kids in westerns. 80+ pictures of kids.

by road-traveled | created - 08 Sep 2016 | updated - 03 May 2019 | Public

Western credits to 20 years old. Actors born 1900 - 1956. A few of the many kids in westerns.

1. Rickey Kelman

Actor | Critic's Choice

Ricky Kelman, best known as a child actor, was born July 6, 1949 in Hollywood, California, USA as Rickey William Kelman. His parents were William Crawford Kelman and Thelma Louise Winegar. A brother, also a child actor, Terry Kelman, was born on November 9, 1947 in Hollywood, California, USA. A ...

14 westerns, 58-62. 9-13 years old.

Tad, Invisible Enemy (1958). 1958. 9 years old.

1949--

2. Gary Grimes

Actor | Summer of '42

Gary Grimes was born on June 2, 1955 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Summer of '42 (1971), Gus (1976) and The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972).

5 westerns, 1967-1974.

1. The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972). 1972. 17 years old.

1955 -

3. Eilene Janssen

Actress | The Search for Bridey Murphy

Red-haired Mary Eilene Janssen was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Universal studios sound mixer Henry Janssen and his wife Mary Ellen Thompson, a singer with the L.A. Civic Light Opera. Eilene got her start in show biz early on, in fact, at the tender age of eight months, when a ...

19 westerns, 46-58. 8-20 years old.

Renegades (1946). 1946, 8 years old.

T.N.T. (1950). 1950. 12 years old.

1938 -

4. Bobby Larson

Actor | Five Little Peppers in Trouble

Bobby Larson was born on March 27, 1930 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Five Little Peppers in Trouble (1940), Five Little Peppers at Home (1940) and Out West with the Peppers (1940). He died on May 1, 2002 in Logan, Utah, USA.

9 westerns, 1939-1950.

7. The Leather Burners (1943). 1943. 13 years old.

1930-2002, 72.

5. Cora Sue Collins

Actress | Black Moon

Cora Sue Collins was born in Beckley, West Virginia. A chubby-cheeked, curly-haired child actress, she was nudged (or, rather, propelled) into show business by her ambitious mother. Though she was heavily in demand during the 1930s, Cora never posed a serious threat as a rival to Shirley Temple. ...

The Mysterious Rider (1933). 1933. 6 years old.

1927 --

6. Danny Reulos

Actor | Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Danny Reulos was born on May 11, 1903 in Paris, France. He was an actor, known for Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1912) and Value Received (1912). He died on June 26, 1968 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

7. Peaches Jackson

Actress | Jinx

Although her younger sister Mary Ann is more famous, having been a popular early member of the Our Gang (1922) comedy shorts, that might not have been true in Hawaii. In the mid-1930s, Peaches met and married Hawaiian-born "Tony Guerrero." It is unclear whether Peaches went to Honolulu as a ...

3 westerns, 20-22. 7-9 years old.

#1 credit, Lahoma, Lahoma (1920). 1920. 7 years old.

1913 -2002, 88.

8. Dennis Ross

Actor | Because of You

Dennis Ross is known for Because of You (1952), Return of the Texan (1952) and Shadow in the Sky (1952).

6 westerns, 51-53.

The Brown Pony (1953). 1953. #3 credit.

9. Don Stewart

Actor | American Ninja

Don Stewart was born to George and Marian Stewart on November 14, 1935. He spent his youth in Nebraska with his older brother, George, and his younger brother and sister, Jack and Marilyn. He then moved to New York and began studying opera. He worked on and off Broadway, and even understudied for ...

3 westerns 42, 43, 44. 7-9 years old.

Where Trails End (1942), 1942. 7 years old.

Wild Horse Stampede (1943), 1943.

Arizona Whirlwind (1944). 1944. 9 years old.

1935-2006, 70.

10. Carmencita Johnson

Actress | These Three

At just a few month old, Carmencita Johnson started appearing in the "Our Gang" shorts. As a child she appeared in some of the better-known silent features such as The Way of All Flesh (1927), The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926), and The Wind (1928).

In the 1930s and 1940s, she did some modeling, ...

Cora's child, The Wind (1928). 1928. 5 years old.

1923 - 2000, 77.

11. Robert Winkler

Actor | Sullivan's Travels

Born in Chicago on February 12, 1927, Robert "Bobby" Winckler (often credited as "Winkler"), was one of the most prolific child actors of the 1930s and 1940s. Charles Chaplin's wife, Mildred Harris, got Robert into show business with a letter of introduction to producer Hal Roach. Between the ages ...

15 westerns, 1938-1947. 11-20 years old.

10. Blue Montana Skies (1939). 1939. 12 years old.

1927-1989, 62.

12. Manuel Padilla Jr.

Actor | American Graffiti

Manuel Padilla Jr. was born on July 13, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for American Graffiti (1973), Scarface (1983) and Tarzan (1966). He died on January 29, 2008 in Pomona, California, USA.

18 westerns, 63-71. 8-16 years old.

Pepe, El Hombre Bravo (1965). 1965. 10 years old.

1955 - 2008, 52.

13. Sugar Dawn

Actress | Riding the Sunset Trail

Sugar Dawn was born on November 14, 1931 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Riding the Sunset Trail (1941), Dynamite Canyon (1941) and Arizona Roundup (1942). She was previously married to Loren Tower.

