Westerners working until trail's end.
by road-traveled | created - 11 Apr 2017 | updated - 19 Sep 2018 | Public
1. Mathew McCue
Actor | The Fugitive
Mathew McCue was born on October 4, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fugitive (1963) and Gunsmoke (1955). He died on April 10, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1966, 70 years old.
1966, 11 westerns.
1966, The Fighters (1966).
1966, A Time to Kill (1966).
1966, The Raid: Part 1 (1966).
1966, Spy, Counterspy, Counter Counterspy (1966).
229 westerns, 40-66.
2. Evelyn Finley
Stunts | Silverado
Definitely not your average 'prairie flower', brunette Evelyn Ruth Finley was known as the most accomplished stunt rider in the western genre. Famous director William A. Wellman was one of many who regarded her as the best in the business. She worked with horses from early childhood and grew up a ...
1989, 73 years old.
1993, stunts, Tombstone (1993).
1985, stunts, Silverado (1985).
3. Ethan Laidlaw
Actor | Is That Nice?
Born in Butte Montana just before the turn of the century, Ethan Laidlaw worked as a steam fitter, bus driver, mechanic, salesman, and policeman, before moving to the Los Angeles in the early 1920's. Laidlaw's tall, lean frame and chiseled features made him a natural for gangster pictures, Westerns...
1963, 63 years old.
1963, Bob Wire (1963).
4. Tom Smith
Actor | Rio Rita
While most actors like to play cowboy, Tom Smith was one. He was born to a family of poor German farmers who were originally from Germany. The shiftless Smith eventually made his way to California where he got into the motion picture business.
Staring in the 1920s, Smith worked in countless westerns...
1976, 83 years old.
1975, Guns for a Queen (1975)
5. Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Actor | Dances with Wolves
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman was born on August 17, 1936 in Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, Roberts County, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Dances with Wolves (1990), Hidalgo (2004) and Dharma & Greg (1997). He was married to Rosie. He died on December 13, 2007 in Los...
2007, 71 years old.
2008, Episode #1.2 (2008).
6. Dave Bald Eagle
Actor | Imprint
Dave Bald Eagle was born on April 8, 1919 in Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Imprint (2007), Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016) and River of Fundament (2014). He was married to Josee Kesteman and Penny Rathburn. He died on July 22, 2016 in Cheyenne ...
2016, 97 years old.
2016, Neither Wolf Nor Dog (2016).
7. Chief Yowlachie
Actor | Red River
Chief Yowlachie was born in Kitsap County, Washington, and later lived with his family on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Although he was not enrolled in the Yakima Nation, his parents John W. Simmons and Lucy Riddle both had Puyallup heritage and owned allotted land on the Yakima reservation. ...
1966, 74 years old.
1966, Nevada Smith (1966).
8. Ralph Moody
Actor | Get Smart
Ralph Moody was born on November 5, 1886 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Ralph Roy Moody, the oldest son of Franklin Jerome Moody and Ida M. Hicklin. His introduction to show business was first as an actor on the stage in pre-radio days and then as a radio personality. His first acting role was in ...
1971, 84 years old.
1971, The Grand Swing (1971).
9. Charles Soldani
Actor | Daughter of the Jungle
Charles Soldani was born on June 1, 1893 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Daughter of the Jungle (1949), Man from Oklahoma (1945) and The Pioneers (1941). He died on September 10, 1968 in Glendale, California, USA.
1968, 75 years old
1968, Heller (1968).
1969, More Dead Than Alive (1969).
10. Burt Mustin
Actor | The Twilight Zone
Burt Mustin was a salesman most of his life, but got his first taste of show business as the host of a weekly radio variety show on KDKA Pittsburgh in 1921. He appeared onstage in "Detective Story" at Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix Arizona, and played the janitor in the movie version, (Detective ...
1977, 92 years old.
1976, Baker's Hawk (1976).
11. Harry Carey Jr.
Actor | Tombstone
Harry Carey, Jr., had been reliable character actor for decades, mostly in Westerns, before he retired. He is the son of the actor Harry Carey and the actress Olive Carey. He was born on his parents' 1000-acre ranch near Saugus, in the northwestern part of Los Angeles County, which is now next door...
2012, 91 years old.
2010, Harry Carey Jr. Hosts Tales from the Set (2010).
12. Dub Taylor
Actor | The Getaway
Dub Taylor was born on February 26, 1907 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Getaway (1972), The Wild Bunch (1969) and You Can't Take It with You (1938). He was married to Florence Gertrude Heffernan. He died on October 3, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1994, 87 years old.
1994, Maverick (1994).
13. Tom Ricketts
Director | Life's Blind Alley
Born in London, England, in 1853, prolific actor/director (300+ credits) Tom Ricketts is mostly forgotten today, but his chief claim to fame is that he directed the first motion picture shot in Hollywood.
Ricketts began his show-business career as an actor on the London stage, and gained a ...
1939, 86 years old. UK. USA.
1938, The Cowboy and the Lady (1938).
14. Jeanette Nolan
Actress | The Fox and the Hound
Born in 1911, Jeanette Nolan began her acting career in the Pasadena Community Playhouse. While still a student at Los Angeles City College, she made her radio debut in 1932, aged 20, in "Omar Khayyam", the first transcontinental broadcast from station KHJ. Her film debut was probably also her best...
1998, 86 years old.
1998, The Horse Whisperer (1998)
15. Paul E. Burns
Actor | Smoky River Serenade
Paul E. Burns was born on January 26, 1881 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Smoky River Serenade (1947), The Pilgrim Lady (1946) and Son of Paleface (1952). He died on May 17, 1967 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
1967, 86 years old.
1967, The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967).
1881 - 1967, 86.
114 westerns.
16. Hank Patterson
Actor | The Amazing Colossal Man
Hank Patterson was born in Springville, Alabama to Green and Mary Newton Patterson. Hank's great-grandfather, James Pearson, was an original settler of St. Clair County, AL as was his mother's great-grandfather, Thomas Newton. Between 1894 & 1897, the family left AL to live in Taylor, Texas, where ...
1975, 86 years old.
1973, A Game of Death... An Act of Love: Part 2 (1973).
1973, The Widowmaker (1973).
17. Fred Hoose
Production_manager | Wild Horse Stampede
Fred Hoose was born on March 4, 1868 in Burlington, Vermont, USA. He was an actor and production manager, known for Wild Horse Stampede (1943), Western Mail (1942) and East Side Kids (1940). He died on March 12, 1952 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
1952, 84 years old.
1952, Oklahoma Annie (1952).
1951, Belle Le Grand (1951).
1951, Boulder City Election (1951).
18. Robert Brower
Actor | The Little Minister
Robert Brower was born on July 14, 1850 in Point Pleasant, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Little Minister (1921), Vanity Fair (1915) and How Mrs. Murray Saved the American Army (1911). He died on December 8, 1934 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
1934, 84 years old.
1935, The Silver Bullet (1935)
19. Charles Halton
Actor | To Be or Not to Be
A respected stage actor -- he trained at the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts -- since the 1920s, birdlike Charles Halton's thinning hair, rimless glasses and officious manner were familiar to generations of moviegoers. Whether playing the neighborhood busybody, a stern government bureaucrat or ...
1959, 83 years old.
1958, Joseph, The Close Shave (1958). Credited.
20. Franklyn Farnum
Actor | Sunset Boulevard
Boston-born Franklyn Farnum was on the vaudeville stage at the age of 12 and was featured in a number of theatre and musical productions by the time he entered silent films near the age of 40. He appeared to be at his most comfortable in the saddle, his career dominated mostly by westerns. Some of ...
1961, 83 years old.
1961, Incident of the Painted Lady (1961)
1961, 3 westerns.
1958-1961, 20 westerns.
1878 - 1961, 83.
21. Jack Elam
Actor | C'era una volta il West
Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in California and subsequently became an accountant and, at one time, manager of the Bel Air Hotel. Elam got his first movie ...
2003, 82 years old.
2002, 'DOBE' and a Company of Heroes! (2002).
22. George Morgan
Director | The Lurking Peril
George Morgan was born on October 10, 1854 in Concord, Delaware, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Lurking Peril (1919), The Hurricane Express (1932) and The Pirate of Panama (1929). He died on January 8, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
1936, 81 years old.
1935, The Silent Code (1935). Screenplay.
23. John Elliott
Actor | Only the Brave
John Hugh Elliott was born July 5th 1876 to Sarah E. Norris (07/04/1845-02/21/1897) and Jehue S. Elliott (9/21/1845-8/18/1916) in Keosauqua. He had three sisters, Elizabeth (3/7/1869-01/18/1916), Fanny (10/31/1871-02/24/1897), and Nina (03/15/1887-05/26/1958). In Febuary 1897, Typhoid Fever hit the...
1956, 80 years old.
1956, Homer Lynch, Perils of the Wilderness (1956).
1876 - 1956, 80.
24. Walter Brennan
Actor | The Westerner
In many ways the most successful and familiar character actor of American sound films and the only actor to date to win three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, Walter Brennan attended college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, studying engineering. While in school he became interested in acting and ...
1974, 80 years old.
1975, Smoke in the Wind (1975).
25. Tom Kennedy
Actor | The Adventurous Blonde
Once a boxer, brawny character actor Tom Kennedy began his film career early in the silent era. He frequently played big, dumb, likable, working-class types, such as in The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937). He also worked with W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, and Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in ...
1965, 80 years old.
1965, 9 western credits. Tom Kennedy died in July.
1965, Seven Hours to Dawn (1965).
26. Leo Carrillo
Actor | The Guilty Generation
Leo Carrillo was born on August 6, 1881 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Guilty Generation (1931), The Cisco Kid (1950) and Crime, Inc. (1945). He was married to Edith Shakespear Haeselbarth. He died on September 10, 1961 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
1961, 80 years old.
