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Chubby Johnson (1903–1974)

Chubby Johnson was born Charles Rutledge Johnson on August 13, 1903, in Terre Haute, Indiana. He made a living as a journalist and did not become a movie actor until he was in his 40s, making his debut in the Randolph Scott oater Abilene Town in support of Scott, Ann Dvorak and Edgar Buchanan... See full bio »

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1962-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Abner Ledbetter / Cash / Clyde / …
Search in Limbo (1972) … Old Man
Terror at 2:00 (1971) … John Baines
The Gold Detector (1967) … Cash
Ponderosa Explosion (1967) … Clyde
Hound Dog (1965) … Abner Ledbetter
 
1968-1969 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Davis / Jake / Old Whiteman
The Tenderfoot (1969) … Jake
Ten Day Millionaires (1968) … Old Whiteman
The Other Side of the Mountain (1968) … Davis
 
1969 Sam Whiskey
Blacksmith
 
1968-1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Clem - Old Timer / Farmer / Stableman
The Trial (1969) … Farmer
Reunion (1968) … Clem - Old Timer
What's in a Name (1968) … Stableman
 
1963-1969 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Barr / Oldtimer / Rogers / …
Gold Town (1969) … Oldtimer
Hammerhead (1964) … Wohaw
Chicken (1964) … Rogers
Easy Come (1963) … Barr
 
1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Prospector / Sheriff Quayle
The Night Dr. Loveless Died (1967) … Sheriff Quayle
The Night of the Tartar (1967) … Prospector
 
1967 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)
Stagecoach Driver
Harold's Double (1967) … Stagecoach Driver
 
1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
First Haircut Man (uncredited)
 
1966 Cyborg 2087
Uncle Pete
 
1966 The Smothers Brothers Show (TV series)
Obie
Wash You Were Here (1966) … Obie
 
1966 Tammy (TV series)
Parson
Lavinia's Wedding Day (1966) … Parson
 
1964-1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Loomis / Trapper
Perilous Journey (1965) … Loomis
The Choosing (1964) … Trapper (uncredited)
 
1965 The Big Valley (TV series)
Dr. Borland
Night of the Wolf (1965) … Dr. Borland
 
1965 Lassie (TV series)
Prospector
Look Homeward, Lassie: Part 2 (1965) … Prospector
 
1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Fat Cowboy
 
1963 Twilight of Honor
Gannon, Jailer (uncredited)
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
Concho
 
1963 Rawhide (TV series)
Sam Mayhew
Incident of the Pale Rider (1963) … Sam Mayhew
 
1962 The Firebrand
Tampico
 
1961-1962 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Buzz / Buzz the Salvage Man
The Treasure Chest (1962) … Buzz the Salvage Man
Dennis and the Pee Wee League (1961) … Buzz
The School Play (1961) … Buzz
 
1960-1962 The Rifleman (TV series)
Kansas Sawyer / Old Man / Walt Avery
Guilty Conscience (1962) … Old Man
The Spoiler (1960) … Walt Avery
 
1959-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Ernie / Pete
Mr. Mute (1961) … Ernie (as Chubby R. Johnson)
Lola Montez (1959) … Pete
 
1961 Two Faces West (TV series)
Riley
The Assassin (1961) … Riley
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Stonewall Brown
The Deathly Quiet (1961) … Stonewall Brown
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
Cactus Gates
The Break-In (1961) … Cactus Gates
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
Stage Driver
Bitter Glory (1961) … Stage Driver
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Summers
A Possibility of Oil (1961) … Summers
 
1957-1961 Maverick (TV series)
Andy Gish, Stagedriver / Billy Waker / Chester Miller / …
The Cactus Switch (1961) … Andy Gish, Stagedriver
Destination Devil's Flat (1960) … Oscar
The Maverick Line (1960) … Dutch Wilcox
The Misfortune Teller (1960) … Jud the Jailer
The Sheriff of Duck 'n' Shoot (1959) … Billy Waker
 
1960 Thriller (TV series)
Charlie Pringle
The Big Blackout (1960) … Charlie Pringle
 
1960 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Mr. Carter
A Feud Is a Feud (1960) … Mr. Carter
 
1960 Colt .45 (TV series)
Ed Childs
Attack (1960) … Ed Childs
 
1960 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
Jessie Turnbull
The Last Days of Jessie Turnbull (1960) … Jessie Turnbull
 
1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Chalmly Cove
Black Belt (1960) … Chalmly Cove
 