6 westerns, 40-42, 9-11 years old.

Pals of the Silver Sage (1940), 1940. 9 years old.

Arizona Round-Up (1942), 1942.

1931 -.

14. Bill Burrud

Actor | Idol of the Crowds

Bill Burrud was born on January 12, 1925 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Idol of the Crowds (1937), Girl Overboard (1937) and Devil's Squadron (1936). He died on July 12, 1990 in Sunset Beach, California, USA.

The Cowboy and the Kid (1936).1936, 11 years old.

His Night Out (1935). 1935.

1925-1990, 65.

15. Bobby Nelson

Actor | Oliver Twist

Bobby Nelson was born on January 17, 1922 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Oliver Twist (1933), Custer's Last Stand (1936) and Perils of the Jungle (1927). He died on December 5, 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

54 westerns, 1926-1937. 4-15 years old.

Beyond the Rockies (1926), 1926. 4 years old.

1. The Orphan of the Wagon Trails (1929). 1929.

1922-1974, 52.

16. Lindy Wade

Actor | All That Money Can Buy

Warren Lindle Wade. Nickname "Lindy" derived from his middle name.

A good friend of both Spanky and Alfalfa of Our Gang comedy series. His family and Alfalfa's took the kids to Hollywood from their Midwest hometown and Lindy started out doing extra work on the Our Gang set.

Concerns about World War ...

Danny Palmer, Land of the Open Range (1942). 1942. 8 years old.

1934 --

17. Monty O'Grady

Actor | Sparrows

Child actor and bit player Monty O'Grady was born John Montgomery O'Grady on March 6, 1916 in Los Angeles, California. O'Grady began his film career in the silent movie era of the mid-1920s as a child actor who's probably best known as a member of the early Our Gang group. Upon reaching adulthood ...

2 westerns, 1926.

Bobbie, The Baited Trap (1926). 1926.

1916 - 2000, 84.

18. Michael Winkelman

Actor | The Indian Fighter

Michael Winkelman was born on June 27, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Indian Fighter (1955), The Real McCoys (1957) and Science Fiction Theatre (1955). He was married to Diana Maria Bustillos. He died on July 27, 1999 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

7 westerns, 55-57. 9-11 years old.

Chip Truett, The Prince of Buffalo Gap (1957). 1957. 11 years old.

1946 - 1999, 53.

19. Don Marion

Actor | Percy

Born in the film capital of the world near the end of World War I, he made his film debut under the name John Henry Jr. in a Valentine's Day film short. During the 1920s he was considered to be one of the most popular film stars of the decade, alongside Mickey Rooney, Peggy Montgomery, and the many...

The Golden Princess (1925). 1925. 8 years old.

1917 - 2012, 94.

20. Jack Morgan

Actor | Uncle Bim's Gifts

Jack Morgan was born on July 7, 1916 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Uncle Bim's Gifts (1923), Aggravatin' Mama (1923) and Andy's Hat in the Ring (1924). He died on July 25, 1981 in Brea, California, USA.

The Bull Tosser (1924). 1924. 8 years old. Arizona Sweepstakes (1926). 1926. 10 years old.

1916 - 1981, 65.

21. Josephine Adair

Actress | More to Be Pitied Than Scorned

Josephine Adair was born on June 27, 1916 in Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for More to Be Pitied Than Scorned (1922), Only a Shop Girl (1922) and Children of Dust (1923). She died in 1966 in Miami, Florida, USA.

The Trail of '98 (1928). 1928, 12 years old

1916 - 1997, 80.

22. Tommy Kelly

Actor | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tommy Kelly was born on April 6, 1925 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus (1938) and Irene (1940). He was married to Susie Burch. He died on January 26, 2016 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

The Fabulous Texan (1947). 1947. 22.

1925 - 2016, 90.

23. Judson Melford

Actor | The Two Runaways

Judson Melford born Judson Calkins Le Roy in New York in 1900, handsome young lad who appeared in westerns and dramas for the Kalem Film Company with his step-father George Melford in several films between 1910 and 1913, his first of which was 'The Touch of a Child' in 1910 and perhaps his best ...

3 westerns, 11-12. 11-12 years old.

Little Bobby Newcomb, On the Warpath (1911). 1911.

1900 - 1978, 77.

24. Eugenia Clinchard

Actress | A Frontier Doctor

Eugenia Clinchard was born on July 5, 1904 in Alameda, California, USA. She was an actress, known for A Frontier Doctor (1911), The Sheriff's Inheritance (1912) and The Crazy Prospector (1913). She was married to Robert R. Horton and Walter George Pearch. She died on May 15, 1989 in Panorama City, ...

10 westerns, 11-14. 7-10 years old.

A Frontier Doctor (1911). 1911. 7 years old.

1904 - 1989, 84.

25. Arlene Gray

Actress | Strange Bargain

Arlene Gray was born on November 4, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Strange Bargain (1949), Fantastic Studios, Inc. (1949) and Addition and Subtraction (1946). She has been married to John Jardine since June 2, 1956. They have four children.

Heaven Only Knows (1947). 1947. 9 years old.

1938 --

26. Betsy King Ross

Actress | Smoke Lightning

Her father, J. King Ross was a superb horse trainer, a dapper gentleman who was with numerous traveling circuses and shows. Betsy was born on 14 March 1921 (not 1922 which is the date most often given for her birth). She appeared in a few motion pictures but when she was about 13 she decided she ...

3 westerns, 1933-1935.

3. Smoke Lightning (1933). 1933. 11 years old.

1922-1989, 67.

27. Brad Morrow

Actor | The Adventures of Spin and Marty

He got his show business start at the age of two in 1944 in the Broadway play "A Member of the Wedding". His performance caught the eye of MGM, which brought him to Hollywood in 1946. He appeared in several feature films for MGM over the next five years. His formal education was squeezed in between...

37 westerns, 50-64. 8-22 years old.

A Quiet Day in Dodge City (1956). 1936. 14 years old. #2 credit.

1942 - 1997, 55.

28. Rex Downing

Actor | Wuthering Heights

Rex Downing was born on April 21, 1925 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Wuthering Heights (1939), Blood and Sand (1941) and The Escape (1939). He died on November 18, 2020 in Paso Robles, California, USA.

3 westerns, 35-38. 10-13 years old.

Young Don, Black Bandit (1938). 1938.13 years old.

1925 --

29. Jimmy Hunt

Actor | Pitfall

Jimmy Hunt was born on December 4, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Pitfall (1948), Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) and Invaders from Mars (1953). He has been married to Roswitha Theresia Jager since January 26, 1963. They have three children.

3 westerns, 50-53. 11-14 years old.

Robbie, Saddle Tramp (1950). 1950. 11 years old.

1939 -

30. Mary Jane Saunders

Actress | Sorrowful Jones

Mary Jane Saunders was born on October 12, 1942 in Pasadena, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Sorrowful Jones (1949), A Woman of Distinction (1950) and The Girl Next Door (1953). She was married to Jay Johnstone. She died on January 20, 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

22 westerns, 56-66. 13-23 years old.

The Bold Raven Rodeo (1956), 1956. 13 years old.

1943 -.

31. Robert 'Rusty' Stevens

Actor | Leave It to Beaver

Robert 'Rusty' Stevens was born on November 25, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor, known for Leave It to Beaver (1957), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and The New Leave It to Beaver (1983). He is married to Theresa Marinelli. They have one child.

6 westerns, 58-63. 10-15 years old.

Hostages to Fortune (1963). 1963. 15 years old.

1948 -

32. Michael Chapin

Actor | Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas

Michael Chapin was born on July 25, 1936 in Hollywood, California, USA as Michael Edward Chapin. He is an actor, known for Under California Stars (1948), Strange Bargain (1949) and Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951). He was married to Carolyn Joyce Martin for nearly 40 years, until her untimely death...

12 westerns, 46-52. 10-16 years old.

#1 credit, Arizona Manhunt (1951). 1951. 15 years old.

1936 -

33. Carl R. Botefuhr

Actor | The Devil Horse

Carl R. Botefuhr was born on November 12, 1925 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Devil Horse (1932) and Hawaii Five-O (1968). He was married to Kyoko Yosimura, Autumn Russell and Vonnie Laverne Hill. He died on May 1, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Little Frankie, The Devil Horse (1932). 1932. 7 years old.

1925 - 1996, 70.

34. Jon Provost

Actor | Lassie

Forever associated with a heroic TV collie whom he frequently had his arms lovingly wrapped around, blond tyke Jon Provost actually was a veteran performer by the time he won the role of "Timmy Martin" at age seven in the series Lassie (1954). Los Angeles born (March 12, 1950) and bred, Jon was ...

So Big (1953). 1953. 2 years old.

1950 -

35. Bill Cody Jr.

Actor | Scouts to the Rescue

Bill Cody Jr. was born on April 18, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Scouts to the Rescue (1939), Frontier Days (1934) and The Girl of the Golden West (1938). He was married to Elizabeth Sidford MacGregor. He died on August 11, 1989 in Studio City, California, USA.

13 westerns, 1934-1942.

2, The Reckless Buckaroo (1935). 1935. 10 years old.

1925-1989, 64.

36. Tommy Rettig

Actor | The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Tommy Rettig was a successful child actor in 1954 when he was chosen out of a field of 500 to play Jeff Miller in the TV series Lassie (1954), which premiered on September 12, 1954, making him the first boy who tagged after Lassie during the famous collie's 20 years on the CBS television network. ...

16 westerns, 1953-1962.

4. River of No Return (1954). 1954. 13 years old.

1941-1996, 54.

37. Tommy Bupp

Actor | It's a Gift

Tommy Bupp was born on February 10, 1924 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for It's a Gift (1934), Piccadilly Jim (1936) and Little Men (1934). He died on December 24, 1983 in Santa Ana, California, USA.

13 westerns, 34-42. 10-18 years old.

High, Wide and Handsome (1937). 1937. 13 years old.

1924 - 1983, 59.

38. Tommy Ivo

Actor | Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow

Tommy Ivo was born on April 18, 1936 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He is an actor, known for Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959), The Lost Volcano (1950) and Margie (1961).

28 westerns, 46-55. 10-19 years old.

Ronnie Parks, Trail to Laredo (1948). 1948. 12 years old.

