Westerners, 300 - 1000 + western credits.
by road-traveled | created - 10 Sep 2016 | updated - 10 Mar 2017 | PublicBorn 1871 - 1935.
1. Wally West
Actor | The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Wally West was born on October 11, 1903 in Gough, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sagebrush Family Trails West (1940), Desert Mesa (1935) and Ambush Valley (1936). He was married to Jean H. Pray and Mary E.. He died on May 16, 1984 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
(418) - westerns, 31-76.
328 feature westerns.
1903 - 1984, 80.
2. Charles Marquis Warren
Writer | Rawhide
Charles Marquis Warren was born on December 16, 1912 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Charles Marquis was a writer and producer, known for Rawhide (1959), Gunsmoke (1955) and Little Big Horn (1951). Charles Marquis was married to MIldred Lindeberg. Charles Marquis died on August 11, 1990 in West Hills,...
1,167 westerns, 49-78.
21 feature westerns.
Streets of Laredo (1949), 1949. Screenplay.
1912-1990, 77.
3. Herman Hack
Actor | Arizona Trails
Herman Hack was born on June 15, 1899 in Panola, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Arizona Trails (1935), The Tia Juana Kid (1935) and Range Riders (1934). He was married to Signe Hack. He died on October 19, 1967 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
(1,049) - westerns, 31-66.
627 feature westerns.
Border Law (1931). 1931.
The Rare Breed (1966). 1966.
1899-1967, 68
4. Jack Tornek
Actor | A Five Foot Ruler
Jack Tornek was born on January 2, 1887 in Minsk, Russian Empire [now Belarus]. He was an actor, known for A Five Foot Ruler (1917), Bombs and Banknotes (1917) and David Hartman: Counterspy (1955). He died on February 18, 1974 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
(901) - westerns, 20-69.
342 feature westerns.
The Mark of Zorro (1920). 1920.
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969). 1969.
1887-1974, 87. Russian Empire. USA.
5. James Arness
Actor | Gunsmoke
American leading man famed as the star of one of the longest-running shows in U.S. television history, Gunsmoke (1955). Born of Norwegian heritage (the family name, Aurness, had formerly been Aursness) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Rolf and Ruth Duesler Aurness. His father was a traveling salesman ...
(687) - westerns, 48-94.
15 feature westerns.
The Man from Texas (1948). 1948.
Wagon Master (1950). 1950.
Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994). 1994.
1923-2011, 88.
6. Chick Hannan
Actor | Stars Over Arizona
Chick Hannan was born on May 24, 1901 in Iron River, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Stars Over Arizona (1937), Roll Wagons Roll (1940) and Westbound Stage (1939). He was married to Delia L. Larson, Thecla Hansley and Peggy Taylor. He died on August 14, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, ...
(659) - westerns, 35-70.
302 feature westerns.
Melody Trail (1935). 1935.
The Wild Country (1970). 1970.
1901-1980, 79.
7. Bud Osborne
Actor | Without Orders
One of the finest teamsters in Hollywood screen history, Osborne handled the reins for horse-drawn coaches and wagons in countless westerns and historical photoplays from the early 20's through late 50's. And with his weathered, rumpled look, his Texas drawl and his nasal twang, he was often called...
(643) - westerns, 14-63.
484 feature westerns.
The Sheep Herder (1914). 1914.
Tobe (1963). 1963.
1884-1964, 79.
8. Milburn Stone
Actor | Gunsmoke
Character actor Milburn Stone, the beloved "Doc Adams" on TV's long-running western classic Gunsmoke (1955), was born in Kansas on July 5, 1904. Acting must have been in his blood as the nephew of Broadway comedian Fred Stone for Milburn left home as a teenager to find work with touring repertory ...
(630) - westerns, 36-87.
20 feature westerns.
1904-1980, 75.
The Three Mesquiteers (1936). 1936.
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979). 1979.
9. Frank Ellis
Actor | Roll Wagons Roll
Frank Ellis was born on February 26, 1897 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Roll Wagons Roll (1940), Treason (1933) and Elmo the Fearless (1920). He was married to Madonna L. Shelburg, Jessie and Nellie. He died on February 23, 1969 in Saugus, California, USA.
(610) -westerns, 21-69.
495 feature westerns.
The Show Down (1921). 1921.
Death of a Gunfighter (1969). 1969.
Stagecoach driver, overland stage driver, ore wagon shotgun rider, buffalo hunter, dairyman, blacksmith, rodeo official, square dancer.
1897-1969, 71
10. Amanda Blake
Actress | Gunsmoke
Amanda Blake was born in Buffalo, NY, of English and Scottish descent. She and her parents moved to Claremont, California, while Amanda was still in high school, and she graduated from Claremont High. She enrolled at Pomona College but, due to her avid participation in community and theater ...
(576) westerns, 50-90.
3 feature westerns.
Stars in My Crown (1950). 1950.
The Quest (1976). 1976.
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990). 1990.
The Jailer (1966). 1966.
1929-1989, 60.
Actress to 1989,
Nouveau Gypsies (1989). 1989.
11. Glenn Strange
Actor | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
At various times in his life a rancher, deputy sheriff and rodeo performer, this huge, towering (6' 5") beast of a man was born George Glenn Strange in Weed, New Mexico, on August 16, 1899, but grew up a real-life cowboy in Cross Cut, Texas. He taught himself (by ear) the fiddle and guitar at a ...
(563) westerns, 30-87.
215 feature westerns.
The Mounted Stranger (1930). 1930. Cowhand playing harmonica.
A Game of Death... An Act of Love: Part 1 (1973). 1973.
1899-1973, 74.
12. Kermit Maynard
Actor | The Fighting Texan
Kermit Maynard was born on September 20, 1897 in Vevay, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Fighting Texan (1937), Valley of Terror (1937) and Phantom Patrol (1936). He was married to Edith Jessen. He died on January 16, 1971 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
(553) - westerns, 27-63.
Wild Horse Rodeo (1937), 1937. Rodeo performer.
277 feature westerns.
1897-1971, 73.
13. Jimmy Noel
Actor | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Herbert James "Jimmy" Noel was born May 15, 1903 in Haverhill Massachusetts, the youngest of four children, and son of Walter and Annie Noel.
After graduating from high school, Noel worked in entertainment as a theater actor, musician, and singer. Proficient on piano, guitar, drums, banjo, and as a ...
(534) -westerns, 44-76.
31 feature westerns.
Stunts, 49-74.
The Big Bonanza (1944). 1944.
Mary Had More Than a Little (1976). 1976.
1903-1985, 81.
14. Tom London
Actor | Chasing Trouble
A character actor and veteran of hundreds of Hollywood westerns, Tom London seemed to be born in the saddle. As a trick rider he performed riding specialties in a number of films. His career started in the teens and through the 1920s he alternated between good guy and bad. He made appearances in ...
(526) - westerns, 15-63.
1915, Lone Larry (1915).
1963, One Day in Vermillion (1963).
371 feature westerns.
1889-1963, 74.
15. Ethan Laidlaw
Actor | Is That Nice?
Born in Butte Montana just before the turn of the century, Ethan Laidlaw worked as a steam fitter, bus driver, mechanic, salesman, and policeman, before moving to the Los Angeles in the early 1920's. Laidlaw's tall, lean frame and chiseled features made him a natural for gangster pictures, Westerns...
(519) - westerns, 25-63.
204 feature westerns.
1925, No Man's Law (1925).
1963, Bob Wire (1963).
1899-1963, 63.
16. Stanley Andrews
Actor | Road to Rio
Stanley Andrews was born on August 28, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Road to Rio (1947), Superman and the Mole-Men (1951) and Johnny Apollo (1940). He died on June 23, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
(511) - westerns, 35-64.
1935 -A Book of Spanish Grammar (1964).
1964 -Graydon's Charge (1964).
109 feature westerns.
1891-1969, 77.
17. Ray Jones
Actor | Flashing Guns
Ray Jones was born on November 11, 1898 in Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Flashing Guns (1947), Schlitz Playhouse (1951) and The Vanishing Outpost (1951). He was married to Irene Cole. He died on October 27, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
(502) - westerns, 32-62.
1932, The Cowboy Counsellor (1932).
1962, Quint Asper Comes Home (1962).
