Bruce Cabot (born Étienne de Pelissier Bujac Jr.; April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American film actor, best remembered as
Jack Driscoll in ''
King Kong
King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...
'' (1933) and for his roles in films such as ''
The Last of the Mohicans
''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826.
It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinde ...
'' (1936),
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...
's ''
Fury'' (1936), and the Western ''
Dodge City
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'' (1939). He was also known as one of "Wayne's Regulars", appearing in a number of
John Wayne
Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...
films beginning with ''
Angel and the Badman
''Angel and the Badman'' is a 1947 American Western film written and directed by James Edward Grant and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey and Bruce Cabot. The film is about an injured gunfighter who is nursed back to health by a ...
'' (1947), and concluding with ''
Big Jake
''Big Jake'' is a 1971 American Technicolor Western film starring John Wayne, Richard Boone and Maureen O'Hara. The picture was the final film for George Sherman in a directing career of more than 30 years. It grossed $7.5 million in the ...
'' (1971).
Early life
Cabot was born in
Carlsbad, New Mexico
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, to a prominent local lawyer, Major Étienne de Pelissier Bujac Sr. and Julia Armandine Graves, who died shortly after giving birth to her son. Étienne Sr. was the son of John James Bujac, a lawyer and mining expert in Baltimore, Maryland. Étienne Sr. graduated from
Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an American Bar Association, ABA accredited law school at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1847 at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee and is the 11th oldest law schoo ...
near
Nashville, Tennessee
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, and served in the
United States Army
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during the
Spanish–American War
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and the
Philippine–American War
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before settling in Carlsbad.
Cabot graduated from
Sewanee Military Academy
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in 1921, and briefly attended the
University of the South
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in
Sewanee, Tennessee
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Sewanee is best known as the home of ...
, but left without graduating. He worked at many jobs, including as a sailor, an insurance salesman, oil worker, surveyor, and prize fighter; he also sold cars, managed real estate, and worked at a slaughterhouse. A meeting with
David O. Selznick at a Hollywood party led to his acting career.
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Acting career
Early roles
Cabot appeared in nearly 100 feature films. He made his debut in an uncredited
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bit part
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in an episode of the serial ''Heroes of the Flames
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'' (1931). In '' Ann Vickers'' (1933), he portrays a soldier who seduces a naive woman (Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne (born Irene Marie Dunn; December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990) was an American actress who appeared in films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She is best known for her comedic roles, though she performed in films of other gen ...
), and gets her pregnant before he leaves for the war. He then appeared in ''King Kong
King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...
'' (also 1933), which became an enormous success and established Cabot as a star.[
He also portrays villains in several productions, appearing as a gangster boss in '']Let 'Em Have It
''Let 'Em Have It'' is a 1935 American gangster film directed by Sam Wood. The film was also known under the title ''False Faces'' in the United Kingdom and ''The Legion of Valour'' in Australia.
Plot
An FBI agent tracks down a gang leader.
Cast ...
'' (1935) and as the Huron
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People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
* Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...
warrior Magua opposite Randolph Scott
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in ''The Last of the Mohicans'' (1936). He co-stars with Spencer Tracy
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in Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film, ''Fury'' (1936), playing the leader of a lynch mob. He also appears with Errol Flynn
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in Michael Curtiz
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's epic Western
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*Western, New York, a town in the US
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*Western world, countries that id ...
''Dodge City
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'', which in 1939 was one of Warner Bros.
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's biggest hits.
He tested for the lead role of the Ringo Kid in John Ford
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's ''Stagecoach
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'' (1939), but John Wayne was cast in the part. A consistent box-office draw, Cabot appeared in many movies at many studios before leaving Hollywood to serve in World War II
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.[
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War service and return to Hollywood
Cabot enlisted in December 1942 and, after Officer Training School in Miami Beach, was commissioned a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force
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.
Cabot headed back to Hollywood and fell in with John Wayne on the set of ''Angel and the Badman'' (1947), and became part of Wayne's circle, this relationship paying off in the 1960s, when Wayne cast him in 10 more of his films: '' The Comancheros'' (1961), ''Hatari!
''Hatari!'' (, Swahili for "Danger!") is a 1962 American adventure romantic comedy film starring John Wayne as the leader of a group of professional game catchers in Africa.McCarthy, Todd. ''Howard Hawks: the grey fox of Hollywood'', New York, ...
'' (1962), ''McLintock!
:''See also McClintock (disambiguation)''
''McLintock!'' is a 1963 American Western (genre), Western comedy film, comedy film, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The film co-stars Wayne's son Patrick Wayne, ...
