Fess Parker
Fess Parker | |
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| Born | Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. August 16, 1924 |
| Died | March 18, 2010 (aged 85) |
| Cause of death | Natural causes |
| Nationality | American |
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| Television | |
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. (August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010), was an American actor.
Career[change | change source]
His first movie was Harvey (1950) with James Stewart. Over the years, he worked on movies with many well known actors. These include Gary Cooper, Bob Hope, Jeff Chandler and Steve McQueen.
Fess Parker work for Disney on two movies about Davy Crockett In 1964, NBC hired him to do a television series about Daniel Boone. The series was about the Boone and his fights against the Indians and the redcoats in the American Revolution. The cast of the series included of Patricia Blair as Rebecca Boone, Albert Salmi as Yadkin, Ed Ames as Mingo, Roosevelt Grier as Gabe Cooper and Darby Hinton is Israel Boone. 159 episodes were made between 1964-1970.
Movies[change | change source]
| Year | Movie |
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| 1950 | Harvey |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle |
| 1954 | Them! |
| 1956 | Westward Ho, The Wagons! |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James |
| 1962 | The Jayhawker! |
| Hell Is for Heroes | |
| 1955 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier |
| 1956 | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates |
References[change | change source]
- A sci-fi swarm and horror horde: interviews with 62 filmmakers by Tom Weaver
- Magazine Texas Monthly Nov 1986
Other websites[change | change source]
- Fess Parker on IMDb