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Actor:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. Stubby Pringle's Christmas (1978) (TV) .... Janitor
2. Poco... Little Dog Lost (1977) .... Big Burt
   ... aka Poco
3. Mr. Billion (1977) .... Col. Clayton T. Winkle
   ... aka The Windfall
4. "Hec Ramsey" .... Sam McDade (1 episode, 1974)
       - Scar Tissue (1974) TV episode .... Sam McDade
5. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) .... Lemuel
   ... aka Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (USA: poster title)
6. Guns of a Stranger (1973) .... Tom Duncan
7. "Alias Smith and Jones" .... Bixby (1 episode, 1972)
       - The Biggest Game in the West (1972) TV episode .... Bixby
8. The Steagle (1971) .... Tall-Guy McCoy
9. "The Virginian" .... Reedy (1 episode, 1971)
   ... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
       - The Angus Killer (1971) TV episode .... Reedy
10. "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor"
        - Another Buckle for Wesley Hill (1971) TV episode
11. "Night Gallery" .... Heppelwhite (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" (USA)
        - The Little Black Bag (1970) TV episode .... Heppelwhite
12. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) (TV) .... Gentleman George Agnew
13. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... Mr. Ike
    
    
14. The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) (TV) .... Gentleman George Agnew
15. Big Daddy (1969)
    ... aka Paradise Road
16. "Gunsmoke" .... Abe Blocker / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1968)
    ... aka "Gun Law" (UK)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" (USA: rerun title)
        - A Noose for Dobie Price (1968) TV episode .... Elihu Gorman
        - A Hat (1967) TV episode .... Red Conniston
        - Abe Blocker (1962) TV episode .... Abe Blocker
17. "Tarzan" .... Montroso (1 episode, 1968)
        - End of a Challenge (1968) TV episode .... Montroso
18. "Judd for the Defense" .... Simpson Youngert (1 episode, 1967)
        - Confessional (1967) TV episode .... Simpson Youngert
19. "The Rounders" .... Jim Ed Love (17 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - What Elephants? (1967) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
        - Efficiency is for Experts (1966) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
        - The Sweet Little Old Lady (1966) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
        - Low Moon at Hi Lo (1966) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
        - Polo, Anyone? (1966) TV episode .... Jim Ed Love
          (12 more)
20. Fireball 500 (1966) .... Big Jaw
21. "Burke's Law" .... General Hector Harder / ... (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
    ... aka "Amos Burke, Secret Agent" (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed the Toy Soldier? (1965) TV episode .... General Hector Harder
        - Who Killed Avery Lord? (1964) TV episode .... Stanton Custer
        - Who Killed Cable Roberts? (1963) TV episode .... Harry Riggs
22. The Rounders (1965) .... Jim Ed Love (owner, Love Ranch)
23. "Rawhide" .... Sheriff Asa Tanner (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Incident at Deadhorse: Part II (1964) TV episode .... Sheriff Asa Tanner
        - Incident at Deadhorse: Part I (1964) TV episode .... Sheriff Asa Tanner
24. "Route 66" .... Monty (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Monty
        - Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Monty
25. The Cardinal (1963) .... Monsignor Whittle
26. The Wheeler Dealers (1963) .... Jay Ray
    ... aka Separate Beds (UK)
27. McLintock! (1963) .... Drago
28. Young Guns of Texas (1962) .... Preacher Sam Shelby
29. "Frontier Circus" .... Col. Casey Thompson / ... (8 episodes, 1962)
        - Incident at Pawnee Gun (1962) TV episode .... Col. Casey Thompson
        - The Daring Durandos (1962) TV episode .... Colonel Casey Thompson
        - The Good Fight (1962) TV episode .... Col. Casey Thompson
        - Mighty Like Rogues (1962) TV episode .... Colonel Casey Thompson
        - Naomi Champagne (1962) TV episode .... Col. Casey Thompson
          (3 more)
30. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961) .... Major Buford
31. The Deadly Companions (1961) .... Turk
    ... aka Trigger Happy (USA: reissue title) (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Deadly Companions (UK: DVD title)
32. Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) .... Doc Wilson Gates, MD
33. Where the Boys Are (1960) .... Police Captain
34. "Assignment: Underwater" .... Boyd Crosby (1 episode, 1960)
        - Troubled Waters (1960) TV episode .... Boyd Crosby
35. The Alamo (1960) .... Beekeeper
36. "Playhouse 90" .... Mr. Pruitt (1 episode, 1960)
        - Tomorrow (1960) TV episode .... Mr. Pruitt
    
