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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.
"Bat Masterson" (1958): Season 1: Episode 4 -- A old flame of Bat's asks him to rescue her current beau, accused of murder and shackled to a tree by a lynch mob led by the slain man's brother.
Sounder (1972) -- The Morgans, a loving and strong family of Black sharecroppers in Louisiana in 1933, face a serious family crisis when the husband and father...
Ride Lonesome (1959) -- A wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter, who intends to take him to Santa Cruz to be hanged. Brigade stops at a staging post, where he saves the manager's wife from an Indian attack, and enlists the help of two outlaws to continue his journey more safely.
Ride Lonesome (1959) -- A wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter, who intends to take him to Santa Cruz to be hanged...

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Mini Biography:
American character actor and teacher. Born Jules Guy in Powderly, Kentucky... more
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Filmography

Actor:
  1. Moondance Alexander (2007) .... Buck McClancy
  2. Once Not Far from Home (2006) .... The Doctor
  3. Hot Tamale (2006) .... Hank Larson
  4. The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Sheriff Rosco. P. Coltrane
  5. House of Forever (2004) .... William Clancy
  6. The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood (2000) (TV) .... Rosco P. Coltrane

  7. The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home (1999) (VG) (voice) .... Rosco
  8. Death Mask (1998) .... Wilbur Johnson
  9. Finders Keepers (1998) .... John Massey
  10. Raney (1997) .... Uncle Nate
  11. The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! (1997) (TV) .... Boss / Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane
  12. "In the Heat of the Night" .... Nathan Bedford (1 episode, 1991)
        - Sweet, Sweet Blues (1991) TV episode .... Nathan Bedford
  13. "B.L. Stryker" (1 episode, 1990)
        - Night Train (1990) TV episode

  14. "The Dukes of Hazzard" .... Sheriff Rosco Coltrane (141 episodes, 1979-1985)
        - Opening Night at the Boar's Nest (1985) TV episode .... Sheriff Rosco Coltrane
        - Enos and Daisy's Wedding (1985) TV episode .... Sheriff Rosco Coltrane
        - Strange Visitor to Hazzard (1985) TV episode .... Sheriff Rosco Coltrane
        - When You Wish Upon a Hogg (1985) TV episode .... Sheriff Rosco Coltrane
        - The Haunting of J.D. Hogg (1985) TV episode .... Sheriff Rosco Coltrane
          (136 more)
  15. "The Dukes" (1983) TV series .... Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (unknown episodes)
  16. "Enos" .... Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (1 episode, 1980)
        - Horse Cops (1980) TV episode .... Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane

  17. "How the West Was Won" .... Sheriff Gruner (1 episode, 1979)
        - Luke (1979) TV episode .... Sheriff Gruner
  18. "Centennial" .... Hank Garvey (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Scream of Eagles (1979) TV episode .... Hank Garvey
  19. Hooper (1978) .... Cully
  20. The End (1978/I) .... Pacemaker Patient
  21. Rolling Thunder (1977) .... Texan
  22. McLaren's Riders (1977) (TV) .... Lamarr Skinner
  23. The Brain Machine (1977) .... Rev. Emory Neill
    ... aka Gray Matter (USA: video title)
    ... aka Grey Matter (USA: video title)
    ... aka Mind Warp
    ... aka The E-Box
    ... aka Time Warp
  24. Nickelodeon (1976) .... Jim
  25. The Savage Bees (1976) (TV) .... Deputy Mayor Pelligrino
  26. Gator (1976) (unconfirmed)
  27. Ode to Billy Joe (1976) .... Dewey Barksdale
  28. The Runaway Barge (1975) (TV) .... Bingo Washington
    ... aka River Bandits (Europe: English title: video box title)
  29. Savages (1974) (TV) .... Sheriff Bert Hamilton
  30. "Hawkins" (1 episode, 1973)
        - Blood Feud (1973) TV episode
  31. Sounder (1972) .... Sheriff Young
  32. Run, Simon, Run (1970) (TV) .... Henry Burroughs
    ... aka Savage Run
    ... aka The Tradition of Simon Zuniga
  33. "Dan August" .... Wiley (1 episode, 1970)
        - In the Eyes of God (1970) TV episode .... Wiley
  34. "Lancer" .... Clayt (1 episode, 1970)
        - Goodbye, Lizzie (1970) TV episode .... Clayt

