Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a

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Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

Terry was born in Coxville,

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. In 1964, he married Isabel Draesemer, a

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agent. Terry made his last movie in 1972. In 1979, he and his wife moved back to Indiana, where he opened Tex's Longhorn Tavern. Every August he invited the public to celebrate his birthday by listening to him tell Hollywood stories and watching his movies. He died in

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on May 18, 1985, and is buried at Coxville Cemetery in Coxville, Indiana.

Filmography

Television credits

External links

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Tex Terry Official website
The Henchies -Tex Terry
Parke County, Indiana website
Tex Terry – "the bad man of the movies", Parke County, Indiana {{DEFAULTSORT:Terry, Tex American male television actors Male actors from Indiana Parke County, Indiana Male Western (genre) film actors American male film actors 1902 births 1985 deaths 20th-century American male actors