Willis Ben Bouchey (May 24, 1907 - September 27, 1977) was an American character actor.
Bouchey may be best known for his movie appearances in ''
The Horse Soldiers
''The Horse Soldiers'' is a 1959 American adventure war film set during the American Civil War directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, William Holden and Constance Towers. The screenplay by John Lee Mahin and Martin Rackin was loosely ...
'', ''
The Long Gray Line
''The Long Gray Line'' is a 1955 American Cinemascope Technicolor biographical comedy-drama film in CinemaScope directed by John Ford based on the life of Marty Maher and his autobiography, Bringing Up the Brass'' co-written witNardi Reeder ...
'', ''
Sergeant Rutledge
''Sergeant Rutledge'' is a 1960 American Technicolor Western film directed by John Ford and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Woody Strode and Billie Burke. The title was also used for the novelization published in the same year. S ...
'', ''
Two Rode Together
''Two Rode Together'' is a 1961 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, and Shirley Jones. The supporting cast includes Linda Cristal, Andy Devine, and John McIntire. The film was based upon ...
'', ''
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' () is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a 1953 short story written by ...
'', ''
The Big Heat
''The Big Heat'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city.
William P. McGivern's serial in ' ...
'', ''
Pickup on South Street
''Pickup on South Street'' is a 1953 American spy film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter.. Widmark plays a pickpocket who unwittingly steals a covert microfilm sought by ...
'', ''
No Name on the Bullet'', and ''
Suddenly''. He also made uncredited appearances in ''
From Here to Eternity
''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American romantic Drama (film and television)#War drama, war drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 From Here to Eternity (novel), novel of the same name by J ...
'', ''
How the West Was Won'', ''
Them!
''Them!'' is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction giant monster film starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. Produced by David Weisbart, the film was directed by Gordon Douglas, based on an original story by ...
'', ''
Executive Suite
''Executive Suite'' is a 1954 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film directed by Robert Wise and written by Ernest Lehman, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Cameron Hawley. The film stars William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara St ...
'', and ''
A Star Is Born'', and appears briefly in
Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind Frank Capra filmography#Films that won Academy Award ...
's comedy ''
Pocketful of Miracles
''Pocketful of Miracles'' is a 1961 American comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, produced and directed by Frank Capra, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend was based on Robert Riskin's screenplay f ...
''.
Radio
On
old-time radio
The Golden Age of Radio, also known as the old-time radio (OTR) era, was an era of radio in the United States where it was the dominant electronic home entertainment medium. It began with the birth of commercial radio broadcasting in the earl ...
, Bouchey played the title role in ''
Captain Midnight
''Captain Midnight'' (later rebranded on television as ''Jet Jackson, Flying Commando'') is an American adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. The character's popularity throughout the 1940s and into the mid-19 ...
'',
Charles Williams in ''
Kitty Keene, Inc.'', Stanley Bartlett in ''Midstream'', and Pa Barton in ''The Story of Bud Barton''. He was also a member of the ensemble cast of ''Your Parlor Playhouse''.
Television
Bouchey was a member of
Jack Webb
John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, Television director, director, and screenwriter, most famous for his role as Joe Friday in the Dragnet (franchise), ''Dragnet'' franchise ...
's ''
Dragnet'' stock company, billed variously as "Willis Bouchey", "William Bouchey", "Willis Buchet," or "Bill Bouchey." He appeared as a sheep trader in the title 1958 episode "Cash Robertson" of the
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...
children's western series, ''
Buckskin''. In 1960 to 1961, he was cast twice in the
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Broadcasting
* Aliw Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine broadcast company
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial American ...
sitcom
A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...
, ''
Harrigan and Son
''Harrigan and Son'' is an American sitcom about a father-and-son team of lawyer
A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters.
The exact nature of a l ...
'', and four times in the role of Springer in the CBS sitcom, ''
Pete and Gladys
''Pete and Gladys'' is an American television sitcom starring Harry Morgan and Cara Williams that aired on CBS every Monday at 8:00 pm Eastern and Pacific time for two seasons, beginning on September 19, 1960. The last episode was broad ...
''.
He guest starred on
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...
's ''
Dennis the Menace'' and played a judge in 23 episodes of that same network's ''
Perry Mason
Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and four short stories, all of which involve a ...