  35. "Gunsmoke" .... Charlie Noon / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1969)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Charlie Noon (1969) TV episode .... Charlie Noon
        - The Glory and the Mud (1964) TV episode .... Sam Beal
        - With a Smile (1963) TV episode .... Dal Creed
  36. "The Guns of Will Sonnett" .... Harley Bass / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - Robber's Roost (1969) TV episode .... Harley Bass
        - Meeting at Devil's Fork (1967) TV episode .... Rake Hanley
  37. "Felony Squad" .... Arnold Wyatt / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
        - The Distant Shore (1968) TV episode .... George 'Lucky' Collins
        - Flame Out (1966) TV episode .... Arnold Wyatt
  38. "The Mod Squad" .... Frank Lynch (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Price of Terror (1968) TV episode .... Frank Lynch
  39. "I Spy" .... Sam / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
        - Suitable for Framing (1968) TV episode .... The Doctor
        - Lisa (1966) TV episode .... Sam
  40. "Bonanza" .... Carl Reagan / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1968)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - The Price of Salt (1968) TV episode .... Sheriff Vern Schaler
        - The Legacy (1963) TV episode .... Page
        - The Fugitive (1961) TV episode .... Carl Reagan
  41. Firecreek (1968) .... Drew
  42. First to Fight (1967) .... Sgt. Carnavan
  43. "Hawk" .... Emile (1 episode, 1966)
        - Blind Man's Bluff (1966) TV episode .... Emile
  44. "The Green Hornet" .... Yale Barton (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Kato Show (Hong Kong: English title: informal title)
        - Deadline for Death (1966) TV episode .... Yale Barton
  45. "The Iron Horse" .... Chico (1 episode, 1966)
        - High Devil (1966) TV episode .... Chico
  46. "Perry Mason" .... Allan Winford / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1966)
        - The Case of the Unwelcome Well (1966) TV episode .... Allan Winford
        - The Case of the Surplus Suitor (1963) TV episode .... Martin Potter
  47. Three on a Couch (1966) .... Dr. Ben Mizer
  48. "The Virginian" .... Curt Westley (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Letter of the Law (1965) TV episode .... Curt Westley
  49. "Honey West" .... Vince Zale (1 episode, 1965)
        - A Matter of Wife and Death (1965) TV episode .... Vince Zale
  50. "Burke's Law" .... Tucson, 'The Cowboy' (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Steam Heat (1965) TV episode .... Tucson, 'The Cowboy'
  51. Shenandoah (1965) .... Carter, Rebel Soldier
  52. Black Spurs (1965) .... Sheriff Elkins
  53. "Flipper" .... Dr. Peter Kellwin (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Call of the Dolphin (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Peter Kellwin
  54. "Ben Casey" .... Dr. Joe Sullivan / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow (1965) TV episode .... Dr. Joe Sullivan
        - Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (1963) TV episode .... Simon Waller
  55. "Daniel Boone" .... Jethroe Wyatt (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Devil's Four (1965) TV episode .... Jethroe Wyatt
  56. "Death Valley Days" .... Jim Campbell / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1964)
    ... 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)
        - Hero of Fort Halleck (1964) TV episode .... Jim Campbell
        - Sixty-Seven Miles of Gold (1964) TV episode .... Jimmy Burns
        - The $275,000 Sack of Flour (1962) TV episode .... Ruel Gridley
        - Million Dollar Wedding (1955) TV episode .... Tiny Stoker
  57. The Quick Gun (1964) .... Sheriff Scotty Wade
  58. "Rawhide" .... Brock Quade / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Incident of El Toro (1964) TV episode
        - Incident of the Rawhiders (1963) TV episode .... Brock Quade
        - Incident at Spider Rock (1963) TV episode .... Willie Cain
  59. "Destry" .... Curly Beamer (1 episode, 1964)
        - Go Away, Little Sheba (1964) TV episode .... Curly Beamer
  60. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Tom Carmody (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Jar (1964) TV episode .... Tom Carmody
  61. "Combat!" .... Trenton (1 episode, 1964)
        - Mail Call (1964) TV episode .... Trenton
  62. "The Fugitive" .... Dan (1 episode, 1963)
        - Terror at High Point (1963) TV episode .... Dan
  63. "Redigo" .... Les Fay (1 episode, 1963)
        - Little Angel Blue Eyes (1963) TV episode .... Les Fay
  64. "Temple Houston" (1963) TV series .... Gotch (unknown episodes)
  65. Shock Corridor (1963) .... Stuart
  66. "The Gallant Men" .... Pvt. Hook (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Warriors (1963) TV episode .... Pvt. Hook
  67. "The Twilight Zone" .... Billy-Ben Turner / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1963)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - Jess-Belle (1963) TV episode .... Billy-Ben Turner
