Joe Rickson (born Oscar Erickson; September 6, 1880 – January 8, 1958) was an American actor of the

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. He appeared in 90 films between 1913 and 1945. He was born in Clearcreek, Montana and died in

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Partial filmography

* ''The Price of Crime'' (1914) * ''

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'' (1916, Short) - The Apache Kid * '' The Wedding Guest'' (1916, Short) - Jose Del Barra * '' The Three Godfathers'' (1916) - Rusty Conners * ''

The Committee on Credentials ''The Committee on Credentials'' is a 1916 American silent film featuring Harry Carey. It is based on the novel ''The Pride of Palomar'' by Peter Bernard Kyne. It follows the protagonist Ballrat Bob, who tries to protect an acquaintance and sq ...

'' (1916, Short) - Clem * '' For the Love of a Girl'' (1916, Short) - Cliff Buckley * ''

Love's Lariat ''Love's Lariat'' is a 1916 American silent film featuring Harry Carey. Plot A cowboy called Sky High learns that he has inherited a fortune, but must move to the East to collect and keep it. The only other heir, Landers, conspires with gold- ...

'' (1916) - Cowboy * ''

A Woman's Eyes ''A Woman's Eyes'' is a 1916 American silent Western film featuring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey * Olive Carey (billed as Olive Fuller Golden) * Joe Rickson * Doc Crane Doc Crane (1847 – April 17, 1920) was an American silent film ac ...

'' (1916, Short) - Buzzard * ''

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'' (1916, Short) - Snake Matthews * ''Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers'' (1918) - Neil Ballard * ''The Home Trail'' (1918) - Blackie * '' Baree, Son of Kazan'' (1918) - Perriot * ''Cactus Crandall'' (1918) - Mendoza * ''Go-Get-Em Garringer'' (1919) * ''

The Little Boss ''The Little Boss'' is a 1919 American silent romantic comedy film directed by David Smith and produced by Vitagraph Studios. The story and screenplay were by Rida Johnson Young, and it starred Bessie Love and Wallace MacDonald. The film is ...

'' (1919) - Pete Farley * ''

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'' (1921) - Tom Benson * ''

Flower of the North ''Flower of the North'' is a surviving 1921 American silent northwoods drama film directed by David Smith and produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It starred Henry B. Walthall and Pauline Starke and is based upon the no ...

'' (1921) - Pierre * ''

The Purple Riders ''The Purple Riders'' is a 1922 American silent Western film serial directed by William Bertram and starring Elinor Field, Ernest Shields and Charles Dudley.Connelly p.402 Cast * Joe Ryan as Sheriff Dick Ranger * Elinor Field as Betty Marsh ...

'' (1922) - Rudolph Myers * ''

Brass Commandments ''Brass Commandments'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring William Farnum, Wanda Hawley, and Tom Santschi. The novel of the same name by Charles Alden Seltzer that the film is based upon was later fil ...

'' (1923) - Tularosa * ''

Pioneer Trails ''Pioneer Trails'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by David Smith and starring Cullen Landis, Alice Calhoun, and Bertram Grassby Bertram Grassby (23 December 1880 – 7 December 1953) was an English actor. He appeared i ...

'' (1923) - The Sheriff * ''

Rough Ridin' ''Rough Ridin' '' is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt. It was released by the Weiss Brothers on State Rights basis. The film was remade with Buddy Roosevelt in 1934 as '' Boss Cow ...

'' (1924) - Jack Wells * ''

Code of the Wilderness ''Code of the Wilderness'' is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by David Smith and starring John Bowers, Alice Calhoun, and Alan Hale. Cast * John Bowers as Rex Randerson * Alice Calhoun as Ruth Harkness * Alan Hale as Willa ...

'' (1924) - Tom Chavis * ''Rip Roarin' Roberts'' (1924) - 'Hawk' Andrews * ''

Fast Fightin' ''Fast Fightin is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Buddy Roosevelt, Nell Brantley and Joe Rickson.Munden, p. 232. Plot Cast * Buddy Roosevelt as Buddy * Nell Brantley as The Girl * Joe Rickson as T ...

'' (1925) - The Man * '' Beyond the Border'' (1925) - Blackie Cullen - Deputy * ''

Riders of the Purple Sage ''Riders of the Purple Sage'' is a Western novel by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1912. Considered by scholars to have played a significant role in shaping the formula of the popular Western genre, the novel has been called ...

'' (1925) - Henchman Dave Slack (uncredited) * ''

A Two-Fisted Sheriff ''A Two-Fisted Sheriff'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Ruth Stonehouse and Joe Rickson.Connelly p.110 Cast * Yakima Canutt as Jerry O'Connell * Ruth Stonehouse as Midge Blair * Ar ...

