★ Acting

John Considine

Born 1935 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Active 1942–2004

Born in 1935, John Considine is an American actor whose career spans several decades, with notable performances in cult films. He appears as the enigmatic character in Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls (1973), a film that blends horror and supernatural elements, and in The Thirsty Dead (1974), where he navigates themes of exploitation and survival. Considine's roles in Welcome to L.A. (1976) and Margin for Murder (1981) further establish his presence in the realm of offbeat cinema, making him a compelling figure in the SassyFlix catalog.

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The Thirsty Dead

1974 ★ 3.4

as Baru

Beautiful young girls are kidnapped off the streets of Manila by a death cult that needs their blood to remain immortal.

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Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls

1973 · ★5.0

Career Highlights Top 6 by popularity · TMDB

Batman: The Animated Series

Filmography

95 credits

2000s 1 credit

2004

Boston Legal as Judge Lance Abrams

TV ★ 7.9

1990s 9 credits

1999

The Book of Stars as Lost John

Movie ★ 4.6

1998

Gia as Bruce Cooper

Movie ★ 7.1

1996

Pandora's Clock as Dr. Turnheir

TV ★ 5.5

1995

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home as Commander Blake

Movie ★ 5.9

1994

Breathing Lessons as Durwood

Movie ★ 5.6

1994

State of Emergency as Malcolm Parker

Movie ★ 5.7

1992

Exiled in America as Dr. Tom Robinson

Movie ★ 5.5

1992

Batman: The Animated Series as Hackle (voice)

TV ★ 8.6

1990

Coupe de Ville as Professor Kloppner, Eastbrook Academy

Movie ★ 6.5

1980s 34 credits

1989

Fat Man and Little Boy as Robert Tuckson

Movie ★ 6.2

1988

Tanner '88 as Duke Crodian

TV ★ 6.9

1987

Made in Heaven as Angel

Movie ★ 6.5

1987

Timestalkers as Doctor Crawford / Matthew Crawford

Movie ★ 5.4

1986

Opposing Force● as General MacDonald

Movie ★ 4.4

1986

L.A. Law as Brian Harden

TV ★ 7.1

1985

Trouble in Mind as Nate Nathanson

Movie ★ 5.8

1985

MacGyver as Andrew Lawton

TV ★ 7.7

1985

MacGyver as Aaron Sandler

TV ★ 7.7

1985

MacGyver as Foxworth

TV ★ 7.7

1984

Passions as Jack Blaine

Movie ★ 6.8

1984

Choose Me● as Dr. Ernest Greene

Movie ★ 6.0

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Harry Freelander

TV ★ 7.5

1984

Crazy like a Fox as Nick / Larry Simpson

TV ★ 7.2

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Horton Thayer

TV ★ 7.5

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Porter Finley III

TV ★ 7.5

1983

Brainwash● as Jordon Carelli

Movie ★ 6.3

1983

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess as Ed Judson

Movie ★ 7.0

1983

Dixie: Changing Habits as Steven Moss

Movie ★ 4.3

1983

The A-Team as Lean, S.I.A.

