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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied Drama... more
Trivia:
Discovered by Adolphe Menjou who was a guest artist at the University... more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
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Filmography
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1. | The Fess Parker Show (1974) (TV) | Fess Hamilton | 1974 | - | - |
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2. | Climb an Angry Mountain (1972) (TV) | Sheriff Elisha Cooper | 1972 | - | 5.1 (22) |
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3. | "Daniel Boone" (1964) | Daniel Boone (102 episodes, 1964-1970) | 1970 | - | 7.5 (214) |
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4. | "The Red Skelton Show" (1951) | Davy Crockett (1 episode, 1970) | 1970 | - | 8.2 (165) |
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5. | Smoky (1966) | Clint Barkley | 1966 | - | 7.0 (69) |
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6. | Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider (1966) | Daniel Boone | 1966 | - | 5.9 (22) |
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7. | "Burke's Law" (1963) | Herman Sitwell (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 7.7 (142) |
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8. | "Destry" (1964) | Clarence Jones (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 3.9 (8) |
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9. | "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962) | Sheriff Ben Wister (1 episode, 1963) | 1963 | - | 8.6 (319) |
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10. | "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1962) | Sen. Eugene Smith / Senator Eugene Smith (25 episodes, 1962-1963) | 1963 | - | 5.2 (9) |
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11. | Hell Is for Heroes (1962) | Sgt. Pike | 1962 | - | 7.1 (2,121) |
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12. | "Death Valley Days" (1952) | Curt Morrison / Reverend Joel Todd (2 episodes, 1954-1962) | 1962 | - | 7.7 (89) |
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13. | Merman on Broadway (1961) (TV) | 1961 | - | - | |
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14. | "General Electric Theater" (1953) | Jonathan West (1 episode, 1960) | 1960 | - | 8.1 (72) |
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15. | The Jayhawkers! (1959) | Cam Bleeker | 1959 | - | 6.0 (99) |
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16. | Alias Jesse James (1959) | (uncredited) Davy Crockett | 1959 | - | 6.5 (378) |
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17. | The Hangman (1959) | Sheriff Buck Weston | 1959 | - | 6.3 (58) |
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18. | "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) | (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 7.1 (49) |
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19. | The Light in the Forest (1958) | Del Hardy | 1958 | - | 7.0 (155) |
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20. | "Playhouse 90" (1956) | Pvt. Linus Powell (1 episode, 1958) | 1958 | - | 8.5 (67) |
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21. | Old Yeller (1957) | Jim Coates | 1957 | - | 7.3 (3,476) |
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22. | Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956) | John 'Doc' Grayson | 1956 | - | 5.8 (84) |
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23. | "Disneyland" (1954) | Davy Crockett / John 'Doc' Grayson (7 episodes, 1954-1956) | 1956 | - | 8.4 (277) |
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24. | The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) | James J. Andrews | 1956 | - | 7.2 (256) |
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25. | "City Detective" (1953) | Tony (1 episode, 1955) | 1955 | - | 8.4 (5) |
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26. | Battle Cry (1955) | Pvt. Speedy | 1955 | - | 6.6 (781) |
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27. | The Bounty Hunter (1954) | (uncredited) Wild Cowboy at Finale | 1954 | - | 6.3 (114) |
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28. | Them! (1954) | Alan Crotty | 1954 | - | 7.5 (5,397) |
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29. | "Annie Oakley" (1954) | Les Clinton - The Texas Sandman / Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher (2 episodes, 1954) | 1954 | - | 7.5 (40) |
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30. | Dragonfly Squadron (1954) | Texas Lieutenant | 1954 | - | 6.3 (17) |
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31. | "Stories of the Century" (1954) | Grat Dalton (1 episode, 1954) | 1954 | - | 7.3 (31) |
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32. | "Dragnet" (1951) | Harkness (1 episode, 1954) | 1954 | - | 7.8 (210) |
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33. | Thunder Over the Plains (1953) | Kirby | 1953 | - | 6.0 (142) |
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34. | Island in the Sky (1953) | (uncredited) Fitch's co-pilot | 1953 | - | 6.9 (1,012) |
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35. | The Kid from Left Field (1953) | McDougal | 1953 | - | 6.2 (171) |
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36. | Take Me to Town (1953) | (uncredited) Long John | 1953 | - | 6.7 (76) |
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37. | Springfield Rifle (1952) | (uncredited) Jim Randolph | 1952 | - | 6.5 (417) |
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38. | Untamed Frontier (1952) | Clem McCloud | 1952 | - | 4.5 (38) |
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39. | No Room for the Groom (1952) | (uncredited) Cousin Ben | 1952 | - | 6.1 (110) |
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40. | Harvey (1950) | (uncredited) Voice of Leslie the Chauffeur | 1950 | - | 8.2 (20,960) |
