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Jack Elam

Age: 104 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: November 13, 1920

Place of birth: Miami, Gila, Arizona, USA

Biography: Colorful American character actor equally adept at vicious killers or grizzled sidekicks. As a child he worked in the cotton fields. He attended Santa Monica Junior College in California and subsequen...

Known for: Acting

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Pocketful of Miracles
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Pocketful of Miracle...

as Cheesecake

High Noon
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High Noon

as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)

Firecreek
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Firecreek

as Norman

The Night of the Grizzly
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The Night of the Gri...

as Hank

Finders Keepers
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Finders Keepers

as Eddie

Kansas City Confidential
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Kansas City Confiden...

as Pete Harris

The Comancheros
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The Comancheros

as Horseface (Comanchero)

The Cannonball Run
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The Cannonball Run

as Doctor

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
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Gunfight at the O.K....

as Tom McLowery

Support Your Local Sheriff!
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Support Your Local S...

as Jake

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
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The Apple Dumpling G...

as Big Mac

Pardners
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Pardners

as Pete

Hawmps!
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Hawmps!

as Bad Jack Cutter

Suburban Commando
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Suburban Commando

as Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell

Hannie Caulder
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Hannie Caulder

as Frank Clemens

Cannonball Run II
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Cannonball Run II

as Doc

Night Passage
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Night Passage

as Shotgun

Never a Dull Moment
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Never a Dull Moment

as Ace Williams

Rio Lobo
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Rio Lobo

as Phillips

Count the Hours!
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Count the Hours!

as Max Verne

Hot Lead & Cold Feet
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Hot Lead & Cold Feet

as Rattlesnake

Rancho Notorious
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Rancho Notorious

as Mort Geary

Baby Face Nelson
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Baby Face Nelson

as Fatso Nagel

Moonfleet
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Moonfleet

as Damen

The Way West
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The Way West

as Preacher Weatherby

Artists and Models
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Artists and Models

as Ivan

Rawhide
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Rawhide

as Tevis

The Sundowners
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The Sundowners

as Earl Boyce

Creature from Black Lake
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Creature from Black ...

as Joe Canton

The Rare Breed
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The Rare Breed

as Deke Simons

Ride, Vaquero!
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Ride, Vaquero!

as Barton

The Ring
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The Ring

as Harry Jackson

The Last Sunset
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The Last Sunset

as Ed Hobbs

The Norseman
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The Norseman

as Death Dreamer

4 for Texas
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4 for Texas

as Dobie

Kiss Me Deadly
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Kiss Me Deadly

as Charlie Max

Dirty Dingus Magee
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Dirty Dingus Magee

as John Wesley Hardin

The Far Country
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The Far Country

as Frank Newberry

The Man from Laramie
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The Man from Laramie

as Chris Boldt

Support Your Local Gunfighter
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Support Your Local G...

as Jug May

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
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Big Guns Talk: The S...

as Self

Dragoon Wells Massacre
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Dragoon Wells Massac...

as Tioga

The Gun Runners
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The Gun Runners

as Arnold

Bird of Paradise
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Bird of Paradise

as The Trader

Hawken's Breed
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Hawken's Breed

as Tackett

The Over the Hill Gang
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The Over the Hill Ga...

as Sheriff Clyde Barnes

American Guerrilla in the Philippines
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American Guerrilla i...

as The Speaker

Sidekicks
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Sidekicks

as Boss

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
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Tarzan's Hidden Jung...

as Burger

Thunder Over Arizona
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Thunder Over Arizona

as Slats Callahan

Lure of the Swamp
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Lure of the Swamp

as Henry Bliss

Edge of Eternity
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Edge of Eternity

as Bill Ward

Jinxed!
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Jinxed!

as Otto

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
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Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

as Troscliar Boudreaux

High Lonesome
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High Lonesome

as Smiling Man

The Girl in Lovers Lane
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The Girl in Lovers L...

as Jesse

The Last Challenge
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The Last Challenge

as Ernest Scarnes

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
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The Daughters of Jos...

as Bitterroot

The Last Rebel
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The Last Rebel

as Matt

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
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Where the Hell's Tha...

