Rick Vallin (born Eric Efron; September 24, 1919 – August 31, 1977) was an actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1938 and 1966.

Early years

Born in

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, in the Crimea,

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, Vallin came to the United States at age there with his South American mother, Mrs. Nardine Thomes, on the S/S ''Muskegon'', which arrived at the Port of Boston on May 6, 1922. His father, an Imperial Army officer, was murdered by the Bolsheviks. His mother, known as Nadja Yatsenko, was a ballerina in Tsarist Russia; in the States, she was billed as a Gypsy dancer.

Career

In 1940, Vallin (billed as Eric Efron) acted on stage with the Hollytown Theater. He started his Hollywood career with an uncredited part in the film ''Freshman Year'' and played minor roles in feature films at various studios. In 1942, he joined the

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, and received his first co-star billing in the film ''The Panther's Claw'' together with Sidney Blackmer, and showed promise in ''Secrets of a Co-Ed'' with Otto Kruger.''Secrets of a Co-Ed''
IMDb.com. Accessed November 27, 2022. Vallin's fortunes improved in 1943 when he was hired as the villain in the

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comedy ''

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''. Producer

Sam Katzman Sam Katzman (July 7, 1901 – August 4, 1973) was an American film producer and director. Katzman produced low-budget genre films, including serials, which had disproportionately high returns for the studios and his financial backers. E ...

liked Vallin's darkly handsome looks and convincing delivery of dialogue, and cast him first as a juvenile lead (in ''

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'') and then as a full-fledged leading man (in Vallin's only starring film, ''

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''). When producer Katzman moved from Monogram Pictures to

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, he took Rick Vallin with him. This sealed Vallin's fate as a player in low-budget "B" movies, but it also gave him more than 10 years of job security. Vallin worked steadily in many of Katzman's features and serials, playing a variety of character roles: streetwise reporters, sinister villains, heroic internationals, and savage natives. His voice was also heard as the narrator of coming-attractions trailers. Occasionally he showed up in such television series as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was also cast on '' The Adventures of Superman'', as well in both ''

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'' and ''

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''. His last appearance was a guest role on ''

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'' in 1966.

Death

Vallin died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 57. He is interred at Eden Memorial Park in Mission Hills, California.

Selected filmography

Films

* ''

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'' (1938) - Upperclassman (uncredited) * '' Dramatic School'' (1938) - Student (uncredited) * ''

Newsboys' Home ''Newsboys' Home'' is a 1938 crime film that starred Jackie Cooper and '' The Little Tough Guys''. Plot When his father, a small town sheriff, is slain by a big city gangster, "Rifle" Edwards becomes a homeless vagabond, drifting from town to t ...

'' (1938) - Newsboy (uncredited) * ''

Desperate Cargo ''Desperate Cargo'' is a 1941 American film directed by William Beaudine and based on the 1937 '' Argosy'' magazine serial ''Loot Below'' by Eustace Lane Adams. The film stars Ralph Byrd, Carol Hughes, Julie Duncan and Jack Mulhall. Plot On the ...

'' (1941) - Radioman Stevens * ''

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'' (1941) - Jack * ''

The Corsican Brothers ''The Corsican Brothers'' (french: Les Frères corses) is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, père, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who, though separated at birth, can still feel each other's physical distress. It h ...

'' (1941) - De Revenau's Friend at Opera (uncredited) * '' Pardon My Stripes'' (1942) - Red (uncredited) * '' Sleepytime Gal'' (1942) - Clerk (uncredited) * ''

The Panther's Claw ''The Panther's Claw'' is a 1942 American film directed by William Beaudine and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation. It is a loose sequel to two Columbia Pictures films of the 1930s, ''The Night Club Lady'' and '' The Circus Queen Mur ...

'' (1942) - Anthony 'Tony' Abbot * ''

Flying with Music ''Flying with Music'' is a 1942 American musical film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Louis S. Kaye and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Marjorie Woodworth, George Givot, William Marshall, Edward Gargan, Jerry Bergen and Norma Va ...

'' (1942) - Juan Breganza (uncredited) * '' Perils of the Royal Mounted'' (1942, Serial) - Little Wolf * '' Friendly Enemies'' (1942) - Soldier (uncredited) * ''

King of the Stallions ''King of the Stallions'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Edward Finney and written by Arthur St. Claire and Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Chief Thundercloud, Rick Vallin, Barbara Felker, Dave O'Brien, Chief Yowlachie and Sally ...

