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Fuzzy Knight (1901–1976)

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American character actor primarily of Western "sidekick" roles. Born John Forest Knight in Fairmont, West Virginia, Knight joined a traveling minstrel show as a musician at age 15. He attended The University of West Virginia as a law student, supporting himself as the drummer in his own band. Finding music more rewarding... See full bio »

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John Forrest Knight
in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1967 Hostile Guns
Buck, Reno Cowboy
 
1966 Waco
Telegraph Operator (uncredited)
 
1965 The Bounty Killer
Captain Luther
 
1962 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Charles Porter
– Door-to-Door Salesman (1962) … Charles Porter
– Very Warm for Christmas (1962)
 
1962 Lassie (TV series)
Judge Fred J. Beaber
– Sanctuary (1962) … Judge Fred J. Beaber
 
1962 The Tall Man (TV series)
Johnny Red
– Trial by Fury (1962) … Johnny Red
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
Mr. Morris
– The Inheritance (1961) … Mr. Morris
 
1961 Lock Up (TV series)
Fire Chief Carson
– A Case of Arson (1961) … Fire Chief Carson
 
1960 Outlaws (TV series)
Isaac Miller
– The Quiet Killer (1960) … Isaac Miller
 
1959 The Man and the Challenge (TV series)
Burro Charlie
– The Visitors (1959) … Burro Charlie
 
1959 These Thousand Hills
Jacob Smith (uncredited)
 
1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
Tom
 
1955-1957 Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (TV series)
Pvt. Fuzzy Knight / Private Fuzzy Knight
– Ring of Steel (1957) … Pvt. Fuzzy Knight
– Dr. Legionnaire (1957) … Pvt. Fuzzy Knight
– One Accident Too Many (1957) … Pvt. Fuzzy Knight
– Out of Bounds (1957) … Private Fuzzy Knight
– Guns for Sale (1956) … Pvt. Fuzzy Knight
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1956 The Naked Hills
Pitch Man
 
1955 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Reb Johnson / Zeke
– Battle Line (1955) … Reb Johnson
– Old Cowboys Never Die (1955) … Zeke
 
1953 Geraldine
Song Plugger (uncredited)
 
1953 Vigilante Terror
'Strummer' Jones
 
1953 Topeka
Pop Harrison
 
1952 Feudin' Fools
Traps
 
1952 Fargo
Tad Sloan
 
1952 Kansas Territory
Cap
 
1952 The Gunman
Blinkey
 
1952 Oklahoma Annie
Larry
 
1952 Rodeo
Jazbo Davis
 
1952 Rancho Notorious
The Barber (uncredited)
 
1952 Night Raiders
Tex
 
1952 Adventures of Gallant Bess
Woody
 
1951 Stage to Blue River
Texas
 
1951 Lawless Cowboys
Horace Greeley Smithers
 
1951 Honeychile
Ice Cream Vendor
 
1951 Gold Raiders
Sheriff
 
1951 Show Boat
Trocadero Piano Player (uncredited)
 
1951 Stagecoach Driver
Texas McGillicudy
 
1951 Nevada Badmen
Texas
 
1951 Skipalong Rosenbloom
Sneaky Pete
 
1950-1951 The Gene Autry Show (TV series)
Sagebrush - Sidekick
– Double Barreled Vengeance (1951) … Sagebrush - Sidekick
– The Raiders (1951) … Sagebrush - Sidekick
– T.N.T. (1950) … Sagebrush - Sidekick
– The Sheriff of Santa Rosa (1950) … Sagebrush - Sidekick
 
1951 Canyon Raiders
Texas Milburn
 
1951 Wanted: Dead or Alive
Texas, U. S. Marshal
 
1951 Life with Buster Keaton (TV series)
Barfly
 
1950 Fast on the Draw
Deacon/The Cat
 
1950 West of the Brazos
Judge Deacon
 
1950 Hills of Oklahoma
Clifton 'Jiggs' Endicott
 
1950 Colorado Ranger
Deacon
 
1950 Crooked River
Deacon
 
1950 Marshal of Heldorado
The Mayor
 
1950 Hostile Country
Deacon Hall
 
1949 Apache Chief
Sergeant Nevada
 
1949 Feudin' Rhythm
Horseshoe
 
1949 Rimfire
Porky Hodges
 
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
Lern Sykes (uncredited)
 