295 feature westerns.
1900-1975, 75.
18. Dan Blocker
Actor | Bonanza
Dan Blocker is one of the true television immortals, having played Hoss Cartwright -- the heart and soul of Bonanza (1959) -- for 13 seasons, before his untimely death in 1972 at the age of 43. "Bonanza" was the most popular TV series of the 1960s, ranked #1 for three straight seasons (1964-65 ...
(474) - westerns, 56-72.
3 feature westerns.
1928-1972, 43.
Something for a Lonely Man (1968). 1968.
19. Edmund Cobb
Actor | Tales of Terror
Edmund Fessenden Cobb, son of William Henry Cobb (1860-1909) and Eddie Ross (1862-1945), was the grandson of Edmund Gibson Ross (1826-1907, Governor of the Territory of New Mexico and the Senator from Kansas credited by many as having cast the deciding vote in the impeachment trial of President ...
(450) - westerns, 14-66.
The Bold Frontiersman (1948). 1948. Deputy Pete. Credited.
319 feature westerns.
1892-1974, 82.
20. Martha Manor
Actress | Falcon Crest
Martha Manor was born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is known for Falcon Crest (1981), Bonanza (1959) and Blondie (1957).
(448) westerns, 59-76.
2 feature westerns.
A Rose for Lotta (1959). 1959, stand-in.
The Shootist (1976). 1976, stand-in.
Total credits, 36-98.
21. William Fawcett
Actor | Batman and Robin
"Doc T". as he was known, was a Ph.D., and Professor of Theatre at Michigan State University in the early 1940s, just before World War II. He often spoke about leaving academia and actually trying his hand at the craft he taught. After the war, he got his chance and never looked back.
(439) - westerns, 46-70.
64 feature westerns.
1894 - 1974, 79.
22. Bob Woodward
Actor | The Adventures of Kit Carson
Bob Woodward was born on March 5, 1909 in Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), The Range Rider (1951) and The Fighting Texan (1937). He was married to Diana Mack. He died on February 7, 1972 in Granada Hills, California, USA.
(422) - westerns, 31-62.
185 feature westerns.
1909 - 1972, 62.
23. Perry Murdock
Actor | A Texas Cowboy
Perry Murdock was born on September 18, 1901 in Oklahoma, USA. He was a set decorator and actor, known for A Texas Cowboy (1929), Tombstone Terror (1935) and Captain Careless (1928). He was married to Erma Purviance. He died on April 19, 1988 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
(421) - westerns, 29-71.
55 feature westerns.
1901-1988, 86.
24. Lane Bradford
Actor | Zombies of the Stratosphere
Lane Bradford was born on August 29, 1922 in Yonkers, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), The Invisible Monster (1950) and The Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958). He was married to Joan Irene Velin and Mary Schrock. He died on June 7, 1973 in Honolulu, Hawaii...
(411) - westerns, 40-72.
115 feature westerns.
1922 - 1973, 50.
25. Roy Barcroft
Actor | The Purple Monster Strikes
After serving in World War I, Roy Barcroft spent most of the 1920s and early 1930s moving from job to job. It was in the 1930s, after he moved to California with his wife, that he found his calling while acting in amateur theatrical productions. In 1937 he was appearing in bit parts in various ...
(409) - westerns, 38-57.
207 feature westerns.
1902-1969, 67.
26. Buddy Roosevelt
Actor | Rough Ridin'
Cowboy actor Buddy Roosevelt was born Kenneth Stanhope Sanderson in Meeker, Colorado, in 1898. His parents were emigrants from England, and at age 16 Kenneth got a job with the C.B. Irwin WIld West Show. When the show traveled to Southern California in 1914, the young Sanderson learned that stunt ...
(399) - westerns, 16-63.
141 feature westerns.
1898 - 1973, 75.
27. Tex Palmer
Actor | The Adventures of Champion
Tex Palmer was born on July 31, 1904 in Xenia, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Adventures of Champion (1955), Romance of the Rockies (1937) and The Phantom Stage (1939). He died on March 22, 1982 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
(389) - westerns, 29-62.
280 feature westerns.
1904 - 1982, 77.