        - The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank (1962) TV episode .... Jeff Myrtlebank
        - The Grave (1961) TV episode .... Johnny Rob
  68. "G.E. True" .... Ernie Swift (1 episode, 1963)
        - Open Season (1963) TV episode .... Ernie Swift
  69. "Cheyenne" .... Ernie Riggins (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Sweet Sam (1962) TV episode
        - Satonka (1962) TV episode .... Ernie Riggins
  70. "Hawaiian Eye" .... Johnny Olin (1 episode, 1962)
        - Day in the Sun (1962) TV episode .... Johnny Olin
  71. Black Gold (1962) .... Jericho Larkin
  72. "Bronco" .... Banton (1 episode, 1962)
        - Then the Mountains (1962) TV episode .... Banton
  73. "The Rifleman" .... Bob Barrett (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Day a Town Slept (1962) TV episode .... Bob Barrett
  74. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Babe Mackie (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Long Shot Caper (1962) TV episode .... Babe Mackie
  75. "Laramie" .... Ben Leach / ... (3 episodes, 1959-1962)
        - The Runaway (1962) TV episode .... Johnny Best
        - Company Man (1960) TV episode .... Ben Leach
        - The Lawbreakers (1959) TV episode .... Dallas
  76. "Surfside 6" .... Ernie Jordan (1 episode, 1961)
        - One for the Road (1961) TV episode .... Ernie Jordan
  77. "Whispering Smith" .... Hemp Reeger (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Hemp Reeger Case (1961) TV episode .... Hemp Reeger
  78. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Bish Darby / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - Make My Death Bed (1961) TV episode .... Bish Darby
        - Cell 227 (1960) TV episode (as James K. Best) .... Hennessy
        - Death Sentence (1958) TV episode .... Norman Frayne
  79. "The Andy Griffith Show" .... Jim Lindsey (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
    ... aka Andy of Mayberry (USA: rerun title)
        - The Guitar Player Returns (1961) TV episode .... Jim Lindsey
        - The Guitar Player (1960) TV episode .... Jim Lindsey
  80. "Stagecoach West" .... Jack Craig / ... (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - The Dead Don't Cry (1961) TV episode .... Mike Pardee
        - The Arsonist (1961) TV episode .... Jack Craig
        - High Lonesome (1960) TV episode .... Les Hardeen
  81. "The Barbara Stanwyck Show" .... Joe (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Choice (1961) TV episode .... Joe
  82. "Michael Shayne" .... Danny (1 episode, 1961)
        - Strike Out (1961) TV episode .... Danny
  83. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Roy Smith / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1961)
        - Quiet Night in Town: Part 2 (1961) TV episode .... Roy Smith
        - Quiet Night in Town: Part 1 (1961) TV episode .... Roy Smith
        - The Long Night (1957) TV episode .... Andy Fisher
  84. "Bat Masterson" .... Danny Dakota / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - Dakota Showdown (1960) TV episode .... Danny Dakota
        - Stampede at Tent City (1958) TV episode .... Joe Best
  85. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" .... Jovan Wilanskov (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The June Allyson Show
        - Love on Credit (1960) TV episode .... Jovan Wilanskov
  86. "Wagon Train" .... Art Bernard / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Cathy Eckhardt Story (1960) TV episode .... Whitey
        - The Clayton Tucker Story (1960) TV episode .... Art Bernard
        - The Colonel Harris Story (1960) TV episode .... Bowman Lewis
        - The Andrew Hale Story (1959) TV episode .... Garth English
  87. "The Rebel" .... Ted Evans / ... (2 episodes, 1960)
        - Deathwatch (1960) TV episode .... Waares
        - Night on a Rainbow (1960) TV episode .... Ted Evans
  88. "Lock Up" .... Roy Duggan (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Beau and Arrow Case (1960) TV episode .... Roy Duggan
  89. The Mountain Road (1960) .... Niergaard
  90. "Overland Trail" .... Frank Cullen (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Overland Stage
        - Escort Detail (1960) TV episode .... Frank Cullen
  91. "Men Into Space" .... Lt. John Leonard (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Space Challenge (USA: syndication title)
        - Beyond the Stars (1960) TV episode .... Lt. John Leonard
  92. "The Texan" .... Clay Kirby (1 episode, 1960)
        - Killer's Road (1960) TV episode .... Clay Kirby
  93. "General Electric Theater" .... Hardy Coulter (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Aftermath (1960) TV episode .... Hardy Coulter
  94. "Pony Express" .... Bart Gentry (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Story of Julesberg (1960) TV episode .... Bart Gentry
  95. Aftermath (1960) (TV) .... Hardy Couter
    ... aka The Code of Jonathan West

