Westerners with mostly TV credits
by road-traveled | created - 12 Feb 2017 | updated - 22 May 2018 | PublicBorn before 1940.
1. Clint Walker
Actor | The Dirty Dozen
Clint Walker was born Norman Eugene Walker in Hartford, southwestern Illinois, to Gladys Huldah (Schwanda), a Czech immigrant, and Paul Arnold Walker, who was from Arkansas. Walker almost single-handedly started the western craze on TV in the 1950s as Cheyenne Bodie in Cheyenne (1955). Growing up ...
131 westerns, '55-2006.
12 feature westerns.
1927 - 2018, 90.
2. Eugenia Paul
Actress | Zorro
American actress and dancer, born one of four siblings in Dearborn, Michigan, and christened after Tchaikovsky's opera 'Eugene Onegin'. Her ancestry was Russian and her surname at birth (depending on which source you read) has been variously given as Popoff, Popov, Popova or Popoffon. In the mid-...
33 westerns, 54-59.
2 feature westerns.
Maria Mendoza, Two Against Two (1957). 1957.
1935 - 2010, 75.
3. Dee Pollock
Actor | Kelly's Heroes
Dee Pollock was born on September 24, 1937 in Alhambra, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Kelly's Heroes (1970), The Wayward Bus (1957) and The Outer Limits (1963). He died on December 27, 2005 in Chico, California, USA.
61 westerns, 51-71.
4 feature westerns
Billy Urchin,
The Death of Yellow Singer (1961). 1961.
1937 - 2005, 68.
4. Charles Bateman
Actor | The Green Hornet
Charles Bateman was born on November 19, 1930 in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Green Hornet (1966), Cannon (1971) and Santa Barbara (1984).
64 westerns
Black Fire (1958). 1958.
Dr. Rick January, Fallen Gun (1960). 1960.
1930 -
5. Jess Kirkpatrick
Actor | D.O.A.
Jess Kirkpatrick was born on October 2, 1897 in Champaign, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for D.O.A. (1949), The Magical World of Disney (1954) and Gunsmoke (1955). He died on August 9, 1976 in La Jolla, California, USA.
* 82 westerns, 53-68.
9 feature westerns.
Jimmy Dayton's Treasure (1954). 1954.
1897 - 1976, 78.
6. John Baer
Actor | Terry and the Pirates
John Baer was born on June 6, 1923 in York, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Terry and the Pirates (1952), We're No Angels (1955) and Night of the Blood Beast (1958). He was married to Noureen Cecilia Jauregui. He died on January 7, 2006 in Newhall, Santa Clarita, California, USA.
26 westerns, 51-74.
5 feature westerns.
Deputy Ross Hughes, Riding Shotgun (1954). 1954.
1923 - 2006, 82.
7. Ross Ford
Actor | Air Hostess
Ross Ford was born on February 24, 1923 in Sterling, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Air Hostess (1949), Manhattan Angel (1948) and Project Moon Base (1953). He died on June 22, 1988 in Hollywood, California, USA.
21 westerns, 48-62.
5 feature westerns.
Paul Weston, Frisco Tornado (1950). 1950.
1923 - 1988, 65.
8. Jimmy Lydon
Actor | Vigilante Force
Born to a large Irish Catholic family (the fifth of nine children) and raised in New York City, Lydon overcame a birth defect and alcoholic father to begin a Broadway career in 1937, acting opposite Van Heflin, Sidney Lumet and Uta Hagen in separate productions. After a number of films with ...
60 westerns, 49-77.
6 feature westerns.
The Outcast (1958). 1958.
1923 --
9. Francis De Sales
Actor | Two Faces West
Francis De Sales was born on March 23, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Two Faces West (1960), Mr. & Mrs. North (1952) and The Outer Limits (1963). He was married to Doris Frances Mylott and Eileen Elizabeth Carroll. He died on September 25, 1988 in Van Nuys, ...
* 99 westerns, 55-74.
5 feature westerns.
Sheriff Hendricks, Sign in the Sand (1958). 1958.
1912 - 1988, 76.
10. Ed Nelson
Actor | Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Ed Nelson was aiming for a career in the legal profession until he caught the acting bug during his second year of college. In 1952, he headed off to New York City, where he studied direction and production at the School of Radio Technique. He returned to his native New Orleans where he worked as ...
