Biography

John Cliff was born on November 26, 1918 in Swainsboro, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Money Jungle (1967), The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962) and The Milkman (1950). He died on May 12, 2001 in Hayward, California, USA.

Served in the US Army Air Force during World War II, flying cargo planes over the Himalayas.

One of the few actors to don the Lone Ranger's mask and outfit. In an episode of the series called 'The Counterfeit Mask'he played an outlaw who disguises himself as the Ranger.

[on playing "heavies"] If you're a heavy by nature, I mean the way you deliver, you're a natural heavy. So many people try to lay it on. Give me a guy that can smile at you and cut your throat, you got a heavy.