
John Lawlor
Known for ActingBorn 1941-06-05 (age 84)Albany, New York, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Henry Lawlor III (June 5, 1941 – February 13, 2025) was an American actor and assistant director. Early life Lawlor was born on June 5, 1941, in Troy, New York, but spent much of his early life in Boulder, Colorado, where his mother was a teacher of special needs children at Casey Jr. High School. In the late-1960s, he worked as a AmeriCorps Seniors volunteer trainer in Denver. Career His best known roles were Supervisor Leonard Marsh on the television series Phyllis from 1976 to 1977, and later of Headmaster Steven Bradley on the television series The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1980. The name Steven Bradley was likely meant as a tribute to Steve Bradley in Boulder, a friend and one-time manager of the Winter Park ski area. He also guest-starred in L.A. Law, Knots Landing, Mr. Belvedere, Barney Miller, The Rockford Files, Ellery Queen, Baa Baa Black Sheep, and Alice. He played the locksmith exhorted by Skylar White in Breaking Bad. He appeared in the movies National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982), S.O.B. (1981), Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977), The Gumball Rally (1976), Wyatt Earp (1994) and Mr. Fixit (1988). In a 1980s TV commercial for Malt-O-Meal hot cereal, he played a father telling his son's invisible friend that Malt-O-Meal was, "Good stuff, Maynard!" a line which became a popular phrase. Personal life and death Lawlor was divorced from Tantoo Cardinal, with whom he had two children. He also had four other children. Lawlor died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on February 13, 2025, at the age of 83. CLRRead more
Movies & web series
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Breaking Bad
2008 · Series
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Godless
2017 · Series
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Longmire
2012 · Series
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A Matter of Life and Death
1981 · Movie
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Cold Case
2003 · Series
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Sledge Hammer!
1986 · Series
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The Rockford Files
1974 · Series
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
1976 · Series
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Highway to Heaven
1984 · Series
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Ellery Queen
1975 · Series
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In Plain Sight
2008 · Series
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The Flying Misfits
1976 · Movie
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Relentless
1977 · Movie
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Barney Miller
1975 · Series
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Stingray
1985 · Series
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The New Lassie
1989 · Series
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L.A. Law
1986 · Series
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The Facts of Life
1979 · Series
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Alice
1976 · Series
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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995 · Series
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Gold
2016 · Movie
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Excalibur
1981 · Movie
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Joe Forrester
1975 · Series
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Wyatt Earp
1994 · Movie
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Highlander
1986 · Movie
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Knots Landing
1979 · Series
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Phyllis
1975 · Series
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She's the Sheriff
1987 · Series
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Simon & Simon
1981 · Series
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T. J. Hooker
1982 · Series
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Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
2014 · Movie
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Here's Boomer
1981 · Series
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The Gumball Rally
1976 · Movie
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S.O.B.
1981 · Movie
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A Prayer for the Dying
1987 · Movie
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Banshee Chapter
2013 · Movie
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Won't Back Down
2014 · Movie
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Jackson County Jail
1976 · Movie
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Graves
2016 · Series
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Cassie & Co.
1982 · Series
Outside Chance
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Outside Chance
1978 · Movie
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National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982 · Movie
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Naked Run
2011 · Movie

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Excalibur: Behind the Movie
2013 · Movie