98 westerns, 57-82.
2 feature westerns.
Elmer Foss, Ballad for a Badman (1960). 1960.
Client: Vardon (1959). 1959.
1928 - 2014, 85.
11. Charles Aidman
Actor | Innerspace
Charles Aidman originally planned a career as an attorney, but was sidetracked during World War II and naval officer training at DePaul university. During a speech class the instructor, who also headed the drama department, saw Aidman as ideal for a role in an upcoming play. "I did the play and ...
97 westerns, 58-81.
3 feature westerns.
Coffin, Mutineers from Hell (1958). 1958.
Bob Ford (1959). 1959.
1925 - 1993, 68.
12. Bill Zuckert
Actor | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Bill Zuckert was born on December 18, 1915 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) and Star Trek (1966). He was married to Gladys Holland and Margaret Lottie Wallace. He died on January 23, 1997 in Woodland...
96 westerns, 61-94.
4 feature westerns,
1915 - 1979, 81.
13. Paul Richards
Actor | Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Paul Richards was born on November 23, 1924 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Monkey on My Back (1957) and The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967). He was married to Monica Keating. He died on December 10, 1974 in Culver City, ...
94 westerns, 53-70.
6 feature westerns.
Len Roca, One of the Ten Most Wanted (1959). 1959.
1924 - 1974, 50.
14. Harold J. Stone
Actor | The Wrong Man
Never a big name but always a reliable staple on TV crime shows during the 1960s and 1970s, Harold J. Stone usually was seen in a strong, unsympathetic vein -- an unyielding father or husband, corrupt businessman, menacing crime figure, etc. A sober-looking gent with a block jaw, Romanesque-styled ...
87 westerns, 57-74.
2 feature westerns.
Mayor Tucker, The Zeke Thomas Story (1957). 1957.
1913 - 2005, 92.
15. Ted Markland
Actor | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ted Markland was born on January 15, 1933 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Colors (1988) and Last Man Standing (1996). He died on December 18, 2011 in Yucca Valley, California, USA.
86 westerns, 58-95.
9 feature westerns.
Collie Smith, Peligroso (1958). 1958.
1933 - 2011, 78.
16. Charles Tannen
Actor | The Grapes of Wrath
Charles Tannen was born on October 22, 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Ensign O'Toole (1962) and Behind Green Lights (1946). He died on December 28, 1980 in San Bernardino, California, USA.
85 westerns, 36-52.
14 feature westerns.
Runk Wrangler, Sign in the Sand (1958). 1958
Charlie Ford, The Return of Frank James (1940). 1940.
1915 - 1980, 65.
17. Henry Beckman
Actor | Marnie
Henry Beckman was born on November 26, 1921 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Marnie (1964), Blood & Guts (1978) and The Brood (1979). He was married to Hillary Beckman and Cheryl Maxwell. He died on June 17, 2008 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
77 westerns, 60-02.
4 feature westerns.
Duvall, The Man in 204 (1960). 1960.
1921 - 2008, 86. Canada. Spain.
18. Larry Storch
Actor | F Troop
As a kid in the 1930s growing up in a tough New York neighborhood, kinetic wiseguy Larry Storch took in the multi-ethnic flavor of his surroundings and started blurting out various accents as a juvenile to provoke laughs and earn attention. Little did he know that this early talent would take him ...
77 westerns, 58-79.
3 feature westerns.
Amigo, Gun Fever (1958). 1958.
1923 -
19. Rusty Lane
Actor | Johnny Tremain
Rusty Lane was born on May 31, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Johnny Tremain (1957), The Harder They Fall (1956) and The Alaskans (1959). He died on October 10, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
73 westerns, 56-73.
2 feature westerns.
Marshall Tharpe, Stage for Tucson (1956). 1956.
1899 - 1986, 87.
20. Gordon Jones
Actor | Flying Tigers
Gordon Jones was born on April 5, 1911 in Alden, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Flying Tigers (1942), The Green Hornet (1940) and My Sister Eileen (1942). He was married to Lucile Van Winkle. He died on June 20, 1963 in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, USA.
71 westerns, 31-63.
27 feature westerns.
Performer, Red River Valley, The Arizona Cowboy (1950). 1950.
