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Ty Hardin(1930-2017)

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Ty Hardin in Berserk (1967)
A scheming circus owner finds her authority challenged when the show is targeted by a vicious killer.
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Berserk (1967)
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Though born in New York City, Ty was raised in Texas and, after military service during the Korean War, took some classes at Texas A&M. He then moved west to California and won some minor roles in B movies. When TV's Clint Walker insisted on improvements in his Cheyenne (1955) contract, Warner Brothers countered by bringing in Ty as a possible replacement. Soon, Ty had his own show, Bronco (1958), which ran from 1958 to 1962. From here, he moved into a brief flurry of film activity: Merrill's Marauders (1962) and The Chapman Report (1962) in 1962, PT 109 (1963), Wall of Noise (1963), and Palm Springs Weekend (1963) in 1963, and Battle of the Bulge (1965) in 1966. After this, Ty's career drifted off into a series of forgettable movies made in Europe and, later, he worked in Prescott, Arizona, as an evangelistic preacher. Though often dismissed as just a hunk of "beefcake" -- he did a lot of bare-chest scenes -- Ty displayed a flair for light comedy in The Chapman Report (1962) and showed dramatic potential in the underrated Wall of Noise (1963).
BornJanuary 1, 1930
DiedAugust 3, 2017(87)
BornJanuary 1, 1930
DiedAugust 3, 2017(87)
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Ty Hardin in Beverly Hills Easter Parade (1959)
Ty Hardin and Suzanne Pleshette in Wall of Noise (1963)
Ty Hardin and Dorothy Provine in Wall of Noise (1963)
Ty Hardin, Simon Oakland, and Dorothy Provine in Wall of Noise (1963)
Ty Hardin, Ralph Meeker, and Suzanne Pleshette in Wall of Noise (1963)
Ty Hardin in Wall of Noise (1963)
Ty Hardin in PT 109 (1963)
Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)
Ty Hardin and Glynis Johns in The Chapman Report (1962)
Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)
Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)
Jeff Chandler and Ty Hardin in Merrill's Marauders (1962)

Known for

PT 109 (1963)
PT 109
6.6
  • Ensign Leonard J. Thom
  • 1963
Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Diana Dors, Thomas Cimarro, and Ty Hardin in Berserk (1967)
Berserk
5.3
  • Frank Hawkins
  • 1967
Ty Hardin in Riptide (1969)
Riptide
7.8
TV Series
  • Moss Andrews
Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Dana Andrews, Pier Angeli, Telly Savalas, Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, James MacArthur, George Montgomery, Robert Ryan, and Barbara Werle in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Battle of the Bulge
6.8
  • Schumacher
  • 1965

Credits

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Actor

  • The Back-up Bride (2011)
    The Back-up Bride
  • Bud Spencer and Philip Michael Thomas in We Are Angels (1997)
    We Are Angels
  • Ami Dolenz, Stephen Dorff, and Michael Dudikoff in Rescue Me (1992)
    Rescue Me
  • James Brolin, Richard Roundtree, and John Clark Gable in Bad Jim (1990)
    Bad Jim
  • Ted Prior in Born Killer (1989)
    Born Killer
  • James Arness in Red River (1988)
    Red River
  • The Zoo Gang (1985)
    The Zoo Gang
  • Image of the Beast (1981)
    Image of the Beast
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
  • David Cassidy in David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)
    David Cassidy - Man Undercover
  • Pat Klous, Connie Sellecca, and Kathryn Witt in Flying High (1978)
    Flying High
  • Rooster: Spurs of Death! (1978)
    Rooster: Spurs of Death!
  • Fire (1977)
    Fire
  • Kurt Russell and Tim Matheson in The Quest (1976)
    The Quest
  • Hunter (1976)
    Hunter

Soundtrack

  • Palm Springs Weekend (1963)
    Palm Springs Weekend

Videos4

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:25
Official Trailer
Merrill's Marauders
Trailer 3:46
Merrill's Marauders
Palm Springs Weekend
Trailer 3:13
Palm Springs Weekend
PT 109
Trailer 5:04
PT 109

Personal details

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    • January 1, 1930
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • August 3, 2017
    • Huntington Beach, California, USA(natural causes)
    • August 21, 2007 - August 3, 2017 (his death)
    • Camryn Walling(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in an Aggie Players production of "Ah, Wilderness" at Texas A&M University.
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    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    After he left show business, he got involved in far-right-wing politics as an ultra-fundamentalist evangelical Christian preacher, railing against Jews and Catholics (calling them "impure Christians"). He formed an organization called the "Arizona Patriots" that stockpiled weapons for what they saw as a coming war with the "unholy" US government. Another of his organizations, an anti-tax group called the "Common Law Institute", issued fiery proclamations against the Internal Revenue Service and other government agencies. The compound where his organizations were headquartered was eventually raided by the FBI and ATF, and a huge load of illegal weapons and ammunition was confiscated.
  • Quotes
    I'm not much on promoting the use of bad language, excess violence and total neglect our judicial system of checks and balances. Bad images for our kids and my Baptist grandmother would turn over in her grave. I think our movie industry needs a overhaul and start standing up for the values we uphold as sacred and wholesome for our nation. We are a nation founded on Christian principles and values. Even if you don't agree with our system, don't ignore its success, as Christian believers built the greatest nation this world has ever seen.
    • Usually cast as one of those jocks, studs, or hunks who -- proud of his physique -- finds excuses to take his shirt off.

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