John Calvin (actor)

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{{short description|American film and television actor (b. 1947)}}

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|name = John Calvin

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|11|29}}

|birth_place = Staten Island, New York City, U.S.

|occupation = Film and television actor

|years_active = 1971–1995

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John Calvin (born November 29, 1947) is an American film and television actor. He played Howie Dickerson in the short-lived television sitcom The Paul Lynde Show.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2645743/the-sedalia-democrat/|title=Clipped From The Sedalia Democrat|work=The Sedalia Democrat|location=Sedalia, Missouri|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 8, 1972|access-date=May 1, 2021}} {{Open access}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC|title=Encyclopedia of Television Show, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed.|page=818|date=January 10, 2014|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786486410|via=Google Books}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RXQNIs12SzQC|title=Encyclopedia of Television Law Shows|page=211|first=Hal|last=Erickson|publisher=McFarland|date=September 15, 2009|isbn=978-0-7864-5452-5 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/154937260/|title=The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware – 16|work=The Morning News|location=Wilmington, Delaware|date=September 2, 1972|page=16|via=Newspapers.com}} He also played Justin Hooke in the miniseries The Dark Secret of Harvest Home{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F6IRAQAAMAAJ|title=Variety International Showbusiness Reference|page=687|date=1981|publisher=Garland Pub.|first=Mike|last=Kaplan|isbn=9780824093419|via=Google Books}} and Reverend Willie Tenboom in the adventure drama Tales of the Gold Monkey.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/411851157/|title=Dayton Daily News from Dayton, Ohio - 62|work=Dayton Daily News|location=Dayton, Ohio|date=September 22, 1982|page=42|via=Newspapers.com}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWRZAAAAMAAJ|title=Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Television Shows|page=2142|date=2001|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786409518 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lgoyBgAAQBAJ|title=Saints, Clergy and Other Religious Figures on Film and Television, 1895–2003|page=178|date=January 24, 2015|first=Ann|last=Paietta|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476610160|via=Google Books}}

Calvin guest-starred in numerous television programs including Taxi, Night Court, Quantum Leap, The A-Team, Murder, She Wrote, In the Heat of the Night and Hart to Hart.