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Ken Maynard (I) (1895–1973)

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Image is everything in Hollywood. Few stars were ever as disliked within the business but held in such high regard by fans as Ken Maynard. To never have met Maynard was reportedly a blessing. And despite his innumerable personality shortcomings, no other western star of the period had so many opportunities thrown his way... See full bio »

Born:

Kenneth Olin Maynard
in Vevay, Indiana, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1972 The Marshal of Windy Hollow
Texas Ranger
 
1970 Bigfoot
Mr. Bennett
 
1944 Harmony Trail
Marshal Ken Maynard
 
1944 Arizona Whirlwind
Ken Maynard
 
1944 Westward Bound
Ken Maynard
 
1943 Death Valley Rangers
Ken Maynard
 
1943 Blazing Guns
Marshal Ken Maynard
 
1943 The Law Rides Again
U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
 
1943 Wild Horse Stampede
Marshal Ken Maynard
 
1940 Lightning Strikes West
Lightning Ken Morgan
 
1940 Phantom Rancher
Ken Mitchell
 
1939 Death Rides the Range
Ken Baxter
 
1939 Flaming Lead
Ken Clark
 
1938 Six-Shootin' Sheriff
Jim 'Trigger' Morton
 
1938 Whirlwind Horseman
Ken Morton
 
1937 Trailing Trouble
John 'Friendly' Fields
 
1937 Boots of Destiny
Ken Crawford
 
1936 The Fugitive Sheriff
Ken Marshall
 
1936 The Cattle Thief
Ken
 
1936 Avenging Waters
Ken Morley
 
1936 Heroes of the Range
Ken
 
1935 Lawless Riders
Ken Manley
 
1935 Western Courage
Ken Baxter
 
1935 Heir to Trouble
Ken Armstrong
 
1935 Western Frontier
Ken Masters
 
1934 Mystery Mountain
Ken Williams
 
1934 In Old Santa Fe
Ken aka 'Kentucky'
 
1934 Smoking Guns
Ken Masters
 
1934 Honor of the Range
Sheriff Ken/Brother Clem
 
1934 Wheels of Destiny
Ken Manning
 
1933 Gun Justice
Ken Lance
 
1933 Fargo Express
Ken Benton
 
1933 Strawberry Roan
Ken Masters
 
1933 The Trail Drive
Ken Benton
 
1933 The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
'Fiddlin'
 
1933 King of the Arena
Captain Ken Kenton
 
1933 The Lone Avenger
Cal Weston
 
1933 Phantom Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt Kid
 
1933 Drum Taps
Ken Cartwright
 
1932 Tombstone Canyon
Ken Mason
 
1932 Between Fighting Men
Ken
 
1932 False Faces
Ken Maynard - in Nightclub (uncredited)
 
1932 Come On, Tarzan
Ken Benson
 
1932 Dynamite Ranch
Blaze Howell
 
1932 Whistlin' Dan
'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black
 
1932 Hell-Fire Austin
Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin
 
1932 Texas Gun Fighter
Bill Dane
 
1932 The Sunset Trail
Jim Brandon
 
1931 The Pocatello Kid
The Pocatello Kid/Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
 
1931 Branded Men
Rod Whitaker
 
1931 Range Law
Hap Conners
 
1931 Arizona Terror
The Arizonian
 
1931 Alias the Bad Man
Ranger Ken Neville - Psing as 'Red River' Gantz
 
1931 The Two Gun Man
'Blackie' Weed
 
1930 Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878
Dan Barton
 
1930 Sons of the Saddle
Jim Brandon
 
1930 Song of the Caballero
Juan Posing as El Lobo
 
1930 Mountain Justice
Ken McTavish
 
1930 The Voice of Hollywood No. 9 (short)
Ken Maynard (uncredited)
 
1930 The Fighting Legion
Dave Hayes
 
1930 Lucky Larkin
'Lucky' Larkin
 
1930 Parade of the West
Bud Rand
 
1929 Señor Americano
Lieutenant Michael Banning
 
1929 The Wagon Master
The Rambler
 
1929 The California Mail
Bob Scott
 
1929 The Lawless Legion
Cal Stanley
 
1929 The Royal Rider
Dick Scott
 
1929 Cheyenne
Cal Roberts
 
1928 The Phantom City
Tim Kelly
 
1928 The Glorious Trail
Pat O'Leary
 
1928 The Code of the Scarlet
Bruce Kenton
 
1928 The Upland Rider
Dan Dailey
 