1956, Roundup (1956).
1955-1956, 39 westerns.
1881 - 1961, 80.
27. Bud Osborne
Actor | Without Orders
One of the finest teamsters in Hollywood screen history, Osborne handled the reins for horse-drawn coaches and wagons in countless westerns and historical photoplays from the early 20's through late 50's. And with his weathered, rumpled look, his Texas drawl and his nasal twang, he was often called...
1964, 79 years old.
1963, 78 years old, - Tobe (1963).
1961, The Revenger (1961). Driver. Bishop, California location.
28. Victor Jory
Actor | Gone with the Wind
Victor Jory was born in Dawson City, Yukon, Canada. His burly physique made him a wrestling and boxing champion during his military service in the United States Coast Guard. After a few appearances on Broadway, he made his way into Hollywood in the early 1930s. His acting career spanned exactly 50 ...
1982, 79.
1980, The Mountain Men (1980).
29. E.H. Calvert
Actor | The Wizard
E.H. Calvert was born on June 27, 1863 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Wizard (1927), The Love Parade (1929) and Vultures of Society (1916). He was married to Lillian Drew and Thelma M. (actress). He died on October 5, 1941 in Hollywood, California, USA.
1941, 78 years old.
1939, Major, Union Pacific (1939).
1863 - 1941, 78.
30. Carl M. Leviness
Assistant_director | Jess
Carl Leviness is a perfect example of somebody who appeared as an extra in films because they loved doing so. The distinguished looking Leviness started appearing in stage productions in the early 1900s. He eventually got a job at the Thanhouser Company as an actor in many of its' silent films in ...
1964, 79 years old.
1962, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).
31. Frank O'Connor
Director | Religious Racketeers
Frank O'Connor was born on April 11, 1881 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Religious Racketeers (1938), Call of the Circus (1930) and The Lawful Cheater (1925). He died on November 22, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1959, 78 years old.
1958, Day of the Badman (1958).
1957, Decision at Sundown (1957).
1957, Run of the Arrow (1957).
1881 - 1959, 78.
32. Tully Marshall
Actor | Scarface
Tully Marshall intended to pursue a legal career, until he tried a dramatic course at Santa Clara University. He started stage work in San Francisco in 1883 and moved to New York in 1887, where he played in various roles on Broadway and on the road. After a few small parts in films he was given the...
1943, 78 years old.
1942, Grandpa, Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942).
33. J. Farrell MacDonald
Actor | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
J. Farrell MacDonald was born on April 14, 1875 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Sunrise (1927), My Darling Clementine (1946) and The Great Lie (1941). He was married to Edith Bostwick. He died on August 2, 1952 in Hollywood, California, USA.
1952, 77 years old.
1951, Pack Rat (1951).
34. Ben Johnson
Actor | The Last Picture Show
Born in Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was a ranch hand and rodeo performer when, in 1940, Howard Hughes hired him to take a load of horses to California. He decided to stick around (the pay was good), and for some years was a stunt man, horse wrangler, and double for such stars as John Wayne, Gary Cooper ...
1996, 77 years old.
1996, Ruby Jean and Joe (1996).
35. Ken Maynard
Actor | The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Studio publicity incorrectly puts his birthplace at Mission, Texas. Ken was a trick rider with the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show and later with Ringling Brothers and was also a champion rodeo rider. His movie debut, The Man Who Won (1923), was the first of many for this early cowboy movie superstar. ...
1973, 77 years old.
1972, The Marshal of Windy Hollow (1972).
36. Nelson McDowell
Actor | The Last of the Mohicans
Nelson McDowell was born on August 14, 1870 in Greenville, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last of the Mohicans (1920), The Girl of the Golden West (1923) and The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924). He was married to Sophie Lottie Green. He died on November 3, 1947 in Hollywood, Los ...
1947, 77 years old.
1945, Lone Texas Ranger (1945).
111 westerns, 20-45.
37. Jay Hunt
Director | The Black Sheep of the Family
Jay Hunt was born on August 4, 1855 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Black Sheep of the Family (1916), What Love Can Do (1916) and The Promise (1917). He was married to Florence Hale. He died on November 18, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1932, 77 years old.
1931, Frank Sutter, In Old Cheyenne (1931).
1931, Patrick O'Brien, The Cheyenne Cyclone (1931).
38. Hobart Bosworth
Actor | The Sea Wolf
Hobart Bosworth--pioneering movie director, writer, producer and actor--was born Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, OH. He was a direct descendant of Miles Standish and John and Priscilla Alden on his father's side and of New York's Van Zandt family, the first Dutch settlers...
1943, 76 years old.
1942, Sin Town (1942).
1942, Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942).
39. Monte Blue
Actor | Key Largo
Stalwart, durable Monte Blue, a romantic leading man of the silent days, was born January 11, 1887, as Gerard Monte Blue (some sources indicate 1890, but his mother's application for his admission to the Soldier's and Sailor's Orphan's Home lists his birth date as January 11, 1887). Various sources...
