Elmer Calvin "Hank" Patterson (October 9, 1888 – August 23, 1975) was an American actor and musician. He is known foremost for playing two recurring characters on three television series: the stableman Hank Miller on ''

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'' and farmer Fred Ziffel on both ''

Petticoat Junction ''Petticoat Junction'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley; her three daughters Billie Jo, Bobbie Jo, and ...

'' and '' Green Acres''.

Early life

Patterson was born in

Springville, Alabama Springville is a city in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in December 1880. At the 2020 census the population was 4,786, up from 4,080 in 2010. Geography Springville is located at (33.768950, −86.471037). According t ...

, one of seven children of Green Davis Patterson, an insurance agent, and Mary Isabell "Mollie" Newton Patterson. By the 1890s his family had moved to

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, where he spent most of his boyhood and attended school through 8th grade. In 1917 he registered for a

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draft card in

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. Patterson had intended to be a serious pianist, but he instead became a

vaudeville Vaudeville (; ) is a theatrical genre of variety entertainment born in France at the end of the 19th century. A vaudeville was originally a comedy without psychological or moral intentions, based on a comical situation: a dramatic composition ...

piano player. By the end of the 1920s he moved to California. He entered the movie business as an actor during the 1930s. His earliest identified screen work was an uncredited appearance in the

Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and television host. Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then acting, the rebra ...

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film ''The Arizona Kid'' (1939).

Movies and TV

Patterson found plenty of movie work, mainly playing cantankerous types as well as blacksmiths, hotel clerks, farmers, shopkeepers and other townsmen, usually bit roles and character parts in Republic Pictures westerns, and then in popular TV westerns such as ''

The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid is a fictional character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in '' Everybody's Magaz ...

'', ''

The Adventures of Kit Carson ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'' is an American Western that aired from 1951 to 1955. The show ran for four seasons and consisted of 104 episodes over four years. The original air date was Saturday, August 11, 1951. It concluded on January 22, 19 ...

'', ''

The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in ...

'', and ''

Annie Oakley Annie Oakley (born Phoebe Ann Mosey; August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Oakley developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western ...

''. He also had small cameo appearances in a number of sci-fi movies by

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: '' Beginning of the End'', ''

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'', ''

Attack of the Puppet People ''Attack of the Puppet People'' (retitled ''Six Inches Tall'' for its U.K. release) is a 1958 American black-and-white science fiction horror film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon. It stars John Agar, John Hoyt and June Kenney. Gordon als ...

'', and ''

Earth vs. The Spider ''Earth vs. the Spider'' (a.k.a. ''The Spider'') is an independently made 1958 American black-and-white science fiction horror film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, who also provided the plot upon which the screenplay by George Wort ...

''. Patterson played recurring or different roles in adult/family TV westerns, including the role of Hank Miller in 33 episodes of ''

'' from 1962 through 1973, on '' Have Gun-Will Travel'' (eleven episodes), ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'' (nine episodes), '' Tales of Wells Fargo'' (seven episodes),''

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'' (four episodes), ''

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enroll ...

'' (four episodes), ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western series that aired 8 seasons: first on the NBC television network (1957–1962), and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and became number one in the Nielsen ratings ...

'' (three episodes), ''

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the we ...

'' (three episodes), '' The Virginian'' (two episodes), ''

The Rifleman ''The Rifleman'' is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the fictional town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show ...

'', ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 13, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 432 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running western, the second-longest-running western series on U ...

'', and in episodes of '' Lawman'', ''

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

'' (sometimes in a recurring role as former Confederate Soldier Soda Smith), ''

The Restless Gun ''The Restless Gun'' is an American Western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering cowboy in the era after the American Civil War. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is a ...

'', and many others. In 1959 Patterson appeared as a sodbuster in an uncredited role on '' Lawman'' ("The Young Toughs"). He made additional TV appearances, including in three episodes of ''

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'' as well as ''

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'', '' Burke's Law'', ''

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'', ''

Judd for the Defense ''Judd, for the Defense'' is an American legal drama originally broadcast on the ABC network on Friday nights from September 8, 1967, to March 21, 1969. Synopsis The show stars Carl Betz, who had previously spent eight years in the role of Dr. A ...

'', ''

My Three Sons ''My Three Sons'' is an American television sitcom that aired from September 29, 1960, to April 13, 1972. The series was broadcast on ABC during its first five seasons, before moving to CBS for the remaining seasons. ''My Three Sons'' chroni ...