'', "one of the more frequent judges on the bench" in that program.
He played Judge Neilson in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" S1 E4 "I Saw the Whole Thing" which aired 10/10/1962. Also on CBS, on Rod Serling's ''
The Twilight Zone
''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology series, anthology television series created by Rod Serling in which characters find themselves dealing with often disturbing or unusual events, an experience described ...
'', Willis Bouchey appeared as Dr. Samuel Thorne in the episode "
The Masks
"The Masks" is episode 145 of the American television series ''The Twilight Zone''. It originally aired on March 20, 1964 on CBS. In this episode, set on Mardi Gras, a dying man coerces his relatives into wearing grotesque masks that reflect thei ...
," which premiered March 20, 1964''.
Also in 1964, he appeared on ''
Petticoat Junction
''Petticoat Junction'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley; her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, an ...
''. He was Dr. John Rhone in the episode "Kate Flat on Her Back".
He also worked again with ''Perry Mason'' title star
Raymond Burr
Raymond William Stacy Burr (May 21, 1917September 12, 1993) was a Canadian actor who had a lengthy Hollywood film career and portrayed the title roles in the television dramas '' Perry Mason'' and '' Ironside''.
Burr's early acting career inclu ...
in an episode of NBC's ''
Ironside''. He made guest appearances on ''
The Sheriff of Cochise
''The Sheriff of Cochise'' is an American police crime drama television series of 79 black-and-white episodes broadcast from 1956 to 1958. The show has two seasons of 39 episodes, and there is an additional standalone episode. Each episode run ...
'' (1957), ''
Have Gun Will Travel
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* the concept of ownership
* any concept of ''possession''
* the English verb "to " is used:
** to express possession linguistically, in a broad sense
** as an auxiliary verb
** in constructions such as ''have somet ...
'', ''
Crossroads
Crossroads is a junction where four roads meet.
Crossroads, crossroad, cross road(s) or similar may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa
* ''Cross Roads'' (film), a ...
''; ''
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' is an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960.
Radio
Dick Powell starred in the ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective' ...
''; ''
Johnny Ringo
John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 – July 13, 1882) was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory. He took part in the Mason County War in Texas during which h ...
'', ''
Stoney Burke'', ''
Going My Way
''Going My Way'' is a 1944 American musical comedy drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Written by Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a new young priest ...
'', ''
The Dakotas
The Dakotas, also known as simply Dakota, is a collective term for the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. It has been used historically to describe the Dakota Territory, and is still used for the collective heritage, culture, geo ...
'', ''
Hazel
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'' (5 episodes), ''
The Munsters
''The Munsters'' is an American sitcom about the home life of a family of benign monsters that aired from 1964 to 1966 on CBS. The series stars Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster (Frankenstein's monster),Episodes referring to the fact that Herman is ...
'' (2 episodes), ''
McHale's Navy
''McHale's Navy'' is an American sitcom starring Ernest Borgnine that aired 138 half-hour episodes over four seasons, from October 11, 1962, to April 12, 1966, on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network. The series was filmed i ...
'' (3 episodes), ''
The Andy Griffith Show
''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American sitcom television series that was aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color.
The series ...
'', and ''
Get Smart
''Get Smart'' is an American comedy television series parodying the Spy fiction, secret agent genre that had become widely popular in the first half of the 1960s with the release of the ''James Bond'' films. It was created by Mel Brooks and Bu ...
''.
On ABC's ''
Colt .45'' television series, Bouchey played
Lew Wallace
Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, artist, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Walla ...
, the
governor
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of
New Mexico Territory
The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912. It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of '' Nuevo México'' becomi ...
, in the episode "Amnesty". Wallace offered a pardon to the bandit
Billy the Kid
Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders: four for which he was solely res ...
, played on ''Colt .45'' by
Robert Conrad
Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk; March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020) was an American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman. He is best known for his role in the 1965–1969 television series ''The Wild Wild West'', playin ...
.
Throughout his career, Bouchey worked in twelve productions for director
John Ford
John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...
and was one of the more frequently-used members of Ford's stock company. In ''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'', he delivered the final line, "Nothing's too good for the man who shot Liberty Valance."
