John Goldfarb — John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Character Profile

About John Goldfarb

Former college football star nicknamed 'Wrong-Way' for once running 95 yards for a touchdown in the wrong direction. Now a U-2 pilot, his plane malfunctions and crashes in Fawzia, where he is forced to coach a local team.

Character Facts

Played by

Richard Crenna

Appears in

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

Role

Supporting

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