1936 --

39. Stanley Fafara

Actor | Leave It to Beaver

In 1957, seven-year-old Stanley Fafara's mother took him to an open casting call for a new television series about a suburban family entitled "Leave It To Beaver." He had been working in commercials and television westerns since the age of four, and was somewhat of an old hand at auditions. He ...

Angels of Vengeance (1959). 1959. 10 years old.

Eye Witness (1959). 1959.

1949 - 2003, 53.

40. Billy Chapin

Actor | The Night of the Hunter

Billy Chapin was born on December 28, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Night of the Hunter (1955), Tobor the Great (1954) and Violent Saturday (1955). He was married to Susan Carole Briere. He died on December 2, 2016 in the USA.

13 westerns, 55-59. 12-16 years old.

Tension at Table Rock (1956). 1956. 13 years old.

Julesburg (1955). 1955. 12 years old.

1943 - 2016, 72.

41. Jackie Condon

Actor | Jinx

John Michael Condon, known professionally as Jackie Condon, was born in Los Angeles, California. His acting career began in the silent film Jinx (1919) when he was a few months shy of two years old. He is most well-known for being one of the original cast members of the "Our Gang" short film series...

War Feathers (1926). 1926.

1918 - 1977, 59.

42. Gina Gillespie

Actress | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Gina Gillespie was born on September 20, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) and Law of the Plainsman (1959). She has been married to James D. MacDonald since May 5, 1973.

35 westerns.

1958, Noose at Noon (1958). 7 years old.

#2, 1959 -Passenger to Mescalero (1959).

1951-

43. Lee Aaker

Actor | Hondo

As Rusty, the boy whose parents were killed by Native Americans, and who was subsequently adopted by a cavalry unit at Fort Apache on the popular adventure The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954), tyke actor Lee Aaker left a lasting mark in the early days of television, but he had in fact appeared in ...

181 total westerns, to date.

137 westerns, 1952-1957, 9-14 years old.

1. The White Buffalo (1955). 1955.

High Noon (1952). 1952. 9 years old.

1943 -

44. Georgie Stone

Actor | Just Pals

Georgie Stone was born on September 3, 1909 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for Just Pals (1920), Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1918) and Gretchen the Greenhorn (1916). He died on April 25, 2010 in Denver, Colorado, USA.

11 westerns, 16-21. 7 years old to 12 years old.

1909-2010, 100.

Kid Regan's Hands (1914), 1914, 5 years old.

Penny of Top Hill Trail (1921). 1921, 12 years old.

45. Phillip Alford

Actor | To Kill a Mockingbird

Phillip Alford was born on September 11, 1948 in Gadsden, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Shenandoah (1965) and Fairplay (1971).

5 westerns, 1964-1965, 15 - 16 years old.

Bristle Face: Part 1 (1964). 1964. 16 years old.

1948 -

46. Mary Kornman

Actress | College Humor

Born in Idaho in 1915, perky blonde Mary Kornman's acting career began at age five. She made her "name" as the cute, spunky little girl in the 1920s' "Our Gang" shorts, and was often paired with Mickey Daniels. The two returned to the screen as a pair again several years after leaving the "Rascals"...

Anne, The Desert Trail (1935). 1935.

Bess Bart, Smokey Smith (1935). 1935.

1915 - 1973, 57.

47. Mickey Rentschler

Actor | His Private Secretary

Mickey Rentschler was born on October 6, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for His Private Secretary (1933), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938) and Radio Patrol (1937). He died on June 27, 1969 in Long Beach, California, USA.

4 westerns, 34-42. 11-19 years old.

Bud Larkin, The Brand of Hate (1934). 1934. 11 years old.

1923 - 1969, 45.

48. Donald Mayo

Actor | The Contender

Donald Mayo was born on October 23, 1935 in Bellflower, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Contender (1944), Queen of Broadway (1942) and The Boy from Stalingrad (1943). He died on November 29, 1992 in Alhambra, California, USA.

Valley of Vengeance (1944), 1944. 9 years old.

1935 - 1992, 57.

49. Norma Gene Nelson

Actress | Seventeen

Norma Gene Nelson was born in 1931 in Tulare, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Seventeen (1940), Aloma of the South Seas (1941) and The Way of All Flesh (1940).

50. Sonny Bupp

Actor | Citizen Kane

Moyer Bupp was born in New York City, New York. Al Jolson was the hottest item on stage and Moyer's father nicknamed him "Sonny" after one of Jolson's songs. It was the height of the Great Depression and on the chance of a better job Sonny's parents loaded the children (all five of them) into the ...

5 westerns, 35-42. 7-14 years old.

Renegade Trail (1939). 1939. 11 years old.

1928 - 2007, 79.

51. Dannie Mac Grant

Dannie Mac Grant was born on November 21, 1918 in Cochise, Arizona, USA. He was an actor. He died on August 21, 2006 in Napa, California, USA.

4 westerns, 1929-1932, 11 - 14 years old.

Not Exactly Gentlemen (1931). 1931, 13 years old.

1918-2006, 87.

52. Wally Albright

Actor | Roll Along, Cowboy

Wally Albright was born on September 3, 1925 in Burbank, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Roll Along, Cowboy (1937), Salvation Nell (1931) and Thunder (1929). He died on August 7, 1999 in Sacramento, California, USA.

8 westerns, 1932-1939, 7 - 14 years old.