Selected filmography
* ''
Elopement
Elopement is a marriage which is conducted in a sudden and secretive fashion, sometimes involving a hurried flight away from one's place of residence together with one's beloved with the intention of getting married without parental approval. A ...
'' (1951) – Dr. Lucius Brenner (uncredited)
* ''
Return of the Texan'' (1952) – Isham Gilder (uncredited)
* ''
Deadline - U.S.A.
Deadline(s) or The Deadline(s) may refer to:
* Time limit, a narrow field of time by which an objective must be accomplished
Arts, entertainment, and media Comics
* Deadline (DC Comics), a fictional villain
* ''Deadline'' (magazine), a British ...
'' (1952) – Henry (uncredited)
* ''
Anything Can Happen'' (1952) – Judge Gordon (uncredited)
* ''
Carbine Williams
''Carbine Williams'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring James Stewart, Jean Hagen and Wendell Corey. The film follows the life of its namesake, David Marshall Williams, who invented the operating principle fo ...
'' (1952) – Joseph Mitchell (uncredited)
* ''
Belles on Their Toes'' (1952) – Kendall Williams (uncredited)
* ''
Red Planet Mars
''Red Planet Mars'' is a 1952 American science fiction film released by United Artists starring Peter Graves and Andrea King. It is based on a 1932 play ''Red Planet'' written by John L. Balderston and John Hoare and was directed by art direct ...
'' (1952) – President
* ''
Washington Story
''Washington Story'' is a 1952 American comedy drama film starring Van Johnson and Patricia Neal. Directed by Robert Pirosh, it follows a green reporter in search of government corruption who instead falls for a congressman.
Plot
On her first t ...
'' (1952) – Senator (uncredited)
* ''
Don't Bother to Knock
''Don't Bother to Knock'' is a 1952 American psychological thriller starring Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe and directed by Roy Ward Baker. The screenplay was written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel ''Mischief'' by Charlotte ...
'' (1952) – Joe the Bartender
* ''
Assignment – Paris!
''Assignment – Paris!'' is a 1952 American Cold War film noir directed by Robert Parrish and starring Dana Andrews, Märta Torén, George Sanders and Audrey Totter. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
Paris-based ''New Yo ...
'' (1952) – Biddle, an Editor
* ''
Just for You'' (1952) – Hank Ross
* ''
Million Dollar Mermaid
''Million Dollar Mermaid'' (also known as ''The One Piece Bathing Suit'' in the UK) is a 1952 American biographical musical drama film about the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by ...
'' (1952) – Director
* ''
The I Don't Care Girl
''The I Don't Care Girl'' is a 1953 American biographical film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Mitzi Gaynor. It is a biography of entertainer Eva Tanguay.Destination Gobi
''Destination Gobi'' is a 1953 American Technicolor World War II film released by 20th Century-Fox. It was produced by Stanley Rubin, directed by Robert Wise (his first color feature film), and stars Richard Widmark and Don Taylor.
The film i ...
'' (1953) – Capt. Gates (uncredited)
* ''
The President's Lady
''The President's Lady'' is a 1953 biopic by 20th Century Fox directed by Henry Levin. The screenplay by John Patrick was adapted from the eponymous 1951 novel by Irving Stone, based on the life of American president Andrew Jackson and his ma ...
'' (1953) – Judge McNairy (uncredited)
* ''
Pickup on South Street
''Pickup on South Street'' is a 1953 American spy film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and starring Richard Widmark, Jean Peters, and Thelma Ritter.. Widmark plays a pickpocket who unwittingly steals a covert microfilm sought by ...
'' (1953) – Zara
* ''
Dangerous Crossing
''Dangerous Crossing'' is a 1953 American mystery film starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie and directed by Joseph M. Newman. Based on the 1943 play '' Cabin B-13'' by John Dickson Carr, the story revolves around newlyweds who become physic ...
'' (1953) – Captain Peters
* ''
Gun Belt
''Gun Belt'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring George Montgomery and Tab Hunter.
Plot
A former outlaw, Billy Ringo, clashes with his old gang. He had hung up his guns, bought a ranch and fallen in love with A ...
'' (1953) – Endicott
* ''
From Here to Eternity
''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American romantic Drama (film and television)#War drama, war drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 From Here to Eternity (novel), novel of the same name by J ...
