I just got the coolest phone call!

[rennie64]

JOHN CRAWFORD JUST CALLED ME!!!!!!!!!

I just got the COOLEST phone call. On January the 10th I sent a
autograph request to John Crawford. He called tonight around 7ish while we were watching American Idol.

John Crawford
291 El Cielo
Newbery Park, CA 91320

He just called me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He thanked me for
the sweet letter I had sent him (his words) and I was unbelievably
in shock, I guess I said "Oh my goodness" at least 10 times. He also
wanted to apologize for just getting to my letter and that he was
sending me 2 signed index cards and a signed Star Trek picture of
him. I'm flying on Cloud 9 right now. He's been in all the great
movies of the mid-60s to late 70s.

I'm sitting down right now to send him a thank you card for the
phone call!!!

He was such a gentleman. He even asked about my husband by name.

How did he get my number? It is on my letterhead. Lucky me!!!

~Rennie~


John Crawford (born 13 September 1920; age 87) is a film and television actor. He played Galactic High Commissioner Ferris in the first season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series entitled "The Galileo Seven".



Crawford has made well over 200 film and television appearances. He is probably best known for portraying Sheriff Ep Bridges on the family drama The Waltons (1972-81) and for playing Major (and later Colonel) Harry Thompson in the 1979 mini-series From Here to Eternity and its subsequent series, which lasted for only one season in 1980. Both co-starred regular Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress Salome Jens (Female Changeling), while the mini-series also featured another DS9 actor, Andrew Robinson (Elim Garak).

Besides his role ..rek, he has also guest-starred on such classic TV shows as The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables, Batman, Mission: Impossible, Lost in Space, Bonanza, The Bob Newhart Show, and Dallas. He also made several appearances on The Time Tunnel, a science fiction series which starred James Darren, Lee Meriwether, and Whit Bissell, and had a recurring role on Dynasty, starring Joan Collins and Lee Bergere. Crawford's latest TV appearance was in a 1986 episode of Hardcastle and McCormick, starring Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly.

His many feature film credits include Mystery Street (1950, starring Ricardo Montalban and featuring Frank Overton), Right Cross (1950, also starring Ricardo Montalban and featuring Kenneth Tobey), Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952, with Leonard Nimoy), Scaramouche (1952, with Richard Hale), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952, with Lawrence Tierney), The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956, with DeForest Kelley), The Longest Day (1962, with Richard Beymer and Jeffrey Hunter), Jason and the Argonauts (1963, with Nancy Kovack), The Americanization of Emily (1964, with William Windom), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965, with Nehemiah Persoff, John Abbott, Michael Ansara, Mark Lenard, and Celia Lovsky), Duel at Diablo (1966, with John Hoyt), The Poseidon Adventure (1972, with Elizabeth Rogers), Trouble Man (1972, starring Robert Hooks and Paul Winfield), The Towering Inferno (1974, with Paul Comi and George D. Wallace), Night Moves (1975, with Harris Yulin and Kenneth Mars), and The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979, with Kenneth Mars, Robert Pine, Rex Holman, Nick Ramus, John Arndt, and Vince Deadrick

[guilder1st]

I don't really know who he is. But that's really nice that he took the time to thank you by phone. That must have been very exciting.

[RYAN J.]

OH MY GOSH! That's so awesome! I know him best from the old TV show "The Waltons" He played the sherrif Ep Bridges! I will be sending him a letter in February!! {thumb2} That's so cool that he called you!

RYAN J.

[BABii_ANG3L]

Congratulations!! Even though I don't know him, I feel happy for you!!

[rennie64]

I have to say that I can actually for once in my life use the word giddy in a sentence now....lol. Because I am so giddy still!

I keep thinking about it. I sent him a thank you card this morning to let him know how much I appreciated him taking the time to call.

We've got the service where the name and phone number comes up on the TV when a call comes in. I am just going to have to take a picture of that call!!!

[Atomic ant]

Yep, your right this man, has been in all the best known tv series, of the 1950-mid 80's.

John has not, appeared in anything, after 1986. But man with all his credits, he dont need too at all.

From what, I can find out about him, his a general actor, never the star, a bit like, De Forest Kelly, used to be.

Nevertheless, a good actor, of some class.

[JonasBrothersFan]

thats really cool!!..nice of him to thank you by phone

[Thumper]

Just telling someone you like whatever they do can make you get something really nice. Very simple eh?
You did that, and got one of the best successes that I have seen on the forum (even though I have never heard them).
You are a very lucky person. I would love a celebrity to do that to me

[rennie64]

Thanks for the kind words. I can't help but feeling very special right about now...lol.

I even took a picture of the phone call as it appeared from the service we have where the caller ID shows up on the tv.

I'm not going to show the actual phone number out of respect and the privacy of Mr. Crawford. I am sure you all understand.

UPDATE/ Feb. 10, 2008:::::TOOK PICTURE DOWN FOR JOHN'S PRIVACY. The phone number was too clear and I want to let Mr. Crawford his privacy.

[RYAN J.]

Sweet! That's so cool! {thumb2}

RYAN J.