'' (1963), ''In Harm's Way
''In Harm's Way'' is a 1965 American epic war film produced and directed by Otto Preminger and starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Patricia Neal, with a supporting cast featuring Henry Fonda in a lengthy cameo, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Stanle ...
'' (1965), ''The War Wagon
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'' (1967), ''The Green Berets
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'' (1968), '' Hellfighters'' (1968), '' The Undefeated'' (1969), ''Chisum
''Chisum'' is a 1970 American Western film directed by Andrew McLaglen, starring John Wayne in the titular role, and adapted for the screen by Andrew J. Fenady from his short story "Chisum and the Lincoln County War." The supporting cast featu ...
'' (1970), and ''Big Jake'' (1971).
Cabot's final screen appearance is in the James Bond
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film '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971).
He was inducted into the New Mexico Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2012.
Television
Cabot starred in a number of the ''Tales of Tomorrow
''Tales of Tomorrow'' is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and broadcast live on ABC from 1951 to 1953. The series covered such stories as ''Frankenstein'' starring Lon Chaney Jr., ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' st ...
'', a science-fiction
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drama, during its second season (1952–53) on ABC
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.
He also appeared on other television series, such as:
*'' Burke's Law'' - "Who Killed Holly Howard?" - Thomas Matherson (1963)
*''Bonanza
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'' - "A Dime's Worth of Glory" - Sheriff Reed Larrimore (1964)
*''Daniel Boone
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'' - "The Devil's Four" - Simon Bullard (1965)
Personal life
Cabot was married three times, in Florida to Mary Mather Smith, whom he divorced prior to moving to Hollywood, and to actresses Adrienne Ames
Adrienne Ames (born Ruth Adrienne McClure; August 3, 1907 – May 31, 1947) was an American film actress. Early in her career she was known as Adrienne Truex.
Early years
Ames was born in Fort Worth, Texas, one of six children of Samuel Hugh M ...
and Francesca De Scaffa (1930-1994).
He was one of Errol Flynn's social pack for several years, but they fell out during the production of the unfinished ''The Story of William Tell
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''. Flynn was producing the film and asked Cabot, whom he described as "an old, old pal," to appear in it, knowing that Cabot was having difficulty finding work in Hollywood at that time. When Flynn's production partners went broke, though, production on the film halted, leaving Flynn stranded in Rome facing financial ruin. Cabot, in an attempt to get paid when other cast members were working for no money, had Flynn's and his wife Patrice Wymore's personal cars and clothing in their Rome hotel seized. Flynn wrote angrily in his autobiography of what he termed Cabot's "betrayal". David Niven, also part of Flynn's social pack, in his autobiography accused Cabot of being missing when debts were to be paid.
Death
Cabot died May 3, 1972, at age 68 in the Motion Picture Country Home
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at Woodland Hills, California
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Geography
Woodland Hills is in the southwestern region of the San Fernando Valley, which is located east of Ca ...
due to lung cancer
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.[''Bruce Cabot, Film Actor, Dies; Played the Hero in King Kong'']
''The New York Times
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''. May 4, 1972; Retrieved October 9, 2017. He was buried in his hometown of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Filmography
*''Heroes of the Flames
''Heroes of the Flames'' is a 1931 American Universal movie serial. Although once considered to be lost, it has survived and a print has been preserved by Universal as of 2016. It stars Tim McCoy (in a break from his usual cowboy roles) as a fir ...
'' (1931, Serial) as Bit Part h.7(film debut, uncredited)
*''Confessions of a Co-Ed
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* ''Confessions'' (1925 film), a British silent film
* ''Confessions'' ...
'' (1931) as Student at Dance (uncredited)
*''Lady with a Past
''Lady with a Past'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Constance Bennett as a shy and very proper young lady who decides to invent a scandalous past for herself to spice up her life. It is based on the novel of the same na ...
'' (1932) as Party Guest (uncredited)
*''The Roadhouse Murder
''The Roadhouse Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code thriller film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by J. Walter Ruben and Gene Fowler. The film stars Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt, Roscoe Ates and David Landau. The fil ...
'' (1932) as Fred Dykes
*''The Lost Special
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'' (1932, Serial) as Forest Ranger (uncredited)
*'' Lucky Devils'' (1933) as Happy White
*''The Great Jasper
''The Great Jasper'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code drama film directed by J. Walter Ruben and written by H.W. Hanemann and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars Richard Dix, Edna May Oliver, Florence Eldridge, Wera Engels and Walter Wa ...