'' (1942) - Sina-Oga (Little Coyote) * ''

Youth on Parade ''Youth on Parade'' is a 1942 comedy musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring John Hubbard, Ruth Terry, Martha O'Driscoll, Tom Brown, and Charles Smith. Premise A group of college students plan to create the ''perfect student'' ...

'' (1942) - Customer (uncredited) * ''

Secrets of a Co-Ed ''Secrets of a Co-Ed'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Otto Kruger, Tina Thayer, Rick Vallin, Russell Hoyt, Marcia Mae Jones and Geraldine Spreckels. The film was rele ...

'' (1942) - Nick Jordan * '' Stand By All Networks'' (1942) - Sound Control Room Engineer (uncredited) * ''

Lady from Chungking ''Lady from Chungking'' is a 1942 American war film. Plot In World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who plot to rescue two downed Flying Tigers pilots ...

'' (1942) - Rodney Carr * '' A Night for Crime'' (1943) - Arthur Evans - Chauffeur * '' Corregidor'' (1943) - Cpl. Pinky Mason * ''

'' (1943) - George Mooney * '' Riders of the Rio Grande'' (1943) - Tom Owens * ''

'' (1943) - Jack * ''

Isle of Forgotten Sins ''Isle of Forgotten Sins'' is an American South Seas adventure film released on August 15, 1943 by PRC, with Leon Fromkess in charge of production, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer (also credited with original story) and featuring top-billed John Car ...

'' (1943) - Johnny Pacific * ''

Wagon Tracks West ''Wagon Tracks West'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by William Lively, and starring Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Tom Tyler, Anne Jeffreys, Rick Vallin and Robert Frazer. It was released on Au ...

'' (1943) - Dr. John Fleetwing * '' Nearly Eighteen'' (1943) - Tony Morgan * ''

'' (1943) - Johnny Reagan * ''

The Desert Song ''The Desert Song'' is an operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. It was inspired by the 1925 uprising of the Riffs, a group of Moroccan fighters, against French colo ...

'' (1943) - French Officer (uncredited) * '' The Desert Hawk'' (1944, Serial) - (uncredited) * '' Army Wives'' (1944) - Barney * ''

Secrets of a Sorority Girl ''Secrets of a Sorority Girl'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by Lew Landers and Frank Wisbar and written by George Wallace Sayre and Arthur St. Claire. The film stars Mary Ware, Rick Vallin, Addison Richards, Ray Walker, Marie Harmon a ...

'' (1945) - Paul Reynolds * ''

Dangerous Money ''Dangerous Money'', also known as ''Hot Money'', is a 1946 American film directed by Terry O. Morse, featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan. This is the second and last appearance of Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown, the cousin of Charlie ...

'' (1946) - Tao Erickson * ''

Northwest Outpost ''Northwest Outpost'' (also known as ''End of the Rainbow'') is a 1947 American Musical Western film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey. The film was Eddy's last, and is an operetta film like his previous starring r ...

'' (1947) - Dovkin * '' Last of the Redmen'' (1947) - Uncas * '' The Sea Hound'' (1947, Serial) - Manila Pete * ''

Two Blondes and a Redhead ''Two Blondes and a Redhead'' is a 1947 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Jean Porter. Plot Cast Production The film was originally known as ''Three Blondes and a Redhead''. Filming started April 1947. Reference ...

'' (1947) - Freddie Ainsley * ''

Brick Bradford ''Brick Bradford'' is a science fiction comic strip created by writer William Ritt, a journalist based in Cleveland, and artist Clarence Gray. It was first distributed on August 21, 1933 by Central Press Association, a subsidiary of King Features ...

'' (1947, Serial) - Sandy Sanderson * ''

Bob and Sally ''Bob and Sally'' is 1948 American drama film produced by J. G. Sanford at Universal Studios and directed by Erle C. Kenton. Director of photography was Ellis Carter and the original screenplay was written by Mary C. Palmer. The film was one of t ...

'' (1948) - Jim Cooper * ''

Jungle Jim Jungle Jim is the fictional hero of a series of jungle adventures in various media. The series began on January 7, 1934, as an American newspaper comic strip chronicling the adventures of Asia-based hunter Jim Bradley, who was nicknamed Jungle J ...

'' (1948) - Kolu - Chief of the Masai * ''

Tarzan's Magic Fountain ''Tarzan's Magic Fountain'' is a 1949 Tarzan film directed by Lee Sholem and starring Lex Barker as Tarzan and Brenda Joyce as his companion Jane. The film also features Albert Dekker and Evelyn Ankers. It was co-written by Curt Siodmak. This ...