1963, 76 years old.
1960, Floyd -Rancher, The Lucifer Urge (1960).
1960, 4 westerns.
116 westerns, 69 features, 15-60.
40. Ken Curtis
Actor | Gunsmoke
Considering the kind of scruffy, backwoods, uneducated, Deep-South hillbilly types he played, many people would be surprised to hear that Ken Curtis wasn't actually born in the south but in the small town of Las Animas, Colorado, the son of the town sheriff. They would probably be even more ...
1991, 74 years old.
1991, Conagher (1991).
41. Tex Cooper
Actor | King of the Bullwhip
Tex Cooper was born as Judge Thomas Cooper in Denton, Texas, the son of Wilford Cooper and Lemon Pair. Tex had siblings Walter and George Cooper. His parents were farmers and hailed from Bradley County, Tennessee. Tex's trademark in the movies was his Buffalo Bill lookalike appearance. His ...
1951, 74 years old.
1952, Montana Belle (1952).
42. Houseley Stevenson
Actor | Dark Passage
British-born American character actor. He labored in a San Francisco glass factory until his thirties, then embarked on an acting career. He became a respected teacher, director, and performer at famed Pasadena Community Playhouse in California. He appeared in numerous films in the Thirties and ...
1953, 74 years old.
1952, Blinky, Oklahoma Annie (1952). Credited.
1879 - 1953, 74. London. California.
43. Otis Harlan
Actor | Show Boat
Otis Harlan was born on December 29, 1865 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Show Boat (1929), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and Nine and Three-Fifths Seconds (1925). He was married to Nellie Harvey. He died on January 21, 1940 in Martinsville, Indiana, USA.
1940, 74 years old.
1938, Outlaws of Sonora (1938).
1938, The Texans (1938).
44. Glenn Strange
Actor | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
At various times in his life a rancher, deputy sheriff and rodeo performer, this huge, towering (6' 5") beast of a man was born George Glenn Strange in Weed, New Mexico, on August 16, 1899, but grew up a real-life cowboy in Cross Cut, Texas. He taught himself (by ear) the fiddle and guitar at a ...
1973, 74 years old.
1973, The Widowmaker (1973).
1973 - 14 western credits.
45. Tom London
Actor | Chasing Trouble
A character actor and veteran of hundreds of Hollywood westerns, Tom London seemed to be born in the saddle. As a trick rider he performed riding specialties in a number of films. His career started in the teens and through the 1920s he alternated between good guy and bad. He made appearances in ...
1963, 74 years old.
1963, One Day in Vermillion (1963).
46. Charles Middleton
Actor | Duck Soup
Charles Brown Middleton was born 7th October 1879. His father was a military man with a strong sense of discipline which conflicted with Charles' own outlook on how to live his life so when 12 he ran away to join a circus and looked after the elephants before moving into performing in dramatic ...
1949, 74 years old.
1949, The Last Bandit (1949).
1948, Station West (1948)
47 westerns, 44 features, 30-49.
1874 - 1949, 74.
47. Olin Howland
Actor | Them!
Olin Howland had a career in movies which stretched from the 20s, up through the time he passed away, in the late 50s. After a few attempts at films in the silent era, Olin began to appear regularly in the sound pictures of the 1930s. His roles were usually in mysteries and dramas, and he became a ...
1959, 73 years old.
1959, Martin Chandler, The Fugitive (1959).
45 westerns, 36 features, 18-59.
48. Josef Swickard
Actor | You Can't Take It with You
A veteran stage and screen actor, Swickard was the brother of actor Charles Swickard. He entered films in 1912 and was playing supporting roles for Mack Sennett by 1914. He remained with Sennett until 1917 when he started numerous aristocratic roles in films. His career in sound films was somewhat ...
1940, 73 years old.
1939, Texas Malden, The Pal from Texas (1939).
1939, Gonzales, Mexicali Rose (1939)
49. George Selk
Actor | Adventures of Superman
George Selk was born on May 15, 1893 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for Adventures of Superman (1952), Gunsmoke (1955) and Lawman (1958). He died on January 22, 1967 in Montrose, California, USA.
1967, 73 years old.
1966, Care of General Delivery (1966).
50. Francis Ford
Actor | The Purple Mask
Elder brother of the director John Ford and himself a screen director (and John's erstwhile mentor) until the advent of sound. He had also acted in his own films and those of other directors, but turned to acting exclusively circa 1929. As actor, he would provide convincing portrayals of men of ...
1953, 72 years old.
1953, The Sun Shines Bright (1953).
1953, The Marshal's Daughter (1953).
51. Bob Burns
Actor | Jus' Travlin'
Bob Burns was born on November 21, 1884 in Glendive, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Jus' Travlin' (1925), Melting Millions (1927) and Blazing Sixes (1937). He was married to Julia Bearcroft. He died on March 14, 1957 in Burbank, California, USA.