'' (1933) as Roger McGowd (adult)
*''King Kong
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'' (1933) as Jack Driscoll
*''Scarlet River
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'' (1933) as Himself (uncredited)
*'' Disgraced!'' (1933) as Kirk Undwood Jr.
*'' Flying Devils'' (1933) as 'Ace' Murray
*''Midshipman Jack
''Midshipman Jack'' is a 1933 American pre-Code action film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Frank Wead and F. McGrew Willis. The film stars Bruce Cabot, Betty Furness, Frank Albertson, Arthur Lake, and Florence Lake. The film was re ...
'' (1933) as Jack Austin
*'' Ann Vickers'' (1933) as Capt. Lafayette Resnick
*''Shadows of Sing Sing
''Shadows of Sing Sing'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Mary Brian, Bruce Cabot, and Grant Mitchell, and was released on October 27, 1933.
Cast list
* Mary Brian as Muriel Ross, aka Muriel Ross ...
'' (1933) as Bob Martel
*''Finishing School
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'' (1934) as Ralph McFarland - intern
*''Murder on the Blackboard
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'' (1934) as Addison 'Ad' Stevens
*''His Greatest Gamble
''His Greatest Gamble'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Robertson from a screenplay by Sidney Buchman and Harry Hervey, based on a story by Salisbury Field. The film stars Richard Dix, Dorothy Wilson, Bruce Cabot, and Erin O' ...
'' (1934) as Stephen
*''Their Big Moment
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'' (1934) as Lane Franklyn
*''Redhead
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'' (1934) as Ted Brown
*'' Men of the Night'' (1934) as Det. Sgt. 'Stake-Out' Kelly
*''Night Alarm
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'' (1934) as Hal Ashby
*'' Without Children'' (1935) as Davd F. Cole
*''Let 'Em Have It
''Let 'Em Have It'' is a 1935 American gangster film directed by Sam Wood. The film was also known under the title ''False Faces'' in the United Kingdom and ''The Legion of Valour'' in Australia.
Plot
An FBI agent tracks down a gang leader.
Cast ...
'' (1935) as Joe Keefer
*''Show Them No Mercy!
''Show Them No Mercy!'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by George Marshall and written by Kubec Glasmon and Henry Lehrman. The film stars Rochelle Hudson, Cesar Romero, Bruce Cabot, Edward Norris, Edward Brophy and Warren Hymer. The fil ...
'' (1935) as Pitch
*'' Don't Gamble with Love'' (1936) as Jerry Edwards
*''The Robin Hood of El Dorado
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'' (1936) as Bill Warren
*''The Three Wise Guys
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'' (1936) as Blackie
*'' Fury'' (1936) as Kirby Dawson
*''The Last of the Mohicans
''The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757'' is a historical romance written by James Fenimore Cooper in 1826.
It is the second book of the '' Leatherstocking Tales'' pentalogy and the best known to contemporary audiences. '' The Pathfinde ...
'' (1936) as Magua
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*''Don't Turn 'Em Loose
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'' (1936) as Robert Webster - Alias Bat Williams
*'' The Big Game'' (1936) as Cal Calhoun
*''Legion of Terror
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'' (1936) as Frank Marshall
*''Sinner Take All
''Sinner Take All'' is a 1936 murder mystery film directed by Errol Taggart and starring Bruce Cabot and Margaret Lindsay.
Plot
When millionaire New York City businessman Aaron Lampier (Charley Grapewin) receives a death threat in the mail, he ...
'' (1936) as Ernie
*''Bad Guys
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'' (1937) as 'Lucky' Walden
*''Love Takes Flight
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'' (1937) as Neil 'Brad' Bradshaw
*''The Bad Man of Brimstone
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'' (1937) as 'Blackjack' McCreedy
*''Sinners in Paradise
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'' (1938) as Robert Malone
*''Smashing the Rackets
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'' (1938) as Steve Lawrence
*''Tenth Avenue Kid
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'' (1938) as Jim 'Silk' Loomis
*''Homicide Bureau
''Homicide Bureau'' is a 1939 American action film, directed by Charles C. Coleman (director), Charles C. Coleman. It stars Bruce Cabot, Rita Hayworth, and Marc Lawrence.
Cast
*Bruce Cabot as Jim Logan
*Rita Hayworth as J.G. Bliss
*Marc Lawrence ...
