Chester William Hannan (May 24, 1901 – August 14, 1980) was an American actor and rodeo performer. He was known for starring as Yucca Bill Thompson in the 1937 film '' Stars Over Arizona''. Hannah was born in

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. In 1924 he traveled to England with the

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Rodeo. Hannan moved to California in the 1930s. Hannan began his career in 1933, first appearing in the serial film ''

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'', which starred John Wayne and Ruth Hall. Hannan made over 370 film and television appearances. Hannan appeared in films, such as, ''

The Red Rider ''The Red Rider'' is a 1934 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures and starring Buck Jones. It has 15 chapters based on the short story "The Redhead from Sun Dog" by W. C. Tuttle, and is a remake of Buck Jones' earlier 1931 film ...

'' (1934), starring

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; '' Trouble in Texas'' (1937), starring Tex Ritter; '' The Utah Trail'' (1938), again with Tex Ritter; ''

The Lone Ranger Rides Again ''The Lone Ranger Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Republic serial. It was a sequel to Republic's 1938 serial ''The Lone Ranger'', which had been highly successful, and the thirteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by Republic. The serial w ...

'' (1939), starring Robert Livingston; '' King of the Texas Rangers'' (1941), starring Sammy Baugh; '' West of the Rio Grande'' (1944), starring

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; '' Lone Texas Ranger'' (1945), starring Wild Bill Elliott; '' Roaring Rangers'' (1946), starring

Charles Starrett Charles Robert Starrett (March 28, 1903 – March 22, 1986) was an American actor, best known for his starring role in the ''Durango Kid'' westerns. Starrett still holds the record for starring in the longest series of theatrical features: ...

and Smiley Burnette; '' Raiders of the South'' (1947), again with Johnny Mack Brown; '' Return of the Bad Men'' (1948), starring

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, Anne Jeffreys, George "Gabby" Hayes and Jacqueline White; '' Across the Rio Grande'' (1949), starring Jimmy Wakely; '' Code of the Silver Sage'' (1950), starring Allan Lane; ''

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'' (1956), starring

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and ''

The Gunfight at Dodge City ''The Gunfight at Dodge City'' is a 1959 DeLuxe Color Western CinemaScope film. It was produced by the Mirisch Company, directed by Joseph M. Newman, co-written by Martin Goldsmith and Daniel B. Ullman and starred Joel McCrea as Bat Masterson. ...

'' (1959), starring

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. His final film credit was from the 1966 film '' A Big Hand for the Little Lady'', which starred

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and

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. In his film career, he served as a double for actor and musician Tex Ritter's wife

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and also for other actresses. Hannan's television credits includes ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Virginian'', '' The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', '' The Deputy'', ''

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

'', '' Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the progra ...

'', '' The Restless Gun'', ''

Sugarfoot ''Sugarfoot'' is an American Western television series that aired for 69 episodes on ABC from 1957-1961 on Tuesday nights on a "shared" slot basis – rotating with ''Cheyenne'' (first season); ''Cheyenne'' and '' Bronco'' (second season); an ...

'' and ''

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''. He was an on-set representative for the

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. He died in August 1980 in

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, at the age of 79.

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