Peter Whitney (I) (1916–1972) |
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The name may have you scratchin' your head a bit while searchin' for your nearby trivia book, but oh...that intimidating face is so familiar. Peter Whitney's over-powering frame, swarthy looks, bushy brows and maniacal look in his eye made him one of the most fearsome character actors to lump around in 40s, 50s and 60s film and TV. Born May 24, ...
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Born:in Long Branch, New Jersey, USADied:(age 55) in Santa Barbara, California, USA |
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Actor (141 credits)
1972
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
First Grave Robber (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
First Grave Robber (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
- Deliveries in the Rear/Stop Killing Me/Dead Weight
(1972)
... First Grave Robber (segment "Deliveries in the Rear")
1960-1971
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Senator Carson / Emmett Hudson / Lewt Cutter
Senator Carson / Emmett Hudson / Lewt Cutter
- The Iron Butterfly
(1971)
... Senator Carson
- Commitment at Angelus
(1968)
... Emmett Hudson
- The Mission
(1960)
... Lewt Cutter
1969
Petticoat Junction
(TV Series)
Jasper Tweedy
Jasper Tweedy
- Sorry Doctor, I Ain't Takin No Shots
(1969)
... Jasper Tweedy
1964-1969
The Virginian
(TV Series)
McPherson / Ansel Miller / Jake Landers / ...
McPherson / Ansel Miller / Jake Landers / ...
- The Runaway
(1969)
... McPherson
- Nobody Said Hello
(1966)
... Ansel Miller
- The Showdown
(1965)
... Jake Landers
- A Bride for Lars
(1964)
... Lars Holstrom
1968
The Outsider
(TV Series)
Sheriff Breckenridge
Sheriff Breckenridge
- A Wide Place in the Road
(1968)
... Sheriff Breckenridge
1967
The Mothers-In-Law
(TV Series)
Terrence Archibald
Terrence Archibald
- Everybody Wants to Be a Writer
(1967)
... Terrence Archibald
1967
The Big Valley
(TV Series)
Sheriff Dan Kincaide
Sheriff Dan Kincaide
- Night of the Executioner
(1967)
... Sheriff Dan Kincaide
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
(TV Series)
Lasting Summers
Lasting Summers
- Of Lasting Summers and Jim Sonnett
(1967)
... Lasting Summers
1961-1966
Death Valley Days
(TV Series)
Captain Joe Fuller / Judge Roy Bean / Peter the Hunter / ...
Captain Joe Fuller / Judge Roy Bean / Peter the Hunter / ...
- Crullers at Sundown!
(1966)
... Captain Joe Fuller
- A Picture of a Lady
(1965)
... Judge Roy Bean
- Peter the Hunter
(1964)
... Peter the Hunter
- From the Earth, a Heritage
(1964)
... Nat Halper
- Who's Fer Divide?
(1961)
... Joe Meekes
1955-1965
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Jason Holt / Dan Braden / Gip Cooley / ...
Jason Holt / Dan Braden / Gip Cooley / ...
- The Reward
(1965)
... Jason Holt
- Run, Sheep, Run
(1965)
... Dan Braden
- Harpe's Blood
(1961)
... Gip Cooley
- Kangaroo
(1959)
... Ira
- Sins of the Father
(1957)
... Big Dan Daggit
1961-1965
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Capt. Otto Varnum / Stefan 'Big Steve' Jahnchek / Roger Gates
Capt. Otto Varnum / Stefan 'Big Steve' Jahnchek / Roger Gates
- The Case of the Wrongful Writ
(1965)
... Capt. Otto Varnum
- The Case of the Stand-In Sister
(1962)
... Stefan 'Big Steve' Jahnchek
- The Case of the Pathetic Patient
(1961)
... Roger Gates
1958-1965
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Buster Blee / Sheriff Pincus / Judd / ...
Buster Blee / Sheriff Pincus / Judd / ...
- The Betsy Blee Smith Story
(1965)
... Buster Blee
- The Stark Bluff Story
(1964)
... Sheriff Pincus
- The David Garner Story
(1963)
... Judd
- The Hollister John Garrison Story
(1963)
... Kempton
- The Shiloh Degnan Story
(1962)
... Sgt. Pat Galloway
1961-1964
Dr. Kildare
(TV Series)
Dr. Nat Franklin / Carl Temple
Dr. Nat Franklin / Carl Temple
- The Middle of Ernie Mann
(1964)
... Dr. Nat Franklin
- Johnny Temple
(1961)
... Carl Temple
1964
The Beverly Hillbillies
(TV Series)
Lafayette 'Lafe' Crick
Lafayette 'Lafe' Crick
- Son of Lafe Returns
(1964)
... Lafayette 'Lafe' Crick
- Lafe Returns
(1964)
... Lafayette 'Lafe' Crick
- Lafe Lingers On
(1964)
... Lafayette 'Lafe' Crick
- The Girl from Home
(1964)
... Lafayette 'Lafe' Crick
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
(TV Series)
Daddy Scoggins
Daddy Scoggins
- The Day of the Skinners
(1963)
... Daddy Scoggins
1959-1963
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
Nebeneezer Jackman / Vantine / Neb Jackman / ...
Nebeneezer Jackman / Vantine / Neb Jackman / ...
- Which Way'd They Go?
(1963)
... Nebeneezer Jackman
- Gun Shy
(1962)
... Vantine
- Lou Mallory
(1962)
... Neb Jackman
- Long Gun from Tucson
(1961)
... John Holliver
- The Queue
(1961)
... Vince Fergus
1960-1963
The Untouchables
(TV Series)
'Fat' Augie Strom / Bill Swinney
'Fat' Augie Strom / Bill Swinney
- The Man in the Cooler
(1963)
... 'Fat' Augie Strom
- Jack 'Legs' Diamond
(1960)
... Bill Swinney
1958-1961
Cheyenne
(TV Series)
Lionel Abbot / Hugo Parma / Sam Magruder / ...
