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Fess Parker (I) (1924–2010)

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A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied drama in the early fifties and debuted in Springfield Rifle. He made only a handful of movies until he was signed by Walt Disney to star in the "Davy Crockett" series. When Walt was looking for an actor to play the part of Davy, he screened the sci-fi movie Them! with James Arness... See full bio »

Born:

Fess Elisha Parker Jr.
in Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Santa Ynez, California, USA
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1974 The Fess Parker Show (TV short)
Fess Hamilton
 
1972 Climb an Angry Mountain (TV movie)
Sheriff Elisha Cooper
 
1964-1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Daniel Boone
– Israel and Love (1970) … Daniel Boone
– How to Become a Goddess (1970) … Daniel Boone
– Bringing Up Josh (1970) … Daniel Boone
– The Homecoming (1970) … Daniel Boone
– Noblesse Oblige (1970) … Daniel Boone
See all 165 episodes »
 
1970 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Davy Crockett
– He Died with His Boots on Cause He Had Cold Feet to Start or He Died with His Boots Off, That's Why He Stubbed His Toe (1970) … Davy Crockett
 
1966 Smoky
Clint Barkley
 
1966 Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
Daniel Boone
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Herman Sitwell
– Who Killed WHO IV? (1964) … Herman Sitwell
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Clarence Jones
– Destry Had a Little Lamb (1964) … Clarence Jones
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Sheriff Ben Wister
– Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale (1963) … Sheriff Ben Wister
 
1962-1963 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Sen. Eugene Smith / Senator Eugene Smith
– The Lobbyist (1963) … Senator Eugene Smith
– High Society (1963) … Sen. Eugene Smith
– To Be or Not to Be (1963) … Sen. Eugene Smith
– Kid from Brooklyn (1963) … Sen. Eugene Smith
– Citizen Bellows (1963) … Sen. Eugene Smith
See all 25 episodes »
 
1962 Hell Is for Heroes
Sgt. Pike
 
1954-1962 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Curt Morrison / Reverend Joel Todd
– Miracle at Whiskey Gulch (1962) … Reverend Joel Todd
– The Kickapoo Run (1954) … Curt Morrison
 
1960 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Jonathan West
– Aftermath (1960) … Jonathan West
 
1959 The Jayhawkers!
Cam Bleeker
 
1959 Alias Jesse James
Davy Crockett (uncredited)
 
1959 The Hangman
Sheriff Buck Weston
 
1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Hasty Hanging (1958)
 
1958 The Light in the Forest
Del Hardy
 
1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Pvt. Linus Powell
– Turn Left at Mount Everest (1958) … Pvt. Linus Powell
 
1957 Old Yeller
Jim Coates
 
1956 Westward Ho, the Wagons!
John 'Doc' Grayson
 
1954-1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Davy Crockett / John 'Doc' Grayson
– Along the Oregon Trail (1956) … John 'Doc' Grayson
– Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1955) … Davy Crockett
– Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (1955) … Davy Crockett
– The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland/A Tribute to Mickey Mouse (1955) … Davy Crockett
– Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955) … Davy Crockett
See all 7 episodes »
 
1956 The Great Locomotive Chase
James J. Andrews
 
1955 City Detective (TV series)
Tony
– Hearts and Flowers (1955) … Tony
 
1955 Battle Cry
Pvt. Speedy
 
1954 The Bounty Hunter
Wild Cowboy at Finale (uncredited)
 
1954 My Little Margie (TV series)
The All American
– The All American (1954) … The All American
 
1954 Them!
Alan Crotty
 
1954 Annie Oakley (TV series)
Les Clinton - The Texas Sandman / Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
– Annie and the Texas Sandman (1954) … Les Clinton - The Texas Sandman
– Annie and the Mystery Woman (1954) … Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
 
1954 Dragonfly Squadron
Texas Lieutenant
 
1954 Stories of the Century (TV series)
Grat Dalton
– The Dalton Gang (1954) … Grat Dalton
 
1954 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
– The Big Winchester (1954)
 
1954 Dragnet (TV series)
Officer Harkness
– The Big Winchester (1954) … Officer Harkness
 
1953 Thunder Over the Plains
Kirby
 
1953 Island in the Sky
Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
 
1953 The Kid from Left Field
McDougal
 
1953 Take Me to Town
Long John (uncredited)
 
1952 Springfield Rifle
Jim Randolph (uncredited)
 
1952 Untamed Frontier
Clem McCloud
 
1952 No Room for the Groom
Cousin Ben (uncredited)
 
1950 Harvey
Voice of Leslie the Chauffeur (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1985 Back to the Future (performer: "THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT" 1954)
 
1964-1970 Daniel Boone (TV series)
– Perilous Passage (1970) (performer: "Sing Song Kitty" - uncredited)
– A Place of 1000 Spirits (1965) (performer: "The Paw-Paw Patch" - uncredited)
– The Family Fluellen (1964) (performer: "The Cuckoo Waltz" - uncredited)
– Ken-Tuck-E (1964) (performer: "Fare Thee Well" - uncredited)
 
1965 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.4 (1965) (performer: "Doodlin'")
 
1956 Westward Ho, the Wagons! (lyrics: "I'm Lonely My Darlin'" / performer: "The Ballad of John Colter", "Wringle Wrangle")
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary) (performer: "Bang! Went Old Betsy")
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1968 Daniel Boone (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Faith's Way (1968) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2002 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 A Conversation with Fess Parker (video documentary short) (thanks)
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
2007 James May's Road Trip (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Santa Barbara County (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Directed by Norman Foster (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Alamo Mania (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 A Conversation with Fess Parker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Disney Through the Decades (video documentary short)
Host - 1950's
 
2000 The De la Peña Diary (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Best Doggone Dog in the West: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Old Yeller' (video documentary short)
Himself - Host
 
1994 The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Hollywood's Talking (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1973) … Himself
 
1969-1972 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 September 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1971 The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.127 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.253 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.182 (1969) … Himself
 
1964-1969 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 1969 (1969) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 September 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 January 1968 (1968) … Himself - Guest
 
1966 The London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.6 (1966) … Himself
 
1965 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer / Sketch Actor
– Episode #3.4 (1965) … Himself - Singer/Sketch Actor
 
1964 What's This Song? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1964 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 September 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1959 Startime (TV series)
Himself
– Merman on Broadway (1959) … Himself
 
1954-1957 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Himself / James J Andrews
– The Fourth Anniversary Show (1957) … Himself
– Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker (1956) … Himself/James J Andrews
– The Disneyland Story (1954) … Himself
 
1956-1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.18 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #9.24 (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Disneyland, U.S.A. (documentary short)
Himself - as Davy Crockett
 
1956 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1956) … Himself
 
1955 Dateline: Disneyland (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 Pioneers of Television (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2005 Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (documentary short)
Himself/Davy Crockett (uncredited)
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1986 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (video short)
Davy Crockett
 
1961-1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Davy Crockett
 
1955 Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
Davy Crockett
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1960) Unsold pilot: Starred in a western pilot to be called "The Code of Jonathan West" that aired as an episode of the series "General Electric Theater" ( Aftermath) but it was never picked up. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 3 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard | See more »

Height:

6' 5½" (1.97 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

There have been several turning points in my life, but the most important one came the day I stepped before the cameras as Davy Crockett. The way I look at things, a man's life story isn't his alone, but it belongs to a lot of people who have influenced him and done things for him that he can never repay. See more »

Trivia:

Longtime friend of Ronald Reagan. See more »

Nickname:

Fessbo See more »

Star Sign:

Leo