Smoky (1933). 1933. 8 years old.

1925-1999, 73.

53. Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas

Actor | Pay As You Exit

Billie Thomas was an African-American child actor who was best-known for appearing in the "Our Gang" film series from 1934 to its end in 1944.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Thomas auditioned for an "Our Gang" role when he was three years old. He was cast as a background player in the short films "...

11. Colorado Pioneers (1945). 1945. 14 years old.

1931-1980, 49.

54. Tommy Ryan

Actor | Ball of Fire

Tommy Ryan was born on March 18, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Ball of Fire (1941), Orphans of the Street (1938) and Should Husbands Work? (1939). He died on March 25, 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Prairie Moon (1938). 1938. 15 years old.

1923 - 2003, 80.

55. Elmo Billings

Editor | Terry and the Pirates

Elmo Billings was born on June 24, 1912 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor and editor, known for Terry and the Pirates (1952), Fire Fighters (1922) and Locked Doors (1925). He died on February 6, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Kit Mason, Tumbling River (1927). 1927. 15 years old.

1912 - 1964, 51.

56. Teddy Rooney

Actor | Shirley Temple's Storybook

Teddy Rooney was born on April 12, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958), General Electric Theater (1953) and The Ransom of Red Chief (1959). He was married to Carol A. Enright. He died on July 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

7 westerns.

Jody, Seven Ways from Sundown (1960), 1960. 10 years old.

Johnny, The Ransom of Red Chief (1959). 1959. 9 years old.

1950 - 2016, 66.

57. Zoe Rae

Actress | Danger Within

Zoe Rae was born on July 13, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Danger Within (1918), The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (1918) and Gloriana (1916). She was married to Ronald Foster Barlow. She died on May 20, 2006 in Newberg, Oregon, USA.

5 westerns, 1915-1919.

2. Packer Jim's Guardianship (1915). 1915. 5 years old.

1910-2006, 95.

58. Helen Parrish

Actress | Three Smart Girls Grow Up

The daughter of stage actress Laura R. Parrish, lovely slim-eyed brunette Helen Parrish was born on March 12, 1923 (references sometimes vary between 1922 and 1924), in Columbus, Georgia. She started out in movies at the ripe old age of four playing Babe Ruth's daughter in the silent movie Babe ...

5 westerns, 30-42. 7-19 years old.

Honey Girl Cameron, The Big Trail (1930). 1930

1923 - 1959, 35.

59. Marcia Mae Jones

Actress | The Way We Were

Marcia Mae Jones was born on August 1, 1924, into an acting family. Her mother, Freda Jones, was an actress, and all three of her siblings -- Margaret Jones, Macon Jones, and Marvin Jones -- were child actors. But Marcia Mae had the most successful career, and she was the only one of her siblings ...

Smile, Brother, Smile (1927). 1927. 3 years old.

1924 - 2007, 83.

60. Edith Fellows

Actress | And So They Were Married

Edith Fellows was born on May 20, 1923, in Boston, Massachusetts. When she was a year old, she and her father and grandmother moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. As a toddler, Edith was pigeon-toed and had trouble walking, and one doctor suggested that dance lessons might cure this condition. At ...

6 westerns, 1931-1942. 8-19 years old.

5. The Rider of Death Valley (1932). 1932. 9 years old.

1923-2011, 88.

61. Gladys Egan

Actress | Adventures of Dollie

Gladys Egan was born on May 24, 1900 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Adventures of Dollie (1908), Romance of a Jewess (1908) and After Many Years (1908). She was married to John Edward Jacoby. She died on March 8, 1985 in Lemon Grove, California, USA.

3 westerns, 09-11. 9-11 years old.

The Heart of an Outlaw (1909). 1909. 9 years old.

1900 - 1985, 84.

62. Baby Lillian Wade

Actress | Little Orphant Annie

Baby Lillian Wade was born on July 7, 1907 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for Little Orphant Annie (1918), When Lillian Was Little Red Riding Hood (1913) and The Lipton Cup: Introducing Sir Thomas Lipton (1913). She died on May 5, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

4 westerns, 1912-1916. 5 years old to 9 years old.

The Yaqui Cur (1913). 1913. 6 years old.

1907-1990, 82.

63. Ronnie Cosby

Actor | Boulder Dam

Ronnie Cosby was born on December 22, 1927 in Alhambra, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Boulder Dam (1936), Little Men (1934) and Telephone Operator (1937). He died on February 13, 2010 in Huntington Beach, California, USA.

3 westerns, 35-37. 8-10 years old.

Wells Fargo (1937). 1937. 10 years old.

1927 - 2010, 82.

64. Charlene Wyatt

Actress | Under the Big Top

Charlene Wyatt was born on July 13, 1930 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. She was an actress, known for Under the Big Top (1938), Untamed (1940) and Michael O'Halloran (1937). She died on May 27, 1969 in Visalia, Tulare County, California, USA.

Molly Rand, Borderland (1937). 1937. 7 years old.

3 westerns, 36-40. 6-10 years old.

Born 1930--

65. Judy Nugent

Actress | Annette

American child actress of the 1950s, on screen from the age of three. Judy Nugent was the daughter of MGM prop man Carl Nugent and his wife Lucille Jane Redd (1916-2004), also a former child actress (in early Our Gang comedies) who later worked as a theatrical agent and was stage mother to her ...

