outlaw in a corrupt town.
Crime, Drama, Action
1979
75 Minutes
Police Captain
Richard Jaeckel Ron Slinker Lloyd Bochner Joie Chitwood John Agar Ted Vollrath Rance Howard Luke Halpin
A physically challenged mob enforcer uses his martial-arts skills and a specially equipped wheelchair to keep the police and his enemies at bay.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
97 Minutes
Leonard Scott Levy
Ally Sheedy Lauren Hutton Michael O'Keefe Stan Shaw Dina Merrill John Agar Marta Du Bois
Psychic Cayce Bridges helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent - who wants to share the fear of his victims with ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1964
87 Minutes
Pete Stone
Dale Robertson Yvonne De Carlo William Bendix Bruce Cabot Barton MacLane John Agar Richard Arlen Jody McCrea Kent Taylor Bill Williams Rod Lauren
Hothead Pete Stone has been arrested for the murder of George.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1991
100 Minutes
Gramps
Sammi Davis Kelly Preston Linden Ashby Marilyn Rockafellow Ashley Tillman John Agar Cheryl Arutt Jered Barclay
A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
100 Minutes
Jason Robards George Segal Ralph Meeker Jean Hale Clint Ritchie Frank Silvera Joseph Campanella Bruce Dern Harold J. Stone Kurt Kreuger Milton Frome
crime boss gangster fbi agent lieutenant cool gritty thrilling chicago garage al capone historical events gang war gunfight mass murder prohibition rivalry revenge 1920s
Al Capone's Valentine's Day surprise for the rival Bugs Moran gang in 1929 Chicago.
Western
USA
1969
119 Minutes
John Wayne Rock Hudson Tony Aguilar Roman Gabriel Marian McCargo Lee Meriwether Merlin Olsen Melissa Newman Bruce Cabot Jan-Michael Vincent Ben Johnson
colonel confederate soldier native american mexican blacksmith engaging patriotic positive spirited mexico texas american civil war postwar america adoption tolerance second chance rivalry adventure 19th century
After the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.