1957-1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Hank / Wally Higgins
Return to Boot Hill (1960) … Hank
Brannigan's Boots (1957) … Wally Higgins
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Robey
Trial by Fear (1960) … Robey
 
1958-1959 Frontier Doctor (TV series)
Sheriff / Sheriff Ed Wilson
Flaming Gold (1959) … Sheriff (uncredited)
The Twisted Road (1959) … Sheriff Ed Wilson
 
1959 Bronco (TV series)
Puddingstone
The Belles of Silver Flat (1959) … Puddingstone
 
1958 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Spinner
Old Dixie (1958) … Spinner
 
1956-1958 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)
Jake Appleby / Jake Wallace
The Best Policy (1958) … Jake Appleby
Rusty Meets Mr. Nobody (1956) … Jake Wallace
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Judd
The Millie Davis Story (1958) … Judd
 
1958 Rescue 8 (TV series)
Dakota, Old Bum
The Steel Mountain (1958) … Dakota, Old Bum
 
1958 Buckskin (TV series)
Leonardo
Tell Me, Leonardo (1958) … Leonardo
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Natchez (1958)
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Captain Bildag Creel
Silk Purse (1957) … Captain Bildag Creel
 
1957 Gunfire at Indian Gap
Samuel
 
1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Harry Garth
The Pawnee Strip (1957) … Harry Garth
 
1957 The River's Edge
Whiskers
 
1957 Drango
Zeb
 
1956 The Young Guns
Rongo Jones/Grandpa
 
1956 The Fastest Gun Alive
Frank Stringer
 
1956 The First Texan
Deaf Smith - army scout
 
1955 The Rawhide Years
Gif Lessing
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Uncle Toby
He Knew All About Women (1955) … Uncle Toby
 
1955 Tennessee's Partner
Grubstake McNiven
 
1955 Headline Hunters
Ned Powers, city editor
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Applejack / Fogarty
The Creaking Gate (1955) … Fogarty
Penny Serenade (1955) … Applejack
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Ed Harris
The Woman at Fog Point (1955) … Ed Harris
 
1955 Rage at Dawn
Hyronemus (uncredited)
 
1955 It's a Great Life (TV series)
Mr. Harper
Kathy Goes to New York (1955) … Mr. Harper
 
1955 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
Rancher
 
1954 Cattle Queen of Montana
Nat Collins
 
1954 The Human Jungle
Greenie
 
1954 The Far Country
Dusty
 
1954 Stories of the Century (TV series)
Joe Weaver
Chief Crazy Horse (1954) … Joe Weaver
 
1954 Overland Pacific
Sheriff Blaney
 
1953 Back to God's Country
Shorter
 
1953 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Gunpowder Joe
Gunpowder Joe (1953) … Gunpowder Joe
 
1953 Law and Order
Denver Cahoon
 
1953 Gunsmoke
Doc Farrell
 
1953 Last of the Comanches
Henry Ruppert
 
1952 Sky Full of Moon
Powder Horn Stationmaster (uncredited)
 
1952-1955 Sky King (TV series)
Jim Bell
Destruction from the Sky (1952) … Jim Bell
Two-Gun Penny (1952) … Jim Bell
Desperate Character (1952) … Jim Bell
Jim Bell's Triumph (1952) … Jim Bell
 
1952 Apache War Smoke
Juke (uncredited)
 
1952 The Treasure of Lost Canyon
Baltimore Dan
 
1952 Here Come the Nelsons
Tex, Man at Fair
 
1952 Bend of the River
Cap'n Mello
 
1951 Westward the Women
Jim Stacey, Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
 
1951 The Raging Tide
'General' Ball
 
1951 Fort Dodge Stampede
'Skeeter' Davis
 
1951 Lost Continent
Bunker 'Suit' (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1951 Fort Worth
Sheriff
 
1951 Wells Fargo Gunmaster
Skeeter Davis
 
1951 The Scarf
Feed Store Manager
 
1951 Night Riders of Montana
Sheriff 'Skeeter' Davis
 
1950 Frenchie
Miner (uncredited)
 
1950 Rocky Mountain
Gil Craigie, Stagedriver
 
1946 Abilene Town
Homesteader (uncredited)
 

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Chubby R. Johnson
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This gruff western comedy sidekick was a jack-of-all-trades in real life -- at different times of his life was a reporter, columnist, journalist, radio announcer and even a butcher. See more »

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