TV ★ 7.5

1983

Trauma Center

TV ★ 7.0

1983

Hardcastle and McCormick as Eric

TV ★ 6.5

1982

Mother's Day on Waltons Mountain as Dr. Coleman

Movie ★ 5.7

1982

Marian Rose White as Frank Wells

Movie

1982

Forbidden Love as Curtis Bittan

Movie ★ 5.2

1982

Endangered Species as Burnside

Movie ★ 4.9

1982

The Devlin Connection as William Pride

TV ★ 5.0

1982

Knight Rider as Boyd LaSalle

TV ★ 7.5

1982

Knight Rider as Phillip Nordstrom

TV ★ 7.5

1982

Remington Steele as Reverend Randy Rawlinson

TV ★ 7.1

1981

Margin for Murder● as Lou Krone

Movie ★ 6.0

1981

Simon & Simon as Nathaniel Banfield

TV ★ 6.7

1980

When Time Ran Out... as Dr. John Webster

Movie ★ 5.4

1980

The Shadow Box as Interviewer

Movie ★ 5.0

1970s 17 credits

1979

Knots Landing as Scooter Warren

TV ★ 6.9

1979

Hart to Hart as Eliot Knox

TV ★ 6.9

1978

See How She Runs as Larry Quinn

Movie ★ 8.0

1978

A Wedding as Jeff Kuykendall

Movie ★ 6.3

1978

Taxi as Michael Edwards

TV ★ 7.3

1977

The Late Show as Lamar

Movie ★ 6.3

1977

Lou Grant as David Milburn

TV ★ 7.3

1977

Lou Grant as Councilman Garvey

TV ★ 7.3

1977

Lou Grant as Congressman Cary Doherty

TV ★ 7.3

1976

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Sure Shot's Manager (Frank Butler)

Movie ★ 5.5

1976

Welcome to L.A.● as Jack Goode

Movie ★ 5.0

1974

The Thirsty Dead● as Baru

Movie ★ 3.7

1974

California Split as Man at Bar

Movie ★ 6.6

1974

The Rockford Files as Dr. Lee Yost

TV ★ 7.6

1973

Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls● as Dr. Death

Movie ★ 5.7

1971

Incident in San Francisco

Movie ★ 5.7

1970

Dan August as Sylvester

TV ★ 7.2

1960s 20 credits

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Edward Smithson

TV ★ 6.6

1967

Mannix as Mart Gray

TV ★ 6.8

1967

Mannix as Gil Ryan

TV ★ 6.8

1967

The Second Hundred Years as Lieutenant Longstreet

TV ★ 6.5

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told as John

Movie ★ 6.4

1965

The F.B.I. as Agent Dale Grant

TV ★ 5.6

1965

The F.B.I. as SRA John Dennison

TV ★ 5.6

1965

The F.B.I. as SAC Franklin Atwood

TV ★ 5.6

1965

The F.B.I. as SRA McHenry

TV ★ 5.6

1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Fred Hawkins

TV ★ 7.1

1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Sergeant Cramer

TV ★ 7.1

1964

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Captain

TV ★ 7.1

1963

The Fugitive as Johnny Bodin

TV ★ 7.3

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Richard Coburn

TV ★ 5.9

1963

The Outer Limits as Lt, Bertram Cabot

TV ★ 7.8

1963

My Favorite Martian as Raymond

TV ★ 6.1

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Ed Patterson

TV ★ 5.9

1962

Combat! as Pvt. WayneTemple Jr.

TV ★ 7.8

1962

The Beverly Hillbillies as Little Fox

TV ★ 6.9

1960

The Aquanauts as Chris Curtis

TV ★ 6.0

1950s 6 credits

1959

The Detectives as Salvi

TV ★ 6.7

1959

The Twilight Zone as McClure

TV ★ 8.5

1959

The Detectives as Dante Moretti

TV ★ 6.7

1959

The Troubleshooters as Sam

TV ★ 10.0

1957

Perry Mason as Chris Thompson

TV ★ 7.7

1950

Our Very Own as Boy at Birthday Party (uncredited)

Movie ★ 5.9

1940s 2 credits

1946

The Green Years as Schoolboy

Movie ★ 6.4

1942

Reunion in France as Little Boy (uncredited)

Movie ★ 6.4

Crew Credits

1990s 1 credit

1994

MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday Writer

Movie ★ 6.0

1980s 2 credits

1985

MacGyver Writer

TV ★ 7.7

1983

Dixie: Changing Habits Writer

Movie ★ 4.3

1970s 3 credits

1978

A Wedding Story

Movie ★ 6.3

1978

A Wedding Screenplay

Movie ★ 6.3

1970

Tarzan's Deadly Silence Writer

Movie ★ 5.0