Clint Walker
Not sure why Clint Walker shows up on a list of western villains, but he did. We’ve never profiled him so let’s do it anyway. Clint Walker appeared in a dozen western films, but for most of us he will forever be Cheyenne Bodie. Walker earns that recognition not only from eight seasons of the popular TV western series Cheyenne, Warner Brothers took the iconic role to the big screen in The Travelers, The Phynx, and Requiem to Massacre. Walker also appeared as Cheyenne in the made for TV movie, The Luck of the Draw and in a guest appearance in an episode of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues entitled Gunfighters.
Walker’s more notable western films include Fort Dobbs, Gold of the Seven Saints, and Yellowstone Kelly. In Fort Dobbs Walker plays the part of Gar Davis, a man wanted for murder. Walker plays a fur trader who along with his partner (Roger Moore) discover a gold stash coveted by a ruthless gang of outlaws. Warner Brothers dipped into its stable of successful TV series stars for Yellowstone Kelly. Walker appears in the title role opposite Lawman (John Russell) and Edd “Kookie” Byrnes of 77 Sunset Strip. “Kookie, Kookie lend me your comb.” “Crazy daddy-o!” I date myself. All three films were directed by Gordan Douglas.
Other appearances of note include the lead in Frank Sinatra’s war drama None but the Brave, and the role of the mild-mannered convict Posey opposite Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen. Other western films include Night of the Grizzly and More Dead Than Alive. And of course, guest appearances on The Lucy Show opposite Lucile Ball. In an interesting departure from his acting career and a reversal of the journey from print to film, Walker collaborated with western writer Kirby Jonas to publish the western novel Yaqui Gold.
Clint Walker came in for serious professional recognition with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and another on the Texas Trail of Fame at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas. He was inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Hall of Great Western Performers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was awarded The Motion Picture and Television Fund’s prestigious Golden Boot Award for significant contribution to the western genre.
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Walker’s more notable western films include Fort Dobbs, Gold of the Seven Saints, and Yellowstone Kelly. In Fort Dobbs Walker plays the part of Gar Davis, a man wanted for murder. Walker plays a fur trader who along with his partner (Roger Moore) discover a gold stash coveted by a ruthless gang of outlaws. Warner Brothers dipped into its stable of successful TV series stars for Yellowstone Kelly. Walker appears in the title role opposite Lawman (John Russell) and Edd “Kookie” Byrnes of 77 Sunset Strip. “Kookie, Kookie lend me your comb.” “Crazy daddy-o!” I date myself. All three films were directed by Gordan Douglas.
Other appearances of note include the lead in Frank Sinatra’s war drama None but the Brave, and the role of the mild-mannered convict Posey opposite Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen. Other western films include Night of the Grizzly and More Dead Than Alive. And of course, guest appearances on The Lucy Show opposite Lucile Ball. In an interesting departure from his acting career and a reversal of the journey from print to film, Walker collaborated with western writer Kirby Jonas to publish the western novel Yaqui Gold.
Clint Walker came in for serious professional recognition with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and another on the Texas Trail of Fame at the Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas. He was inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Hall of Great Western Performers in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was awarded The Motion Picture and Television Fund’s prestigious Golden Boot Award for significant contribution to the western genre.
Next Week: Jack Elam
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