1957, 72 years old.
1957, Gun Glory (1957).
52. Victor McLaglen
Actor | The Quiet Man
Rambunctious British leading man (contrary to popular belief, he was of Scottish ancestry, not Irish) and later character actor primarily in American films, Victor McLaglen was a vital presence in a number of great motion pictures, especially those of director John Ford. McLaglen (pronounced ...
1959, 72 years old. UK. California.
1959, Incident of the Shambling Man (1959).
14 westerns, 22-59.
53. Blackie Whiteford
Actor | The Man from New Mexico
Blackie Whiteford was born on April 27, 1889 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man from New Mexico (1932), The Fighting Coward (1935) and The Black Coin (1936). He was married to Alma Bennett. He died on March 21, 1962 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
1962, 72 years old.
1962, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962).
54. Harry Todd
Actor | One Is Guilty
Harry Todd was born on December 13, 1863 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for One Is Guilty (1934), Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (1931) and Tea: With a Kick! (1923). He was married to Margaret Joslin. He died on February 15, 1935 in Glendale, California, USA.
1935, 71 years old.
1935, Law Beyond the Range (1935).
55. Frank Ellis
Actor | Roll Wagons Roll
Frank Ellis was born on February 26, 1897 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Roll Wagons Roll (1940), Treason (1933) and Elmo the Fearless (1920). He was married to Madonna L. Shelburg, Jessie and Nellie. He died on February 23, 1969 in Saugus, California, USA.
1969, 71 years old.
1969, Death of a Gunfighter (1969).
56. Chuck Connors
Actor | Tourist Trap
Chuck Connors was born Kevin Joseph Connors in Brooklyn, New York, to Marcella (nee Lundrigan; died 1971) and Alban Francis "Allan" Connors (died 1966), Roman Catholic immigrants of Irish descent from the Dominion of Newfoundland (now part of Canada). Chuck and his two-years-younger sister, Gloria,...
1992, 71 years old.
1991, The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991).
57. Charles Stevens
Actor | The Three Musketeers
Charles Stevens was born on May 26, 1893 in Solomonsville, Arizona, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for The Three Musketeers (1921), The Americano (1916) and Ebb Tide (1937). He was married to Lila Ethel Berry. He died on August 22, 1964 in Hollywood, California, USA.
1964, 71 years old.
1961, Sub-Chief, Incident of the Boomerang (1961).
1961, 3 westerns.
1893 - 1964, 71.
58. Guy Wilkerson
Actor | The Fugitive
Guy Wilkerson was born on December 21, 1899 in Whitewright, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fugitive (1963), Captain Midnight (1942) and Return of the Rangers (1943). He died on July 15, 1971 in Hollywood, California, USA.
1971, 71 years old.
1971, Milt Jarvis, A Deck of Aces (1971)
1970, There Was a Crooked Man... (1970).
1970, Monte Walsh (1970).
59. William Desmond
Actor | Around the World in Eighteen Days
Born in the upstate New York town of Horseheads in 1878, William Desmond began his show business career in vaudeville and on the stage. He had his own theatrical company by the time he made his film debut in Kilmeny (1915). Starting out in dramatic parts, Desmond soon switched to westerns and ...
1949, 71 years old.
1948, Relentless (1948).
60. Duke Fishman
Actor | The Doris Day Show
Duke Fishman was born on July 15, 1906 in Manila, Philippines. He was an actor, known for The Doris Day Show (1968). He died on December 22, 1977 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
1977, 71 years old.
1977, Un autre homme, une autre chance (1977).
61. Jay C. Flippen
Actor | The Killing
Jay C. Flippen could probably be characterized these days as one of those craggy, distinctive faces you know but whose name escapes you while viewing scores of old 1950s and 1960s films and television series. Playing both sides of the law throughout his career, his huge cranium, distinctive bulldog...
1971, 71 years old.
1971, Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? (1971).
51 westerns, 22 features, 50-71.
1899 - 1971, 71.
62. Benson Fong
Actor | The Keys of the Kingdom
Benson Fong was born on October 10, 1916 in Sacramento, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Keys of the Kingdom (1944), The Shanghai Cobra (1945) and The Scarlet Clue (1945). He was married to Maylia. He died on August 1, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1987, 70 years old.
1986, Kung Fu: The Movie (1986).
63. Karl Swenson
Actor | The Sword in the Stone
Of Swedish descent, burly, light-haired character actor Karl Swenson was born in Brooklyn and started his four-decade career on radio. Throughout the late 30s and 40s, his voice could be heard all over the airwaves, appearing in scores of daytime serials ("Lorenzo Jones") and mystery dramas ("Inner...
1978, 70 years old.
1978, I'll Be Waving as You Drive Away: Part II (1978).
1978, 4 westerns.
64. Thomas Mitchell
Actor | Stagecoach
Thomas Mitchell was one of the great American character actors, whose credits read like a list of the greatest American films of the 20th century: Lost Horizon (1937); Stagecoach (1939); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939); Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Gone with the Wind (1939); It's a ...