'' (1953) – Army Lieutenant Colonel (uncredited)
* ''
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'' is a 1953 American comedy film, comedy musical film directed by Don Weis. The film is based on the short stories by Max Shulman collected as ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'' (also the title of the The Many Loves ...
'' (1953) – Dr. Askit – Quiz Master (uncredited)
* ''
The Big Heat
''The Big Heat'' is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Fritz Lang starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, and Jocelyn Brando about a cop who takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city.
William P. McGivern's serial in ' ...
'' (1953) – Lt. Ted Wilks
* ''
Executive Suite
''Executive Suite'' is a 1954 American Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama film directed by Robert Wise and written by Ernest Lehman, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Cameron Hawley. The film stars William Holden, June Allyson, Barbara St ...
'' (1954) – Detective (uncredited)
* ''
The Battle of Rogue River
''Battle of Rogue River'' is a 1954 American Western film starring George Montgomery, Martha Hyer, and Richard Denning, directed by William Castle and produced by Sam Katzman. The screenplay is written by Douglas Heyes. It is set during the R ...
'' (1954) – Major Wallach (uncredited)
* ''
Fireman Save My Child'' (1954) – Mayor
* ''
Them!
''Them!'' is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction giant monster film starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. Produced by David Weisbart, the film was directed by Gordon Douglas, based on an original story by ...
'' (1954) – Official at D.C. Meeting (uncredited)
* ''
Suddenly'' (1954) – Dan Carney
* ''
A Star Is Born'' (1954) – McBride (uncredited)
* ''
Drum Beat
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'' (1954) – Gen. Gilliam
* ''
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' is a 1954 American war film about the Korean War and stars William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, and Robert Strauss (actor), Robert Strauss. The film, which was directed by Mark Robson (film dire ...
'' (1954) – Capt. Evans
* ''
The Violent Men
''The Violent Men'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, and May Wynn. Based on the 1955 novel '' Smoky Valley'' by D ...
'' (1954) – Sheriff Martin Kenner
* ''
The Long Gray Line
''The Long Gray Line'' is a 1955 American Cinemascope Technicolor biographical comedy-drama film in CinemaScope directed by John Ford based on the life of Marty Maher and his autobiography, Bringing Up the Brass'' co-written witNardi Reeder ...
'' (1955) – Maj. Thomas
* ''
Battle Cry
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Battle cries are not necessarily articulate (e.g. "Eulaliaaaa!", "Alala"..), although they often aim to invoke patriotic or religio ...
'' (1955) – Mr. Forrester
* ''
Big House, U.S.A.
''Big House, U.S.A.'' is a 1955 American crime film noir directed by Howard W. Koch and written by John C. Higgins. The film stars Broderick Crawford, Ralph Meeker, Reed Hadley, William Talman, Lon Chaney Jr., and Charles Bronson. The fi ...
'' (1955) – Robertson Lambert
* ''
The Eternal Sea
''The Eternal Sea'' (aka ''The Admiral Hoskins Story'') is a 1955 American biographical war film directed by John H. Auer and starring Sterling Hayden, Alexis Smith and Ben Cooper. The film follows the career of Captain John Hoskins, who lose ...
'' (1955) – Review Panel Chairman (Admiral Bill) (uncredited)
* ''
I Cover the Underworld'' (1955) – Warden Lewis J. Johnson
* ''
The McConnell Story
''The McConnell Story'' is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas. McConnell served as a navigator in World War II before becoming the ...
'' (1955) – Newton Bass
* ''
The Spoilers'' (1955) – Jonathan Struve
* ''
Hell on Frisco Bay
''Hell on Frisco Bay'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson and Joanne Dru. It was made for Ladd's own production company, Jaguar.
The film featured an early Hol ...
'' (1956) – Police Lt. Paul Neville
* ''
Forever, Darling
''Forever, Darling'' is a 1956 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall, written by Helen Deutsch, and starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, and James Mason. In the film, Ball stars as a wife who tries to save her struggling ...
'' (1956) – Mr. Oliver Clinton
* ''
Magnificent Roughnecks
''Magnificent Roughnecks'' is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Sherman A. Rose and written by Stephen Kandel. The film stars Jack Carson, Mickey Rooney, Nancy Gates, Jeff Donnell, Myron Healey and Willis Bouchey. The film was released on ...
