Akins performing as Ezekiel on the television series Bonanza in "The Mill", 1960
Born
Claude Aubrey Akins
(1926-05-25)May 25, 1926
Nelson, Georgia, U.S.
Died
January 27, 1994(1994-01-27) (aged 67)
Altadena, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1953–1993
Spouse
Therese Fairfield (died June 12, 2006)[1]
(m. 1952)
Children
3[1]
Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994)[2][3][4][5] was a Cherokee character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. He was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series.
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