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Date of Birth

1 January 1930, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

Orison Whipple Hungerford

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

Though born in New York City, Ty was raised in Texas and, after military service during the Korean War, took some classes at Texas A&M. He then moved west to California and won some minor roles in B movies. When TV's Clint Walker insisted on improvements in his "Cheyenne" (1955) contract, Warner Brothers countered by bringing in Ty as a possible replacement. Soon, Ty had his own show, "Bronco" (1958), which ran from 1958 to 1962. From here, he moved into a brief flurry of film activity: Merrill's Marauders (1962) and The Chapman Report (1962) in 1962, PT 109 (1963), Wall of Noise (1963), and Palm Springs Weekend (1963) in 1963, and Battle of the Bulge (1965) in 1966. After this, Ty's career drifted off into a series of forgettable movies made in Europe and, later, he worked in Prescott, Arizona, as an evangelistic preacher. Though often dismissed as just a hunk of "beefcake" -- he did a lot of bare-chest scenes -- Ty displayed a flair for light comedy in The Chapman Report (1962) and showed dramatic potential in the underrated Wall of Noise (1963).

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Mini Biography

Ty Hardin became a self-styled "freedom fighter" in the 1970s, and led a group called the Arizona Patriots. The Arizona Patriots were an anti-Semitic group with an emphasis on stockpiling weapons and baiting public officials.

After a mid-1970s dispute with the IRS, Hardin ran a tax protest school called the Common Law Institute, whose packet of materials included a "Patriot Handbook" containing "tested cases and methods to maintain good personal freedom." In 1983 and 1984, Hardin edited The Arizona Patriot, a monthly journal that printed diatribes against government officials, calls for "Christian Patriots" to band together, and reprints of articles from anti-Semitic publications.

Following a two-year FBI undercover probe, Federal agents raided a Patriot camp in 1986, and confiscated a hoard of weapons and publications from Aryan Nation groups. Ty Hardin left Arizona, and the group soon ceased to function.

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Spouse

Caroline	(21 August 2007 - present)
McNeill, Judy	(26 February 1978 - 3 August 2007) (divorced)
Lyndell	(1974 - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Jenny Atkins	(1971 - ?) (divorced)
Nebel, Francine	(1966 - ?) (divorced) 1 child
Marlene Schmidt	(1962 - 1966) (divorced) 1 child
Andra Martin	(30 August 1958 - ?) (divorced) 2 children
Nancy	(1952 - ?) (divorced) 2 children

Trivia

Hardin, after graduation from Signal OCS, served as a US Army Officer during the Korean War.

Attended Texas A and M University in 1955-56 as Ty Hungerford. Appeared in drama club (Aggie Players) production of Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!" et. al.

His third wife, Marlene Schmidt, was Miss Universe of 1961.

"Ty" came from "Typhoon" - a childhood nickname.

Is the grandfather of actor Camryn Walling.

Daughter with Marlene Schmidt.

Twin sons with Andra Martin.

In July 2005, he appeared as a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina, along with Donna Douglas, Ed Nelson, Elena Verdugo, Richard Anderson, Lorna Gray, Jo Morrow and Henry Darrow.

Wife, Judy McNeill, was a photographer's model in the 1960s appearing in commercials for Maybelline Cosmetics. She also modeled bathing suits for Oleg Cassini and is recognized as an accomplished artist.

With wife, Judy, Ty has 3 stepchildren and 7 grandchildren.

Where Are They Now

(May 2005) Washington State

(June 2007) Remarried, enjoying the Southern California sunshine with stepchildren, grandchildren and any opportunity to play golf.

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