Character actor John Davis Chandler was born on January 28, 1935, in Hinton, West Virginia. He was raised in Charleston, West Virginia. Tall and thin, with fair hair, piercing blue eyes, a pale complexion and a nasal, whiny voice, Chandler specialized in portraying mean, neurotic and dangerous villains. He made an impressive film debut in his sole starring part as the titular sniveling, psychotic, homicidal weasel gangster in _Mad Dog Coll . In real life he was an avid practitioner of yoga. Chandler died at age 75 on February 16, 2010 in Toluca Lake, California.
Attended Charleston High School, where he was vice president of the student council and played piano with the symphony. Chandler graduated from Charleston High School in 1952.
His father Arthur C. Chandler was a family physician.
Studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Had an older brother named Arthur Chandler, Jr.
Was a proficient tennis player in his grade school days.
Briefly enrolled in Princeton as a pre-med student. Chandler eventually dropped out of college and served in the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in Germany.
Born in West Virginia but raised in Southern California.
An avid practitioner of yoga.
Wife, Martha R. Matthews, born September 9, 1930 in Oklahoma.