'' (1949) - Mountain Leader, Flaming Arrow Shooter (uncredited) * '' Shamrock Hill'' (1949) - Oliver Matthews * '' Tuna Clipper'' (1949) - Silvestre Pereira * '' Batman and Robin'' (1949, Serial) - Barry Brown * ''

Adventures of Sir Galahad ''Adventures of Sir Galahad'' is the 41st serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, it stars George Reeves, Nelson Leigh, William Fawcett, Hugh Prosser, and Lois Hall. It was based on Arthurian legend, one o ...

'' (1949, Serial) - Sir Gawain * ''Life of St. Paul Series'' (1949, Serial) - Man in Lystra * '' Killer Shark'' (1950) - Joe - crewman * '' Cody of the Pony Express'' (1950, Serial) - Henchman Denver hs.1-4* '' Comanche Territory'' (1950) - Pakanah * ''

Captive Girl ''Captive Girl'' is the fourth Jungle Jim film produced by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by William Berke and starred Johnny Weissmuller as the title character. It was also Weissmuller's second teaming with his fellow former Tarzan and Olympi ...

'' (1950) - Chief Mahala * '' State Penitentiary'' (1950) - Tom - Prison Guard * ''

Snow Dog ''Snow Dog'' is a 1950 American Northern film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Kirby Grant, Elena Verdugo and Rick Vallin. It was the third of a series of ten films featuring Grant as a Canadian Mountie.Drew, p. 225. Plot Cast * ...

'' (1950) - Louis Blanchard * ''

Atom Man vs. Superman ''Atom Man vs. Superman'' is a 1950 American film serial and the second Superman movie serial featuring Kirk Alyn, credited (as with the previous serial) only by his character name, Superman. When Lex Luthor blackmails the city of Metropolis by ...

'' (1950, Serial) - Power Company Truck Worker h. 9(uncredited) * ''

Rio Grande Patrol ''Rio Grande Patrol'' is a 1950 Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Tim Holt and Tom Tyler.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p253 Plot In the Old West, Laredo sa ...

'' (1950) - Capt. Alberto Trevino * ''

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard ''Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard'' is a 1950 American film noir B movie directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Howard St. John, Ron Randell and Amanda Blake. Plot When enemy agents obtain leaked secrets about a guided missile system, an Ameri ...

'' (1950) - Agent McCullough * ''

Revenue Agent ''Revenue Agent'' is a 1950 American film directed by Lew Landers. Plot The accountant's wife is having an affair with his boss. In retribution the husband calls the Internal Revenue Service to expose a large tax evasion racket to smuggle gold bu ...

'' (1950) - Al Chaloopka - Henchman * ''

Fighting Coast Guard ''Fighting Coast Guard'' is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines, John Russell, Richard Jaeckel, William Murphy and Martin Milner. The ...

'' (1951) - Marine (uncredited) * ''Roar of the Iron Horse - Rail-Blazer of the Apache Trail'' (1951, Serial) - White Eagle hs. 1–3, 6, 12(uncredited) * '' When the Redskins Rode'' (1951) - Duprez (uncredited) * '' Hurricane Island'' (1951) - Coba (uncredited) * ''

Jungle Manhunt ''Jungle Manhunt'' is a 1951 adventure film written by Samuel Newman and directed by Lew Landers. It was the seventh entry in the "Jungle Jim" series of films starring Johnny Weissmuller as the title character. Based on the comic strip "Jungle ...

'' (1951) - Matusa Chief Bono * '' Yellow Fin'' (1951) - Jan * '' The Magic Carpet'' (1951) - Abdul * '' Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere'' (1951, Serial) - Ranger Brown hs. 7–8, 11, 13(uncredited) * '' Lone Star'' (1952) - Apache Brave (uncredited) * '' Aladdin and His Lamp'' (1952) - Captain of the Guard * ''

King of the Congo ''King of the Congo'' is a 1952 American 15 chapter movie serial, the 48th released by Columbia Pictures. It was produced by Sam Katzman, directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Wallace Grissell, and stars Buster Crabbe. The serial also co-stars G ...

'' (1952, Serial) - Andreov * ''

Thief of Damascus '' Thief of Damascus '' is a 1952 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Will Jason and starring Paul Henreid. The film features a generous use of stock footage from such films as ''Joan of Arc''. The film, produced by Sam Katzman, was ...

'' (1952) - Gate Guard (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1952, Serial) - Stan / Boris * '' Strange Fascination'' (1952) - Carlo * '' Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger'' (1952, Serial) - Henchman Eadie * '' Woman in the Dark'' (1952) - Phil Morello * '' Voodoo Tiger'' (1952) - Sgt. Bono * '' Star of Texas'' (1953) - Texas Ranger William Vance * ''

The Homesteaders ''The Homesteaders'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins, and starring Bill Elliott, Robert Lowery, and Emmett Lynn. Cast *Bill Elliott as Mace Corbin * Robert Lowery as Clyde Moss *Emmett Lynn as Old Grimer *George W ...

