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The Killer Shrews (1959) -- On an isolated island, a small group of people is terrorised by giant, voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.
"Airwolf" (1984): Season 3: Episode 13 -- A family feud and illegal drugs make ominous bedfellows.
The Searchers (1956) -- As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
The Giant Gila Monster (1959) -- A giant lizard terrorizes a rural Texas community with a heroic teenager attempting to destroy the creature.
The Searchers (1956) -- As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
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Overview

Date of Birth:
2 July 1916, Lamar, Colorado, USA more
Date of Death:
28 April 1991, Fresno, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Considering the kind of scruffy, backwoods, uneducated, Deep-South hillbilly... more
Trivia:
Inducted (as a cast member of "Gunsmoke" (1955)) into the Hall of Great Western... more
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Down 14% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
Alternate Names:
Sons of the Pioneers
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Dec. 71:00 PMTVLAND GunsmokePatricia#18.18more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Stunts, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Conagher (1991) (TV) .... Seaborn Tay, Cattle Rancher
    ... aka Louis L'Amour's Conagher
  2. "In the Heat of the Night" .... Tom McCauley (1 episode, 1990)
        - December Days (1990) TV episode .... Tom McCauley

  3. Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) (TV) .... Kelly Sutton
    ... aka Texas Guns
  4. "Airwolf" .... Cecil Carnes Sr. (1 episode, 1986)
    ... aka Lobo del aire (USA: Spanish title)
        - Wildfire (1986) TV episode .... Cecil Carnes Sr.
  5. All American Cowboy (1985) (TV)
  6. "The Yellow Rose" .... Hoyt Coryell (22 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - The Far Side of Fear (1984) TV episode .... Hoyt Coryell
        - Villa's Gold (1984) TV episode .... Hoyt Coryell
        - Beyond Vengeance (1984) TV episode .... Hoyt Coryell
        - Chains of Fear (1984) TV episode .... Hoyt Coryell
        - Debt of Honor (1984) TV episode .... Hoyt Coryell
          (17 more)
  7. Lost (1983)
  8. Legend of the Wild (1981)
  9. California Gold Rush (1981) (TV) .... Kentuck

  10. "How the West Was Won" .... Sheriff Orville Gant (1 episode, 1979)
        - Hillary (1979) TV episode .... Sheriff Orville Gant
  11. "Vega$" .... Digger Dennison (1 episode, 1979)
        - Death Mountain (1979) TV episode .... Digger Dennison
  12. Once Upon a Starry Night (1978) (TV)
  13. "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Once Upon a Starry Night (1978) TV episode
  14. "Black Beauty" (1978) TV mini-series .... Howard Jakes
  15. Pony Express Rider (1976) .... Jed Richardson
  16. "Petrocelli" (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Falling Star (1976) TV episode
  17. "Gunsmoke" .... Festus Haggen / ... (252 episodes, 1959-1975)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Sharecroppers (1975) TV episode .... Festus Haggen
        - Manolo (1975) TV episode .... Festus Haggen
        - The Busters (1975) TV episode .... Festus Haggen
        - I Have Promises to Keep (1975) TV episode .... Festus Haggen
        - Hard Labor (1975) TV episode (credit only) .... Festus Haggen
          (247 more)
  18. Robin Hood (1973) (voice) .... Nutsy

  19. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) .... Joe
    ... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  20. "Death Valley Days" .... Graydon (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - Graydon's Charge (1964) TV episode .... Graydon
  21. "Ripcord" .... Jim Buckley (5 episodes, 1961-1963)
        - Jump or Die (1963) TV episode .... Jim Buckley
        - Jump to Freedom (1963) TV episode .... Jim Buckley
        - Chute to Kill (1962) TV episode .... Jim Buckley
        - Counter-Attack (1961) TV episode .... Jim Buckley
        - Sierra Jump (1961) TV episode .... Jim Buckley
  22. How the West Was Won (1962) (uncredited) .... Cpl. Ben
  23. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Monk / ... (5 episodes, 1959-1962)
        - Pandora's Box (1962) TV episode .... Laski
        - Soledad Crossing (1961) TV episode .... Tom Strickland
        - Love's Young Dream (1960) TV episode .... Monk
        - Naked Gun (1959) TV episode .... Monk
        - The Posse (1959) TV episode .... Curley
  24. Two Rode Together (1961) .... Greeley Clegg
  25. "The Aquanauts" .... Head Waiter / ... (2 episodes, 1961)
    ... aka Malibu Run
        - The Diana Adventure (1961) TV episode .... Head Waiter
        - The Stakeout Adventure (1961) TV episode .... Horton
  26. "Sea Hunt" .... Dean Austin (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Octopus Story (1961) TV episode .... Dean Austin
  27. "The Case of the Dangerous Robin" (1 episode, 1961)
        - Design for Death (1961) TV episode
  28. "Rawhide" .... Vic Slade (1 episode, 1961)
        - Incident of the Lost Idol (1961) TV episode .... Vic Slade
  29. "Wagon Train" .... Kyle / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Colter Craven Story (1960) TV episode .... Kyle
        - The Horace Best Story (1960) TV episode .... Pappy Lightfoot
  30. "Perry Mason" .... Tim Durant (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Case of the Clumsy Clown (1960) TV episode .... Tim Durant
  31. The Alamo (1960) .... Capt. Almeron Dickinson
  32. Freckles (1960) .... Wessner
  33. My Dog, Buddy (1960) .... Dr. Lusk