28. Denver Pyle
Actor | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
A rather wanderlust fellow before he latched onto acting, Denver Pyle--who made a career of playing drawling, somewhat slow Southern types--was actually born in Colorado in 1920, to a farming family. He attended a university for a time but dropped out to become a drummer. When that didn't pan out ...
(388) - westerns, 47-94.
72 feature westerns.
1920 - 1997, 77.
29. Bob Burns
Actor | Jus' Travlin'
Bob Burns was born on November 21, 1884 in Glendive, Montana, USA. He was an actor, known for Jus' Travlin' (1925), Melting Millions (1927) and Blazing Sixes (1937). He was married to Julia Bearcroft. He died on March 14, 1957 in Burbank, California, USA.
(381) westerns, 11-57.
341 feature westerns.
Hoppy's Holiday (1947), 1947.
Square dancer.
Settler dancer, square dancer, dancer at carnival, dancer at party, piano player, rodeo judge, gold guard, rancher, banker. Professor, coroner.
1884-1957, 72.
30. Roy Bucko
Actor | Young Blood
Roy Bucko was born on August 22, 1893 in Colusa, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Young Blood (1932). He was married to Rheba. He died on August 6, 1954 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
(381) - westerns, 25-54.
364 feature westerns.
1893 - 1954, 60.
31. John Cason
Actor | Sunset Carson Rides Again
John Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sunset Carson Rides Again (1948), Cowboy G-Men (1952) and Jungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
(378) - westerns, 41-61.
130 feature westerns.
1918 - 1961, 42.
32. Hank Bell
Actor | The White Horseman
Hank Bell was born on January 21, 1892 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The White Horseman (1921), The Last Straw (1920) and The Scrappin' Kid (1926). He died on February 4, 1950 in Hollywood, California, USA.
(377) - westerns. 20-52.
370 feature westerns, 7 shorts.
Red Desert (1949). 1949.
Stagecoach driver, Wagon driver, backboard driver, sleigh driver, band drummer, logger, cowboy.
1892 - 1950, 58.
33. I. Stanford Jolley
Actor | The Crimson Ghost
Perennial film western heavy I. Stanford Jolley could be spotted anywhere and everywhere in dusty "B" fare from 1935 on. Often mustachioed, this freelancing, wideset-eyed, black-hatted villain, who showed up in Hollywood following vaudeville and Broadway experience, could be counted on to give the ...
(377) - westerns, 36-76.
166 feature westerns.
1900 - 1978, 78.
34. Art Dillard
Actor | Leadville Gunslinger
Art Dillard was born on February 20, 1907 in Fort Bend County, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Leadville Gunslinger (1952), Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951) and Wild Horse Rodeo (1937). He was married to Ann. He died on March 30, 1960 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
(372) - westerns, 32-66.
296 feature westerns.
1907 - 1960, 53.
35. Harry Lauter
Actor | Escape from the Planet of the Apes
American character actor specializing in villainous roles. Born in White Plains, New York to Herman E. and Franceska Lauter, he was raised in Denver, Colorado. Although it has been suggested that he appeared briefly in a couple of films during the Thirties, his real movie career began in 1946. He ...
(372) - westerns, 49-79.
51 feature westerns.
1914 - 1990, 76.
36. George Sowards
Actor | Outlawed
George Sowards was born on November 27, 1888 in Denver, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Outlawed (1921), Back Fire (1922) and Borrowed Trouble (1948). He was married to Edna E. Zilke. He died on December 20, 1975 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
(368) - westerns, 21-66.
197 feature westerns.
1888-1975, 87.
37. Cactus Mack
Soundtrack | Stormy
A cousin of cowboy actors Rex Allen and Glenn Strange, Taylor Curtis McPeters was the oldest son born to John and Leona Byrd McPeters in Weed (Otero County), New Mexico, USA on August 8, 1899. He was the second of eleven children. Glenn Strange's mother was Leona's sister. Rex Allen was 21 years ...
(367) - westerns, 32-62.
223 feature westerns.
Blazing Sixes (1937). 1937.
1899 - 1962, 62.
38. Henry Wills
Stunts | Pump Up the Volume
Veteran stuntman and stunt coordinator Henry Wills was born on a cattle ranch in Arizona in 1921. After graduating high school he headed to Hollywood, and was soon working as an extra, mainly in westerns. He picked up some extra money doing stunt work, and soon began to concentrate on that field. ...
(366) - westerns, 37-83.
191 feature westerns.
1914 - 1990, 76.
39. George Morrell
Actor | Custer's Last Stand
George Morrell was born on April 10, 1871 in California, USA. He was an actor, known for Custer's Last Stand (1936), Gold Fever (1952) and The Utah Kid (1944). He was married to Rosalie. He died on April 28, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
(365) - westerns, 29-52.
358 feature westerns.
1871-1955, 84.
40. Whitey Hughes
Stunts | Men in Black
Stuntman and actor Whitey Hughes was born on November 9, 1920 in Arkoma, Oklahoma. Whitey was raised on a farm where he learned how to plow and drive teams as well as ride and break horses with his father. Hughes moved with his family to California at age sixteen in 1936 and graduated from Fremont ...
(365) - westerns, 46-90.
76 feature westerns.
1920-2009, 88.
41. Phil Schumacher
Actor | Coroner Creek
Phil Schumacher was born on November 7, 1909 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for Coroner Creek (1948), The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) and Death Valley Days (1952). He died on January 19, 1975 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
(355) - westerns, 41-70.
72 feature westerns.
1909 - 1975, 65.
42. Ken Curtis
Actor | Gunsmoke
Considering the kind of scruffy, backwoods, uneducated, Deep-South hillbilly types he played, many people would be surprised to hear that Ken Curtis wasn't actually born in the south but in the small town of Las Animas, Colorado, the son of the town sheriff. They would probably be even more ...
* 51 years of westerns.
(355) - westerns, 40-91.
25 feature westerns.
1916-1991, 74.
From,
Santa Fe Trail (1940). 1940, uncredited. Officer singing at celebration.
#1. Rhythm Round-Up (1945). 1945, credited.
To,
#5. Conagher (1991). 1991. Cattle rancher.
43. Paul Brinegar
Actor | Rawhide
Paul Brinegar was born on December 19, 1917 in Tucumcari, New Mexico, USA. He was an actor, known for Rawhide (1959), High Plains Drifter (1973) and Maverick (1994). He was married to Shirley Talbott. He died on March 27, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
(354) - westerns, 46-94.
13 feature westerns.
Abilene Town (1946). 1946.
Maverick (1994). 1994.
1917-1995, 77.
44. Myron Healey
Actor | Shadow on the Land
American actor and occasional screenwriter. One of the most frequently seen heavies in films and television programs of the 1950s, his name is nevertheless well known only to buffs. Occasionally he played minor leads and sympathetic characters, but his stern good looks and rich deep voice made him ...
(353) - westerns, 48-75.
81 feature westerns.
1923 - 2005, 82.
45. Harry Harvey
Actor | The Pride of the Yankees
Harvey had a musical background and began his entertainment career in 1918 with "Gus Hill's Honey Boy Minstrels." From there he went on to appear in various minstrel and burlesque shows. This led to many roles in Broadway shows. He went to Hollywood in 1934 and had a career spanning almost fifty ...
(352) - westerns, 32-74.
92 feature westerns.
1901 - 1985, 84.
46. Al Haskell
Soundtrack | Terror of the Plains
Al Haskell was born on December 4, 1886 in Watsonville, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Terror of the Plains (1934), The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (1933) and The Voice from the Sky (1929). He died on January 6, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
(348) - westerns, 30-65.
240 feature westerns.
Mystery Mountain (1934). 1934.
1886-1969, 82.
47. Jack Perrin
Actor | The Apache Kid's Escape
Jack Perrin was born in Three Rivers, MI, on July 25, 1896. His father, a real estate investor, had an eye on the burgeoning prospects in Los Angeles and moved his family there when Perrin was about four. Jack literally grew up witnessing the birth of the film industry, which exploded there in 1913...
(346) - westerns, 19-62.
157 feature westerns.
1896-1967, 71.
48. Cap Somers
Actor | Tweet's Ladies of Pasadena
Cap Somers was a bit actor and stuntman. He came to be known as Cap after returning from France during WWI as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. As a child who grew up around the New Jersey fisheries, he was nicknamed "Fimp" for his lispy pronunciation of shrimp. Fredrick was a descendant of the ...