9 westerns, 52-59. 12-19 years old.

Triple Cross (1953). 1953. 13 years old.

1940---

66. Claude Jarman Jr.

Actor | Rio Grande

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Claude was the son of a railroad accountant. With no intentions of becoming a screen actor at the time, 12-year-old Claude Jarman, Jr. was discovered during an MGM nationwide talent search for their upcoming film, The Yearling (1946), and won the coveted role of Jody ...

6 westerns, 1949-1952, 15-18 years old.

3. Roughshod (1949). 1949. 15 years old.

1934 -

67. Sammy McKim

Actor | The Painted Stallion

Sammy McKim was the second of a family of five child actors of the 1930s and 1940s, but the first to get into the movies and pave the way for the rest of the McKim siblings. Sammy and his older brother, David McKim, were born in Vancouver, Canada. The family moved to Seattle, Washington, when they ...

20 westerns, 1935-1942, 11-18 years old.

7. Hit the Saddle (1937). 1937. 13 years old.

1924-2004, 79. Canada. USA.

68. Andy Shuford

Actor | Ghost City

Andy Shuford was born on December 16, 1917 in Helena, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghost City (1932), Law of the North (1932) and Ten Years Old (1927). He died on May 19, 1995 in Monteagle, Tennessee, USA.

12 westerns, 1930-1932, 13 - 15 years old.

The Big Trail (1930). 1930. 13 years old.

1917-1995, 77.

69. 'Baby' Carmen De Rue

Actress | The Squaw Man

'Baby' Carmen De Rue was born on February 6, 1908 in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. She was an actress, known for The Squaw Man (1914), Cheerful Givers (1917) and Jack and the Beanstalk (1917). She was married to Fred Vincent Schrott. She died on September 28, 1986 in North Hollywood, California, USA.

A Sister of Six (1916). 1916.

The Squaw Man (1914). 1914.

1908 - 1986, 78.

70. Joe Strauch Jr.

Actor | Under Fiesta Stars

Joe Strauch Jr. was born on May 18, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Under Fiesta Stars (1941), Beneath Western Skies (1944) and Call of the Canyon (1942). He died on May 31, 1986 in Palo Alto, California, USA.

6 westerns, 1941-1944, 11 - 14 years old.

8. Bells of Capistrano (1942). 1942. 12 years old.

1930-1956, 56.

71. Thelma Salter

Actress | The Wasted Years

Thelma Salter was born on January 15, 1908 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Wasted Years (1916), Huckleberry Finn (1920) and The Crab (1917). She was married to Edward Kaufman. She died on November 17, 1953 in Hollywood, California, USA.

7 westerns, 1913-1918.

5. Bad Buck of Santa Ynez (1915). 1915. 7 years old.

1908-1953, 45.

72. Jeri Weil

Actress | Leave It to Beaver

Jeri Weil was born on May 15, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Leave It to Beaver (1957), Lux Video Theatre (1950) and I Led 3 Lives (1953).

Linda Hutchins, The Fastest Gun Alive (1956). 1956.

1948--

73. Wendy Winkelman

Actress | The Dennis O'Keefe Show

Wendy Winkelman was born on June 6, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1959), Leave It to Beaver (1957) and Suspicion (1957).

11 westerns, 57-61. 9-13 years old.

Patty, The Bribe (1957). 1957. 9 years old.

63 total credits, 55-66. 7-18 years old.

Born 1948.

74. Lucille Ricksen

Actress | Behind the Curtain

Lucille Ricksen was born Ingeborg Erickson in Chicago, Illinois on August 22, 1910. She worked a child model and made her film debut at age 5. Her parents separated and her mother took her to Hollywood in 1920, and 10-year-old Lucille was offered a contract with Samuel Goldwyn and starred in a ...

5 westerns, 1922-1923.

4. The Showdown (1923). 1923. 13 years old.

1910-1925, 14.

75. Billy Booth

Actor | Dennis the Menace

Billy Booth was born on November 7, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Dennis the Menace (1959), Assignment: Underwater (1960) and The Detectives (1959). He was married to Kathern. He died on December 31, 2006 in San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

6 westerns, 60-61. 11-12 years old.

The Rawhiders (1960). 1960. 11 years old.

1949 - 2006, 57.

76. Charles Herbert

Actor | 13 Ghosts

Charles Herbert was a mildly popular 1950s child actor with a trademark sulky puss and thick, furrowed eyebrows, who was known for playing inquisitive kids besieged by alien beings, including a robot, as well as by a human fly and several house-haunting ghosts. He racked up over 20 films, 50 TV ...

19 westerns, 57-63. 9-15 years old.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). 1957. 9 years old.

1948 - 2015, 66.

77. Tim Hovey

Actor | The Private War of Major Benson

Tim Hovey was born on June 19, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Private War of Major Benson (1955), Matinee Theatre (1955) and Man Afraid (1957). He was married to Helen G Cassimos. He died on September 9, 1989 in Watsonville, California, USA.

4 westerns, 57-58.

Cimarron Holiday (1958), 1958. 13 years old.

1945-1989, 44.