'' (1925) - George Rivers * '' Baree, Son of Kazan'' (1925) - Pierre Eustach * ''

The Human Tornado ''The Human Tornado'' is a 1976 American blaxploitation film directed by Cliff Roquemore. The film is a sequel to ''Dolemite''. Plot After coming off a successful comedy tour, Dolemite throws a get-together at his mansion. The party is crashe ...

'' (1925) - Tom Crowley * ''

The Bad Lands ''The Bad Lands'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Dell Henderson George Delbert "Dell" Henderson (July 5, 1877 – December 2, 1956) was a Canadian-American actor, director, and writer. He began his long and prolific fil ...

'' (1925) - Charlie Squirrel * ''Action Galore'' (1925) - Gil Kruger * '' Rawhide'' (1926) - Strobel * ''

With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo ''With Davy Crockett at the Fall of the Alamo'' is a 1926 American silent Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia ...

'' (1926) - Colonel William B. Travis * ''

The Flying Horseman ''The Flying Horseman'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Orville O. Dull and written by Gertrude Orr. The film stars Buck Jones, Gladys McConnell, Bruce Covington, Walter Percival, Hank Mann, and Harvey Clark. The film was r ...

'' (1926) - Henchman #2 * ''

The Buckaroo Kid ''The Buckaroo Kid'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and is based on the short story ''Oh, Promise Me'' by Peter B. Kyne that app ...

'' (1926) - McIntyre (uncredited) * ''

Whispering Sage ''Whispering Sage'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and written by Harold Shumate. It is based on the 1922 novel ''Whispering Sage'' by Harry Sinclair Drago and Joseph Noel. The film stars Buck Jones, Natalie ...

'' (1927) * ''

Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed ''Two-Gun of the Tumbleweed'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by and starring Leo D. Maloney and distributed by Pathé Exchange. The film is listed as lost on a couple of credible websites; however, it survives and is on an om ...

'' (1927) - Darrel (uncredited) * ''

Border Blackbirds ''Border Blackbirds'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eugenia Gilbert and Nelson McDowell. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Bart Evans * Eugenia Gilbert as Marion Kingsley * Nelson McDowell a ...

'' (1927) - Suderman * ''The Devil's Double'' (1927) - Carl Blackburn * ''Land of the Lawless'' (1927) - 'Brush' Gallagher * ''

A Trick of Hearts ''A Trick of Hearts'' is a lost 1928 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Plot Carrie Patience has been elected as the new town sheriff. In o ...

'' (1928) - Black Jack * ''

The Code of the Scarlet ''The Code of the Scarlet'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Ken Maynard, Gladys McConnell and Ed Brady (actor), Ed Brady.Munden p.136 The title is also sometimes written as just ''Code o ...

'' (1928) - Pete * ''

Yellow Contraband ''Yellow Contraband'' is a 1928 American silent thriller film directed by Leo D. Maloney and starring Maloney, Eileen Sedgwick and Noble Johnson.Munden, p. 930. Cast * Leo D. Maloney as Leo McMahon / Blackie Harris * Eileen Sedgwick as Ma ...

'' (1928) - Pierre Dufresne * '' The Drifter'' (1929) - Hank * ''

The Lariat Kid ''The Lariat Kid'' is a lost 1929 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Tom Richards * Ann Christy as Mary Lou * Cap And ...

'' (1929) - Tony * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1930) - Henchman #2 * ''

Trails of Danger ''Trails of Danger'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Hal Taliaferro. Plot An American soldier returns from World War I without any money and finds himself forced into the life of a western criminal ...

'' (1930) - U.S. Marshal Bartlett * '' Not Exactly Gentlemen'' (1931) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

A Son of the Plains ''A Son of the Plains'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Custer, Doris Phillips and J.P. McGowan. Main cast * Bob Custer as Deputy Bob Brent * Doris Phillips as Ann Farrell * J.P. McGowan ...

'' (1931) - Deputy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1931) - Deputy Clark * '' Heritage of the Desert'' (1932) - Joe (uncredited) * ''

Sundown Rider ''Sundown Rider'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. A print is held by the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Con ...

'' (1932) - Bates (uncredited) * ''

Fargo Express ''Fargo Express'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard, Helen Mack and Roy Stewart.Darby, p. 355 Cast * Ken Maynard as Ken Benton * Helen Mack as Helen Clark * Roy Stewart as Sam Goss * ...

'' (1933) - Lynn - Gambler Who Chases Mort * ''

Elinor Norton ''Elinor Norton'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Hamilton MacFadden and written by Rose Franken and Philip Klein. It is based on the 1933 novel, ''The State versus Elinor Norton'' by Mary Roberts Rinehart. The film stars Claire Trevor ...