  34. The Killer Shrews (1959) .... Jerry Farrell
    ... aka The Attack of the Killer Shrews
  35. The Horse Soldiers (1959) .... Cpl. Wilkie
  36. Woman on the Run (1959) (TV)
  37. The Young Land (1959) .... Lee Hearn
  38. Escort West (1958) .... Trooper Burch
  39. The Last Hurrah (1958) .... Monsignor Killian
  40. The Missouri Traveler (1958) .... Fred Mueller
  41. Spring Reunion (1957) .... Al
  42. The Wings of Eagles (1957) .... John Dale Price
  43. Five Steps to Danger (1957) (uncredited) .... FBI Agent Jim Anderson
  44. The Searchers (1956) .... Charlie McCorry
  45. Mister Roberts (1955) .... Yeoman 3rd Class Dolan
  46. The Long Gray Line (1955) (uncredited) .... Specialty
  47. The Quiet Man (1952) (uncredited) .... Dermot Fahy
  48. Fighting Coast Guard (1951) (uncredited) .... Member of Sons of the Pioneers
    ... aka Fighting U.S. Coast Guard
  49. Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951) .... Lee Hadley/Don Daredevil
  50. Rio Grande (1950) (uncredited) .... Donnelly (regimental singer)
    ... aka John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Rio Grande (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)

  51. Call of the Forest (1949) .... Bob Brand
  52. Stallion Canyon (1949) .... Curt Benson
  53. Riders of the Pony Express (1949) .... Tom Blake
  54. Over the Santa Fe Trail (1947) .... Curt Mason
    ... aka No Escape (UK)
  55. Lone Star Moonlight (1946) .... Curt Norton
    ... aka Amongst the Thieves (UK)
  56. Singing on the Trail (1946) .... Curt Stanton
    ... aka Lookin' for Someone (UK)
  57. Cowboy Blues (1946) .... Curt Durant
    ... aka Beneath the Starry Skies (UK)
  58. That Texas Jamboree (1946) .... Curt Chambers
    ... aka Medicine Man (UK)
  59. Throw a Saddle on a Star (1946) .... Curt Walker
  60. Out of the Depths (1945) .... Buck Clayton
  61. Song of the Prairie (1945) .... Dan Tyler
    ... aka Sentiment and Song (UK)
  62. Rhythm Round-Up (1945) .... Jimmy Benson
    ... aka Honest John (UK)
Soundtrack:
  1. The Quiet Man (1952) (performer: "The Wild Colonial Boy" (uncredited))

  2. Call of the Forest (1949) (performer: "Git Along Little Dogies")
  3. Over the Santa Fe Trail (1947) (writer: "Hi-Yo Texas") (performer: "Hi-Yo Texas", "Over the Santa Fe Trail")
    ... aka No Escape (UK)
  4. Lone Star Moonlight (1946) (writer: "Lone Star Moonlight") (performer: "It's Great To Be Back", "Lone Star Moonlight", "Home on the Range")
    ... aka Amongst the Thieves (UK)
  5. Singing on the Trail (1946) (writer: "Singing on the Trail", "Soft Breeze") (performer: "Singing on the Trail")
    ... aka Lookin' for Someone (UK)
  6. Cowboy Blues (1946) (performer: "The First Thing I Do Every Morning")
    ... aka Beneath the Starry Skies (UK)
  7. That Texas Jamboree (1946) (writer: "Never Tangle with Old John Law" (uncredited), "Prairie Serenade" (uncredited))
    ... aka Medicine Man (UK)
  8. Throw a Saddle on a Star (1946) (performer: "The Strawberry Blonde on the Strawberry Roan", "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" (uncredited)) ("The Strawberry Blonde on the Strawberry Roan")
  9. Song of the Prairie (1945) (performer: "Sing To Me Cowboy", "Idaho-Ho", "Silver on the Sage")
    ... aka Sentiment and Song (UK)
  10. Rhythm Round-Up (1945) (performer: "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Empty Saddles")
    ... aka Honest John (UK)
Producer:
  1. John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984) (producer)

  2. My Dog, Buddy (1960) (producer)

  3. The Giant Gila Monster (1959) (producer)
  4. The Killer Shrews (1959) (producer)
    ... aka The Attack of the Killer Shrews
Stunts:
  1. The Giant Gila Monster (1959) (stunts)
Thanks:
  1. John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992) (V) (dedicated to the memory of)
Self:
  1. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Ken Curtis (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  2. The World of Sport Fishing (1972)

  3. Everybody's Dancin' (1950) (as Sons of the Pioneers) .... Himself

  4. Screen Snapshots: My Pal, Ringeye (1947) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Fonda on Fonda (1992) (TV) (uncredited) .... Actor in 'Mister Roberts'
  2. John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992) (V) .... Himself
  3. Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987) (TV) .... Festus Haggen (flashback sequence)
  4. The Secret of Wendel Samson (1966) .... Festus Haggen

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