'' (1953) - Slim * '' Salome'' (1953) - Sailor (uncredited) * '' Trail Blazers'' (1953) - Officer Lundig * '' The Marksman'' (1953) - Leo Santee * ''Topeka'' (1953) - Ray Hammond * '' Fighting Lawman'' (1953) - Manuel Jackson * '' The Golden Idol'' (1954) - Abdullah * ''

Ma and Pa Kettle at Home ''Ma and Pa Kettle at Home'' is a 1954 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the sixth, and also most successful, installment of Universal-International's ''Ma and Pa Kettle'' series starring Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride. P ...

'' (1954) - Indian (uncredited) * '' Thunder Pass'' (1954) - Reeger * ''

Riding with Buffalo Bill ''Riding with Buffalo Bill'' is a 1954 American Western Serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Marshall Reed. Plot Buffalo Bill Cody comes to aid the miner Rocky Ford and a group of ranchers in their defeat of a local crime ...

'' (1954, Serial) - Reb Morgan * ''

Sign of the Pagan ''Sign of the Pagan'' is a 1954 American historical drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, shot in CinemaScope (color by Technicolor), and released by Universal Pictures. The film stars Jeff Chandler, Jack Palance, Ludmilla Tchérina, and Rita ...

'' (1954) - Cavalry Officer (uncredited) * '' Day of Triumph'' (1954) - James * ''

Bowery to Bagdad ''Bowery to Bagdad'' is a 1955 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on January 2, 1955, by Allied Artists and is the thirty-sixth film in the series. Plot Sach buys a magic lamp containing a Genie. A group of gangsters s ...

'' (1955) - Selim * ''

Treasure of Ruby Hills ''Treasure of Ruby Hills'' is a 1955 American black-and-white Western (genre), Western film directed by Frank McDonald (director), Frank McDonald and starring Zachary Scott, Carole Mathews, Barton MacLane, Dick Foran, and Lola Albright. The fil ...

'' (1955) - Robert Vernon * ''

Dial Red O ''Dial Red O'' is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Daniel B. Ullman and starring Bill Elliott, Helene Stanley and Keith Larsen. It was the first in a series of five Los Angeles-set police thrillers that Elliott made for Allied Ar ...

'' (1955) - Deputy Clark * '' The Man from Bitter Ridge'' (1955) - Townsman (uncredited) * ''

The Adventures of Captain Africa ''The Adventures of Captain Africa'' is a 1955 adventure serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring John Hart. Plot Trapper Nat Coleman and government agent Ted Arnold come upon a plot to take over an African nation. Its leader ...

'' (1955, Serial) - Ted Arnold * '' King of the Carnival'' (1955, Serial) - Art Kerr * ''

The Scarlet Coat ''The Scarlet Coat '' is a 1955 American historical drama and swashbuckler in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by John Sturges. It stars Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sa ...

'' (1955) - Mounted Lieutenant Escorting Maj. Andre (uncredited) * '' At Gunpoint'' (1955) - Moore (uncredited) * ''

Perils of the Wilderness ''Perils of the Wilderness'' is a 1956 American Western serial film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Dennis Moore. Plot U.S. Deputy Marshal Dan Lawson teams with RCMP Sergeant Gray to go undercover and capture the nefarious smuggl ...

'' (1956, Serial) - Little Bear * '' Terror at Midnight'' (1956) - Police Officer Gaudino * ''

Frontier Gambler ''Frontier Gambler'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Orville H. Hampton. The film stars John Bromfield, Coleen Gray, Kent Taylor, Jim Davis, Margia Dean and Veda Ann Borg. The film was released on July ...

'' (1956) - Gambler #3 (uncredited) * ''

Three for Jamie Dawn ''Three for Jamie Dawn'' is a 1956 American film starring Laraine Day and Ricardo Montalbán. Cast * Laraine Day as Sue Lorenz *Ricardo Montalbán as George Lorenz (as Ricardo Montalban) * Richard Carlson as Marv Random *June Havoc as Lorrie Dela ...

'' (1956) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Gun Brothers ''Gun Brothers'' is a 1956 American Western film starring Buster Crabbe and Ann Robinson. It was Crabbe's first feature film in six years. Plot Wyoming, 1879: Chad Santee, a former Cavalry sergeant, is a passenger on a stagecoach bound for Chey ...

