John Agar
John Agar
John G. Agar (January 31, 1921 – April 7, 2002) was an American actor. He starred alongside John Wayne in the films Sands of Iwo Jima and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, but was later relegated to B movies, such as Tarantula, The Mole People, The Brain from Planet Arous, Flesh and the Spur, and Hand of Death. He also starred with Lucille Ball in the 1951 movie The Magic Carpet. Agar was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lillian (née Rogers) and John Agar, Sr., a meat packer (see Agar Hams). He was educated at the Harvard School for Boys in Chicago and Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois and graduated from Trinity-Pawling Preparatory School in Pawling, New York, but did not attend college. He and his family moved from Chicago to Los Angeles in 1942, following his father’s death. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps, and he was a sergeant at the time he left the army in 1946. He was Shirley Temple's first husband (1945–1950), and they worked together in Fort Apache. His marriage to Temple lasted five years and they had one daughter together, Linda Susan Agar, who was later known as Susan Black, taking the surname of her stepfather Charles Alden Black. Following his divorce from Temple, Agar was married in 1951 to model Loretta Barnett Combs (1922–2000). They remained married until her death in 2000. They had two sons, Martin Agar and John G. Agar III. Agar died on April 7, 2002 at Burbank, California of complications from emphysema. He was buried beside his wife at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Agar made six movies with John Wayne: Fort Apache, Sands of Iwo Jima, Big Jake, Chisum, The Undefeated and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. He also made two movies with Shirley Temple, Fort Apache and Adventure in Baltimore, also starring Robert Young. He is mentioned in the Frank Zappa song "The Radio is Broken" from the album The Man From Utopia (1983). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Agar, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Acting
Popularity 10.568
Birthday 1921-01-31
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As John George Agar Jr.,
Shield for Murder
1954

Shield for Murder

Big Jake
1971

Big Jake

Perfect Victims
1988

Perfect Victims

Body Bags
1993

Body Bags

Miracle Mile
1988

Miracle Mile

Tarantula
1955

Tarantula

The Woman on Pier 13
1950

The Woman on Pier 13

The Vampire Hunters Club
2001

The Vampire Hunters Club

Revenge of the Creature
1955

Revenge of the Creature

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Zontar: The Thing from Venus
1967

Zontar: The Thing from Venus

The Naked Monster
2005

The Naked Monster

The Mole People
1956

The Mole People

Journey to the Seventh Planet
1962

Journey to the Seventh Planet

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1967

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The Brain from Planet Arous
1957

The Brain from Planet Arous

Breakthrough
1950

Breakthrough

Along the Great Divide
1951

Along the Great Divide

Attack of the Puppet People
1958

Attack of the Puppet People

Bait
1954

Bait

Mr. No Legs
1978

Mr. No Legs

Chisum
1970

Chisum

Sands of Iwo Jima
1950

Sands of Iwo Jima

The Undefeated
1969

The Undefeated

Curse of the Swamp Creature
1968

Curse of the Swamp Creature

The Magic Carpet
1951

The Magic Carpet

Invisible Invaders
1959

Invisible Invaders

Jet Attack
1958

Jet Attack

Johnny Reno
1966

Johnny Reno

Hand of Death
1962

Hand of Death

Night Fright
1967

Night Fright

Hell Raiders
1969

Hell Raiders

Destination Space
1959

Destination Space

Star in the Dust
1956

Star in the Dust

The Rocket Man
1954

The Rocket Man

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
1957

Daughter of Dr. Jekyll

Young Fury
1964

Young Fury

Flesh and the Spur
1956

Flesh and the Spur

Joe Butterfly
1957

Joe Butterfly

Adventure in Baltimore
1949

Adventure in Baltimore

Fort Apache
1948

Fort Apache

Women of the Prehistoric Planet
1966

Women of the Prehistoric Planet

The Perfect Bride
1991

The Perfect Bride

Of Love and Desire
1963

Of Love and Desire

The Day of the Trumpet
1958

The Day of the Trumpet

Raymie
1960

Raymie

Fall Girl
1961

Fall Girl

The Young and the Brave
1963

The Young and the Brave

The Golden Mistress
1954

The Golden Mistress

The Lonesome Trail
1955

The Lonesome Trail

Invasion of Privacy
1992

Invasion of Privacy

Nightbreed
1990

Nightbreed

Fear
1990

Fear

Woman of the North Country
1952

Woman of the North Country

King Kong
1976

King Kong

Waco
1966

Waco

Frontier Gun
1958

Frontier Gun

Law of the Lawless
1964

Law of the Lawless

Monster Invaders from Space
2018

Monster Invaders from Space

A Century of Science Fiction
1996

A Century of Science Fiction

Man of Conflict
1953

Man of Conflict

Frank Capra's American Dream
1997

Frank Capra's American Dream

Bielefeld Lichtwerk
1998

Bielefeld Lichtwerk

Ride a Violent Mile
1957

Ride a Violent Mile

The Movie Orgy
1968

The Movie Orgy

Stage to Thunder Rock
1964

Stage to Thunder Rock

Hold Back Tomorrow
1955

Hold Back Tomorrow

How's Your Love Life?
1971

How's Your Love Life?

Horrible Horror
1986

Horrible Horror

Creepy Classics
1987

Creepy Classics

Divided We Fall
1982

Divided We Fall

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
2021

Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason

Rawhide
1959

Rawhide

Family Affair
1966

Family Affair

The Twilight Zone
1985

The Twilight Zone

Highway to Heaven
1984

Highway to Heaven

Charlie's Angels
1976

Charlie's Angels

General Electric Theater
1953

General Electric Theater

The Virginian
1962

The Virginian

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Climax!
1954

Climax!

Hondo
1967

Hondo

Branded
1965

Branded

Bat Masterson
1958

Bat Masterson

Letter to Loretta
1953

Letter to Loretta

The Name of the Game
1968

The Name of the Game