Ray Teal (1902–1976) |
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Most familiar to TV audiences as no-nonsense Sheriff Roy Coffee on the long-running western series Bonanza (1959), Ray Teal was one of the most versatile character actors in the business. In his almost 40-year career he played everything from cops to gunfighters to sheriffs to gangsters to a judge at the Nuremberg War Crimes trials. He could play ...
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Born:in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USADied:(age 74) in Santa Monica, California, USA |
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Actor (342 credits)
Actor (342 credits)
1960-1972
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Sheriff Roy Coffee
Sheriff Roy Coffee
- One Ace Too Many
(1972)
... Sheriff Roy Coffee
- A Place to Hide
(1972)
... Sheriff Roy Coffee
- The Iron Butterfly
(1971)
... Sheriff Roy Coffee
- A Deck of Aces
(1971)
... Sheriff Roy Coffee
- The Gold-Plated Rifle
(1971)
... Sheriff Roy Coffee
1960-1971
The Magical World of Disney
(TV Series)
Snead / Sheriff Snead / The Rancher / ...
Snead / Sheriff Snead / The Rancher / ...
- Hacksaw: Part 2
(1971)
... The Rancher
- Hacksaw: Part 1
(1971)
... The Rancher
- The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 2
(1968)
... Sheriff Snead
- The Mystery of Edward Sims: Part 1
(1968)
... Sheriff Snead
- Gallegher Goes West: Trial by Terror
(1967)
... Sheriff Snead
1956-1967
Lassie
(TV Series)
Jim Teal / Walt Johnson / Dan Peterson
Jim Teal / Walt Johnson / Dan Peterson
- Dangerous Journey
(1967)
... Walt Johnson
- Barney
(1967)
... Dan Peterson
- Heat Wave
(1961)
... Jim Teal
- The Teacher
(1958)
... Jim Teal
- The Hungry Deer
(1958)
... Jim Teal
1966
Green Acres
(TV Series)
Mr. Grimes
Mr. Grimes
- I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier
(1966)
... Mr. Grimes
1965
Profiles in Courage
(TV Series)
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
- Edmund G. Ross
(1965)
... Secretary of War Edwin Stanton
1958-1963
77 Sunset Strip
(TV Series)
Captain Hobart / Pete Collier / Lt. Harper
Captain Hobart / Pete Collier / Lt. Harper
- Bonus Baby
(1963)
... Captain Hobart
- The Bouncing Chip
(1958)
... Pete Collier
- Girl on the Run
(1958)
... Lt. Harper
1961-1963
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Sheriff / Hennegan
Sheriff / Hennegan
- Incident of the Prophecy
(1963)
... Sheriff
- Judgment at Hondo Seco
(1961)
... Hennegan
1962-1963
Wide Country
(TV Series)
Frank Higgins / Mgr. Harry Kemper
Frank Higgins / Mgr. Harry Kemper
- Speckle Bird
(1963)
... Frank Higgins (as Ray E. Teal)
- Tears on a Painted Face
(1962)
... Frank Higgins (as Ray E. Teal)
- A Devil in the Chute
(1962)
... Frank Higgins (as Ray E. Teal)
- Straitjacket for an Indian
(1962)
... Mgr. Harry Kemper (as Ray E. Teal)
1955-1962
Cheyenne
(TV Series)
Sheriff Ben Jethro / Sheriff Matt Corbin / Sheriff / ...
Sheriff Ben Jethro / Sheriff Matt Corbin / Sheriff / ...
- Showdown at Oxbend
(1962)
... Sheriff Ben Jethro
- The Quick and the Deadly
(1962)
... Sheriff Matt Corbin
- Counterfeit Gun
(1960)
... Sheriff
- Decision
(1956)
... Maj. Heffler (uncredited)
- Julesburg
(1955)
... McCanles
1962
Everglades
(TV Series)
Pete Virdon / Alvin Greaves
Pete Virdon / Alvin Greaves
- Price of Evil
(1962)
... Pete Virdon
- Unwanted: Dead or Alive
(1962)
... Alvin Greaves
1957-1962
Maverick
(TV Series)
Sheriff Bundy / Sheriff Murray / Harvey Stryker / ...
Sheriff Bundy / Sheriff Murray / Harvey Stryker / ...
- Mr. Muldoon's Partner
(1962)
... Sheriff Bundy
- A Tale of Three Cities
(1959)
... Sheriff Murray
- Two Beggars on Horseback
(1959)
... Harvey Stryker
- The Day They Hanged Bret Maverick
(1958)
... Sheriff Chick Tucker
- Stage West
(1957)
... Mart Fallon
1957-1962
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Shag Dorty / Jed Culpepper / Ray Tarback
Shag Dorty / Jed Culpepper / Ray Tarback
- The Cole Crawford Story
(1962)
... Shag Dorty (as Ray E. Teal)
- The Jess MacAbee Story
(1959)
... Jed Culpepper (uncredited)
- The Les Rand Story
(1957)
... Ray Tarback
1955-1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Jim Hale / Ben Tulip / Fire Chief / ...
Jim Hale / Ben Tulip / Fire Chief / ...