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1. | "Daniel Boone" (1964) | (5 episodes, 1968-1970) | 1970 | - | 7.5 (214) |
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1. | Back to the Future (1985) | (performer: "THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT", "THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT" (uncredited)) | 1985 | $351M | 8.4 (179,159) |
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2. | Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956) | (performer: "The Ballad of John Colter", "Wringle Wrangle") ("I'm Lonely My Darlin'") | 1956 | - | 5.8 (84) |
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1. | 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic (2002) (V) | (special thanks) | 2002 | - | 6.6 (10) |
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2. | A Conversation with Fess Parker (2001) (V) | (thanks) | 2001 | - | 8.1 (7) |
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3. | Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV) | (grateful acknowledgment) | 2001 | - | 7.7 (142) |
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Self
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1. | Directed by Norman Foster (2006) (V) | Himself | 2006 | - | - |
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2. | "CBS News Sunday Morning" (1979) | Himself (1 episode, 2005) | 2005 | - | 8.0 (70) |
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3. | Alamo Mania (2004) (TV) | Himself | 2004 | - | - |
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4. | 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic (2002) (V) | Himself | 2002 | - | 6.6 (10) |
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5. | A Conversation with Fess Parker (2001) (V) | Himself | 2001 | - | 8.1 (7) |
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6. | Disney Through the Decades (2001) (V) | Host - 1950's | 2001 | - | 7.9 (12) |
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7. | The De la Peña Diary (2000) (V) | Himself | 2000 | - | - |
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8. | Best Doggone Dog in the West: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Old Yeller' (1997) (V) | Himself - Host | 1997 | - | 7.8 (21) |
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9. | The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic (1994) (TV) | Himself | 1994 | - | 6.0 (17) |
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10. | NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978) (TV) | Himself | 1978 | - | 7.1 (14) |
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11. | "Hollywood's Talking" (1973) | Himself (1 episode, 1973) | 1973 | - | - |
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12. | "The Dean Martin Show" (1965) | Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1972) | 1972 | - | 8.4 (138) |
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13. | "The Andy Williams Show" (1969) | Himself (1 episode, 1971) | 1971 | - | 8.9 (23) |
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14. | "Today" (1952) | Himself (2 episodes, 1964-1969) | 1969 | - | 4.6 (318) |
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15. | "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" (1968) | Himself (1 episode, 1968) | 1968 | - | - |
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16. | "The Jonathan Winters Show" (1967) | Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1968) | 1968 | - | 8.2 (17) |
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17. | "The London Palladium Show" (1966) | Himself (1 episode, 1966) | 1966 | - | - |
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18. | "The Danny Kaye Show" (1963) | Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1965) | 1965 | - | 7.4 (21) |
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19. | "What's This Song?" (1964) | Himself (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | - |
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20. | "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) | Himself (1 episode, 1964) | 1964 | - | 8.3 (463) |
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21. | "Startime" (1959) | Himself (1 episode, 1959) | 1959 | - | 7.2 (29) |
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22. | "Disneyland" (1954) | Himself / James J Andrews (3 episodes, 1954-1957) | 1957 | - | 8.4 (277) |
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23. | "Toast of the Town" (1948) | Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1957) | 1957 | - | 8.4 (100) |
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24. | Disneyland, U.S.A. (1956) | Himself - as Davy Crockett | 1956 | - | 8.6 (29) |
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25. | "The George Gobel Show" (1954) | Himself (1 episode, 1956) | 1956 | - | 6.4 (15) |
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26. | Dateline: Disneyland (1955) (TV) | Himself / 'Davy Crockett' | 1955 | - | 6.8 (64) |
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1. | Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (2005) | (uncredited) Himself/Davy Crockett |
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2. | Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986) (V) | Davy Crockett |
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4. | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) | Davy Crockett |
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5. | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) | Davy Crockett |
Additional Details
Other Works:
Recordings (notable singles): "Ballad of Davy Crockett" [from Disney film _Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier_](Columbia, 1955); "Wringle Wrangle" [from Disney film _Westward Ho, the Wagons_] (Disneyland, 1957). more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article more
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