as Boone

Gun Belt
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Gun Belt

as Rusty Kolloway

Sartana Does Not Forgive
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Sartana Does Not For...

as Slim Kovacs

Wichita
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Wichita

as Al

Once Upon a Texas Train
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Once Upon a Texas Tr...

as Jason Fitch

The Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County
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The Cockeyed Cowboys...

as Kittrick

The Giant of Thunder Mountain
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The Giant of Thunder...

as Hezekiah Crow

One Way Street
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One Way Street

as Arnie (uncredited)

The Villain
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The Villain

as Avery Simpson

Princess of the Nile
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Princess of the Nile

as Basra

Man Without a Star
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Man Without a Star

as Knife Murderer (uncredited)

Sacred Ground
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Sacred Ground

as Lum Witcher

Shadow Force
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Shadow Force

as Tommy

Appointment in Honduras
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Appointment in Hondu...

as Castro

Big Bad John
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Big Bad John

as Jake Calhoun

The Winds of Autumn
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The Winds of Autumn

as J. Pete Hankins

A Knife for the Ladies
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A Knife for the Ladi...

as Jarrod (Sheriff)

Lure of the Wilderness
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Lure of the Wilderne...

as Dave Longden

The Slowest Gun in the West
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The Slowest Gun in t...

as Ike Dalton

The Last Escape of Billy the Kid
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The Last Escape of B...

as Pat Garrett

Key to the City
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Key to the City

as Councilman (uncredited)

Louis L'Amour's Down the Long Hills
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Louis L'Amour's Down...

as Squires

The Aurora Encounter
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The Aurora Encounter

as Charlie

The Red Pony
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The Red Pony

as Granddad

My Man and I
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My Man and I

as Celestino Garcia

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
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Lacy and the Mississ...

as Willie Red Fire

Skyward Christmas
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Skyward Christmas

as Clay Haller

Uninvited
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Uninvited

as Grady

The Battle at Apache Pass
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The Battle at Apache...

as Mescal Jack

Ride a Northbound Horse
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Ride a Northbound Ho...

as Sheriff

Jubal
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Jubal

as McCoy

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
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Pat Garrett & Billy ...

as Alamosa Bill Kermit

The Moonlighter
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The Moonlighter

as Slim

The Silent Partner
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The Silent Partner

as Shanks

The Bushwhackers
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The Bushwhackers

as Cree

Grayeagle
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Grayeagle

as Trapper Willis

Jubilee Trail
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Jubilee Trail

as Whitey

Vera Cruz
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Vera Cruz

as Tex

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
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Sam Peckinpah's West...

as (archive footage)

I Am Not a Freak
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I Am Not a Freak

as Self

Montana Territory
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Montana Territory

as Gimp

Cattle Queen of Montana
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Cattle Queen of Mont...

as Yost

Ride Clear of Diablo
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Ride Clear of Diablo

as Tim Lowerie

Lost
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Lost

as Mr. Newsom

Bonanza: The Return
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Bonanza: The Return

as Buckshot

Bonanza: Under Attack
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Bonanza: Under Attac...

as Buckshot

Shootout in a One-Dog Town
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Shootout in a One-Do...

as Handy

Scrooge's Rock 'N' Roll Christmas
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Scrooge's Rock 'N' R...

as Scrooge

The Wild Country
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The Wild Country

as Thompson

Pony Express Rider
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Pony Express Rider

as Crazy Charlie

A Ticket to Tomahawk
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A Ticket to Tomahawk

as Fargo

Wild Weed
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Wild Weed

as Raymond - Henchman

Huckleberry Finn
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Huckleberry Finn

as King

Once Upon a Time in the West
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Once Upon a Time in ...

as Frank's Gunman

Kismet
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Kismet

as Hasan-Ben

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
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The Girl, the Gold W...

as Seth Beaumont

Cat Ballou
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Cat Ballou

as Kid Sheleen

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
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The New Daughters of...

as Bitterroot

Plimpton! Shoot-Out at Rio Lobo
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Plimpton! Shoot-Out ...

as Self

Miss Jenny
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Miss Jenny

Cheyenne
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Cheyenne

F Troop
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F Troop

Home Improvement
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Home Improvement

as Hick Peterson

Simon & Simon
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Simon & Simon

Alias Smith and Jones
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Alias Smith and Jone...

