Fess Parker
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1924-08-16
- Died
- 2010-03-18
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Fess Elisha Parker Jr. · Fess Elisha Parker
Biography
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. (August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1954–1955 TV miniseries, which aired on ABC, and as Daniel Boone in an NBC television series from 1964 to 1970. He was also known as a winemaker and resort owner-operator.
Known For
TV Shows (20)
Dragnet
1951
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Ben Wister
Daniel Boone
1964
as Daniel Boone
Burke's Law
1963
as Herman Sitwell
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self - Cameo
Startime
1959
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self
Annie Oakley
1954
as Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher / Len Clinton - The Texas Sandman
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as John 'Doc' Grayson / Self / James J Andrews / Davy Crockett
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
City Detective
1953
Stories of the Century
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
as Jonathan West
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
as Self
Davy Crockett
1954
as Davy Crockett
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1962
as Eugene Smith
Movies (41)
Battle Cry
1955
as Pvt Speedy
Them!
1954
as Alan Crotty
Harvey
1950
as Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
Old Yeller
1957
as Jim Coates
The Bounty Hunter
1954
as Interloper (uncredited)
The Hangman
1959
as Sheriff Buck Weston
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Davy Crockett (uncredited)
Hell Is for Heroes
1962
as Sgt. Bill Pike
Untamed Frontier
1952
as Clem McCloud
No Room for the Groom
1952
as Cousin Ben (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
1952
as Jim Randolph (uncredited)
Island in the Sky
1953
as Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1956
as John 'Doc' Grayson
The Jayhawkers!
1959
as Cam Bleeker
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
as Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Davy Crockett
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Kirby
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
as James J. Andrews
The Light in the Forest
1958
as Del Hardy
Smoky
1966
as Clint Barkley
Dragonfly Squadron
1954
as Texas Lieutenant
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
as Self
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955
as Davy Crockett
Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956
as Self - Davy Crockett
Disney Through The Decades
2001
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
as Self
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
1966
as Daniel Boone
The Disneyland Story
1954
as Self
Climb an Angry Mountain
1972
as Sheriff Elisha Cooper
Aftermath
1960
as Jonathan West
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955
as Davy Crockett
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002
as Self
Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett
1954
as Davy Crockett (archive footage)
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954
as Davy Crockett
The Kid from Left Field
1953
as McDougal
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
as Davy Crockett
Året var 1956
2006
as Self (archive footage)
A Conversation with Fess Parker
2001
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956
American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story
1991
About Fess Parker
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. (August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1954–1955 TV miniseries, which aired on ABC, and as Daniel Boone in an NBC television series from 1964 to 1970. He was also known as a winemaker and resort owner-operator. With 61 credits spanning from 1948 to 2006, Fess Parker has appeared in 41 films and 20 TV shows.
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- Battle Cry (1955) — as Pvt Speedy
- Them! (1954) — as Alan Crotty
- Harvey (1950) — as Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
- Old Yeller (1957) — as Jim Coates
- The Bounty Hunter (1954) — as Interloper (uncredited)
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