(345) - westerns, 37-71.
113 feature westerns.
1893-1970, 77.
49. Cliff Lyons
Assistant_director | The Green Berets
Cliff Lyons was an American actor, stuntman and second-unit director, primarily of Westerns, particularly the films of John Ford and John Wayne.
Lyons, the son of Garrett Thomas Lyons and Wilhamena Johnson Lyons, was raised on a South Dakota farm, though his family lived for a time in Memphis, TN, ...
(342) - westerns, 24-73.
339 feature westerns.
312 stunts.
1901 - 1974, 72.
50. Armand Schaefer
Director | Burn 'Em Up Barnes
Armand Schaefer was born on August 5, 1898 in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. He was a production manager and producer, known for Burn 'Em Up Barnes (1934), The Three Musketeers (1933) and The Hurricane Express (1932). He was married to Audrey. He died on September 26, 1967 in Mono County, California, ...
(338) westerns, 31-57.
73 feature westerns.
tt0022078/combined, 1931.
Credits: Production manager, producer, director, writer.
1898-1967, 69, Canada. USA.
51. Victor Adamson
Actor | The Old Oregon Trail
Someday a clever producer will tell the story of Hollywood's "Poverty Row" of the 1920s-'40s (although Hearts of the West (1975) was a valiant effort, it left a lot to be desired), which was centered on Gower Street. So many fly-by-night production companies--which cranked out mostly westerns, ...
(337) - westerns, 22-69.
239 feature westerns.
1890-1972, 82. New Zealand. California.
52. Jimmie Booth
Actor | Star Trek: The Motion Picture
If there was a stage that needed to be driven, a wagon that needed to be rolled, or a posse scene that needed riders Jimmie Booth got a call.
Born on a farm Jimmie learned how to ride a horse at a young age and after serving two years in the Army Air Corp he traveled with a Wild West Circus Show for...
(331) - westerns, 52-90.
36 feature westerns.
The Burning Sky (1958). 1958. Stage driver. Uncredited.
1925 -
53. Artie Ortego
Actor | The Valley of Bravery
Artie Ortego was born on February 9, 1890 in San Jose, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Valley of Bravery (1926), The Great Secret (1917) and American Aristocracy (1916). He was married to Billie Mack and Marie Manley. He died on July 24, 1960 in Burbank, California, USA.
(330) - westerns, 12-60.
259 feature westerns.
1890 - 1960. 70.
54. Terry Wilson
Actor | Westworld
Actor and stuntman Terry Wilson was born on September 3, 1923 in Huntington Park, California. A football star during his high school days, Wilson originally planned on becoming a veterinarian and attended California Polytechnic School on a football scholarship. Terry enlisted and served in the ...
(327) - westerns, 47-79.
32 feature westerns.
1923 - 1999, 75.
55. Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Director | The Infant at Snakeville
American actor-director-writer-producer Gilbert M. Anderson, father of the movie cowboy and the first Western star, was born Maxwell Henry Aronson in Little Rock, Arkansas. His parents, Esther (Ash) and Henry Aronson, were from New York. His father was from a German Jewish family, and his mother ...
(326) westerns, 1903-1965.
Broncho Billy's Protégé (1915). 1915.
1880-1971, 90.
1219 credits, 1903-1965,
469 director,
349 actor,
245 producer,
235 writer,
21 additional credits.
56. Slim Whitaker
Actor | A Streak of Luck
American cowboy and actor Slim Whitaker was working the rodeo circuit at age 17, eventually becoming a cowhand on the Chowchilla Ranch in central California. In 1912 he was hired as a riding extra and stunt man by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson for westerns being filmed in Niles Canyon, CA. ...
(325) - westerns, 14-49.
321 feature westerns.
1893 - 1960, 66.
57. Jack Kirk
Actor | Zorro's Black Whip
Jack Kirk was born on February 19, 1895 in Nickerson, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Zorro's Black Whip (1944), Stormy (1935) and The Topeka Terror (1945). He was married to Ethel Mason. He died on September 13, 1948 in Ketchikan, Alaska, USA.