'' (1939) (lead with Rita Hayworth) as Jim Logan
*''Mystery of the White Room
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'' (1939) as Dr. Bob Clayton
*''Dodge City
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'' (1939) as Jeff Surrett
*'' Mickey the Kid'' (1939) as Jim Larch/Jim Adams
*'' Traitor Spy'' (1939) as Carl Beyersdorf/Ted Healey
*'' My Son Is Guilty'' (1939) as Ritzy Kerry
*'' Susan and God'' (1940) as Michael
*''Captain Caution
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'' (1940) as Slade
*''Girls Under 21
''Girls Under 21'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Max Nosseck, starring Bruce Cabot and Rochelle Hudson.
Plot summary
Frances White (Rochelle Hudson) from the slums, escapes the tenements by marrying rich gangster Smiley Ryan (Bruce ...
'' (1940) as Smiley Ryan
*''The Flame of New Orleans
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It was the last of t ...
'' (1941) as Robert LaTour
*'' Sundown'' (1941) as William Crawford
*''Wild Bill Hickok Rides
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'' (1942) as Wild Bill Hickok
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*'' Pierre of the Plains'' (1942) as 'Jap' Durkin
*''Silver Queen
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'' (1942) as Gerald Forsythe
*''The Desert Song
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'' (1943) as Colonel Fontaine
*''Salty O'Rourke
''Salty O'Rourke'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Alan Ladd and Gail Russell. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946.
Plot
In New Orleans, racetrack gambler Salty O'Rourke is pursued by gangster Doc Ba ...
'' (1945) as Doc Baxter
*''Divorce
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'' (1945) as Bob Phillips
*''Fallen Angel
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'' (1945) as Dave Atkins
*'' Smoky'' (1946) as Frank Denton
*''Avalanche
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'' (1946) as Steve Batchellor
*''Angel and the Badman
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'' (1947) as Laredo Stevens
*'' Gunfighters'' (1947) as Bard Macks
*'' The Gallant Legion'' (1948) as Beau Laroux
*''Sorrowful Jones
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'' (1949) as Big Steve Holloway
*'' Rock Island Trail'' (1950) as Kirby Morrow
*'' Fancy Pants'' (1950) as Cart Belknap
*'' Best of the Badmen'' (1951) as Cole Younger
*''Kid Monk Baroni
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'' (1952) as Mr. Hellman
*''Lost in Alaska
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Plot
The time is the 1890s, and the place is San Francisco. George Ball and Tom Watson are firemen who rescue 'Nugget' Joe McDermott from committing suicide by d ...
'' (1952) as Jake Stillman
*''The Story of William Tell
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'' (1953) as Captain Jost
*''The Red Cloak
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'' (1955) as Capitano Raniero d'Anversa
*''Rommel's Treasure
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'' (1955) as Welles
*'' Totò, lascia o raddoppia?'' (1956) as Nick Molise
*''The Quiet American
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'' (1958) as Bill Granger
*''The Love Specialist
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Plot
Diana Dixon, a Texan girl (played by Dors), wins a quiz show jackpot, ...
'' (1958) as Mike
*''The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
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'' (1958) as Jack
*''Guardatele ma non toccatele
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Cast
* Ugo Tognazzi - Maresciallo La Notte
* Caprice Chantal - Rebecca O'Connor
* Johnny Dorelli - Tenente Altieri
* Lynn Shaw ...
'' (1959) as Collonnello Joe Charleston
*''John Paul Jones
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'' (1959) as Gunner Lowrie
*'' Goliath and the Barbarians'' (1959) as Alboino
*'' The Comancheros'' (1961) as Maj. Henry
*''Hatari!
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'' (1962) as Little Wolf aka The Indian
*''McLintock!
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'' (1963) as Ben Sage
*'' Law of the Lawless'' (1964) as Joe Rile
*''In Harm's Way
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'' (1965) as Quartermaster Quoddy
*''Black Spurs
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'' (1965) as Bill Henderson
*''Cat Ballou
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'' (1965) as Sheriff Maledon
*'' Town Tamer'' (1965) as Riley Condor
*''Choque de Sentimentos'' (1965)
*'' The Chase'' (1966) as Sol
*''The War Wagon
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'' (1967) as Franklin Pierce
*''The Green Berets
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'' (1968) as Colonel Morgan
*'' Hellfighters'' (1968) as Joe Horn
*'' The Undefeated'' (1969) as Jeff Newby
*''Chisum
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'' (1970) as Sheriff Brady
*'' WUSA'' (1970) as King Wolyoe
*''Big Jake
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'' (1971) as Sam Sharpnose
*'' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971) as Bert Saxby (final film role)
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1904 births
1972 deaths
American male film actors
Male Western (genre) film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from New Mexico
People from Carlsbad, New Mexico
Deaths from lung cancer in California
20th-century American male actors
RKO Pictures contract players