Ronald F. Hagerthy (born March 9, 1932) is an American actor on television and in films.

Early years

Hagerthy was born in

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, but moved to

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, before he started school. He attended Glendale City College and once worked as an ambulance driver. His acting career was interrupted by two years' service in the Army.

Career

On television, in the 1950s, Hagerthy portrayed Clipper King (nephew of the title character) in the modern Western series, '' Sky King''. He also appeared on '' Matinee Theater'', ''

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'', ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' (as "Blackie" in S1E38's "Unknown Grave" – 1956), '' Navy Log'', ''

Tales of Wells Fargo ''Tales of Wells Fargo'' is an American Westerns on television, Western television series starring Dale Robertson in 201 episodes that aired from 1957 to 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until i ...

'', and '' New Comedy Showcase''. He also appeared in an episode of The Rifleman, "The Deserter" (March 15, 1960, S2E25). On film, Hagerthy portrayed Dick Cvetic in '' I Was a Communist for the FBI'' (1951) and Cpl. Rich Williams in '' Starlift'' (1951). He also appeared in '' Make Haste to Live'', '' Eighteen and Anxious'', ''Charge at Feather River'', '' City That Never Sleeps'', and ''

Force of Arms ''Force of Arms'' (reissued under the title ''A Girl for Joe'') is a 1951 romantic war drama film set in the Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian campaign of World War II, starring William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Frank Lovejoy. Directed ...

''.

Personal life

Hagerthy married Patti Taylor, who was his sweetheart from his school days.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hagerthy, Ron 1932 births Living people American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from South Dakota Military personnel from South Dakota People from Aberdeen, South Dakota Western (genre) television actors