John Ericson

John Ericson

Date of Birth: September 25, 1926
Date of Passing: May 03, 2020
Birthplace: Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Obituary: Hollywood Reporter

John Ericson was a German-American actor.

He was best known for starring as Sam Bolt, the handsome sidekick to pioneering TV private eye Honey West (played by Anne Francis) in the 1965 series Honey West.

Ericson's other television credits include Rawhide, Route 66, General Hospital, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Ironside, Marcus Welby, M.D., The F.B.I., The Streets of San Francisco, One Day at a Time, CHiPs, The A-Team, Fantasy Island, and Murder, She Wrote.

Ericson starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor in the 1954 film Rhapsody, and with Spencer Tracy in 1958's Bad Day at Black Rock.

John Ericson was a German-American actor.

He was best known for starring as Sam Bolt, the handsome sidekick to pioneering TV private eye Honey West (played by Anne Francis) in the 1965 series Honey West.

Ericson's other television credits include Rawhide, Route 66, General Hospital, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Ironside, Marcus Welby, M.D., The F.B.I., The Streets of San Francisco, One Day at a Time, CHiPs, The A-Team, Fantasy Island, and Murder, She Wrote.

Ericson starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor in the 1954 film Rhapsody, and with Spencer Tracy in 1958's Bad Day at Black Rock.

Ericson died May 3, 2020, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 93.

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