  96. "Startime" .... Duke (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - Cindy's Fella (1959) TV episode .... Duke
  97. "The Lineup" .... Jim Kasino / ... (3 episodes, 1955-1959)
    ... aka San Francisco Beat
        - Lonesome as Midnight (1959) TV episode .... Rhodes
        - The Casino Case (1955) TV episode .... Jim Kasino
        - San Francisco Playboy (1955) TV episode
  98. "The Man and the Challenge" .... David Mallory (1 episode, 1959)
        - Maximum Capacity (1959) TV episode .... David Mallory
  99. Cast a Long Shadow (1959) .... Sam Mullen
  100. "The David Niven Show" .... Frank Simms / ... (2 episodes, 1959)
        - Good Deed (1959) TV episode .... Frank Simms
        - Portrait (1959) TV episode .... Private Boland
  101. The Killer Shrews (1959) .... Thorne Sherman
    ... aka The Attack of the Killer Shrews
  102. "Black Saddle" .... Ben Travers (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: syndication title)
        - Client: Nelson (1959) TV episode .... Ben Travers
  103. Verboten! (1959) .... Sgt. David Brent
    ... aka Forbidden! (International: English title: informal literal title)
  104. Ride Lonesome (1959) .... Billy John
  105. "Rescue 8" .... Chad Curran (1 episode, 1959)
        - Trail by Fire (1959) TV episode .... Chad Curran
  106. "Wanted: Dead or Alive" .... Luke Perry / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - Six-Up to Bannach (1959) TV episode .... Luke Perry
        - Sheriff of Red Rock (1958) TV episode .... Stoner
  107. Good Deed (1959) (TV) .... Frank Simms
    ... aka Gentry's People
  108. "Behind Closed Doors" .... Webb (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Enemy on the Flank (1958) TV episode .... Webb
  109. "Trackdown" .... Bob Ahler / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - Sunday's Child (1958) TV episode .... Joe Sunday
        - The Mistake (1958) TV episode .... Bob Ahler
        - Marple Brothers (1957) TV episode .... Rand Marple
  110. "The Restless Gun" .... Jim Kenyon (1 episode, 1958)
        - Jebediah Bonner (1958) TV episode .... Jim Kenyon
  111. "The Millionaire" .... Fred Morgan (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka If You Had a Million
        - The Fred Morgan Story (1958) TV episode .... Fred Morgan
  112. The Naked and the Dead (1958) .... Rhidges
  113. "Target" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Assassin (1958) TV episode
  114. The Left Handed Gun (1958) .... Tom Folliard
  115. Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958) .... Kit Caswell
  116. "Tombstone Territory" .... Matt Porter (1 episode, 1958)
        - Guilt of a Town (1958) TV episode .... Matt Porter
  117. "Climax!" .... Shag (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - The Secret Love of Johnny Spain (1958) TV episode .... Shag
  118. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - Guys Like O'Malley (1958) TV episode
  119. Man on the Prowl (1957) .... Doug Gerhardt
  120. "Code 3" .... Arkansas Trueblood (1 episode, 1957)
        - Death in an Alley (1957) TV episode .... Arkansas Trueblood
  121. "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" .... Jack Milhoan (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
        - Merry-Go-Round Case (1957) TV episode .... Jack Milhoan
  122. "West Point" .... William Purdom (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The West Point Story
        - Dragoon Patrol (1957) TV episode .... William Purdom
  123. Hot Summer Night (1957) .... Kermit
  124. Last of the Badmen (1957) .... Ted Hamilton
  125. "Sheriff of Cochise" .... Mike Norris (1 episode, 1957)
        - Lynching Party (1957) TV episode .... Mike Norris
  126. "Zane Grey Theater" .... Pyke Dillon (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Three Graves (1957) TV episode .... Pyke Dillon
  127. "Cavalcade of America" .... Harry / ... (3 episodes, 1953-1956)
    ... aka DuPont Presents the Cavalcade Theatre (USA: fourth season title)
    ... aka DuPont Theater (USA: fifth season title)
        - Women's Work (1956) TV episode .... Slate Morley
        - One Day at a Time (1955) TV episode .... Harry
        - Night Strike (1953) TV episode
  128. The Rack (1956) .... Millard Chilson Cassidy
  129. Calling Homicide (1956) .... Det. Arnie Arnhoff
  130. "Telephone Time" .... American Soldier (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Gingerbread Man (1956) TV episode .... American Soldier