'' (1956) – Ernie Biggers
* ''
Johnny Concho
''Johnny Concho'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Don McGuire starring Frank Sinatra, Keenan Wynn, William Conrad and Phyllis Kirk. This was Sinatra's first serious Western and the role allowed him to play against type in his port ...
'' (1956) – Sheriff Henderson
* ''
Pillars of the Sky
''Pillars of the Sky'' is a 1956 American CinemaScope Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Jeff Chandler, Dorothy Malone and Ward Bond. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Plot
Oregon Country 1868: Indians of ...
'' (1956) – Col. Edson Stedlow
* ''
The Wings of Eagles
''The Wings of Eagles'' is a 1957 American Metrocolor film starring John Wayne, Dan Dailey and Maureen O'Hara, based on the life of Frank "Spig" Wead and the history of U.S. Naval aviation from its inception through World War II. The film is ...
'' (1957) – Barton
* ''
The Night Runner
''The Night Runner'' is a 1957 American film noir drama film directed by Abner Biberman, produced by Albert J.Cohen, and starring Ray Danton and Colleen Miller. Its screenplay was written by Gene Levitt. The story focuses on a released mental ...
'' (1957) – Loren Mayes
* ''
Last of the Badmen'' (1957) – Marshall Parker
* ''
Mister Cory'' (1957) – Mr. Vollard
* ''
The Garment Jungle
''The Garment Jungle'' is a 1957 American film noir crime film directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Lee J. Cobb, Kerwin Mathews, Gia Scala, Richard Boone and Valerie French.
Plot
Alan Mitchell is a returning Korean War veteran who joins his ...
'' (1957) – Dave Bronson
* ''
Beau James
''Beau James'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Bob Hope, Vera Miles, Paul Douglas (actor), Paul Douglas and Alexis Smith. It is based on a non-fiction book of the same name by Gene Fowler. The film featu ...
'' (1957) – Arthur Julian
* ''
The Last Stagecoach West
''The Last Stagecoach West'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Jim Davis, Mary Castle, Victor Jory and Lee Van Cleef. The film's art direction was by Ralph Oberg.
In the early 1950s Republic Pictures decide ...
'' (1957) – George Bryceson
* ''
Zero Hour!
''Zero Hour!'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Hall Bartlett from a screenplay by Bartlett, Arthur Hailey, and John Champion. It stars Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, and Sterling Hayden and features Peggy King, Elroy "Crazy Legs" ...
'' (1957) – British Army Doctor
* ''
Darby's Rangers
''Darby's Rangers'' (released in the UK as ''The Young Invaders'') is a 1958 American war film starring James Garner as William Orlando Darby, who organizes and leads the first units of United States Army Rangers during World War II. Directed ...
'' (1958) – Brig. Gen. Truscott
* ''
The Sheepman
''The Sheepman'' is a 1958 American Western comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, and Leslie Nielsen.
Plot
Gambler Jason Sweet wins a flock of sheep in a poker game and proceeds to take them by train ...
'' (1958) – Frank Payton
* ''
The Last Hurrah'' (1958) – Roger Sugrue
* ''
No Name on the Bullet'' (1959) – Buck Hastings
* ''
The Horse Soldiers
''The Horse Soldiers'' is a 1959 American adventure war film set during the American Civil War directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, William Holden and Constance Towers. The screenplay by John Lee Mahin and Martin Rackin was loosely ...
'' (1959) – Col. Phil Secord
* ''
It Started with a Kiss'' (1959) – Officer at Airport (voice, uncredited)
* ''
Sergeant Rutledge
''Sergeant Rutledge'' is a 1960 American Technicolor Western film directed by John Ford and starring Jeffrey Hunter, Constance Towers, Woody Strode and Billie Burke. The title was also used for the novelization published in the same year. S ...
'' (1960) – Col. Otis Fosgate
* ''
Five Guns to Tombstone
''Five Guns to Tombstone'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring James Brown, John Wilder, Walter Coy, Robert Karnes and Della Sharman.
Plot
Young outlaw Billy Wade, determined to reform, is roped into a ro ...
'' (1960) – George Landon
* ''
Two Rode Together
''Two Rode Together'' is a 1961 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, and Shirley Jones. The supporting cast includes Linda Cristal, Andy Devine, and John McIntire. The film was based upon ...