- A Jury of Her Peers
(1961)
... Jim Hale (as Ray E. Teal)
- Road Hog
(1959)
... Ben Tulip
- Total Loss
(1959)
... Fire Chief
- Number Twenty-Two
(1957)
... Chief of Detectives
- My Brother, Richard
(1957)
... Sheriff Briggs
1960
Shotgun Slade
(TV Series)
Sheriff Peter Matt Miller
Sheriff Peter Matt Miller
- The Laughing Widow
(1960)
... Sheriff Peter Matt Miller
1959-1960
Bat Masterson
(TV Series)
H.G. Cogswell / Virgil Gardiner
H.G. Cogswell / Virgil Gardiner
- Law of the Land
(1960)
... H.G. Cogswell
- No Funeral for Thorn
(1959)
... Virgil Gardiner
1959-1960
Colt .45
(TV Series)
Mike O'Tara / Sam Titus
Mike O'Tara / Sam Titus
- The Trespasser
(1960)
... Mike O'Tara
- A Legend of Buffalo Bill
(1959)
... Sam Titus
1959
Bronco
(TV Series)
Jeb Donner / Tom Biggert
Jeb Donner / Tom Biggert
- The Devil's Spawn
(1959)
... Jeb Donner
- Riding Solo
(1959)
... Tom Biggert
1959
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Sheriff Sam
Sheriff Sam
- The Day of the Hanging
(1959)
... Sheriff Sam
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(TV Series)
Sheriff Blaney / Sheriff
Sheriff Blaney / Sheriff
- Two Counts of Murder
(1959)
... Sheriff Blaney
- Happy Hill
(1959)
... Sheriff
1957-1959
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Sheriff / Ranger Capt. McNelly
Sheriff / Ranger Capt. McNelly
- The Bounty Hunter
(1959)
... Sheriff
- Dr. Alice
(1958)
... Sheriff
- Sam Bass
(1957)
... Ranger Capt. McNelly
1958
The Texan
(TV Series)
Sheriff Dave Travers
Sheriff Dave Travers
- No Tears for the Dead
(1958)
... Sheriff Dave Travers
1957-1958
Trackdown
(TV Series)
Ward / Sheriff Michaels
Ward / Sheriff Michaels
- Three-Legged Fox
(1958)
... Ward
- Look for the Woman
(1957)
... Sheriff Michaels
1958
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
(TV Series)
Mr. Sanders
Mr. Sanders
- Rick's Riding Lesson
(1958)
... Mr. Sanders
1958
The Californians
(TV Series)
Yotts Meyer / Sheriff Benton
Yotts Meyer / Sheriff Benton
- Hangtown
(1958)
... Yotts Meyer
- Bridal Bouquet
(1958)
... Sheriff Benton
1958
The Adventures of McGraw
(TV Series)
Lt. Bradley
Lt. Bradley
- The Lie That Came True
(1958)
... Lt. Bradley
1958
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Sheriff Lander / Sheriff
Sheriff Lander / Sheriff
- The Hand Is Quicker
(1958)
... Sheriff Lander
- Hang and Be Damned
(1958)
... Sheriff
1956-1957
Broken Arrow
(TV Series)
Fenster / Col. McBride
Fenster / Col. McBride
- The Bounty Hunters
(1957)
... Fenster
- Hermano
(1956)
... Col. McBride
1955-1957
The 20th Century-Fox Hour
(TV Series)
Sheriff / Bartlett
Sheriff / Bartlett
- Springfield Incident
(1957)
... Sheriff
- The Ox-Bow Incident
(1955)
... Bartlett
1953-1956
Cavalcade of America
(TV Series)
Mr. O'Hara / Sheriff Harry Payne / Howard
Mr. O'Hara / Sheriff Harry Payne / Howard
- The Blessed Midnight
(1956)
... Mr. O'Hara
- Danger at Clover Ridge
(1956)
... Sheriff Harry Payne
- The Tiger's Tail
(1953)
... Howard
1955-1956
Schlitz Playhouse
(TV Series)
Linc Johnson / Capt. Donovan
Linc Johnson / Capt. Donovan
- A Tale of Wells Fargo
(1956)
... Linc Johnson
- Wild Call
(1955)
... Capt. Donovan
1956
Crossroads
(TV Series)
Wild Bill / Ben Sauter / Dooley / ...
Wild Bill / Ben Sauter / Dooley / ...
- Sky Pilot of the Cumberlands
(1956)
... Wild Bill
- Deadly Fear
(1956)
... Ben Sauter
- Dig or Die, Brother Hyde
(1956)
... Dooley
- The Strange Bequest
(1956)
... Sheriff
- The Mountain Angel
(1956)
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(TV Series)
Sheriff Carson Singletary
Sheriff Carson Singletary
- Deputy Sheriff
(1956)
... Sheriff Carson Singletary
1950-1955
The Lone Ranger
(TV Series)
Doc Grayson / Tom Tabor / Frank Dean / ...
Doc Grayson / Tom Tabor / Frank Dean / ...
- Adventure at Arbuckle
(1955)
... Doc Grayson
- The Too-Perfect Signature
(1955)
... Tom Tabor
- Ex-Marshal
(1954)
... Frank Dean
- Never Say Die
(1950)
... Matt Dooley
1955
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
(TV Series)
Lt. Boyd
Lt. Boyd
- Gracie Believes George Has a Criminal Record
(1955)
... Lt. Boyd
1955
Public Defender
(TV Series)
Kevin Morrison
Kevin Morrison
- A Knowledge of Astronomy
(1955)
... Kevin Morrison
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He appeared in three films with Marlon Brando: a drunk in The Men (1950), a greedy bartender in The Wild One (1953) and a bartender in One-Eyed Jacks (1961).Star Sign:
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