78. Mickey Kuhn

Actor | A Streetcar Named Desire

One of Hollywood's staple child actors during the 30s and 40s, Mickey Kuhn played alongside many a top Hollywood star from Leslie Howard and Conrad Nagel's son to playing Dick Tracy's ward. Once he reached the "awkward teens" stage, however, he found himself primarily unemployed or in unbilled ...

Beneath Western Skies (1944). 1944. 12 years old.

Broken Arrow (1950). 1950. 18 years old.

1932, --

79. Bobby Connelly

Actor | The Heart of Sonny Jim

Child star Bobby Connelly, the son of vaudeville actors, was born April 4, 1909 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his first screen appearance in 1912. In 1913, he joined the Vitagraph Company, whose studio was just a short distance from his home. While at Vitagraph, he starred in a series of shorts as...

1909 - 1922, 13

Beyond the Law (1918). 1918. 9 years old.

80. Benny Bartlett

Actor | Hold That Line

Bennie Bartlett was not only an actor but also an accomplished musician. In fact, he was such a child prodigy on the piano that, at eight years of age, he appeared in an RKO musical, Millions in the Air (1935), playing the piano. The next year he appeared in a short for Paramount, performing a ...

3 westerns, 36-43. 12-19 years old.

Code of the Outlaw (1942). 1942. 18 years old.

1924 - 1999, 75.

81. Richard Eyer

Actor | The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

Born in Santa Monica, California, in 1945, Richard Eyer was the kid with the clean-cut, all-American look who won a number of "personality contests" and other competitions before he made his film debut in the early 1950s. Mainstream audiences may remember Eyer best as the youngster who runs "afowl"...

53 westerns, 1957-1963, 12 - 18 years old.

Fort Dobbs (1958). 1958. 13 years old.

Blind Man's Bluff (1961). 1961. 16 years old.

1945 -

82. Billy Butts

Actor | Are These Our Children

A tow-headed, delicate-looking child actor of the 1920s, Billy Butts (born William Charles Allen Butts) enjoyed some popularity as a young sidekick of western stars Fred Thomson and Rex Bell. He later took over from Jack Morgan in the popular "Gumps" two-reel comedies, but his waif-like qualities ...

13 westerns, 26-33. 8 - 15 years old.

The Two-Gun Man (1926). 1926. 8 years old.

Scarlet River (1933). 1933. 15 years old.

1918 - 1987, 68.

83. Billy Mauch

Actor | Penrod's Double Trouble

Billy Mauch was born on July 6, 1921 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Penrod's Double Trouble (1938), The Prince and the Pauper (1937) and Roseanna McCoy (1949). He was married to Marjorie Barnewolt. He died on September 29, 2006 in Palatine, Illinois, USA.

Sons of the Plains (1938). 1938. 17 years old.

1921 - 2006, 85.

84. Delmar Watson

Actor | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Delmar Watson was born on July 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Heidi (1937) and Clipped Wings (1937). He was married to Antoinette. He died on October 26, 2008 in Glendale, California, USA.

11 westerns, 30-41. 4-15 years old.

Wesley Oakley, Annie Oakley (1935). 1935. 9 years old.

1926 - 2008, 82.

85. Robert J. Anderson

Actor | It's a Wonderful Life

Robert J. Anderson was born on March 6, 1933 in Hollywood, California, USA. He was a production manager and actor, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Passenger 57 (1992) and Demolition Man (1993). He was married to Dorothy Ann Cochrane, ??? Toll and Victoria Wandrey. He died on June 6, 2008 in...

4 westerns, 45-53. 12-20 years old.

The Fabulous Texan (1947). 1947.

1933 - 2008, 75.

86. Magda Foy

Actress | Falling Leaves

Magda Foy was born on July 13, 1905 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Falling Leaves (1912), Man's Woman (1917) and A Child's Sacrifice (1910). She was married to Arthur J. Edwards. She died on February 2, 2000 in Port Jefferson, New York, USA.

Toots, The Little Kiddie Mine (1911). 1911. 6 years old.

Little Mary, Only a Squaw (1911). 1911. 6 years old.

1905 - 2000, 94.

87. Danny Mummert

Actor | It's a Wonderful Life

Danny Mummert was born on February 20, 1934 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Blondie's Big Moment (1947) and Footlight Glamour (1943). He was married to Linda Louise Earl Moreno, Mae Louise Horwitz Helms, Helene L Harnett and Joan H. Hummel. He died on...

7 westerns, 41-54.

Thunder Over the Prairie (1941). 1941. 7 years old.

1934 - 1974, 40.

88. Patsy Parsons

Actress | Yankee Doodle Dandy

Patsy Parsons was born on June 9, 1931 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. She was an actress, known for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (1954) and The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942). She was married to Solon Charles Soteras and William Powell. She died on October 26, 2006 ...

Miller's daughter, Billy the Kid Returns (1938). 1938. 7 years old.

1931 - 2006, 75.

89. Michael Flatley

Actor | 87th Precinct

Michael Flatley was born on November 16, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for 87th Precinct (1961), Pete and Gladys (1960) and The Virginian (1962). He was married to Carla Moser. He died on January 8, 2017 in New Springfield, Ohio, USA.

6 westerns, 62-66. 10-14 years old.

The Levy-McGowan Story (1962). 1962. 10 years old.