  131. "Frontier" .... Ben Reed / ... (2 episodes, 1956)
        - Out from Texas (1956) TV episode (as Jim Best) .... Jason Cartwright
        - The Texicans (1956) TV episode .... Ben Reed
  132. Gaby (1956) .... Jim
  133. "Crossroads" (1 episode, 1956)
        - Anatole of the Bayous (1956) TV episode
  134. Forbidden Planet (1956) (uncredited) .... Crewman
  135. When Gangland Strikes (1956) (uncredited) .... Jerry Ames
  136. Come Next Spring (1956) .... Bill Jackson
  137. "The Adventures of Champion" .... Mace Kincaid / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
    ... aka Champion the Wonder Horse (UK)
        - Andrew and the Deadly Double (1956) TV episode .... Mace Kincaid
        - The Stone Heart (1955) TV episode .... Paul Kenyon
  138. "Red Ryder" .... Perry Cochran (1 episode, 1956)
        - Gun Trouble Valley (1956) TV episode .... Perry Cochran
  139. "The Lone Ranger" .... Jim Blake (1 episode, 1955)
        - Framed for Murder (1955) TV episode (as Jimmy Best) .... Jim Blake
  140. Top of the World (1955) (uncredited) .... Major French's Orderly
  141. The Eternal Sea (1955) (unconfirmed) .... Student
  142. A Man Called Peter (1955) (uncredited) .... Man with Jane at Youth Rally
  143. Seven Angry Men (1955) .... Jason Brown
    ... aka God's Angry Man (USA: alternative title)
  144. "Buffalo Bill, Jr." .... Telegrapher Larry (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Death of Johnny Ringo (1955) TV episode (as Jimmy Best) .... Telegrapher Larry
  145. "The Adventures of Kit Carson" .... Henry Jordan (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka Kit Carson
        - The Phantom Uprising (1955) TV episode
        - Frontier Empire (1954) TV episode .... Henry Jordan
  146. "The Gene Autry Show" .... Bank Teller / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka Melody Ranch
        - Hoodoo Canyon (1954) TV episode .... Ray Saunders
        - Holdup (1954) TV episode .... Bank Teller
  147. The Raid (1954) .... Lt. Robinson
  148. Return from the Sea (1954) .... Barr
  149. "Annie Oakley" .... Scott Warren (2 episodes, 1954)
        - Annie and the Outlaw's Son (1954) TV episode
        - Outlaw Mesa (1954) TV episode .... Scott Warren
  150. The Caine Mutiny (1954) (uncredited) .... Lt. JG Jorgensen
  151. "Stories of the Century" .... Dave Ridley (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The Fast Guns (USA: reissue title)
        - Little Britches (1954) TV episode .... Dave Ridley
  152. The Yellow Tomahawk (1954) .... Private Bliss
  153. They Rode West (1954) (uncredited) .... Lt. Finlay
  154. "Hopalong Cassidy" .... Rick Alston (1 episode, 1954)
        - Silent Testimony (1954) TV episode .... Rick Alston
  155. Riders to the Stars (1954) (as James K. Best) .... Sidney K. Fuller
  156. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - McCoy of Abilene (1953) TV episode
  157. City of Bad Men (1953) (uncredited) .... Gig
  158. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953) (uncredited) .... Charlie - Radar man
  159. The President's Lady (1953) (uncredited) .... Samuel Donaldson
  160. Column South (1953) .... Primrose
  161. Seminole (1953) .... Cpl. Gerard
  162. Skip Taylor (1953) (TV)
  163. Flat Top (1952) (uncredited) .... Radio Operator
    ... aka Eagles of the Fleet (UK)
  164. Francis Goes to West Point (1952) .... Cpl. Ransom
  165. Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952) .... Marvin Johnson
    ... aka Ma and Pa Kettle at the County Fair (USA: alternative title)
  166. Steel Town (1952) .... Joe Rakich
  167. The Battle at Apache Pass (1952) .... Cpl. Hassett
  168. About Face (1952) (unconfirmed) .... Hal's Roommate
  169. The Cimarron Kid (1952) .... Bitter Creek Dalton
  170. Apache Drums (1951) .... Bert Keon
  171. Air Cadet (1951) .... Jerry Connell
    ... aka Jet Men of the Air (UK)
  172. Target Unknown (1951) .... Sgt. Ralph Phelps
  173. Kansas Raiders (1950) .... Cole Younger
  174. Winchester '73 (1950) .... Crater
  175. Peggy (1950) .... Frank Addison
  176. I Was a Shoplifter (1950) (uncredited) .... Police Broadcaster in Surveillance Plane
  177. Comanche Territory (1950) .... Sam
  178. One Way Street (1950) (uncredited) .... Driver
Director:
  1. "The Dukes of Hazzard" (3 episodes, 1981-1984)
        - Cale Yarborough comes to Hazzard (1984) TV episode
        - Dead and Alive (1984) TV episode
        - Diamonds in the Rough (1981) TV episode

