Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leif Erickson (born William Wycliffe Anderson) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Erickson was born in Alameda, California, near San Francisco. He worked as a soloist in a band as vocalist and trombone player, performed in Max Reinhardt's productions, and then gained a small amount of stage experience in a comedy vaudeville act. Initially billed by Paramount Pictures as Glenn Erickson, he began his screen career as a leading man in Westerns...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Ralph Whittaker - CIA Director
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo near Montana and threatens to provoke World War 3 u...

The Fantastic Journey
1977
as Ben Wallace
1 hour 55 minute edited "movie" version comprised of primarily episodes 1 and 2 of TV series of same name available on Tubi. Travelers are stranded i...

Winterhawk
1975
as Guthrie
Smallpox plagues Chief Winterhawk's tribe. He seeks cure from the white men, who in turn, in fear of getting the smallpox, kill two of his companions....

Abduction
1975
as Prescott
The daughter of wealthy businessman is taken hostage by a gang of radical black revolutionaries. While she fears for her life at first, she gradually ...

Force Five
1975
as Cal Newkirk

The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
1973
as William Henry Cameron
A criminal organization known as OSO specializes in kidnapping high ranking U.S. representatives. Although Steve Austin has already thwarted one of th...

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972
as Amos Wetherall
Due to a home-steading law, a fur trapper schemes to keep his land by hiring a hooker, a pickpocket and a thief to pose as his family.

The Family Rico
1972
as Mike Lamont
A Mafia chief is torn between his brother, who has defected from the family, and his loyalty to the organization.

The New Healers
1972
as Dr. Victor Briggs
The small town hospital staff is trying to gain the confidence of the local farmers and merchants.

The Deadly Dream
1971
as Dr. Harold Malcolm
A scientist keeps having dreams that he is marked for murder by a mysterious tribunal for something that he's not aware that he's done, and that his w...

Terror in the Sky
1971
as Marty Treleavan
On a transcontinental flight, the flight crew suffer from food poisoning and become incapacitated. Now it's up to one of the passengers to safely land...

Man and Boy
1971
as Sheriff Mossman
At the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a frontier state and full of criminals at that time.

Mirage
1965
as The Major
In New York City, David Stillwell struggles to recover his memory before the people who are trying to kill him succeed. Who is he, who are they, and w...

I Saw What You Did
1965
as Dave Mannering
Teenage friends Kit and Libby make prank phone calls for fun but then find themselves involved in a brutal double murder committed by one of their tar...

Roustabout
1964
as Joe Lean
After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to fricti...

The Carpetbaggers
1964
as Jonas Cord Senior
Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.

Strait-Jacket
1964
as Bill Cutler
After a twenty-year stay at an asylum for a double murder, a mother returns to her estranged daughter where suspicions arise about her behavior.

A Gathering of Eagles
1963
as Gen. Hewitt
Rock Hudson plays an Air Force Colonel who has just been re-assigned as a cold war B-52 commander who must shape up his men to pass a grueling inspect...

Shootout at Big Sag
1962
as Sam Barbee
A man has his eyes set on controlling the Big Sag territory in Montana and hopes to achieve his goal by forcing a newly-arrived family from Texas from...

Once Upon a Horse...
1958
as Granville "Granny" Dix
Two zany cowboys steal a herd of cattle only to discover it costs more to feed them than they are worth.

Twilight for the Gods
1958
as Harry Hutton
An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.

Kiss Them for Me
1957
as Eddie Turnbill
Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer,...

The Vintage
1957
as Louis Morel
A young Italian fugitive and his older protective brother hide among the grape pickers at a vineyard in Provence.

Istanbul
1957
as Charlie Boyle
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he?

Tea and Sympathy
1956
as Bill Reynolds
A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards with him was his housemaster's wife.

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Lou Glover
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want...

Star in the Dust
1956
as George Ballard
The sheriff of Gunlock is planning to hang Sam Hall, who shot three farmers found on cattle land, at sundown. At the casino, betting is 8 to 3 he won'...

On the Waterfront
1954
as Glover
Terry Malloy is a kindhearted dockworker, and former boxer, who is tricked by his corrupt bosses into leading his friend to death. After falling in lo...

Paris Model
1953
as Edgar Blevins
A new dress plays a key role in the lives of four women who are not acquainted with each other.

Captain Scarface
1953
as Sam
A group of communist spies plan to blow up an essential commercial artery, the Panama Canal. To this end, they have kidnapped a nuclear scientist and ...

Fort Algiers
1953
as Kalmani
In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.

Invaders from Mars
1953
as Mr. George MacLean
In the early hours of the night, young David Maclean sees a flying saucer land and disappear into the sand dunes just beyond his house. Slowly, all of...

A Perilous Journey
1953
as Richards
A ship of women embarks on a voyage to California. Director R. G. Springsteen's 1953 adventure drama stars Vera Ralston, David Brian, Virginia Grey, C...

Trouble Along the Way
1953
as Father Provincial aka Ed
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at t...

Born to the Saddle
1953
as Bob Marshall
A naïve, recently-orphaned young man discovers he's being used as a pawn in a crooked gambler's plan to rig a July 4 horserace. Western.

Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Sgt. Norbert 'Noisy' Jackson
A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. She soon encounters many d...

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952
as Morgan
Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and tavern co-worker Bruce Martindale, but the two bumpk...

My Wife's Best Friend
1952
as Nicholas Reed
When a man confesses to his wife that he has been unfaithful, she imagines all the different ways that historical figures such as Cleopatra and Joan o...

Carbine Williams
1952
as Feder
David Marshall Williams is sent to a prison farm where he works in the tool shop and eventually develops the precursor of the famous M-1 Carbine autom...