I.Q. Barton, The Arizona Cowboy (1950). 1950.
Trick rider, Cimarron (1931). 1931.
1911 - 1963, 52.
21. Alan Baxter
Actor | Saboteur
Before there was an Alan Ladd, there was another furtive-eyed, baby-faced, cigarette-dangling Alan, impacting the movie scene with his various colorless and cold-hearted thugs, mobsters and killers. Dark-haired, bullet-headed actor Alan Baxter earned a noticeable degree of popularity back in the ...
71 westerns, 40-71.
8 feature westerns.
Clayt Tolliver, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936). 1936.
1908 - 1976, 67.
22. Paul Keast
Actor | Jungle Jim
Paul Keast was born on August 31, 1902 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Jungle Jim (1955), Screen Directors Playhouse (1955) and Casey Jones (1957). He died on June 28, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
71 westerns, 33-61.
5 feature westerns.
The Hoodoo Mine (1956). 1956.
1902 - 1979, 76.
23. Gilman Rankin
Actor | Assault on Precinct 13
Gilman Rankin was born on April 17, 1911 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Assault on Precinct 13 (1976), Midnight Cowboy (1969) and The Power of the Resurrection (1958). He died on October 31, 1993 in Orange County, California, USA.
70 westerns, 56-75.
3 feature westerns.
Deputy, Stage Stop (1959). 1959.
Rev. Wheedle, Ghost Town (1956). 1956.
1911 - 1993, 82.
24. Rex Reason
Actor | This Island Earth
Rex Reason was born in Germany, while his family was in Europe on a business trip. Although he grew up in Los Angeles, his acting aspirations were nil; his mother, however, hoped that both Rex and his lookalike brother Rhodes Reason would get into the acting profession. He played the lead in "...
68 westerns, 54-63.
8 feature westerns.
Jess Brady, The Rawhide Trail (1958). 1958.
1928 - 2015, 86.
25. Bruce Gordon
Actor | Piranha
Bruce Gordon was born on February 1, 1916 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Piranha (1978), Tower of London (1962) and The Buccaneer (1958). He was married to Mary Jane Farrar Falvey and Marla Gordon. He died on January 20, 2011 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
59 westerns, 58-82.
6 feature westerns.
The Mistake (1958). 1958.
1916 - 2011, 94.
26. John Hubbard
Actor | The Tall T
John Hubbard was born on April 14, 1914 in East Chicago, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Tall T (1957), Dramatic School (1938) and One Million B.C. (1940). He was married to Lois. He died on November 6, 1988 in Camarillo, California, USA.
58 westerns, 39-72.
10 feature westerns,
Major Trask, Jornada Del Muerto (1955). 1955.
1914 - 1988, 74.
27. Eddie Quillan
Actor | Mutiny on the Bounty
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 31, 1907, Eddie Quillan was seven years old and already performing in vaudeville with his sister and three brothers in an act called "The Rising Generation." His parents, Joseph Quillan and Sarah Quillan, were well-known performers with Joseph himself ...
57 westerns, 39-83.
8 feature westerns.
Phil, Twilight on the Prairie (1944). 1944.
1907 - 1990, 83.
28. Grant Richards
Actor | Night of Mystery
Grant Richards was born on December 21, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Night of Mystery (1937), My Old Kentucky Home (1938) and The Untouchables (1959). He was married to Jean Stevens and Joan Valerie. He died on July 4, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
52 westerns, 36-62.
Norval Franklin, The Farrand Story (1958)... 1958.
1911 - 1963, 51.
29. Tony Young
Actor | Quantum Leap
As the son of radio, TV and film character actor Carleton G. Young, dark, dexterous and good-looking Tony Young was exposed early on to the machinations of the Hollywood industry. Born in New York in 1937, he was raised in Hollywood after his father's on-camera character work increased. Although ...
52 westerns, 59-79.
5 feature westerns.
Johnny Brassbuttons, Johnny Brassbuttons (1962). 1962.
1937 - 2002, 64.
30. James Gonzalez
James Gonzalez was born on May 4, 1911 in Irvington, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Iceland (1942), The Red Skelton Hour (1951) and The Lucy Show (1962). He died on January 25, 1971 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
50 westerns, 49-71.
10 feature westerns.