1962, 70 years old.
1961, Image of a Man (1961).
1961, A Warm Day in Heaven (1961).
65. Irving Cummings
Director | Curly Top
New York-born Irving Cummings began his career as an actor on the Broadway stage in his late teens, and appeared with the legendary Lillian Russell's company. He entered films in 1909 as an actor, and became a very popular leading man in the early 1920s. He began directing at around that time, ...
1959, 70 years old.
1959, Producer, Feeling His Oats (1959).
66. Earle Hodgins
Actor | Oregon Trail
Earle Hodgins was born on October 6, 1893 in Payson, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Oregon Trail (1945), The Sagebrush Family Trails West (1940) and Heroes of the Alamo (1937). He was married to Elizabeth Birss Ogilvie and Sue Henley. He died on April 14, 1964 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, ...
1964, 70.
1963, Judge Brookins, Two of a Kind (1963).
67. James A. Marcus
Actor | Sadie Thompson
James A. Marcus was born on January 21, 1867 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Sadie Thompson (1928), The Eagle (1925) and Oliver Twist (1922). He was married to Lillian Hathaway. He died on October 15, 1937 in Hollywood, California, USA.
1937, 70 years old.
1937, Come on, Cowboys (1937).
1937, The Painted Stallion (1937).
68. Wilfred Lucas
Actor | Modern Times
The youngest of three sons, he was born in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada and was educated at McGill University then In 1904 he moved to New York where he appeared in a number of plays on Broadway including The Blue Grass Handicap, The Superstition of Sue and successful The Chorus Lady after which he was...
1940, 69 years old.
1940, Virginia City (1940).
1940, 5 westerns.
69. Neal Hart
Actor | Butterfly Range
Neal Hart was born on April 7, 1879 in Staten Island, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Butterfly Range (1922), Lure of Gold (1922) and South of Northern Lights (1922). He was married to Lula Gertrude Pielstick. He died on April 2, 1949 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, ...
1949, 69 years old.
1949, The Wyoming Bandit (1949).
1949, Stampede (1949).
1949, The Younger Brothers (1949).
70. Harry Carey
Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Born in New York City to a Judge of Special Sessions who was also president of a sewing machine company. Grew up on City Island, New York. Attended Hamilton Military Academy and turned down an appointment to West Point to attend New York Law School, where his law school classmates included future ...
1947, 69 years old.
1947, Angel and the Badman (1947).
71. Clarence Geldert
Actor | A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Clarence Geldert was born on June 9, 1865 in New Brunswick, Canada. He was an actor and director, known for A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923), Jungle Bride (1933) and Wasted Lives (1923). He died on May 13, 1935 in Calabasas, California, USA.
1935, 69 years old. Canada. California.
1935, Border Vengeance (1935)
72. Tex Ritter
Actor | Song of the Gringo
Tex Ritter was born on January 12, 1905 in Murvaul, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Song of the Gringo (1936), High Noon (1952) and Varsity Blues (1999). He was married to Dorothy Fay. He died on January 2, 1974 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
1974, 68 years old.
1972, Windy Hollow Mayor, The Marshal of Windy Hollow (1972).
74 westerns, 36-72.
73. Will Wright
Actor | The Blue Dahlia
One of those familiar character actors who seems to have been born old, Will Wright specialized in playing crusty old codgers, rich skinflints,crooked small-town politicians and the like. A former newspaper reporter in San Francisco, he switched careers and entered vaudeville, then took to the ...
1962, 68 years old.
1962, A Bit of Glory (1962).
1962, The Mountain Girl (1962).
1962, A Grave for Cully Brown (1962).
1962, The Runaway (1962).
1962, The Troubled Heir (1962).
74. Victor Potel
Actor | The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1889. His first film was in 1910, for Essanay Film Manufacturing Company in Chicago. Potel worked for Essanay in most of the Broncho Billy series, as well as playing a character called "Slippery Slim" in almost 80 movies as well as Universal Pictures'...
1949, 68 years old.
1948, Relentless (1948).
1947, Burch Nellice, Ramrod (1947).
1889 - 1947, 57.
174 westerns.
75. Bruce Cabot
Actor | King Kong
Hollywood stalwart Bruce Cabot's main claim to fame, other than rescuing Fay Wray from King Kong (1933), is that he tested for the lead role of The Ringo Kid in John Ford's Western masterpiece Stagecoach (1939). John Wayne got the role and became the most durable star in Hollywood history, while ...
1972, 68 years old.
1971, Big Jake (1971).
76. Russell Collins
Actor | The Enemy Below
Russell Collins was born on October 11, 1897 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Enemy Below (1957), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) and Fail Safe (1964). He died on November 14, 1965 in West Hollywood, California, USA.
1965, 68 years old.
1966, Clerk, The Accused (1966). Credited.