With a Song in My Heart
1952
as General aboard plane
Jane Froman (Susan Hayward), an aspiring songstress, lands a job in radio with help from pianist Don Ross (David Wayne), whom she later marries. Jane'...

Sailor Beware
1952
as Commander Lane
Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to enlist before, but was always rejected. He keeps tryi...

The Cimarron Kid
1952
as Marshal John Sutton
Audie Murphy comes into his own as a Western star in this story. Wrongly accused by crooked railroad officials of aiding a train heist by his old frie...

Reunion in Reno
1951
as B. Frederick Linaker
A little girl enlists the aid of an attorney to obtain a divorce from her parents. Breezy B comedy was loosely remade as Irreconcilable Differences.

The Tall Target
1951
as Stranger
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Show Boat
1951
as Pete
A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.

Fourteen Hours
1951
as Bit Part (uncredited)
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of ...

Hill Number One: A Story of Faith and Inspiration
1951
as Pilate
The story of the Crucifixion, set within the context of the Korean War.

Dallas
1950
as U.S. Marshal Martin Weatherby
After the Civil War, Confederate soldier Blayde Hollister travels to Dallas to avenge the savage murder of his family. Discovering his enemy is now an...

Three Secrets
1950
as Bill Chase
A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was adopted a...

The Showdown
1950
as Big Mart
Shadrach Jones, ex-Texas State Policeman, has the ruthless determination to find and kill the man who shot his brother in the back and stole the money...

Stella
1950
as Fred Anderson Jr.
Screwball black comedy about a wacky family that forgets where they've buried a corpse.

Mother Didn't Tell Me
1950
as Dr. Bruce Gordon
Jane Morgan (Dorothy McGuire) marries handsome doctor William Wright (William Lundigan), despite warnings from a host of other doctor's wives that she...

The Lady Gambles
1949
as Tony
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the ca...

Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949
as Pringle
A federal agent infiltrates a crime syndicate.

Joan of Arc
1948
as Dunois, Bastard of Orleans
In the 15th Century, France is a defeated and ruined nation after the One Hundred Years War against England. The fourteen-year-old farm girl Joan of A...

Miss Tatlock's Millions
1948
as Dr. Mason
After the accidental death of an idiot heir, a stunt man is hired to impersonate him while the family gathers to determine the dispersment of the esta...

The Snake Pit
1948
as Gordon
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions an...

Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Fred Lord
Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the teleph...

The Gay Intruders
1948
as Dr. Harold Matson
Psychiatrists move in with bickering stage spouses and start bickering too.

The Gangster
1947
as Beaumont
Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakd...

Blonde Savage
1947
as Steve Blake
An expedition into the deep jungle discovers a native tribe led by a tall Caucasian blonde woman.

Arabian Nights
1942
as Kamar (as Leif Erikson)
Two half brothers battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of sensual, gorgeous dancing girl Scheherazade.

Night Monster
1942
as Laurie
Kurt Ingston, a rich recluse, invites the doctors who left him a hopeless cripple to his desolate mansion in the swamps as one by one they meet horrib...

Pardon My Sarong
1942
as Whaba
A pair of bus drivers accidentally steal their own bus. With the company issuing a warrant for their arrest, they tag along with a playboy on a boat t...

Eagle Squadron
1942
as Johnny M. Coe
An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in love with a beautiful English girl.

Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
as Bill Stone
George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on...

The Fleet's In
1942
as Jake
Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are plac...

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
as Rodney 'Bo-Jo' Brown
A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman...

The Blonde from Singapore
1941
as Terry Prescott
Fortune hunter Mary Brooks, posing as a missionary's daughter, strives to beat a couple of pilots, Terry Prescott and "Waffles" Billings, (who have tu...

Nothing But the Truth
1941
as Tommy Van Dusen
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.

Crisis
1939
as Narrator (voice)
A documentary about the conquest of Czechoslovakia by the Nazis just prior to World War 2.

One Third of a Nation
1939
as Peter Cortlant
The negligent owner of a tenement slum becomes romantically involved with one of the building's residents.

Ride a Crooked Mile
1938
as Johnny Simpkins
The son of a cattle-rustling Cossack immigrant must choose between following the straight path and helping his father escape from prison.

The Big Broadcast of 1938
1938
as Bob Hayes
The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.

Thrill of a Lifetime
1937
as Howard Nelson
"Howdy" Nelson believes there is no such think as real love and that romance can be cooked up between any eligible persons (of the opposite sex.) He i...

Conquest
1937
as Paul Lachinski
A Polish countess is dispatched by her country to become Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she might influence h...

Waikiki Wedding
1937
as Dr. Victor Quimby
Tony Marvin is a laid back but incredibly successful promoter and fair-haired boy for J. P. Todhunter's pineapple company located in beautiful Hawaii....

College Holiday
1936
as Dick Winters
College students rally to save a struggling hotel from closing. Comedy.

Girl of the Ozarks
1936
as Tom Bolton
A sweet little country girl has issues with school. Her mother is ill. The school threatens to send her to an orphanage.

Desert Gold
1936
as Glenn Kasedon
Chet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it's location. He has also hired mining engineers Gale and Mortimer ...

Drift Fence
1936
as Curley Prentice
Although Larry "Buster" Crabbe earns top billing, the hero of Drift Fence is former Western star Tom Keene as Jim Travis, who, at a rodeo, meets city ...

Nevada
1935
as Bill Ide
A gambler wins a ranch in a round of poker, then joins his neighbors on a rustler-ridden cattle drive to Texas.

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
as Lawrence
Adam Larey becomes a fugitive from justice when he escapes after being blamed for a crime he did not commit. He wanders into the desert wastelands and...

Air Tonic
1933
as Band Singer
Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra provide the title element with their snappy tunes fronted at different times by just starting out Betty Grable & Leif E...