Lionel Abbot / Hugo Parma / Sam Magruder / ...
- Legacy of the Lost
(1961)
... Lionel Abbot
- The Long Rope
(1960)
... Hugo Parma
- The Imposter
(1959)
... Sam Magruder
- White Warrior
(1958)
... Eli Henderson
1960-1961
Lawman
(TV Series)
Alteeka McClintoch / Lucas Beyer
Alteeka McClintoch / Lucas Beyer
- The Stalker
(1961)
... Alteeka McClintoch
- Surface of Truth
(1960)
... Lucas Beyer
1960-1961
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Moose Gilliam / Big Duggin
Moose Gilliam / Big Duggin
- Something Pretty
(1961)
... Moose Gilliam
- Forty-Four Forty
(1960)
... Big Duggin
1957-1961
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series)
Moose / Cox - Saloonkeeper / Growler / ...
Moose / Cox - Saloonkeeper / Growler / ...
- Man from Everywhere
(1961)
... Moose
- The Bible Man
(1961)
... Cox - Saloonkeeper
- License to Kill
(1958)
... Growler
- No Man Living
(1957)
... Chub
1960-1961
Adventures in Paradise
(TV Series)
Wilbur Paddock / Bosun
Wilbur Paddock / Bosun
- Act of Piracy
(1961)
... Wilbur Paddock
- Hangman's Island
(1960)
... Bosun
1958-1960
Maverick
(TV Series)
Ollie Brock / Gunnerson
Ollie Brock / Gunnerson
- Dodge City or Bust
(1960)
... Ollie Brock
- The Savage Hills
(1958)
... Gunnerson
1958-1960
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series)
Major Proctor / Judd Calhoun
Major Proctor / Judd Calhoun
- Fogg Bound
(1960)
... Major Proctor
- The Last Laugh
(1958)
... Judd Calhoun
1960
The Alaskans
(TV Series)
Jobka / Bear River Blewitt
Jobka / Bear River Blewitt
- White Vengeance
(1960)
... Jobka
- The Seal Skin-Game
(1960)
... Bear River Blewitt
1960
Rawhide
(TV Series)
Anton Zwahlen / Jake Tenney
Anton Zwahlen / Jake Tenney
- Incident of the Music Maker
(1960)
... Anton Zwahlen
- Incident of the 100 Amulets
(1960)
... Jake Tenney
1960
Overland Trail
(TV Series)
Governor George Sutcliff
Governor George Sutcliff
- First Stage to Denver
(1960)
... Governor George Sutcliff
1960
Mr. Lucky
(TV Series)
Rosey / Andre Damon
Rosey / Andre Damon
- Hair of the Dog
(1960)
... Rosey
- Aces Back to Back
(1960)
... Andre Damon
1959-1960
Law of the Plainsman
(TV Series)
John Wesley / Trigger Strelling / Knappe
John Wesley / Trigger Strelling / Knappe
- The Rawhiders
(1960)
... John Wesley
- The Dude
(1959)
... Trigger Strelling
- The Hostiles
(1959)
... Knappe
1957-1959
Captain David Grief
(TV Series)
Wrinker / Swithin Hall
Wrinker / Swithin Hall
- Escape
(1959)
... Wrinker
- Swithin Hall
(1957)
... Swithin Hall
1959
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(TV Series)
Nameless
Nameless
- The Day the Town Stood Up
(1959)
... Nameless
1958-1959
The Rough Riders
(TV Series)
Sergeant Buck Sinclair / Sgt. Buck Sinclair
Sergeant Buck Sinclair / Sgt. Buck Sinclair
- The Last Rebel
(1959)
... Sergeant Buck Sinclair
- The Holdout
(1959)
... Sgt. Buck Sinclair
- Reluctant Hostage
(1959)
... Sergeant Buck Sinclair
- Ransom of Rita Renee
(1959)
... Sergeant Buck Sinclair
- The Wagon Raiders
(1959)
... Sergeant Buck Sinclair
1957-1958
The Californians
(TV Series)
Captain Rutland / Piute Scoggs
Captain Rutland / Piute Scoggs
- Shanghai Queen
(1958)
... Captain Rutland
- Truce of the Tree
(1957)
... Piute Scoggs
1958
The Court of Last Resort
(TV Series)
Bill Kearne
Bill Kearne
- The Stephen Lowell Case
(1958)
... Bill Kearne
1956-1957
Climax!
(TV Series)
Peter Chubo
Peter Chubo
- The Devil's Brood
(1957)
... Peter Chubo
- The Man Who Stole the Bible
(1957)
- Night of the Heat Wave
(1956)
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(TV Series)
Jeb Hubble
Jeb Hubble
- Epitaph for an Indian
(1957)
... Jeb Hubble
1957
The Sheriff of Cochise
(TV Series)
Oney / Saul
Oney / Saul
- The Big Diamond
(1957)
... Oney
- The Relatives
(1957)
... Saul
1953-1954
The Ford Television Theatre
(TV Series)
Morton / Marshal Billy Lang
Morton / Marshal Billy Lang
- Beneath These Waters
(1954)
... Morton
- Gun Job
(1953)
... Marshal Billy Lang
1951
The Living Christ Series
(TV Mini-Series)
Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas
- Triumph and Defeat
(1951)
... Herod Antipas
- Fate of John the Baptist
(1951)
... Herod Antipas
- Men of the Wilderness
(1951)
... Herod Antipas
- Boyhood and Baptism
(1951)
... Herod Antipas
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