Al Ferguson (19 April 1888 – 4 December 1971) was an Irish-born American film actor. Born in County Wexford,

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, he appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956. Billed as Smoke Ferguson, by 1912 he was making Westerns for

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. In the 1920s he was the star, producer, and director for several low-budget Western films. He also appeared in some television Westerns in the 1950s. Ferguson died in

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. He is interred at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Selected filmography

* '' Youth's Endearing Charm'' (1916) – Joe Jenkins * '' Where the West Begins'' (1919) * '' The Timber Queen'' (1922) * '' Boomerang Justice'' (1922) * ''The Trail of Vengeance'' (1924) * '' Officer 444'' (1926) * '' The Baited Trap'' (1926) * '' Tentacles of the North'' (1926) * '' A Captain's Courage'' (1926) * ''

West of the Law ''West of the Law'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the eighth film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim Mc ...

'' (1926) * ''

Wolves of the Desert ''Wolves of the Desert'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Neva Gerber, Ruth Royce and Ashton Dearholt.Langman, p. 520 Cast * Neva Gerber * Ruth Royce * Ashton Dearholt * Al Ferguson Al Fergu ...

'' (1926) * '' The Wolf Hunters'' (1926) * ''

The Fighting Stallion ''The Fighting Stallion'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. Plot summary Cast * Bill Edwards as Lon Evans *Doris Merrick as Jeanne Barton *Forrest Taylor as Martin Evans *Don C. Harvey as Commander Patrick * ...

'' (1927) * '' Western Courage'' (1927) * '' The Range Riders'' (1927) * '' Haunted Island'' (1928) * ''

Tarzan the Mighty ''Tarzan the Mighty'' is a 1928 American action film serial directed by Jack Nelson and Ray Taylor. It was nominally based on the collection ''Jungle Tales of Tarzan'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film is now considered to be lost. Cast ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Avenging Rider ''The Avenging Rider'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Tim Holt Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940 ...

'' (1928) * '' The Little Buckaroo'' (1928) * '' The Vagabond Cub'' (1929) * '' The Pirate of Panama'' (1929) * '' The Man from Nevada'' (1929) * ''

Tarzan the Tiger ''Tarzan the Tiger'' (1929) is a Universal movie serial based on the novel ''Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It stars Frank Merrill as Tarzan, Natalie Kingston as Jane, and Al Ferguson. It was directed by Henry MacRae. ...

'' (1929) * '' The Saddle King'' (1929) * '' Pueblo Terror'' (1931) * '' Riders of the North'' (1931) * '' Red Fork Range'' (1931) * '' Two-Gun Caballero'' (1931) * ''

The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial was directed by Armand Schaeffer and J.P. M ...

'' (1932) * '' The Lost Special'' (1932) * '' The Desert Trail'' (1935) * ''

The Laramie Kid ''The Laramie Kid'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Alberta Vaughn in her penultimate film and Al Ferguson.Pitts p.315 Plot Tom Talbot has earned a large amount of money in breaking horses. Hop ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' Frontiers of '49'' (1939) * '' The Invisible Killer'' (1939) * '' Deadwood Dick'' (1940) * ''

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice ''Billy the Kid's Gun Justice'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation, and 3rd in PRC's Billy the Kid series. Hal Erickson, Rovi.Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940), '' The New York Times ...

'' (1940) * ''

Texas to Bataan ''Texas to Bataan'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the seventeenth in Monogram Pictures' " Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, ...

'' (1942) * ''

Law of the Saddle ''Law of the Saddle'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Melville De Lay and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy Jones", with Betty Miles, Lane Chandler ...

'' (1943) * '' The Pearl of Death'' (1944) * '' The Utah Kid'' (1944) * '' Rustlers' Hideout'' (1944) * '' Harmony Trail'' (1944) * '' God's Country'' (1946) * '' Overland Riders'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * '' Along the Great Divide'' (1951) * ''

The Band Wagon ''The Band Wagon'' is a 1953 American Musical film, musical romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. It tells the story of an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway theatre, Broadway show will ...

'' (1953) * '' Blazing the Overland Trail'' (1956)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, Al 1888 births 1971 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors Irish emigrants to the United States (before 1923) 20th-century American male actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Male Western (genre) film actors Western (genre) television actors