Tales of Wells Fargo
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Tales of Wells Fargo

as Chris

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Dolph Quince

Eight Is Enough
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Eight Is Enough

Father Murphy
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Father Murphy

The Twilight Zone
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The Twilight Zone

as Avery

Bonanza
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Bonanza

as Dodie Hoad

Target: The Corruptors!
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Target: The Corrupto...

Outlaws
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Outlaws

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
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Westinghouse Desilu ...

Rawhide
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Rawhide

as Turkey Creek Jack Johnson

Have Gun, Will Travel
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Have Gun, Will Trave...

Cimarron Strip
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Cimarron Strip

Daniel Boone
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Daniel Boone

as Petch

The Outcasts
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The Outcasts

The High Chaparral
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The High Chaparral

as Macklin

Lancer
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Lancer

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
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Schlitz Playhouse of...

as Lee Dineen

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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Richard Diamond, Pri...

as Danny Boy

M Squad
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M Squad

as Luke Morgan

Bronco
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Bronco

Tarzan
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Tarzan

Hondo
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Hondo

National Velvet
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National Velvet

as Black Barr

The Rifleman
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The Rifleman

The Rebel
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The Rebel

as Uncle Luce

The Dakotas
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The Dakotas

Sugarfoot
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Sugarfoot

as Toothy Thompson

Lawman
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Lawman

Ben Casey
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Ben Casey

The Texan
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5.0

The Texan

The Brian Keith Show
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5.0

The Brian Keith Show

The Sacketts
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The Sacketts

as Ira Bigelow

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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Dick Powell's Zane G...

as Hock Ellis

Grizzly Adams
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Grizzly Adams

The Legend of Jesse James
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The Legend of Jesse ...

as Deacon Smith

Tightrope
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Tightrope

Frontier
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Frontier

Detective in the House
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Detective in the Hou...

The Restless Gun
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The Restless Gun

as Tony Molinor

Mr. & Mrs. North
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Mr. & Mrs. North

Easy Street
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Easy Street

J.J. Starbuck
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J.J. Starbuck

Struck by Lightning
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Struck by Lightning

as Frank

Zorro
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Zorro

as Gomez (uncredited)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
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Schlitz Playhouse of...

as Halleck

Temple Houston
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Temple Houston

as George Taggart

Nichols
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Nichols

as Marcus A.F. Baxter

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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Richard Diamond, Pri...

as Perk Butler

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Clint Dodie

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Steed

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Ben

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Hector

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Specter

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Del Ordman

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Sam Band

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Jim Barrett

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as William Prange

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Lucas Murdoch

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Titus Spangler

Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke

as Pierre Audubon

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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Dick Powell's Zane G...

as Little Jimmy Lehigh

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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Dick Powell's Zane G...

as Stage Driver Cass

Four Star Playhouse
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Four Star Playhouse

as Vic

The Lone Ranger
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The Lone Ranger

as Reno Lawrence

Black Beauty
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Black Beauty

as Jonas McBride

Bonanza
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Bonanza

as Honest John

The Texan
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The Texan

as Luke Watson

Bonanza
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Bonanza

as Buford Buckalew

How the West Was Won
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How the West Was Won

as Cully Madigan

The Untouchables
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The Untouchables

as Jug Alverson

The Virginian
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The Virginian

as Harve Yost

Paradise
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Paradise

as Skragg

Lawman
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Lawman

as Herm Forrest

Kung Fu
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Kung Fu

as Marcus Taylor

Lucky Luke
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Lucky Luke

as Axel Ericson

Screen Director's Playhouse
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Screen Director's Pl...

as Shanks

Cheyenne
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Cheyenne

as Calhoun Durango

The Untouchables
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The Untouchables

as Nick Bravo

Have Gun, Will Travel
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Have Gun, Will Trave...

as Arnold Shaffner

The Wonderful World of Disney
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The Wonderful World ...

as Sheriff

Mr. Lucky
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Mr. Lucky

as Phil Bricker

The Guns of Will Sonnett
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The Guns of Will Son...

as Sam - Sheriff

Lawman
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Lawman

as Paul Henry