    
37. The Sad Horse (1959) .... Capt Connors
38. "The Texan" .... Captain Wylie (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Eyes of Captain Wylie (1959) TV episode .... Captain Wylie
39. "Trackdown" .... Sebulen Hunt (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Samaritan (1959) TV episode .... Sebulen Hunt
40. "Wagon Train" .... Bije Wilcox (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka "Major Adams, Trail Master"
        - The Bije Wilcox Story (1958) TV episode .... Bije Wilcox
41. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Mr. Kilmer (1 episode, 1958)
        - Don't Interrupt (1958) TV episode .... Mr. Kilmer
42. From Hell to Texas (1958) .... Amos Bradley
    ... aka Man Hunt (UK: poster title)
    ... aka Manhunt (UK)
43. Gun Glory (1957) .... Preacher
44. Gun for a Coward (1957) .... Loving
45. Giant (1956) .... Uncle Bawley
46. Santiago (1956) .... Captain 'Sidewheel' Jones
    ... aka The Gun Runner
47. Kentucky Rifle (1956) .... Tobias Taylor
48. Francis in the Navy (1955) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
49. Timberjack (1955) .... Steve Riika
50. Hell's Outpost (1954) .... Kevin Russel
51. Ricochet Romance (1954) .... Tom Williams
52. Francis Joins the WACS (1954) .... Gen. Benjamin Kaye/voice of Francis
53. Tumbleweed (1953) .... Sheriff Murchoree
    ... aka Three Were Renegades (USA)
54. City That Never Sleeps (1953) .... Sgt. Joe, the 'Voice of Chicago'
55. The Man from the Alamo (1953) .... John Gage
56. Francis Covers the Big Town (1953) (voice) .... Francis the Talking Mule
57. Small Town Girl (1953) .... 'Happy', Jailer
58. Ride the Man Down (1952) .... Ike Adams
59. Francis Goes to West Point (1952) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
60. Bronco Buster (1952) .... Dan Bream
61. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes Western (1951) .... Rodeo Performer
62. The Sea Hornet (1951) .... Swede
63. Cattle Drive (1951) .... Dallas
64. Francis Goes to the Races (1951) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
65. Oh! Susanna (1951) .... Sergeant Barhydt
66. High Lonesome (1950) .... Boatwhistle, Ranch Cook
67. Rio Grande (1950) .... Dr. Wilkins (regimental surgeon)
    ... aka John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Rio Grande (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
68. Stella (1950) (uncredited) .... Chief Clark
69. Rock Island Trail (1950) .... Hogger McCoy
    ... aka Transcontinent Express (UK)
70. Francis (1950) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
    ... aka Francis the Talking Mule
71. The Sundowners (1950) .... Sam Beers
    ... aka Thunder in the Dust (UK)
72. The Grass Is Always Greener (1950) .... Windy
    
    
73. Red Canyon (1949) .... Brackton
74. Tulsa (1949) .... Pinky Jimpson (Narrator)
75. Family Honeymoon (1949) .... Fred
76. Loaded Pistols (1948) .... Sheriff Cramer
77. That Wonderful Urge (1948) .... Homer Beggs, J.P. Monroe Twp.
78. The Saxon Charm (1948) .... Captain Chatham
79. Northwest Stampede (1948) .... 'Mileaway' James
80. The Sainted Sisters (1948) .... Will Twitchell
81. Heartaches (1947) (voice) .... Boggie Mann/Vic
82. High Barbaree (1947) (uncredited) .... Lars
83. The Yearling (1946) .... Buck Forrester
84. Gallant Bess (1946) .... Chief Petty Officer
85. The Harvey Girls (1946) .... H.H. Hartsey
86. Leave Her to Heaven (1945) .... Leick Thome
87. What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945) .... Sgt. Cramp
88. I'll Be Seeing You (1944) .... Swanson
89. Sunday Dinner for a Soldier (1944) .... Mr. York
90. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) .... Mr. Neely
91. Trailin' West (1944) .... Old Man Coffey
92. Barbary Coast Gent (1944) .... Sheriff Hightower
    ... aka Gold Town
    ... aka The Honest Thief
93. The Immortal Blacksmith (1944) .... Tom Davenport
    ... aka Passing Parade No. 47: The Immortal Blacksmith (USA: series title)
94. Rationing (1944) .... Bus driver
95. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) .... First Sergeant Cramp
96. Best Foot Forward (1943) .... Chester Short
97. A Stranger in Town (1943) .... Charles Craig
98. Stand by for Action (1942) .... Chief Boatswain's Mate Jenks
    ... aka Cargo of Innocents (UK)
99. The Omaha Trail (1942) .... Henry Hawkins
100. Apache Trail (1942) .... 'Pike' Skelton
101. Her Cardboard Lover (1942) .... Sam, the judge
102. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) .... Manchester Montford
103. The Bugle Sounds (1942) .... Sergeant Larry Dillon
104. Honky Tonk (1941) .... The Sniper
105. Belle Starr (1941) .... Blue Duck
     ... aka Belle Starr, the Bandit Queen (USA: complete title)
106. Billy the Kid (1941) .... Tom Patterson
107. The Bad Man (1941) .... 'Red' Giddings
     ... aka Two-Gun Cupid (UK)
108. Western Union (1941) .... Homer Kettle
     ... aka Zane Grey's Western Union (Australia)
109. Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) .... Shiftless
110. Sky Murder (1940) .... Sheriff Beckwith
111. The Westerner (1940) .... Southeast
112. Wyoming (1940) (uncredited) .... Lafe
     ... aka Bad Man of Wyoming (UK)
113. Boom Town (1940) .... Deputy Harmony Jones
     
