
Raised on a cattle ranch in Montana. Educated at Stanford and the University of Nevada as an engineer. Washed out as an Army pilot. Toured the country in rodeos as a saddle bronc rider. Broke his neck in a horsefall in his 20s, but didn't know it until his 40s. Chosen along with Tex Ritter from a rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York to appear in the Broadway play "Green Grow the Lilacs", the play from which the musical "Oklahoma" was later derived. Drove a cab in New York, then worked on dude ranches as a wrangler and as a guide on the Bright Angel trail of the Grand Canyon. Recommended by Billie Burke to several movie producers. Became friends with John Wayne, Howard Hawks, and later John Ford, all of whom provided him with much work. Survived by adopted daughter Dawn Henry. Date of Death: 6 December 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA (natural causes)

Twin Peaks
TV • 1990

Wagon Train
TV • 1957

Knight Rider
TV • 1982

Petticoat Junction
TV • 1963

Petticoat Junction
TV • 1963

Petticoat Junction
TV • 1963

Petticoat Junction
TV • 1963

Rawhide
TV • 1959

The Beverly Hillbillies
TV • 1962

Daniel Boone
TV • 1964

Daniel Boone
TV • 1964

Gunsmoke
TV • 1955

The Lone Ranger
TV • 1949

The Lone Ranger
TV • 1949

Green Acres
TV • 1965

Lancer
TV • 1968

Bronco
TV • 1958

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV • 1956