(324) - westerns, 26-54.
319 feature westerns.
1885 - 1948, 63.
58. Ben Corbett
Actor | Code of the Cactus
Ben Corbett was born on February 6, 1892 in Hudson, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Code of the Cactus (1939), 45 Calibre Echo (1932) and Six-Gun Trail (1938). He was married to Edna May Haynes and Helen. He died on May 19, 1961 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
(323) - westerns, 15-56.
272 feature westerns.
1892 - 1961, 69.
59. Forrest Taylor
Actor | Shadow of Chinatown
Minor American character actor Forrest Taylor was a veteran of the stage by the time he started appearing as a silent lead in both short and feature-length films. He went on to appear in hundreds of secondary "B" movies, although his name does not appear in a large percentage of them. Taylor was ...
(322) - westerns, 15-62.
221 feature westerns.
60. Paul Fix
Actor | El Dorado
Paul Fix, the well-known movie and TV character actor who played "Marshal Micah Torrance" on the TV series The Rifleman (1958), was born Peter Paul Fix on March 13, 1901 in Dobbs Ferry, New York to brew-master Wilhelm Fix and his wife, the former Louise C. Walz. His mother and father were German ...
* 53 years of westerns.
(320) - westerns, 26-79.
76 feature westerns.
1901-1983, 82.
#4. Hoodoo Ranch (1926). 1926.
To,
#7. Wanda Nevada (1979). 1979, 78 years old.
61. Arthur Gardner
Producer | Safari 3000
Jules V. Levy, Arthur Gardner and Arnold Laven met in 1943 in the First Motion Picture Unit of the Army Air Force; they were stationed at the Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, CA (with other notables such as Capt. Ronald Reagan, Capt. Clark Gable and Lt. William Holden, etc.), making training films...
(319) westerns, 38-72.
Death Never Rides Alone (1962).
1910-2014, 104.
62. Jim Corey
Actor | The Border Legion
Jim Corey was born on March 22, 1889 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Border Legion (1924), Gold Mine in the Sky (1938) and The Lost Jungle (1934). He was married to Sylvia Frey. He died on March 26, 1950 in Burbank, California, USA.
(319) - westerns, 18-47.
Outlawed Guns (1935), 1935.
270 feature westerns.
1889-1950, 61,
63. George Chesebro
Actor | Wolfblood
George Chesebro was an American character actor who, after a few leading roles in silent films, became an omnipresent bit player in "B" westerns. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Chesebro became involved in traveling stock theater productions before the age of 20, and by 1911 was a seasoned ...
(318) - westerns, 16-54.
298 feature westerns.
64. Frank McDonald
Director | Hit Parade of 1947
A former railroad worker, Frank McDonald came to Hollywood after a career on the stage as an actor/producer/director. At first hired as a dialogue director, McDonald turned out some scripts and in the mid-'30s began directing. Working for almost every studio in Hollywood at one time or another, he ...
317 westerns, 36-94.
47 feature westerns.
Thunder Pass (1954). 1954. Director.
1899-1980, 80.
65. Michael Jeffers
Actor | Paradise Alley
Michael Jeffers may be relatively unknown although he will forever go down as a small note in Hollywood history as the president of the Screen Extras Guild who halted production of movies for a 24 hour period in 1945 in protest because stuntmen and bit part actors were getting extra work however ...
315 westerns, 45-76.
Seven Hours to Dawn (1965), 1965.
1898-1990, 92. UK. USA.
66. Jack Evans
Actor | The Hidden Woman
Jack Evans was born on March 5, 1893 in Neills Creek, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor, known for The Hidden Woman (1922), Lightning Range (1933) and The Fighting Deputy (1937). He was married to Fannie. He died on March 14, 1950 in Hollywood, California, USA.
(315) - westerns, 30-50.
309 feature westerns.
1893-1950, 57.
Beyond the Law (1930). 1930.
67. James Drury
Actor | The Virginian
Laconic, dark and handsome were the essential attributes for Hollywood western leading men in the 50s and 60s. James Drury fit the bill, keeping in mind that his most famous screen persona - that of the stalwart Shiloh estate ranch foreman known only as 'the Virginian' - took a while to properly ...