1952---

90. Lisa Gerritsen

Actress | Airport

Lisa Gerritsen's acting career spanned the years of 1968 to around 1977. She was introduced to acting in a local summer parks department production, when she was eight. Soon afterward, she began pursuing a professional career. Encouraged by her mother and grandfather, veteran screenwriter True ...

14 westerns, 68-73. 12-14 years old.

Cassie O'Casey, Cassie (1971). 1971.

born 1957 -

120 credits, 68-76. 11-19 years old.

91. Dennis Holmes

Actor | Laramie

Dennis Holmes was born on October 3, 1950 in Encino, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Laramie (1959), General Electric Theater (1953) and The Restless Gun (1957). He has been married to Janet Smith since November 7, 1981.

72 westerns, 58-64. 8 years old to 14 years old.

The Sometime Gambler (1963). 1963. 13 years old.

1950 -

92. Maxine Elliott Hicks

Actress | Beethoven

Maxine Elliott Hicks' parents were George W. & Margaret Hicks. They are listed in the 1910 Colorado census and then show up in 1920, 1930 and 1940 census records in California. On George W. Hicks' death certificate is shows his mother's maiden name as Joslyn. Maxine was married several times, one ...

When the West Was Young (1913). 1913. 9 years old.

The Thundering Herd (1925). 1925. 21 years old.

1904 - 2000, 95.

93. Buster Slaven

Actor | The Devil Is a Sissy

Buster Slaven was born on October 30, 1922 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for The Devil Is a Sissy (1936), Ridin' Down the Trail (1947) and Range Beyond the Blue (1947). He was married to Betty (Conklin) Jackson. He died on June 27, 2009 in Walnut Creek, California, USA.

5 westerns, 29-40. 7-18 years old.

The Last Trail (1933). 1933. 11 years old.

Prairie Moon (1938). 1938. 16 years old.

20 total westerns, 29-50.

1922 - 2009, 86.

94. Mason Alan Dinehart

Actor | The Hot Angel

Mason Alan Dinehart was born on April 30, 1936 in Hollywood, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Hot Angel (1958), The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) and Roadracers (1959). He has been married to Mirande Gazal since October 29, 1983. They have four children. He was previously ...

11 westerns, 50-55. 14-19 years old.

Never a Dull Moment (1950). 1950. 14 years old.

Clint Donoran, Outlaw's Son (1956). 1956. 20 years old.

Born 1936 -

60 westerns so far.

95. George Ernest

Actor | The Jones Family in Hollywood

George Ernest was a child actor who appeared in more than 60 films from 1929 to 1942. He was born George Ruud Hjorth in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. His father was Danish and his mother Norwegian . The family moved to California when George was two years old, and his father ran a restaurant in ...

6 westerns, 31-42. 10-21 years old.

Destry Rides Again (1932). 1932. 11 years old.

Jimmy, The Deadline (1931). 1931. 10 years old.

1921 - 2009, 77.

96. Michael D. Moore

Assistant_director | The War of the Worlds

Michael D. Moore was born on October 14, 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an assistant director and actor, known for The War of the Worlds (1953), Willow (1988) and Never Say Never Again (1983). He was married to Laurie Abdo and Esther McNeill. He died on March 4, 2013 in Malibu,...

5 westerns, 20-27. 6-13 years old.

Evans' Grandchild, Out of the Dust (1920). 1920. 6 years old.

1914 - 2013, 98.

35 westerns, 20-81.

97. Darby Hinton

Actor | Daniel Boone

Darby Hinton was born in Santa Monica California August 19th, 1957 to actor Ed Hinton, from Wilmington NC, and his school teacher wife, Marilynn Hinton from Chicago. The Hinton name goes back through early American history even crossing through Daniel Boone's family tree, while Marilynn's parents ...

68 westerns, 64-67.

Israel Boone, My Brother's Keeper (1964). 1964.

1957 --

125 westerns, to 2017+

98. Sherry Jackson

Actress | The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

Gorgeous, brown-eyed, chestnut-maned Sherry Jackson began her promising career as a pig-tailed, pleasant-looking child actress. Born in Idaho on February 15, 1942, she was the only daughter of four children born to Maurita Kathleen Gilbert and Curtis Loys Jackson, Sr. Her father died when she was 6...

30 westerns, 50-62. 8-20 years old.

Covered Wagon Raid (1950). 1950. 8 years old.

40 total westerns, 50-75.

1942, --

99. Patty McCormack

Actress | The Master

As a testament to her passion and talent, former 1950s pig-tailed moppet star Patty McCormack has remained a consistent presence on film and TV for over five decades. While the lovely and talented blonde suffered her share of hard knocks and obvious stereotypes in adjusting to an adult career, she ...

7 westerns, 58-63. 13-18 years old.

The Mary Ellen Thomas Story (1958). 1958, 13 years old. First western, first movie 1951.

1945, --

100. Kurt Russell

Actor | Escape from New York

Kurt Vogel Russell was born on March 17, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts and raised in Thousand Oaks, California to Louise Julia Russell (née Crone), a dancer & Bing Russell, an actor. He is of English, German, Scottish and Irish descent. His first roles were as a child on television series, ...

55 westerns, 63-70. 12-19 years old.

83 total westerns +, 63-15.

The Day of the Taboo Man (1963). 1963. 12 years old.

1951---



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