'' (1956) - Gomez (uncredited) * ''

Fighting Trouble ''Fighting Trouble'' is a 1956 American comedy film directed by George Blair and starring The Bowery Boys. It was released on September 16, 1956, by Allied Artists. The 42nd film in the Bowery Boys series, it was the first to feature Stanley Cle ...

'' (1956) - Vic Savinie (uncredited) * '' You Can't Run Away from It'' (1956) - Reporter (uncredited) * ''

Naked Gun Nudity is the state of being in which a human is without clothing. The loss of body hair was one of the physical characteristics that marked the biological evolution of modern humans from their hominin ancestors. Adaptations related to ...

'' (1956) - Savage (henchman) * '' Untamed Mistress'' (1956) - Henchman * '' The Storm Rider'' (1957) - Jack Feylan (uncredited) * '' The Badge of Marshal Brennan'' (1957) - Deputy Jody * '' Jet Pilot'' (1957) - Sergeant (uncredited) * ''

Raiders of Old California ''Raiders of Old California'' is a 1957 American black-and-white Western film produced and directed by Albert C. Gannaway and starring Jim Davis, Arleen Whelan, and Faron Young. This film is now in the public domain. It was the final film ap ...

'' (1957) - Burt * '' The Tijuana Story'' (1957) - Ricardo - Club Manager (uncredited) * ''

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) - Judd Bowman * ''

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'' (1958) - Marshal Hendricks * ''

Pier 5, Havana ''Pier 5, Havana'' is a 1959 American Neo- noir, action, adventure, mystery, thriller crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Cameron Mitchell and Allison Hayes. Plot Steve Daggett ( Cameron Mitchell) fights to protect Fidel Castro fr ...

'' (1959) - Pablo (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1960) - Guard (uncredited) * ''

The Quick Gun ''The Quick Gun'' is a 1964 American Techniscope Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Audie Murphy. It was the second of four films produced by Grant Whytock and Edward Small's Admiral Pictures in the 1960s.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 ...

'' (1952–1953) - Henchman / Piney / Bob Mason / Deputy Marton / Henchman * '' Hopalong Cassidy'' (1952–1954) - Marco Rodriguez / Ramon Torres / Dr. Johnny Tall Horse * ''

'' (1952–1956) - Pete / Henchman Melford / Frank Norton * ''

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 ...

'' (1953) Lieutenant Bob Hastings / Rod Ross * ''

'' (1953–1954) - Yancy - Gunslinger henchman / Vasco - Gang Leader / Doc McCoy / Big Tim Brady * ''

'' (1953–1957) - Stanton / Jim Wilson * ''

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 ...

'' (1954–1956) - Henchman Al / Al / Billy / The Abilene Kid / Joe McGee / Doyle / Gil Warren / Johnny Storm / Outlaw * ''

'' (1955–1956) - Zach Newcombe / Buff Yancy * ''

'' (1955–1957) - Blue Feather / Crazy Wolf * '' Adventures of Superman'' (1955–1958) - Pallini the Human Fly / Rick Sable / Pruitt - Thug #1 / Scarface * ''

Four Star Playhouse ''Four Star Playhouse'' is an American anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956. Four Star Playhouse was owned by Four Star International. Its episodes ranged anywhere from surreal mysteries, such as "The Man on the Train", to light comedie ...

'' (1956) - Officer * ''

Highway Patrol A highway patrol, or state patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is prima ...

'' (1957) - Simpson * ''

Official Detective ''Official Detective'' is an American anthology television series which aired in syndication from 1957 to March 19, 1958. The series was hosted by veteran film actor Everett Sloane.McNeil, Alex (1996). ''Total Television'' (4th ed.). New York: P ...

'' (1957, US TV series episode "The Man With The Goatee") - Goatee * ''

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin ''The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'' is an American children's television series in the Western genre that aired from October 1954 to May 1959 on the ABC television network. In all, 164 episodes aired. The show starred Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy o ...

'' (1957) - Pacing Bear / Gahewa * ''

M Squad ''M Squad'' is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. It was produced by Lee Marvin's Latimer Productions and Revue Studios. Its main sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand; Lee Marvin, the program's ...

'' (1958) - 'Blue Indigo' Requestor at Ballroom * ''

'' (1961) - Jenks * ''

The Prisoner ''The Prisoner'' is a 1967 British television series about an unnamed British intelligence agent who is abducted and imprisoned in a mysterious coastal village, where his captors designate him as Number Six and try to find out why he abruptl ...

'' (1966) * ''

'' (1966) - Sentry (final appearance)

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