John Craven (actor)
Year Title Role
1943 For God and Country Danny Brewer
1944 The Purple Heart Sgt . Martin Stoner
1944 Meet the People John Swanson
1944 In the Meantime , Darling Sleeping Soldier
1946 Flight to Nowhere Claude Forrest
1946 Swell Guy Mike O'Connor
1953 Count the Hours ! George Braden
1954 Security Risk Dr. Lanson
1955 The Green Mountain Boys Remeber Baker
1955 Battle Stations Cmdr . James Matthews
1956 Navy Wife Dr. Carter
1956 Hold Back the Night Maj. Bob MacKay
1956 Friendly Persuasion Band Leader
1958 Revolt in the Big House Guard
1960 Ocean 's 11 Cashier
1960 Let 's Make Love Comstock
1964 The Brass Bottle 2nd Psychiatrist
1970 The Wild Scene Morton
Filmography
Over the Goal ( 1937 ) The Human Comedy ( 1943 ) Dr. Gillespie 's Criminal Case ( 1943 ) Someone to Remember ( 1943 )
John Craven (June 22, 1916 - November 24, 1995) was an American actor, and the son of noted character actor Frank Craven. He appeared in films and numerous plays and had many TV roles, but was best remembered for originating the role of George Gibbs in the original stage version of Our Town, in which his father played the role of the Stage Manager. Craven was overlooked in the movie version, however, with the part going to the then-unknown William Holden. Though born in New York City, he attended Beverly Hills High School, in the early 1930s. His stage family had a long history of alternating generations of men named John with subsequent generations of men named Frank.