50 + years of westerns.
(315) - westerns. 55-05 +.
7 feature westerns.
1934 -.
#7. Reed Survives (1955). 1955.
#3. Hell to Pay (2005). 2005.
68. Steve Clark
Actor | Durango Valley Raiders
Steve Clark was born on February 26, 1891 in Davis County, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Durango Valley Raiders (1938), Haunted Ranch (1943) and Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941). He was married to Emily Margaret Clark and Ruth. He died on June 29, 1954 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California,...
(314) - westerns, 33-54.
270 feature westerns.
1891-1954, 63.
Ridin' the Lone Trail (1937). 1937.
Drover, trail drive outrider, mine owner, Doc, bar owner, foreman, prosecutor, masked henchman, sheep herder, croupier, rustler, rancher.
69. Frank McGrath
Actor | The Reluctant Astronaut
Frank McGrath was born on February 2, 1903 in Mound City, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for The Reluctant Astronaut (1967), Wagon Train (1957) and Tammy and the Millionaire (1967). He was married to Libby Quay Buschlen. He died on May 13, 1967 in Hollywood, California, USA.
(312) - westerns, 32-68.
31 feature westerns.
70. Steve Raines
Actor | Rawhide
Steve Raines was born on June 17, 1916 in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Rawhide (1959), The High Chaparral (1967) and Sheriff of Wichita (1949). He was married to Sally Jean Durkus. He died on January 4, 1996 in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA.
(310) westerns, 47-74.
1947, Under Colorado Skies (1947).
1974, The Tarnished Badge (1974).
1916-1996, 79.
71. John Pickard
Actor | True Grit
John Pickard was born on June 25, 1913 in Lascassas, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for True Grit (1969), The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Time Tunnel (1966). He was married to Anne Bernard McLaurine. He died on August 4, 1993 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.
(310) - westerns, 49-82.
46 feature westerns.
72. Michael Jeffries
Special_effects | The Dark Crystal
Michael Jeffries is known for The Dark Crystal (1982).
(309) - westerns, 45-76.
66 feature westerns.
1898-1990, 92. UK. USA.
73. Bob Steele
Actor | The Big Sleep
American Western star and character actor whose career spanned six decades. The son of director Robert N. Bradbury, he appeared in vaudeville with his parents and with his twin brother Bill Bradbury appeared as a child in a series of 16 semi- documentary short films directed by their father, The ...
* 50 years of westerns.
(308) - westerns, 21-71.
171 feature westerns.
1907-1988, 81.
A Day in the Wilds (1921). 1921.
Skin Game (1971). 1971.
74. Robert J. Wilke
Actor | The Magnificent Seven
Prolific American character actor of primarily villainous roles. The son of German parents, Cincinnati feed-store manager August Wilke and his wife Rose, Robert Joseph Wilke grew up in Cincinnati. He worked as a lifeguard at a Miami, Florida, hotel, where he made contacts in the film business. He ...
(308) - westerns, 38-79.
116 feature westerns.
75. Chet Brandenburg
Assistant_director | Under Two Jags
Chet Brandenburg was born on October 15, 1897 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Under Two Jags (1923), Las fantasmas (1930) and Powder and Smoke (1924). He died on July 17, 1974 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
(306) - westerns, 24-64.
115 feature westerns.
1897-1974, 76.
76. Buck Bucko
Actor | Code of the West
Rudolph Bucko (real name Rudolph Bouckou) was a working cowhand from Yakima, Washington, who, with his brother Roy Bucko, drifted south and found themselves riding Hollywood's western ranges. Neither brother was often billed but Rudolph was billed by his nickname, "Buck' Bucko, and he actually had ...
(303) - westerns, 24-62.
276 feature westerns.
77. Jay Silverheels
Actor | The Lone Ranger
Jay Silverheels was born on Canada's Six Nation's Reserve and was one of 10 children. He was a star lacrosse player and a boxer before he entered films as a stuntman in 1938. He worked in a number of films through the 1940s before gaining notice as the Osceola brother in a Humphrey Bogart film Key ...
(302) - westerns, 40-74.
51 feature westerns.
Running Deer, The Prairie (1947). 1947.
1912 - 1980, 67.
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