'' (1961) – Mr. Harry J. Wringle
* ''
You Have to Run Fast'' (1961) – Col. Maitland
* ''
Pocketful of Miracles
''Pocketful of Miracles'' is a 1961 American comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Bette Davis, produced and directed by Frank Capra, filmed in Panavision. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend was based on Robert Riskin's screenplay f ...
'' (1961) – Newspaper Editor
* ''
Saintly Sinners'' (1962) – Police Chief Harrihan
* ''
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
''The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance'' () is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a 1953 short story written by ...
'' (1962) – Jason Tully – Conductor
* ''
Incident in an Alley
''Incident in an Alley'' is a 1962 American neo noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn and starring Chris Warfield, Erin O'Donnell and Harp McGuire.
The film's premise rests on a legal precedent that police may use force against fleeing su ...
'' (1962) – Police Capt. Tom Brady
* ''
Panic in Year Zero!
''Panic in Year Zero!'' is a 1962 American black-and-white survival science fiction film from American International Pictures. It was produced by Arnold Houghland and Lou Rusoff, directed by Ray Milland, who also stars with Jean Hagen, Frankie ...
'' (1962) – Dr. Powell Strong
* ''
How the West Was Won'' (1962) – Surgeon (uncredited)
* ''
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 a ...
'' (1962) (Season 1 Episode 4: "I Saw the Whole Thing") – Judge Neilson
* ''
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 a ...
'' (1963) (Season 1 Episode 20: "The Paragon") – Mr. Norton
* ''
Cheyenne Autumn
''Cheyenne Autumn'' is a 1964 American epic Western film starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, James Stewart, and Edward G. Robinson. It tells the story of a factual event, the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878–79, told with artistic licen ...
'' (1964) – Colonel at Victory Cave (uncredited)
* ''
Where Love Has Gone'' (1964) – Judge Murphy
* ''
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 a ...
'' (1965) (Season 3 Episode 16: "One of the Family") – Dr. Bailey
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McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force'' (1965) – Adm. Doyle
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Follow Me, Boys!
''Follow Me, Boys!'' is a 1966 American comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is an adaptation of the 1954 novel ''God and My Country'' by MacKinlay Kantor and was the final film released by Walt Disney Productions in Walt Di ...
'' (1966) – Judge (uncredited)
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Return of the Gunfighter
''Return of the Gunfighter'' is a 1967 American Western (genre), Western television film directed by James Neilson (director), James Neilson and starring Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor, Chad Everett and Ana Martín. Though intend ...
'' (1967) – Judge Ellis
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Support Your Local Sheriff!
''Support Your Local Sheriff!'', also known as ''The Sheriff'', is a 1969 American comedy Western film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring James Garner, Joan Hackett, and Walter Brennan. The supporting cast features Harry Morgan, Jack Elam ...
'' (1969) – Thomas Devery
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The Love God?
''The Love God?'' is a 1969 American comedy film starring Don Knotts and Edmond O'Brien. It was written and directed by Nat Hiken, who died between the completion of shooting and the film's release. ''The Love God?'' marked a change of pace for Kn ...
'' (1969) – Judge Jeremiah Claypool
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Young Billy Young'' (1969) – Doc Cushman
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Dirty Dingus Magee
''Dirty Dingus Magee'' is a 1970 American comedy revisionist Western film starring Frank Sinatra as the titular outlaw and George Kennedy as a sheriff out to capture him. Directed by Burt Kennedy, the movie was based on the novel ''The Ballad ...
'' (1970) – Ira Teasdale
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Support Your Local Gunfighter
''Support Your Local Gunfighter'' is a 1971 American comic Western film directed by Burt Kennedy and starring James Garner and Suzanne Pleshette. The screenplay was originally written by James Edward Grant, who died in 1966; Kennedy rewrote it ...
'' (1971) – McLaglen
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Shoot Out
''Shoot Out'' is a 1971 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gregory Peck. The film is adapted from Will James's 1930 novel, ''The Lone Cowboy''. The film was produced, directed, and written by the team that delivered ...
'' (1971) – Stationmaster (uncredited)
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20th-century American male actors
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Western (genre) television actors