77. Robert McKenzie
Actor | Beginner's Luck
Robert McKenzie was born on September 22, 1880 in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland [now Ballymena District, Northern Ireland], UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Beginner's Luck (1935), The White Outlaw (1929) and A Naughty Nurse (1928). He was married to Eva McKenzie. He died on July 8, ...
1949, 68 years old.
1946, Duel in the Sun (1946).
1946, 3 westerns.
1880 - 1949, 68. Ireland. USA.
161 westerns.
78. Herman Hack
Actor | Arizona Trails
Herman Hack was born on June 15, 1899 in Panola, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Arizona Trails (1935), The Tia Juana Kid (1935) and Range Riders (1934). He was married to Signe Hack. He died on October 19, 1967 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
1967, 68 years old.
1966, 12 westerns,
To Kill a Buffalo (1966)
Wishbone (1966).
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966).
The Rare Breed (1966).
Waco (1966).
1061 westerns, 630 features, 31-66.
79. Forrest Tucker
Actor | The Abominable Snowman
Forrest Tucker, best known to the Baby Boom generation as Sergeant O'Rourke on the classic TV sitcom F Troop (1965), was born on February 12, 1919, in Plainfield, Indiana. He began his performing career at age 14 at the 1933 Chicago "Century of Progress" World's Fair, pushing big wicker tourists' ...
1986, 67 years old.
1987, Timestalkers (1987).
163 westerns, 34 features, 40-87.
80. Kernan Cripps
Actor | Federal Operator 99
Kernan Cripps was born on July 8, 1886 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for Federal Operator 99 (1945), Those Who Dance (1930) and Alibi (1929). He died on August 12, 1953 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
1953, 67 years old.
1954, Rails Into Laramie (1954). Filmed around Lone Pine and Mojave, California.
81. Robert Burton
Actor | The Big Heat
Robert Burton was born on August 13, 1895 in Eastman, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Big Heat (1953), The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Slime People (1963). He was married to Marguerite Garrett. He died on September 29, 1962 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
1962, 67 years old.
1962, Doc Burrage, The Princess (1962).
1962, 5 westerns.
95 westerns, 16 features, 52-62.
82. Jim Farley
Actor | The General
Jim Farley was born on January 8, 1882 in Waldron, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The General (1926), Captain January (1936) and The Devil Within (1921). He died on October 12, 1947 in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, USA.
1947, 67 years old.
1948, The Man from Texas (1948).
83. William McCall
Actor | Fighting Fate
William McCall was born on May 19, 1870 in Delavan, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Fighting Fate (1921), The Little Minister (1922) and Across the Border (1922). He was married to Catherine Schomer. He died on January 10, 1938 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
1938, 67 years old.
1937, 10 westerns.
1937, Riders of the Dawn (1937).
84. Morris Ankrum
Actor | In a Lonely Place
A graduate of the University of Southern California School of Law, Morris Ankrum was an attorney and an economics professor before switching careers and joining the theater. He was a veteran stage actor by the time he entered the film industry in the 1930s. His film career spanned 1933-64, during ...
1964, 67 years old.
1965, Ray Macklin, Guns of Diablo (1964).
1897 - 1964, 67.
85. Roscoe Ates
Actor | Freaks
Roscoe Ates was born on January 20, 1895 in Grange, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Freaks (1932), The Great Lover (1931) and Tumbleweed Trail (1946). He was married to Beatrice Heisser, Barbara Ray and Clara C. Adrian. He died on March 1, 1962 in Hollywood, California, USA.
1962, 67 years old.
1961, Sam Bass (1961).
86. Rodd Redwing
Actor | Charro!
Roderic (Rodd) Redwing claimed to be a Chickasaw Indian, although recent data raises questions about his heritage. He was born on August 24, 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. His father, Ulysses Redwing, was a stage actor. He traveled with his family to England and attended London's Westminster...
1971, 66 years old.
1970, Technical advisor, The McMasters (1970).
1969, Lige, Charro! (1969).
87. Robert McWade
Actor | The Kennel Murder Case
Robert McWade was born on January 25, 1872 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Kennel Murder Case (1933), The Dragon Murder Case (1934) and Anything Goes (1936). He was married to Almina Lee. He died on January 19, 1938 in Culver City, California, USA.
1938, 65 years old.
1938, Gold Is Where You Find It (1938).
1938, Of Human Hearts (1938).
88. Tom Powers
Actor | Double Indemnity
After attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kentucky-born Tom Powers signed with Vitagraph Pictures at 21 years of age, in 1911. He stayed there for two years, then shortly thereafter traveled to England, appearing there in both stage productions and films. When he returned to the US he ...
1955, 65 years old.
1955, The Americano (1955).
1955, Ten Wanted Men (1955)
89. 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...
1964, 65 years old.
1964, Sheriff Webb, The Drifter (1964).
1964, Big Deal at Little River (1964).