     
114. Allegheny Uprising (1939) .... John M'Cammon
     ... aka The First Rebel (UK)
115. The Day the Bookies Wept (1939) (uncredited) .... Man on Bus
116. Timber Stampede (1939) .... Whopper Hatch
117. Racketeers of the Range (1939) .... Whopper Hatch
118. Sorority House (1939) .... Mr. Johnson
     ... aka That Girl from College (UK)
119. Trouble in Sundown (1939) .... Whopper
120. Arizona Legion (1939) .... 'Whopper' Hatch
121. Lawless Valley (1938) .... Deputy Speedy McGow
122. Block-Heads (1938) (uncredited) (voice) .... Midget in Elevator
123. Nobody's Baby (1937) (uncredited) .... Member of 'The Avalon Boys'
124. Way Out West (1937) (as The Avalon Boys) .... One of the Avalon Boys/Stan's bass singing
125. Hideaway Girl (1936) (as The Avalon Boys) .... Lead Singer of Avalon Boys
126. At Sea Ashore (1936) .... Member of 'The Avalon Boys'
127. Call of the Prairie (1936) (as The Avalon Boys) .... Avalon Boy
128. Anything Goes (1936) .... Member of 'The Avalon Boys'
     ... aka Tops Is the Limit (USA: TV title)
129. Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) (as Chill Wills and His Avalon Boys) .... Background Singer/Henchman
130. It's a Gift (1934) (uncredited) .... Campfire Singer
     

Soundtrack:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s
• 1930s

1. "The Porter Wagoner Show" (1 episode, 1970)
       - Episode #1.277 (1970) TV episode (performer: "Water", "Mama")
   
   
2. The Alamo (1960) ("Here's to the Ladies")
   
   
3. Kentucky Rifle (1956) ("Sweet Betsy From Pike")
4. Francis Joins the WACS (1954) (performer: "I WANT TO ENLIST IN THE WACS")
5. High Lonesome (1950) (writer: "20 Miles West of Carson") (performer: "20 Miles West of Carson")
6. The Grass Is Always Greener (1950) (writer: "Big Blue Eyes" (uncredited)) (performer: "Big Blue Eyes" (uncredited))
   
   
7. Tulsa (1949) (performer: "TULSA")
8. Leave Her to Heaven (1945) (performer: "Chickens in the Garden", "Deedle Deedle Dum Dum")
9. The Omaha Trail (1942) (performer: "'Taters and Corn" (1942))
10. Stand by for Action (1942) (performer: "I'm a Sailor Man" (uncredited)) ("The Oceana Roll" (1911) (uncredited))
    ... aka Cargo of Innocents (UK)
11. Boom Town (1940) ("Polly Wolly Doodle" (uncredited))
    
    
12. Racketeers of the Range (1939) (performer: "'Cause I'm the Man", "Sleepy Wrangler" (1939)) ("Caboose on the Red ball Train" (1939), "Red River Valley")
13. Arizona Legion (1939) (performer: "Footloose and Free")
14. Nobody's Baby (1937) (writer: "The West Ain't Wild and Woolly Anymore")
15. Way Out West (1937) (performer: "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine")
16. Bar 20 Rides Again (1935) (performer: "The Moon Hangs High")
    

Self:

• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
   ... aka "Dinah! & Friends"
       - Episode dated 6 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
2. "The Porter Wagoner Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
       - Episode #1.277 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
3. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
       - Episode dated 6 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
   
   
4. Disneyland '59 (1959) (TV) .... Himself
   ... aka Kodak Presents Disneyland '59
5. Screen Snapshots: Fun in the Sun (1952) .... Himself - Golf Player
6. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Mr. Movies (1952) .... Himself
7. "The Gene Autry Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1950)
   ... aka "Melody Ranch"
       - The Peacemaker (1950) TV episode .... Himself
       - The Gray Dude (1950) TV episode (as Sheriff Chill Wills) .... Himself
   
   
8. Mister Gardenia Jones (1942) .... Hotel Employee
   

Archive Footage:

1. How the West Was Lost (2008) (TV) (uncredited) .... Lemuel
2. Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) (TV) .... Himself
3. Drive-in Movie Memories (2001) .... Himself
4. That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Himself (clip from "Harvey Girls")
5. John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992) (V) .... Beekeeper
6. It's Showtime (1976) (voice) (uncredited) .... Francis the Talking Mule
7. It Can't Be Done (1948) (uncredited) .... Tom Davenport (clip from 'The Immortal Blacksmith')