Senator, The Vanishing Breed (1962). 1962.
1911 - 1971, 59.
31. David McLean
Actor | Days of Our Lives
Mr. McLean appeared for years on television commercials as the Marlboro Man. After he learned he had cancer, he became an anti-smoking crusader. At a meeting of stockholders of Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro, Mr. McLean asked them to limit their advertising. In addition to his movie credits, Mr. ...
50 westerns, 57-73.
1 feature film.
Tate, Voices of the Town (1960). 1960.
1922 - 1995, 73.
32. Tom Brown
Actor | Merrily We Live
Tom Brown was born on January 6, 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Merrily We Live (1938), Buck Privates Come Home (1947) and Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! (1940). He was married to Barbara Grace Gormley (socialite) and Natalie Draper. He died on June 3, 1990 in ...
49 westerns, 54-74.
3 feature westerns.
John Reilly, The Quiet Gun (1957).
1913 - 1990, 77.
33. Frank Albertson
Actor | Psycho
Frank Albertson entered the film industry in 1922 as a prop boy, but soon graduated into acting. He was a prolific and reliable character actor who occasionally played the lead in a "B" picture, but was used mainly as a supporting actor in scores of films, often cast as a wisecracking cab driver, a...
44 westerns, 23-64.
3 feature westerns.
Halzell, The Bill Doolin Story (1961). 1961.
1909 - 1964, 61.
34. Harry Bellaver
Actor | From Here to Eternity
Harry Bellaver was born on February 12, 1905 in Hillsboro, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for From Here to Eternity (1953), Another Thin Man (1939) and Miss Sadie Thompson (1953). He was married to Gertrude Dudley Vaughan Smith. He died on August 8, 1993 in Nyack, New York, USA.
11 westerns, 50-67.
Gus Heyden, Stage to Tucson (1950). 1950.
1905 - 1993, 88.
35. Earl Parker
Stunts | Target: Harry
Earl Parker was born on August 3, 1927 in Eveleth, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Target: Harry (1969), Garrison's Gorillas (1967) and Combat! (1962). He died on February 24, 2002 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA.
99 westerns, 54-70.
10 feature westerns.
The Repeater Rifle (1957). 1957.
1927 - 2002, 74.
36. Quentin Sondergaard
Actor | Badman's Gold
Quentin Sondergaard was born on January 11, 1925 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Badman's Gold (1951), Rescue 8 (1958) and This Property Is Condemned (1966). He died on February 15, 1984 in Riverside County, California, USA.
98 westerns, 51-69.
3 feature westerns.
Ferd, Miss Pringle (1958). 1958.
1925 - 1984, 59.
37. Harlan Warde
Actor | The Monster That Challenged the World
Harlan Warde was born on November 6, 1917 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Monster That Challenged the World (1957), Money Madness (1948) and State Department: File 649 (1949). He was married to Barbara Grace Whittaker and Caroline Frances Sherwood. ...
97 westerns, 48-72.
5 feature westerns.
Jeff Whalen, The Map (1952). 1952.
Sheriff Dan Crawford, The $3,000 Dollar Bullet (1957). 1957.
1917 - 1980, 62.
38. William R. Thompkins
William R. Thompkins was born on April 27, 1925 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and Rawhide (1959). He died on September 18, 1971 in Coupeville, Washington, USA.
95 westerns, 59-64.
Dinger, Incident at Sulphur Creek (1960). 1960.
1925 - 1971, 46.
39. Harry Swoger
Actor | Bronco
Harry Swoger, late Sunday, June 14, 1970, died at Valley Emergency Hospital in Van Nuys, CA.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 18, 1970, at Steen's Mortuary in North Hollywood, CA.
Swoger was a character actor in over 100 television shows, many westerns, from 1959 at the age of 40, until his ...
* 85 westerns, 59-70.
1 feature western.
Groat, Scalplock (1966). 1966.
1919 - 1970, 51.
40. Will Hutchins
Actor | Shangani Patrol
Lanky and likable Will Hutchins was born in 1930 in Los Angeles, California, as Marshall Hutchason. He attended Pomona College and UCLA after spending two years as a cryptographer in the U.S. Army. Out of nowhere, he was discovered by a Warner Bros. TV talent scout and signed, despite having no ...