1947 The Egg and I
Cab Driver
 
1946 Rustler's Round-up
Pinkerton J. 'Pinky' Pratt
 
1946 Gunman's Code
Bosco O'Toole
 
1946 Lawless Breed
Tumbleweed
 
1946 Her Adventurous Night
Cudgeons
 
1946 Gun Town
'Ivory' Keys
 
1946 Girl on the Spot
Bim
 
1945 Frontier Gal
Fuzzy
 
1945 Senorita from the West
Rosebud
 
1945 Code of the Lawless
'Bonanza' Featherstone
 
1945 Bad Men of the Border
Mortimer P. 'Rockabye' Jones
 
1945 Trail to Vengeance
'Hungry' Huggins
 
1945 Renegades of the Rio Grande
Ranger Trigger Bidwell
 
1945 Swing Out, Sister
Clutch
 
1945 Song of the Sarong
Pete McGillicutty
 
1945 Frisco Sal
Hallelujah
 
1945 Beyond the Pecos
Barnacle Pete Finnegan
 
1944 The Old Texas Trail
H. Pinkerton 'Pinky' Pinkley
 
1944 Riders of the Santa Fe
Bullseye Johnson
 
1944 The Singing Sheriff
Fuzzy
 
1944 Trail to Gunsight
Horatius Van Sickle
 
1944 Allergic to Love
Charlie
 
1944 Trigger Trail
Echo
 
1944 Take It Big
Cowboy Joe
 
1944 Boss of Boomtown
Corporal Chatter-Box
 
1944 Cowboy and the Senorita
Fuzzy
 
1944 The Great Alaskan Mystery
'Grit' Hartman [Chs. 4-13]
 
1944 Hi, Good Lookin'!
Joe Smedley
 
1944 Oklahoma Raiders
Banjo Bonner
 
1944 Marshal of Gunsmoke
'Glow-Worm' Johnson
 
1943 Corvette K-225
Cricket
 
1943 Arizona Trail
Kansas
 
1943 The Lone Star Trail
Angus MacAngus
 
1943 Frontier Law
Ramblin' Rufe Randel
 
1943 Raiders of San Joaquin
Eustace Clairmont
 
1943 Cheyenne Roundup
Cal Calkins
 
1943 He's My Guy
Sparks
 
1943 Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Si Dugan
 
1942 The Old Chisholm Trail
Alvin Pendergast aka Polario
 
1942 Little Joe, the Wrangler
Little Joe Smith
 
1942 Apache Trail
Juke
 
1942 Deep in the Heart of Texas
Hapworth 'Happy' T. Snodgrass
 
1942 Boss of Hangtown Mesa
Dr. J. Wellington Dingle
 
1942 The Silver Bullet
Wild Bill Jones
 
1942 Lady in a Jam
Govt. Man's Cabbie (uncredited)
 
1942 Juke Girl
Ike Harper
 
1942 Butch Minds the Baby
Wyoming
 
1942 Stagecoach Buckaroo
Clem Clemmons
 
1941 Fighting Bill Fargo
Scoop
 
1941 Arizona Cyclone
Muleshoe
 
1941 New York Town
Gus Nelson
 
1941 The Masked Rider
Patches McQuilt
 
1941 Badlands of Dakota
Hurricane Harry
 
1941 Man from Montana
Deputy Grubby
 
1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
Mr. Palestrom
 
1941 Rawhide Rangers
Porky Blake
 
1941 Law of the Range
Chap
 
1941 The Cowboy and the Blonde
Skeeter
 
1941 Horror Island
Stuff Oliver
 
1941 Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Lem Fielding
 
1941 Bagdad Daddy (short)
 
1940 Pony Post
Shorty
 
1940 Law and Order
Deadwood
 
1940 Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Joe Bushberry
 
1940 Brigham Young
Pete
 
1940 Son of Roaring Dan
Tick Belden
 
1940 Bad Man from Red Butte
'Spud'
 
1940 The Singing Dude (short)
Bingo
 
1940 Riders of Pasco Basin
Luther
 
1940 Johnny Apollo
Cellmate
 
1940 Boss of Bullion City
Burt Pennypacker
 
1940 My Little Chickadee
Cousin Zeb
 
1940 West of Carson City
Banjo
 
1940 Remember the Night
Bandleader at Barn Dance (uncredited)
 
1939 Chip of the Flying U
'Weary'
 
1939 Oklahoma Frontier
Frosty
 
1939 Desperate Trails
Bill 'Cousin Willie' Strong
 
1939 The Oregon Trail
Deadwood Hawkins
 
1939 Union Pacific
Cookie
 
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
Buzz
 
1938 Spawn of the North
Lefty Jones
 
1938 Joy of Living
Sideshow Pianist & Singer (uncredited)
 
1938 The Last Stand
Pepper
 
1938 Border Wolves
Clem Barrett
 
1938 Where the West Begins
Buzz, Jack's Sidekick
 
1938 Everybody's Doing It
Softy's Henchman (uncredited)
 
1937 The Singing Outlaw
Longhorn
 
1937 Quick Money
Peter Piper Potter
 
1937 Amateur Crook
Jape, the Gas-Station Attendant
 
1937 Courage of the West
Hank Givens
 
1937 County Fair