'', and in later years ''

The Mod Squad ''The Mod Squad'' is an American crime drama series, originally broadcast for five seasons on ABC from September 24, 1968, to March 1, 1973. It starred Michael Cole as Peter "Pete" Cochran, Peggy Lipton as Julie Barnes, Clarence Williams III as ...

'' and ''

Love, American Style ''Love, American Style'' is an anthology comedy television series that aired on ABC from 1969 to 1974. The series was produced by Paramount Television. During the 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons, it was a part of ABC's Friday primetime lineup ...

'' and ''

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''.

''Green Acres''

In 1963 Patterson first appeared in what would become a recurring role as farmer Fred Ziffel on the popular

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rural comedy ''

''. In 1965 CBS debuted another rural comedy, ''Green Acres''. Both series were set in the mythical farming community of

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, with characters from ''Petticoat Junction'' often also appearing in ''Green Acres'', including Patterson's Fred Ziffel character. It was on the popular, irreverent ''Green Acres'' that Patterson earned his greatest fame. In 1965 and 1966—two of the years in which the two series ran concurrently—Patterson frequently appeared in both shows in the same week in prime time. The association of Patterson's character with the popular character Arnold, the pet pig whom Fred and his wife Doris treated as a son, ensured Patterson a place in TV history. Arnold attended school, watched TV and was a talented artist, piano player, and actor. He even "talked" (snorted, grunted and squealed) in a language that everyone in Hooterville seemed to understand except

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(''Green Acres'' co-star

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). According to westernclippings.com "Characters and Heavies" by Boyd Magers, "Ironically, by the time Patterson was doing 'Green Acres' he was in his late 70s and almost completely deaf, but the producers loved his portrayal so much they worked around his hearing impairment by having the dialogue coach lying on the floor out-of-shot tapping Hank's leg with a yardstick as a cue to speak his line."

Personal life

Hank Patterson was married to Daisy Marguerite (Sheeler) Patterson, a Kentucky native four years younger than Hank whose parents were both of German ancestry. They are listed together in the U.S. Census for both 1930 and 1940 as residing in Los Angeles. In the 1940 census, Hank's occupation is listed as "Actor, Motion Picture Studio & Stage." Patterson's great-grandfather, James Pearson, was an original settler of St. Clair County, Alabama, as was his mother's great-grandfather, Thomas Newton. His great-grandfather, Henry S. Patterson, moved to Blount County, Alabama, around 1857 from

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. Between 1894 and 1897, the family left Alabama to live in Texas. Hank Patterson died at age 86 on August 23, 1975 of bronchial pneumonia. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood. Daisy died, also at age 86, on February 2, 1979. Patterson's great-niece is actress

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Selected filmography

*'' The Arizona Kid'' (1939) - Townsman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) *'' The Covered Trailer'' (1939) - Townsman (uncredited) *''

Three Faces West ''Three Faces West'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring John Wayne, Sigrid Gurie and Charles Coburn. The film, mainly set in North Dakota was one of a handful of overtly anti-Nazi films produced by Hollywood ...

'' (1940) - Pool Player (uncredited) *''

Abilene Town ''Abilene Town'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming and Lloyd Bridges. Adapted from Ernest Haycox's 1941 novel ''Trail Town'', the production's ...

'' (1946) - Doug Neil *''

The Scarlet Horseman ''The Scarlet Horseman'' is a 1946 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures. It is directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. Paul Guilfoyle plays Jim Bannion, secret identity of The Scarlet Horseman, with Janet Shaw as Elise, hi ...

'' (1946) - Sen. Masters (uncredited) *''

I Ring Doorbells ''I Ring Doorbells'' is a 1946 American comedy-drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars Anne Gwynne, Robert Shayne, and Roscoe Karns. The story was adapted by Dick Irving Hyland and Raymond L. Schrock from the book of the same name by Ru ...

'' (1946) - Mr. Bradley *'' The El Paso Kid'' (1946) - Jeff Winters *''

Conquest of Cheyenne ''Conquest of Cheyenne'' is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Jay Kirby, and Milto ...

'' (1946) - Rancher (uncredited) *''

Wild Beauty ''Wild Beauty'' is a 1946 American action film directed by Wallace Fox and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Don Porter, Lois Collier, Jacqueline deWit, Robert Wilcox, George Cleveland, Dick Curtis and Robert 'Buzz' Henry. The film w ...

'' (1946) - Ed (uncredited) *'' Santa Fe Uprising'' (1946) - Deputy Jake *'' Gallant Bess'' (1946) - Ranch Hand (uncredited) *''

Bells of San Angelo '' Bells of San Angelo '' is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. The first Roy Rogers film shot in Trucolor, this modern day Western mixes half a dozen songs with mystery, international smu ...

'' (1947) - Deaf Bus Passenger *'' Robin Hood of Texas'' (1947) - Taxicab Driver (uncredited) *''

Springtime in the Sierras ''Springtime in the Sierras'' is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, Jane Frazee and Andy Devine. The film is now in the public domain. Plot Singing cowboy Roy Rogers and the So ...

'' (1947) - Old-Timer *'' Under Colorado Skies'' (1947) - Slim *''

The Tender Years ''The Tender Years'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Harold D. Schuster, written by Arnold Belgard, Abem Finkel and Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Joe E. Brown, Richard Lyon, Noreen Nash, Charles Drake, Josephine Hutchinson and James M ...

'' (1948) - Zeke (uncredited) *''

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'' (1948) - Bob Pliny (uncredited) *''

Oklahoma Badlands ''Oklahoma Badlands'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Yakima Canutt and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles, Roy Barcroft, Gene Roth and Earle Hodgins. The film was released o ...

'' (1948) - Postmaster Fred *'' Panhandle'' (1948) - Old Timer (uncredited) *''

Night Time in Nevada '' Night Time in Nevada '' is a 1948 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. Plot Ran Farrell kills his mining partner and instead of giving the money to his partner's (Jim Andrews) daughter he steals it. Joan ...

'' (1948) - Dancing Tramp *'' The Denver Kid'' (1948) - Sergeant Cooper *'' The Plunderers'' (1948) - Stage Manager (uncredited) *''

Belle Starr's Daughter ''Belle Starr's Daughter'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring George Montgomery, Rod Cameron and Ruth Roman. Plot After the town marshal of Antioch is shot by Bob Yauntis, the newly appointed Tom Jacks ...

'' (1948) - Townsman (uncredited) *'' Red Canyon'' (1949) - Osborne (uncredited) *''

Outcasts of the Trail ''Outcasts of the Trail'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Jeff Donnell, Roy Barcroft, John Gallaudet and Milton Parsons. The film was released on June ...

'' (1949) - Hank Barris - Station Agent (uncredited) *'' The James Brothers of Missouri'' (1949, Serial) - Duffy

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/ Duffy 1*''

The Cowboy and the Indians ''The Cowboy and the Indians'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and written by Dwight Cummins and Dorothy Yost. The film stars Gene Autry, Sheila Ryan, Frank Richards, Hank Patterson, Jay Silverheels and Claudia Drake ...

'' (1949) - Tom - Ranch Foreman *'' Tell It to the Judge'' (1949) - Sleigh Driver (uncredited) *'' Riders in the Sky'' (1949) - Luke - Stagecoach Driver *'' Perfect Strangers'' (1950) - Witness in Montage (uncredited) *''

Code of the Silver Sage ''Code of the Silver Sage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and starring Allan Lane. Plot Cast *Allan Lane as Lieutenant Rocky Lane *Eddy Waller as Nugget Clark *Roy Barcroft as Hulon Champion *Kay Christopher as ...

'' (1950) - Sgt. Woods *''

No Sad Songs for Me ''No Sad Songs for Me'' is a 1950 film directed by Rudolph Maté, featuring Margaret Sullavan in her last film role as a woman dying of cancer. It was nominated for an Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are award ...

'' (1950) - Night Construction Workman (uncredited) *''

Please Believe Me ''Please Believe Me'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog, and starring Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Mark Stevens and Peter Lawford. Plot Alison Kirbe is a young London girl who has just found out she has inheri ...

'' (1950) - Sam Smith (uncredited) *''

The Gunfighter ''The Gunfighter'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Henry King and starring Gregory Peck, Helen Westcott, Millard Mitchell and Karl Malden. It was written by screenwriters William Bowers and William Sellers, with an uncredited rewr ...

'' (1950) - Jake (uncredited) *''

Desperadoes of the West ''Desperadoes of the West'' (1950) is a 12-chapter Republic film serial. Cast * Richard Powers as Ward Gordon *Judy Clark as Sally Arnold *Roy Barcroft as Hacker, a henchman * I. Stanford Jolley as J. B. "Dude" Dawson *Lee Phelps as Rusty Steel ...

'' (1950, Serial) - Hardrock Haggerty h. 4, 5*''

The Return of Jesse James ''The Return of Jesse James'' is a 1950 American western film directed by Arthur Hilton and starring John Ireland, Ann Dvorak and Henry Hull. It was produced and distributed by the independent Lippert Pictures. The film's art direction was by ...

'' (1950) - Clay County Marshal *''

Al Jennings of Oklahoma ''Al Jennings of Oklahoma'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Dan Duryea and Gale Storm. It is based on the story of Al Jennings, a former train robber turned attorney. Premise Ex-lawyer becomes leader of not ...

'' (1951) - Jeff (uncredited) *'' Silver City Bonanza'' (1951) - Postman *''

Don Daredevil Rides Again ''Don Daredevil Rides Again'' (1951) is a Republic Movie serial. It makes heavy use of stock footage from Republic's previous Zorro serials. The character of ''Don Daredevil'' (Ken Curtis) was created for this serial as the rights to Zorro b ...

'' (1951, Serial) - Buck Bender *'' Indian Uprising'' (1952) - Jake Wilson (uncredited) *'' Rose of Cimarron'' (1952) - Hunter on Trail (uncredited) *''

California Conquest ''California Conquest'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Cornel Wilde and Teresa Wright.

'' (1952) - Sam Lawrence (uncredited) *'' Woman They Almost Lynched'' (1953) - Townsman (uncredited) *''

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders ''Canadian Mounties vs Atomic Invaders'' (1953) is a Republic Movie serial starring Bill Henry and both produced and directed by Franklin Adreon. It was the sixty-second serial (of sixty-six) produced by Republic. Despite the title, this is ...

'' (1953, Serial) - Jed Larson h.2-5*''

Jack Slade Joseph Alfred "Jack" Slade, (January 22, 1831 – March 10, 1864), was a stagecoach and Pony Express superintendent, instrumental in the opening of the American West and the archetype of the Western gunslinger. Born in Carlyle, Illinois, he w ...

'' (1953) - Old Tom (uncredited) *''

Ride Clear of Diablo ''Ride Clear of Diablo'' is a 1954 American Technicolor Western film directed by Jesse Hibbs starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea, Susan Cabot and Abbe Lane. made for Universal Pictures. Cabot and Murphy had appeared in two films together previous ...

'' (1954) - Wagon Driver (uncredited) *''

Southwest Passage ''Southwest Passage'' is a 1954 American Pathécolor Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring Joanne Dru, Rod Cameron and John Ireland, who are determined to make a unique trek across the west, using camels as his beasts of burden. T ...

'' (1954) - Barstow (uncredited) *'' Many Rivers to Cross'' (1955) - Second Innkeeper (uncredited) *''

Murder Is My Beat ''Murder Is My Beat'' is a 1955 film noir mystery film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Paul Langton, Barbara Payton and Robert Shayne.. Plot Businessman Frank Deane is found dead with his face and hands burned beyond recognition. Detectiv ...

'' (1955) - Medical Examiner (uncredited) *''

Tarantula! ''Tarantula!'' is a 1955 American science-fiction monster film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold. It stars John Agar, Mara Corday, and Leo G. Carroll. The film is about a scientist developing a miracle nutrient to feed a ra ...

'' (1955) - Josh *''

Last of the Desperados ''Last of the Desperados'' is a 1955 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Orville H. Hampton. The film stars James Craig (actor), James Craig, Jim Davis (actor), Jim Davis, Barton MacLane, Margia Dean, D ...

'' (1955) - Hank - Wagon Driver (uncredited) *''

The Great Locomotive Chase ''The Great Locomotive Chase'' is a 1956 American adventure western film produced by Walt Disney Productions, based on the Great Locomotive Chase that occurred in 1862 during the American Civil War. Filmed in CinemaScope and in color, the fil ...

'' (1956) - Turner - Friendly Jailer (uncredited) *''

'' (1956) - Old Man Kimberley (uncredited) *'' The First Traveling Saleslady'' (1956) - First Cowhand in Courtroom (uncredited) *'' Strange Intruder'' (1956) - Knife Sharpener (uncredited) *''

Julie Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...

'' (1956) - Ellis *''

The Storm Rider ''The Storm Rider'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Edward Bernds, written by Edward Bernds and Don Martin, and starring Scott Brady, Mala Powers, Bill Williams, John Goddard, William Fawcett and Roy Engel. It is based on the short ...

'' (1957) - Tom Milstead *'' Beginning of the End'' (1957) - Dave *'' God Is My Partner'' (1957) - John Biddle (uncredited) *'' Man of a Thousand Faces'' (1957) - Scotty, Stage Door Man (uncredited) *''

Gunsight Ridge ''Gunsight Ridge'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Talbot Jennings and Elisabeth Jennings. The film stars Joel McCrea, Mark Stevens, Joan Weldon, Addison Richards, Darlene Fields and Carolyn Craig. ...

'' (1957) - George Clark (uncredited) *''

'' (1957) - Henry *''

Escape from Red Rock ''Escape from Red Rock'' is a 1957 American Western film written and directed by Edward Bernds. The film stars Brian Donlevy, Eilene Janssen, Gary Murray, Jay C. Flippen, William Edward Phipps and Myron Healey. The film was released in Decembe ...

'' (1957) - Sheriff Grover *'' Day of the Badman'' (1958) - George Foley (uncredited) *''

'' (1958) - Janitor *''

'' (1958) - as Jonah in Episode "A Pressing Engagement" *''

'' (1958) - as Milt in Episode "Sheriff Billy" *''

Tombstone Territory ''Tombstone Territory'' is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The first season was sponsored by Bristol-Myers (consumer products) and the second s ...

'' (1058) - Episode "Desert Survival" *'' Terror in a Texas Town'' (1958) - Brady (uncredited) *''

Earth vs. the Spider ''Earth vs. the Spider'' (a.k.a. ''The Spider'') is an independently made 1958 American black-and-white science fiction horror film produced and directed by Bert I. Gordon, who also provided the plot upon which the screenplay by George Wort ...

'' (1958) - Hugo the Janitor *''

The Saga of Hemp Brown ''The Saga of Hemp Brown'' is a 1958 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Richard Carlson and starring Rory Calhoun and Beverly Garland. Plot A U.S. cavalry officer, Hemp Brown (Rory Calhoun), runs into some serious trouble when the p ...

'' (1958) - Gil Henry (uncredited) *'' The Decks Ran Red'' (1958) - Mr. Moody *''

Monster on the Campus ''Monster on the Campus'' (a.k.a. ''Monster in the Night'' and ''Stranger on the Campus'') is a 1958 American black-and-white science fiction/horror film from Universal Studios, Universal-International, produced by Joseph Gershenson, directed b ...

'' (1958) - Townsend - Night Watchman (uncredited) *'' Tales of Wells Fargo'' (1959 episode Lola Montez) - Larson *''

No Name on the Bullet ''No Name on the Bullet'' is a 1959 American CinemaScope Western film directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Audie Murphy, Charles Drake, and Joan Evans. It is one of a handful of pictures in that genre directed by Arnold, better known for hi ...

'' (1959) - Ed - Chess Player (uncredited) *''

Lone Texan ''Lone Texan'' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Paul Landres and written by James Landis and Jack W. Thomas. The film stars Willard Parker, Grant Williams, Audrey Dalton, Douglas Kennedy, June Blair and Dabbs Greer. The film was r ...

'' (1959) - Jack Stone (uncredited) *''

Gunmen from Laredo ''Gunmen from Laredo'' is a 1959 American Western film produced and directed by Wallace MacDonald, which stars Robert Knapp, Jana Davi and Walter Coy. Cast list * Robert Knapp as Gil Reardon * Jana Davi as Rosita * Walter Coy as Ben Keefer ...

'' (1959) - Stableman (uncredited) *'' Gunfighters of Abilene'' (1960) - Andy Ferris (uncredited) *''

The Absent Minded Professor ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' is a 1961 American science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and based on the short story "A Situation of Gravity" by Samuel W. Taylor, originally published in the May 22, 1943 issue of '' ...

'' (1961) - Fisherman Spectator (uncredited) *''

Tammy Tell Me True ''Tammy Tell Me True'' is a 1961 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Harry Keller and starring Sandra Dee and John Gavin, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey and Julia Meade. The film was based on Cid Ricketts Sumner's 1959 novel of t ...

'' (1961) - Rural Character (uncredited) *'' Straightaway'' (1961 episode "The Tin Caesar") – Parker *'' The Virginian'' (1964 episode "Smile of a Dragon") - Old Man *''

A Covenant with Death ''A Covenant with Death'' is a 1967 American legal drama film directed by Lamont Johnson (in his feature directorial debut), from a screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus and Saul Levitt, based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Stephen Becker. The ...

'' (1967) - Old Man (uncredited)

Selected Television

References

External links

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