1928 The Canyon of Adventure
Steven Bancroft
 
1928 The Wagon Show
Bob Mason
 
1927 Gun Gospel
Granger Hume
 
1927 The Red Raiders
Lieutenant John Scott
 
1927 The Devil's Saddle
Harry Morrel
 
1927 The Land Beyond the Law
Jerry Steele
 
1927 Somewhere in Sonora
Bob Bishop
 
1927 The Overland Stage
Jack Jessup
 
1926 The Unknown Cavalier
Tom Drury
 
1926 Senor Daredevil
Don Luis O'Flaherty
 
1926 Haunted Range
Terry Bladwin
 
1926 The Grey Vulture
Bart Miller
 
1925 Fighting Courage
Richard Kingsley
 
1925 North Star
Noel Blake
 
1925 The Demon Rider
Billy Dennis
 
1924 $50,000 Reward
Tex Sherwood
 
1924 Janice Meredith
Paul Revere
 
1923 Somebody Lied (short)
 
1923 Cameo Kirby (uncredited)
 
1923 The Gunfighter (uncredited)
 
1923 The Man Who Won
Conroy
 
1923 Brass Commandments (uncredited)
 
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1934 Smoking Guns (producer)
 
1934 Honor of the Range (producer)
 
1934 Wheels of Destiny (producer)
 
1933 Gun Justice (producer)
 
1933 Strawberry Roan (producer)
 
1933 The Trail Drive (producer)
 
1933 The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (producer)
 
1933 King of the Arena (producer)
 
1930 Sons of the Saddle (producer)
 
1930 Song of the Caballero (producer)
 
1930 Mountain Justice (producer)
 
1930 The Fighting Legion (producer)
 
1930 Lucky Larkin (producer)
 
1930 Parade of the West (producer)
 
1929 Señor Americano (producer)
 
1929 The Wagon Master (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1935 Heir to Trouble (performer: "The Cowboy's Lament" - uncredited)
 
1934 In Old Santa Fe (performer: "That's What I Like About My Dog", Because You Didn't Get a Girl")
 
1933 The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (performer: "Oh, Susanna", "Turkey in the Straw", "My Pretty Quadroon")
 
1930 Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878 (performer: "Wait For the Wagon" - uncredited, "Oh, Susanna" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1935 Heir to Trouble (story)
 
1935 Western Frontier (story)
 
1934 Smoking Guns (original story)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 August 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 1 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1935 Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 13 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-7 (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (TV documentary)
 
1987 The West That Never Was (TV documentary)
 
1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
 
1938 Rolling Caravans
Cowboy (uncredited)
 
1937 Ranger Courage
(uncredited)
 
1935 The Rustlers of Red Dog
(uncredited)
 
1932 Haunted Gold
From 'The Phantom City' (uncredited)
 

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Tombstone Canyon -- Maynard hears the cry of the weird masked "phantom" of Tombstone Canyon. The plot thickens when Maynard discovers a man with a key to his past has been murdered by the phantom. Tombstone Canyon -- Maynard hears the cry of the weird masked "phantom" of Tombstone Canyon. The plot thickens when Maynard discovers a man with a key to his past has been murdered by the phantom. Phantom Thunderbolt -- A cowboy called The Thunderbolt Kid comes to the aid of a town that is being threatened by outlaws who don't want a railroad to go through the town.
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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Maynard's saddle, used in his films from about 1935-on sold for $23,000 at the High Noon auction in Mesa, AZ in January, 2003. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer