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
    Place of birth
    Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Birthday
    1/31/1921
Shield for Murder
Shield for Murder
6.6
Big Jake
Big Jake
6.9
Perfect Victims
Perfect Victims
5.2
Body Bags
Body Bags
6.2
Miracle Mile
Miracle Mile
7
Tarantula
Tarantula
6.5
The Woman on Pier 13
The Woman on Pier 13
5.3
The Vampire Hunters Club
0
Revenge of the Creature
Revenge of the Creature
5.7
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.9
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
Zontar: The Thing from Venus
4
The Naked Monster
The Naked Monster
4
The Mole People
The Mole People
5.2
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Journey to the Seventh Planet
4.9
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
6.3
The Brain from Planet Arous
The Brain from Planet Arous
5
Breakthrough
Breakthrough
7.2
Along the Great Divide
Along the Great Divide
7.2
Attack of the Puppet People
Attack of the Puppet People
4.9
Bait
Bait
5.5
Mr. No Legs
Mr. No Legs
5.8
Chisum
Chisum
6.7
Sands of Iwo Jima
Sands of Iwo Jima
6.4
The Undefeated
The Undefeated
6.2
Curse of the Swamp Creature
Curse of the Swamp Creature
2.4
The Magic Carpet
The Magic Carpet
4.7
Invisible Invaders
Invisible Invaders
4.9
Jet Attack
Jet Attack
5.1
Johnny Reno
Johnny Reno
6.3
Hand of Death
Hand of Death
4.1
Night Fright
Night Fright
2.8
Hell Raiders
Hell Raiders
3
Destination Space
Destination Space
4.2
Star in the Dust
Star in the Dust
4.6
The Rocket Man
The Rocket Man
6.3
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
Daughter of Dr. Jekyll
5.7
Young Fury
Young Fury
5.6
Flesh and the Spur
Flesh and the Spur
4.2
Joe Butterfly
Joe Butterfly
5.8
Adventure in Baltimore
Adventure in Baltimore
4.9
Fort Apache
Fort Apache
7
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
Women of the Prehistoric Planet
3.7
The Perfect Bride
The Perfect Bride
5.9
Of Love and Desire
Of Love and Desire
5
The Day of the Trumpet
The Day of the Trumpet
5
Raymie
Raymie
0
Fall Girl
Fall Girl
0
The Young and the Brave
The Young and the Brave
5.8
The Golden Mistress
The Golden Mistress
5
The Lonesome Trail
The Lonesome Trail
7.5
Invasion of Privacy
Invasion of Privacy
2.7
Nightbreed
Nightbreed
6.4
Fear
Fear
6
Woman of the North Country
Woman of the North Country
4.5
King Kong
King Kong
6.2
Waco
Waco
6.4
Frontier Gun
Frontier Gun
6.5
Law of the Lawless
Law of the Lawless
6.1
Monster Invaders from Space
Monster Invaders from Space
4
A Century of Science Fiction
A Century of Science Fiction
6.9
Man of Conflict
Man of Conflict
5
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream
6
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
Bielefeld Lichtwerk
0
Ride a Violent Mile
Ride a Violent Mile
4
The Movie Orgy
The Movie Orgy
5.8
Stage to Thunder Rock
Stage to Thunder Rock
6
Hold Back Tomorrow
Hold Back Tomorrow
6.3
How's Your Love Life?
How's Your Love Life?
2
Horrible Horror
Horrible Horror
7
Creepy Classics
Creepy Classics
6.3
Divided We Fall
Divided We Fall
0
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists!
6
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