Fess Parker
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. (August 16, 1924 - March 18, 2010), was an American actor.
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| Born | Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. August 16, 1924 |
| Died | March 18, 2010 (aged 85) |
| Cause of death | Natural causes |
| Nationality | American |
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Career
His first movie was Harvey (1950) with James Stewart. Over the years, he worked on movies with many well known actors. These include Gary Cooper, Bob Hope, Jeff Chandler and Steve McQueen.
Fess Parker work for Disney on two movies about Davy Crockett In 1964, NBC hired him to do a television series about Daniel Boone. The series was about the Boone and his fights against the Indians and the redcoats in the American Revolution. The cast of the series included of Patricia Blair as Rebecca Boone, Albert Salmi as Yadkin, Ed Ames as Mingo, Roosevelt Grier as Gabe Cooper and Darby Hinton is Israel Boone. 159 episodes were made between 1964-1970.
Movies
| Year | Movie |
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| 1950 | Harvey |
| 1952 | Springfield Rifle |
| 1954 | Them! |
| 1956 | Westward Ho, The Wagons! |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James |
| 1962 | The Jayhawker! |
| Hell Is for Heroes | |
| 1955 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier |
| 1956 | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates |
Fess Parker Media
Fess Parker as Davy Crockett addresses the city of Philadelphia in the Walt Disney television miniseries
Fess Parker as Daniel Boone with Brock Peters
The Fess Parker Winery in Los Olivos, California
The handprints of Fess Parker in front of Hollywood Hills Amphitheater at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park
Parker as Daniel Boone
George Sanders with Parker as Boone (1966)
References
Other websites
- Fess Parker on IMDb