  2. The End (1978/I) (uncredited)
  3. Gator (1976) (uncredited)
Writer:
  1. Death Mask (1998) (writer)
Producer:
  1. The End (1978/I) (associate producer)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Gator (1976) (assistant to producer)
Self:
  1. "CMT Insider" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Special Edition: The Dukes of Hazzard (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "After They Were Famous" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Crime-fighters (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Inside Fame" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Dukes of Hazzard (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  4. The 20th Anniversary Hazzard County BBQ (2004) (V) .... Himself
  5. TV Road Trip (2002) (TV) .... Himself (The Dukes of Hazzard)

  6. "The Midnight Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
        - Episode #9.23 (1981) TV episode .... Himself

  7. "Family Feud" .... Himself (2 episodes)
    ... aka Family Fortune (UK)
    ... aka The Best of Family Feud (USA: reissue title)
        - Heroes vs. Villains 2 (????) TV episode .... Himself
        - Heroes vs. Villains 3 (????) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Gunfighters of the Old West (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Folliard
  2. It Came from Hollywood (1982)
  3. "Frontier Justice"
        - The Three Graves (1959) TV episode (archive footage: 'Zane Grey Theater') .... Pyke Dillon


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In 1957, he starred in the pilot for a proposed NBC western series called "Pony Express", but the series wasn't produced with the production team that made the pilot. more
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