Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 As mentioned in another thread, I’ve been binging on westerns, primarily from the 50’s & 60’s. Jack Elam shows up in a lot them. One of my favorite character actors of the genre, who is as comfortable as a villain as eccentric good guy. Who’s yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: As mentioned in another thread, I’ve been binging on westerns, primarily from the 50’s & 60’s. Jack Elam shows up in a lot them. One of my favorite character actors of the genre, who is as comfortable as a villain as eccentric good guy. Who’s yours? I always liked 'Mose'.... First time I saw him was in The Searchers.... He is always a great role! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Dub Taylor, he is the only guy to tell John Wayne's character to, "You go to Hell John Henry" and not get beat up[. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Walter Brennan; villain, good guy, clown. He did them all. Ben Johnson, the real deal. Wilford Brimley; now that he’s gone I’m expecting calls from casting companies offering me his kind of roles. Trying to get my waistline up to the correct size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 33 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said: Wilford Brimley; now that he’s gone I’m expecting calls from casting companies offering me his kind of roles. Trying to get my waistline up to the correct size. Eat mo oatmeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Arthur Honeycutt, Chill Wills, James Best, Royal Dano. Just a few more great supporting western actors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: As mentioned in another thread, I’ve been binging on westerns, primarily from the 50’s & 60’s. Jack Elam shows up in a lot them. One of my favorite character actors of the genre, who is as comfortable as a villain as eccentric good guy. Who’s yours? One of my favorites as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Singin' Sue 71615 said: I always liked 'Mose'.... First time I saw him was in The Searchers.... He is always a great role! Agreed. That would Hank Worden who was in many of John Wayne films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 9:38 PM, Blackwater 53393 said: Arthur Honeycutt, Chill Wills, James Best, Royal Dano. Just a few more great supporting western actors! Honeycutt is one of my all time favorites followed closely by Jack Elam and Walter Brennan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go West Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Ben Johnson & Ward Bond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax T Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Bruce Cabot was a good one. Played in several John Wayne movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 The greats: George "Gabby" Hayes, Andy Clyde, "Smiley Burnett, Pat Buttram, Slim Pickens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 let's not forget Wes Studi, Adam beach, and Russell Means. Studi can convince you that he is most evil person alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Slim Pickens, Albert Salmi, John Dehner, Strother Martin, Arthur Hunnicutt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Ray Teal. Glen Strange Robert J. Wilke Lee Van Cleef Harry Carey Jr. John Doucette R.G. Armstrong Claude Akins Strother Martin Victor Jory Leo Gordon John Dehner Roy Barcroft Chubby Johnson Anthony Caruso Harry Lauter Jack Lambert William Fawsett Willis Bouchey Richard Devon William Campbell John Qualen Barton MacLane Rodolfo Acosta Denver Pile Fuzzy Knight Paul Fix Many more. W.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: let's not forget Wes Studi, Adam beach, and Russell Means. Studi can convince you that he is most evil person alive. Not “Westerns” but period pieces... But I believe the only villain I’ve despised more than Wes Studi in The Last of the Mohicans was Tim Roth in Rob Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Waxahachie Kid #17017 L said: Glen Strange I forgotten about him. He also played the Frankenstein monster after Boris Karloff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 14 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Arthur Honeycutt, Chill Wills, James Best, Royal Dano. Just a few more great supporting western actors! I always liked Arthur Honeycutt's characterization, and another was Trooper Tyree (Ben Johnson). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Ben Johnson. As J-Bar said he was the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Yakima Canutt!! Harry Carey Sr.!! Deforrest Kelly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I was recently surprised to learn that Ken Curtis was in at least two Gunsmoke episodes as baddies before he became Festus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 William Demarest Arthur Hunicutt Walter Brennan Hank Worden Ward Bond Victor McGlaughlin Ben Johnson Chill Wills Dub Taylor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 13 hours ago, Tom Bullweed said: I was recently surprised to learn that Ken Curtis was in at least two Gunsmoke episodes as baddies before he became Festus. Did you ever hear him sing? One of the original Sons of the Pioneers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 And I forgot to mention Chief Dan George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassnetguy50 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Andy Devine is one my favorites not listed yet. Here are some other good ones not mentioned yet. John Ireland Noah Beery Paul Brinegar Woody Strode Roscoe Lee Brown Moses Gunn Dan Duryea Sheb Wooley Steve Raines Gene Evans LQ Jones Gregory Walcott Lane Bradford Robert Middleton Judson Pratt George Kennedy Douglas Kennedy Lyle Betger Douglas Ansara Elisha Cook Jr Don Megowan Roy Engel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Don’t forget that James Arness was a supporting actor before Gunsmoke! Also Michael Pate! Played native Americans in many westerns. Leo Gordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 3 hours ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Don’t forget that James Arness was a supporting actor before Gunsmoke! Also Michael Pate! Played native Americans in many westerns. Leo Gordon When we first moved to California in 1976 we started looking for a house to buy. Carefully considered one that had belonged to Andy Devine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Anyone know who Raymond Cruz is? Very good, very versatile, very near invisible in any crowd over four people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Charles Stevens Stephen McNally Jay Silverheels Pat Brady Tom Tyler Frank Faylen Henry Brandon Iron Eyes Cody Noah Beery Jr. John McIntire Woody Strode John Carradine Dan Duryea Katy Jurado Thomas Mitchell Warren Oats Harry Dean Stanton Richard Jordon Henry Silva Skip Homeier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: When we first moved to California in 1976 we started looking for a house to buy. Carefully considered one that had belonged to Andy Devine. Slim Pickins got his first job in westerns because he could drive four up and six up teams of horses. I heard that Andy Devine was hired for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Blackwater, that is the OFFICIAL legend. It seems to be true in the case of Devine, but I don't know if it's been verified for Pickens. I met Pickens at a gun show in City of Commerce, CA about 1978. Also met the guy who played Radar on MASH, Sue Ane Langdon, and Dub Taylor there at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 23 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Did you ever hear him sing? One of the original Sons of the Pioneers. Yep. Three Duke Wayne movies, best of which was The Searchers We had an LP, when I was growing up, that a mix of singers. SofP sang two songs on the long-ago album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 7:53 AM, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Did you ever hear him sing? One of the original Sons of the Pioneers. Ken Curtis replaced Frank Sinatra when Frank left the Tommy Dorsey band to go on his own. He then replaced Roy Rogers on the Sons of the Pioneers when Roy became a cowboy star replacing Gene Autry who left the movies to join the military during WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Seamus Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 This will put some faces to the names. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cqcXPk8gwE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex M Rugers #6621 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 19 hours ago, Buffalo Creek Law Dog said: Ken Curtis replaced Frank Sinatra when Frank left the Tommy Dorsey band to go on his own. He then replaced Roy Rogers on the Sons of the Pioneers when Roy became a cowboy star replacing Gene Autry who left the movies to join the military during WWII. Well , except everything after the first sentence is wrong. More research needed. Sorry pard. Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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