Whitey the Trainer
 
1937 Flying Fists
Spider
 
1937 Mountain Music
Amos Burnside
 
1937 Mountain Justice
Clem Biggers
 
1937 The Gold Racket
Scotty Summers
 
1937 Her Husband Lies
Ears Norris (uncredited)
 
1936 Silks and Saddles
Bottsie Botsworth
 
1936 With Love and Kisses
Butch
 
1936 Song of the Gringo
Slim
 
1936 The Plainsman
Dave
 
1936 Sea Spoilers
Hogan
 
1936 Put on the Spot
Elmer
 
1936 Kelly of the Secret Service
Lefty Hogan
 
1936 Wildcat Trooper
Constable Pat O'Hearne - RCMP
 
1936 And Sudden Death
Steve Bartlett
 
1936 Palm Springs
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1936 Rio Grande Romance
Elmer
 
1936 Song of the Trail
Pudge
 
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Tater
 
1935 Top Flat (short)
Fuzzy, Patsy's friend
 
1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive
Dance hall attendant
 
1935 Bars of Hate
Montague
 
1935 Hot Off the Press
 
1935 The Old Homestead
Lem
 
1935 Wanderer of the Wasteland
Deputy Scott
 
1935 Trails of the Wild
RCMP Windy Cameron
 
1935 Danger Ahead
Fred Klein
 
1935 The Murder Man
'Buck' Hawkins
 
1935 Dizzy Dames
Buzz
 
1935 Vagabond Lady
Swan - Man with Pat (uncredited)
 
1935 George White's 1935 Scandals
Sam Fogel (uncredited)
 
1935 Home on the Range
Cracker
 
1934 Music in the Air
Nick
 
1934 Night Alarm
Dinner Club Comedian
 
1934 Behold My Wife
Photographer (uncredited)
 
1934 She Had to Choose
Wally
 
1934 Belle of the Nineties
Comedian
 
1934 The Girl from Missouri
Photographer with O'Sullivan (uncredited)
 
1934 The Cat's-Paw
Stuttering Gangster
 
1934 Operator 13
Sweeney
 
1934 I Hate Women
Cookie Smith
 
1934 The Last Round-Up
Charles Bunko McGee
 
1934 Come On, Marines!
Wimpy
 
1934 Moulin Rouge
Eddie
 
1934 Morocco Nights (short)
Fuzzy Knight
 
1933 Sitting Pretty
Stock Clerk (uncredited)
 
1933 To the Last Man
Jeff Morley
 
1933 This Day and Age
Max
 
1933 Her Bodyguard
Danny Dare
 
1933 Sunset Pass
Willy Willard
 
1933 Under the Tonto Rim
Tex
 
1933 She Done Him Wrong
Rag Time Kelly
 
1933 Billion Dollar Scandal
Piano Entertainer (uncredited)
 
1932 Speed Demon
Lefty
 
1932 Hell's Highway
Society Red
 
1932 Fighting for Justice
Piano Player Fuzzy Knight (uncredited)
 
1929 Night Parade
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
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1946 Gunman's Code (performer: "Those Happy Days")
 
1946 Rustler's Round-up (performer: "That's the Way I Am", "Vote For Cal Dixon")
 
1946 Lawless Breed (performer: "Bananas Make Me Tough", "Sittin' On The Inside")
 
1946 Movieland Magic (short) (performer: "We're Heading for the Rodeo" - uncredited)
 
1946 Gun Town (performer: "A Cowboy is Happy")
 
1945 Bad Men of the Border (performer: "And Then I Got Married")
 
1945 Trail to Vengeance (performer: "Huckleberry Pie")
 
1945 Song of the Sarong (performer: "Pied Pipers From Swingtown")
 
1945 Beyond the Pecos (performer: "Blow the Man Down")
 
1944 The Old Texas Trail (performer: "Polly Waddle Doodle")
 
1944 Riders of the Santa Fe (performer: "The Defective Detective From Deadwood")
 
1944 Trail to Gunsight (performer: "Slumbertime Out On the Prairie")
 
1944 Hi, Good Lookin'! (performer: "Buckwheat Cakes")
 
1944 Oklahoma Raiders (performer: "Hi Nellie, Ho Nellie")
 
1943 Arizona Trail (performer: "The Devil's Gonna Laugh")
 
1943 Frontier Law (performer: "The Bears Give Me the Bird", "Call of the Range")
 
1943 Raiders of San Joaquin (performer: "Oh My Darling Clementine" - uncredited, "The Hatches and the Morgans")
 
1943 Cheyenne Roundup (performer: "Ain't Got Nothin' and Nothin' Worries Me")
 
1943 Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (performer: "The Drinks Are on the House")
 
