Claude Akins

Claude Akins
Akins performing as Ezekiel on the television series Bonanza in "The Mill", 1960
Born	Claude Aubrey Akins (1926-05-25)May 25, 1926 Nelson, Georgia, U.S.
Died	January 27, 1994(1994-01-27) (aged 67) Altadena, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1953–1993
Spouse	Therese Fairfield (died June 12, 2006)[1] ​ ​ (m. 1952)​
Children	3[1]

Claude Aubrey Akins (May 25, 1926 – January 27, 1994)^[2][3][4][5] was a character actor with a long career on stage, screen, and television. He was best known as Sheriff Lobo on the 1979–1981 television series B. J. and the Bear, and later The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, a spin-off series.