84 westerns, 57-99.
3 feature westerns.
Tom Brewster, Guns for Big Bear (1958). 1958.
1930 --
41. John Cole
Actor | Rawhide
John Cole is known for Rawhide (1959), Unknown Fact Acts (2023) and General Electric Theater (1953).
81 westerns, 57-64.
Gunner Clay, The Horse Breaker (1961). 1961.
42. Charlie Briggs
Actor | Brainstorm
Charlie Briggs was born on November 13, 1932 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and casting director, known for Brainstorm (1983), Bronco (1958) and Claudine (1974). He died on February 6, 1985 in Roswell, Georgia, USA.
80 westerns, 58-71.
4 feature westerns.
Little Jeb Plummer, Alias Bart Maverick (1958). 1958.
1932 - 1985, 52.
43. Dayton Lummis
Actor | The Wrong Man
Dayton Lummis was born on August 8, 1903 in Summit, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for The Wrong Man (1956), Julius Caesar (1953) and Flight That Disappeared (1961). He was married to Dorothy Caldwell Lewis and Charlotte E. Young. He died on March 23, 1988 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
70 westerns, 53-75.
6 feature westerns.
Marshall Andy Morrison, Prairie Incident (1959). 1959.
1903 - 1988, 84.
44. Anna Navarro
Actress | Last Action Hero
Anna Navarro was born on August 18, 1933 in Winter Park, Orange, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Last Action Hero (1993), Topaz (1969) and The First Deadly Sin (1980). She was married to George Pappas and Thomas F. Foley. She died on December 27, 2006 in Studio City, California, USA.
69 westerns, 53-99.
5 feature westerns.
Marta Teresa, Legacy of Death (1958). 1958.
1933 - 2006, 73.
45. Charles Watts
Actor | An Affair to Remember
Charles Watts was born on October 30, 1912 in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for An Affair to Remember (1957), Giant (1956) and Lover Come Back (1961). He died on December 13, 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
68 westerns, 50-64.
17 feature westerns
Marshal Elec Blessingham, Outlaw's Son (1957). 1957
1912 - 1966, 54.
46. Harry Harvey Jr.
Actor | Forbidden Planet
Harry Harvey Jr. was born on October 9, 1929 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Forbidden Planet (1956), Mannix (1967) and Convoy (1978). He died on December 8, 1978 in Panorama City, California, USA.
67 westerns, 38-67.
Midge, The Last Letter (1962). 1962,
1929 - 1978, 49.
47. Barry Cahill
Actor | Hang 'Em High
Barry Cahill was born on May 28, 1921 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Hang 'Em High (1968), Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) and Tick, Tick, Tick (1970). He was married to Rachel Ames. He died on April 9, 2012 in Ventura, California, USA.
61 westerns, 57-82.
2 feature westerns.
Abe Talltree, The Outlaw (1957). 1957.
1921 - 2012, 90. Canada. California.
48. Natividad Vacío
Actor | The Magnificent Seven
Born in El Paso, Texas, Natividad Vacio grew up in Pasadena, California. In high school he became friends with future actor George Reeves, who encouraged Vacio to join him at the Pasadena Community Playhouse. Vacio appeared in several plays there as an actor and musician. After military service in ...
40 westerns, 50-88.
8 feature westerns.
Jose Gonzalez, Dead Man's Chest (1950). 1950. Credited.
1912 - 1996, 83.
49. Kathleen O'Malley
Actress | Black Sheep
Daughter of silent actor Patrick H. O'Malley Jr. and actress Lillian (Wilkes) O'Malley. Kathleen and her sisters Sheila and Eileen, all worked in show business as children. Her first film was "My Old Dutch" (1926). She portrays Herbert Brown as a baby, her sister, Sheila, as Herbert Brown at 3 ...
37 westerns, 45-76.
4 feature westerns
Amy Ward, Gun-Shy (1959). 1959.
1924 --
50. Gage Clarke
Actor | The Bad Seed
Gage Clarke was born on March 3, 1900 in Vassar, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for The Bad Seed (1956), I Want to Live! (1958) and Gunsmoke (1955). He died on October 23, 1964 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
34 westerns, 56-64.
Doc Koppel, The Canary Kid, Inc. (1959). 1959.
1900 - 1964, 64.
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