1942 Little Joe, the Wrangler (performer: "Little Joe, the Wrangler")
 
1942 Deep in the Heart of Texas (performer: "Sweet Genevieve", "Deep In The Heart Of Texas")
 
1942 Boss of Hangtown Mesa (performer: "Pappy Was A Gunman" - uncredited, "Ain't Got Nothin'" - uncredited)
 
1942 The Silver Bullet (performer: "My Gal, She Works In A Laundry")
 
1942 Stagecoach Buckaroo (performer: "Don't Ever Be a Cowboy", "Just Too Gosh Darn Bashful", "Red River Valley")
 
1941 Arizona Cyclone (performer: "Wooden Leg Pete")
 
1941 Man from Montana (performer: "Bananas Make Me Tough")
 
1941 Rawhide Rangers (performer: "Huckleberry Pie")
 
1941 Law of the Range (performer: "I Plumb Forgot")
 
1941 Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (performer: "The Bears Give Me the Bird")
 
1940 Pony Post (performer: "I Don't Milk No Cows")
 
1940 Law and Order (performer: "Happy Old Days")
 
1940 Ragtime Cowboy Joe (performer: "Cross-eyed Kate", "Do the Ooh La La")
 
1940 Brigham Young (performer: "Shimalong Joe" - uncredited)
 
1940 Son of Roaring Dan (performer: "And Then I Got Married" - uncredited)
 
1940 Bad Man from Red Butte (performer: "Gabby the Lawyer's Come to Town")
 
1940 The Singing Dude (short) (performer: "We're Heading for the Rodeo" - uncredited)
 
1940 West of Carson City (performer: "Let's Go")
 
1939 Chip of the Flying U (performer: "Aches and Pains", "A Gal Named Sue")
 
1939 Oklahoma Frontier (performer: "My Cincinnati")
 
1939 Desperate Trails (performer: "Oh, Suzanna")
 
1938 Joy of Living (performer: "A Heavenly Party" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady (performer: "Er-ru-ti-tu-ti" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1938 Spawn of the North (performer: "Mother Machree" - uncredited)
 
1938 Border Wolves (performer: "Wyoming Moon", "Bowlegged Bill", "Riding the Trail Again")
 
1938 Where the West Begins (performer: "That's My Idea of Fun")
 
1937 The Gold Racket (writer: "Broken Down Mama")
 
1936 Silks and Saddles (performer: "I Took My Girl to the Races")
 
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (short) (performer: "Minnehaha")
 
1936 Song of the Trail (performer: "Nell Was the Belle of the Prairie")
 
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (performer: "Twilight on the Trail", "A Melody from the Sky")
 
1935 The Old Homestead (performer: "When Our Old Age Pension Check Comes To the Door", "Honey Dat I Love So Well", "That Old White Mule of Mine")
 
1935 Danger Ahead (performer: "Eloise")
 
1935 Dizzy Dames (performer: "Let's Be Frivolous")
 
1934 Operator 13 (performer: "Join the Cavalry" ca 1862 - uncredited)
 
1933 She Done Him Wrong (performer: "After the Ball" 1892 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1935 Top Flat (short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1936 Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs (short)
Himself
 
1928 Fuzzy Knight and His Little Piano (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
1997 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1961 I 10 del Texas
 
1949 The Pecos Pistol (short)
Porky Blake
 
1949 Prairie Pirates (short)
(uncredited)
 
1949 Western Feud! (short)
Tick
 
1946 Movieland Magic (short)
 

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Here's Howe (1928). Musical comedy. Music by Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer. Book by Fred Thompson and Paul Girard Smith. Lyrics by Irving Caesar. Musical Director: Paul Lannin. Choreographed by Sammy Lee. Broadhurst Theatre: 1 May 1928- 30 Jun 1928 (71 performances). Cast: Ingrid Aakesson, Florence Allen... See more »
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Got into show business on his musicianship, appearing on vaudeville and in stage musicals, and once even led his own band. He broke solidly into films after Mae West caught his act and put him in a couple of her vehicles -- She Done Him Wrong and My Little Chickadee. See more »

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