'' (1934) - Ranch Hand (uncredited) * ''

The Prescott Kid ''The Prescott Kid'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by David Selman, from an original screenplay by Ford Beebe, which stars Tim McCoy, Sheila Mannors, and Joseph Sauers. The picture was released on November, 1934. The screenplay was ...

'' (1934) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Gendarme (uncredited) * ''

Under the Pampas Moon ''Under the Pampas Moon'', also known as ''The Gaucho'', is a 1935 American Western film directed by James Tinling and starring Warner Baxter and Ketti Gallian. Baxter plays an Argentine gaucho. Rita Hayworth also had an early role in the film. ...

'' (1935) - Bazan's Gaucho (uncredited) * ''

Bar 20 Rides Again ''Bar 20 Rides Again'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Gerald Geraghty and Doris Schroeder. The film stars William Boyd, James Ellison, Jean Rouverol, George "Gabby" Hayes, Harry Worth, Frank McGlynn ...

'' (1935) - Herb Layton * ''

Escape from Devil's Island ''Escape from Devil's Island'' is a 1935 American adventure film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Earle Snell and Fred Niblo Jr. The film stars Victor Jory, Florence Rice, Norman Foster, Stanley Andrews, Daniel L. Haynes and Herbert ...

'' (1935) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

Gallant Defender ''Gallant Defender'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Starrett. Plot Roving cowboy is involved in struggle between homesteaders and cattle ranchers. Cast * Charles Starrett as Johnny Flagg * Joan ...

'' (1935) - Soap Creek Smith (uncredited) * ''

Song of the Saddle '' Song of the Saddle '' is a 1936 American Western film starring Dick Foran, Alma Lloyd, Charles Middleton, and featuring an uncredited Sons of the Pioneers with Roy Rogers. Cast *Dick Foran - Frank Wilson Jr. as The Singing Kid * Alma Lloy ...

'' (1936) - Second Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) * ''

Three on the Trail ''Three on the Trail'' is the debut studio album by the Western band Riders in the Sky, released in 1979 by Rounder Records Group. Riders in the Sky specializes in Western singing in the style of the Sons of the Pioneers; the Riders became one ...

'' (1936) - Gabby (uncredited) * ''

Hopalong Cassidy Returns ''Hopalong Cassidy Returns'' (1936) is a Western film sequel starring William Boyd, the seventh of the "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns. This was the first of 13 Hopalong Cassidy movies in which Morris Ankrum starred with William Boyd. He also wa ...

'' (1936) - Henchman Buck * ''

Arizona Legion ''Arizona Legion'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Oliver Drake, based on Bernard McConville's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on January 20, 1939, and stars ...

'' (1939) - Dakota - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Stagecoach A stagecoach is a four-wheeled public transport coach used to carry paying passengers and light packages on journeys long enough to need a change of horses. It is strongly sprung and generally drawn by four horses although some versions are draw ...

'' (1939) - Ike Plummer (uncredited) * ''

The Oklahoma Kid ''The Oklahoma Kid'' is a 1939 Western film starring James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. The film was directed for Warner Bros. by Lloyd Bacon. Cagney plays an adventurous gunslinger in a broad-brimmed cowboy hat while Bogart portrays his blac ...

'' (1939) - Homesteader (uncredited) * ''

Prairie Law ''Prairie Law'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Doris Schroeder and Arthur V. Jones, based on a story by Bernard McConville. Released on June 14, 1940, the film was produced and distributed by RKO ...

'' (1940) - Jake - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Triple Justice ''Triple Justice'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Virginia Vale and Peggy Shannon. The supporting cast includes Paul Fix and Glenn Strange. Plot Cast * George O'Brien as Brad Henderson ...

'' (1940) - Henchman Luke Grimes (uncredited) * ''

Girl Rush ''Girl Rush'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Frances Langford, Barbara Jo Allen, Robert Mitchum, Paul Hurst, Patti Brill and Sarah Padden. The fi ...

'' (1944) - 4-Up Driver (uncredited) * ''

Flame of Barbary Coast ''Flame of Barbary Coast'' is a 1945 American musical-drama film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane. Plot Naive Montana cow ...

'' (1945) - Dealer (uncredited) * '' West of the Pecos'' (1945) - Joe - Townsman (uncredited) * ''

The Sun Shines Bright ''The Sun Shines Bright'' is a 1953 American Comedy-Drama Western film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb "Judge Priest" short stories featured in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' in the 1910s, specifica ...

'' (1953) - Dink (uncredited)

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