90. Victor Sen Yung
Actor | Across the Pacific
Achieving both film and TV notice during his lengthy career, this diminutive Asian-American character was born Victor Cheung Young on October 18, 1915 in San Francisco to Chinese emigrants. When his mother died during the influenza epidemic of 1918-19, his father placed Victor and his sister in a ...
1980, 65 years old.
1979, China Girl (1979).
91. Gaston Glass
Actor | Cameron of the Royal Mounted
Gaston Glass was born on December 31, 1899 in Paris, France. He was a production manager and actor, known for Cameron of the Royal Mounted (1921), The Call of the Klondike (1926) and Behind Closed Doors (1929). He was married to Bo Peep Karlin. He died on November 11, 1965 in Santa Monica, ...
1965, 65 years old. Paris. California.
1965, One of the Wounded (1965).
1965 - 1966, 48 westens.
92. Leo White
Actor | Blood and Sand
Leo White started in comedy on the boards of English music hall in the late 1890's. He accompanied theatrical producer Daniel Frohman (later a partner of Adolph Zukor in Famous Players Lasky) to Hollywood in 1910. From 1914, he appeared in Essanay comedies and filmed the 'Sweedie' series with ...
1948, 65 years old. Poland. California.
1948, Silver River (1948).
93. Otto Hoffman
Actor | The Terror
Gangly and rugged stage and screen character star Otto Hoffman was born in New York in 1879. Began as a stage performer in the 1890's. Made his movie debut under the direction of Stuart Paton in The White Terror (1915) starring Hobart Henley for the IMP Film Company. Otto directed only one film, ...
1944, 65 years old.
1943, Doc Crandall, Sagebrush Law (1943).
94. Paul Kruger
Actor | The Heart of Maryland
Paul Kruger was born on July 24, 1895 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for The Heart of Maryland (1927), Canon City (1948) and Hello, Everybody! (1933). He died on November 6, 1960 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
1960, 65 years old.
1960, Rancher, The Protectors (1960).
1960, Cimarron (1960).
1960, The Plunderers (1960).
1960, Hang the Men High (1960).
1960, Keys to Trouble (1960).
1960, The Lariat (1960).
1960, Riot at Arroyo Seco (1960).
1960, No Bridge on the River (1960).
61 westerns, 36 features, 31-60.
95. Noah Beery
Actor | Beau Geste
Respected character actor of the silent and early sound period, specializing in cruel villains. The son of Kansas City policeman Noah Webster Beery and Frances Margaret Fitzgerald Beery, Noah Nicholas Beery and his younger brother Wallace Beery both left home in their teens, each seeking a career ...
1946, 64 years old.
1945, Sing Me a Song of Texas (1945).
96. Sailor Vincent
Actor | The Man I Love
Sailor Vincent was born on October 24, 1901 in Dracut, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Man I Love (1929), Woman Trap (1929) and The Twilight Zone (1959). He died on July 12, 1966 in Toluca Lake, California, USA.
1966, 64 years old.
1966-1967, 20 western credits.
1967, Red Tomahawk (1967)
1966, Waco (1966).
1966, The Fighters (1966).
1966, Go for Broke (1966).
1966, Harvest (1966).
1964, Advance to the Rear (1964). Last stunt work.
97. Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Actor | Virginia City
The son of a rancher-turned-politician, Guinn Williams was given the nickname "Big Boy" (and he was, too - 6' 2" of mostly solid muscle from years of working on ranches and playing semi-pro and pro baseball) by Will Rogers, with whom he made one of his first films, in 1919. Although his father ...
1962, 63 years old.
1961, Ed McBain -Gunrunner, The Comancheros (1961).
1960, Five Bold Women (1960). Credited.
149 westerns, 19-61.
98. Steve Clark
Actor | Durango Valley Raiders
Steve Clark was born on February 26, 1891 in Davis County, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Durango Valley Raiders (1938), Haunted Ranch (1943) and Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941). He was married to Emily Margaret Clark and Ruth. He died on June 29, 1954 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California,...
1954, 63 years old.
1954,
Sky Sign (1954).
Silent Testimony (1954).
Marriage by Mail (1954).
314 westerns, 270 features, 33-54.
99. Albert Salmi
Actor | The Brothers Karamazov
Albert Salmi was born on March 11, 1927, in Brooklyn, New York, to Finnish parents. After serving in the Army during WWII, he used the GI Bill to study at the Dramatic Workshop of the American Theater Wing and the prestigious Actors Studio. He became a stage actor, very soon landing on Broadway, ...
1990, 63 years old.
1989, Speak No Evil (1989).
1989, Billy the Kid (1989)
100. Stanley Price
Actor | Scared to Death
Prolific western utility player, in Hollywood from 1932. Noticeable for his dusky looks, hypnotic stare and crocodilian smile, Price was perhaps one of the busier small-part actors of the period, as attested by the fact, that -- in 1939 alone -- he worked for 52 weeks and earned $2700. He served in...
1955, 62 years old.
1955, Kentucky Rifle (1955).
1955, First Posse (1955).
1956, Perils of the Wilderness (1956).
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