Steve Raines (June 17, 1916 – January 4, 1996) was an American television and film actor. He appeared in many TV Western series.

Career

Born in

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, Raines appeared in many

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and several films, including ''

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'' (1956), ''Street of Darkness'' (1958), and '' Macho Callahan'' (1970). He was the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs Henry Savage of San Antonio, Texas. The Savages had a riding stable across the road from an orphans home where Raines was. He started coming over to the stable and eventually was adopted by the Savages. He and Savage performed in some "B" movies with Henry Garcia a local actor. After a while, he decided he would go to California to be in the movies and the rest is below. Raines participated in bulldogging and bronco riding in rodeos in the United States and South America. He also worked as a stuntman in Hollywood and as a guide for hunters. He was in the US military during World War II. Raines played Jim Quince in the

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series, '' Rawhide'' (1959–1965). Raines was featured in the episode, Judgement at Hondo Seco. From the 1950s to the 1970s, he guest-starred in ''

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 ...

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Brave Eagle ''Brave Eagle'' is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a pe ...

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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before '' Gunsmoke'' on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western ''Cheyenne''. The series is loosely ...

'', '' Laredo'', and ''

The High Chaparral ''The High Chaparral'' television series, which was broadcast on NBC from 1967 to 1971, is an American Western action adventure drama set in the 1870s. It stars Leif Erickson and Cameron Mitchell. The series was made by Xanadu Productions ...

''. His last appearance was in a 1974 episode of CBS's '' Gunsmoke'', starring

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Filmography

References

*Television western players of the fifties: a biographical encyclopedia of, by Everett Aaker''

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raines, Steve 1916 births 1996 deaths American male television actors American male film actors Male actors from Grants Pass, Oregon Male actors from Los Angeles 20th-century American male actors Western (genre) television actors