Ken Maynard
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1895-07-21
- Died
- 1973-03-23
- Place of birth
- Vevay, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Kenneth Olin Maynard
Biography
From Wikipedia
Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.
Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios.
He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930.
In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934.
Known For
Movies (96)
The Red Raiders
1927
as Lieutenant John Scott
North Star
1925
as Noel Blake
Drum Taps
1933
as Ken Cartwright
Janice Meredith
1924
as Paul Revere
Westward Bound
1944
as Ken Maynard
Gun Gospel
1927
as Granger Hume
Senor Daredevil
1926
as Don Luis O'Flaherty
Western Courage
1935
as Ken Baxter
Blazing Guns
1943
as Marshal Ken Maynard
Flaming Lead
1939
as Ken Clark
Lucky Larkin
1930
as 'Lucky' Larkin
Honor of the Range
1934
as Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
Phantom Thunderbolt
1933
as Thunderbolt Kid
Cheyenne
1929
as Cal Roberts
Mystery Mountain
1934
as Ken Williams
Haunted Gold
1932
as Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)
Avenging Waters
1936
as Ken Morley
The Wagon Master
1929
as The Rambler
Whistlin' Dan
1932
as 'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black
Range Law
1931
as Hap Conners
Mountain Justice
1930
as Ken McTavish
The Arizona Terror
1931
as The Arizonian
Arizona Whirlwind
1944
as Ken Maynard
Death Valley Rangers
1943
as Ken Maynard
The Lawless Legion
1929
as Cal Stanley
Cameo Kirby
1923
as (uncredited)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
The California Mail
1929
as Bob Scott
Whirlwind Horseman
1938
as Ken Morton
Bigfoot
1970
as Mr. Bennett
Fighting Thru
1930
as Dan Barton
Fargo Express
1933
as Ken Benton
Boots of Destiny
1937
as Ken Crawford
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938
as Jim 'Trigger' Morton
Trailing Trouble
1937
as John 'Friendly' Fields
Harmony Trail
1944
as Marshal Ken Maynard
Branded Men
1931
as Rod Whitaker
The Law Rides Again
1943
as U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
The Code of the Scarlet
1928
as Bruce Kenton
Hell-Fire Austin
1932
as Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
as 'Fiddlin'
Phantom Rancher
1940
as Ken Mitchell
The Canyon of Adventure
1928
as Steven Bancroft
The Man Who Won
1923
as Conroy
Lawless Riders
1935
as Ken Manley
Fighting Courage
1925
as Richard Kingsley
Gun Justice
1933
as Ken Lance
Come On, Tarzan
1932
as Ken Benson
Wheels of Destiny
1934
as Ken Manning
Smoking Guns
1934
as Ken Masters
Texas Gun Fighter
1932
as Bill Dane
Alias: The Bad Man
1931
as Ranger Ken Neville
The Two Gun Man
1931
as 'Blackie' Weed
Between Fighting Men
1932
as Ken
Strawberry Roan
1933
as Ken Masters
Wild Horse Stampede
1943
as Marshal Ken Maynard
The Fighting Legion
1930
as Dave Hayes
The Cattle Thief
1936
as Ken
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Ken Marshall
Death Rides the Range
1939
as Ken Baxter
The Pocatello Kid
1931
as The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
Dynamite Ranch
1932
as Blaze Howell
The Demon Rider
1925
as Billy Dennis
Tombstone Canyon
1932
as Ken
The Sunset Trail
1932
as Jim Brandon
The Devil's Saddle
1927
as Harry Morrel
The Overland Stage
1927
as Jack Jessup
Brass Commandments
1923
as (uncredited)
The Lone Avenger
1933
as Cal Weston
The Grey Vulture
1926
as Bart Miller
King of the Arena
1933
as Captain Ken Kenton
In Old Santa Fe
1934
as Ken aka 'Kentucky'
The Land Beyond the Law
1927
as Jerry Steele
The Phantom City
1928
as Tim Kelly
Parade of the West
1930
as Bud Rand
Lightning Strikes West
1940
as Lightning Ken Morgan
Song of the Caballero
1930
as Juan Posing as El Lobo
The Glorious Trail
1928
as Pat O'Leary
Haunted Range
1926
as Terry Bladwin
Heir to Trouble
1935
as Ken Armstrong
The Gunfighter
1923
as (uncredited)
The Upland Rider
1928
as Dan Dailey
$50,000 Reward
1924
as Tex Sherwood
Somewhere in Sonora
1927
as Bob Bishop
The Trail Drive
1933
as Ken Benton
Western Frontier
1935
as Ken Masters
The Unknown Cavalier
1926
as Tom Drury
Heroes of the Range
1936
as Ken Smith
Señor Americano
1929
as Lieutenant Michael Banning
Sons of the Saddle
1930
as Jim Brandon
The Royal Rider
1929
as Dick Scott
The Voice of Hollywood No. 9
1930
The Wagon Show
1928
as Bob Mason
The Marshal of Windy Hollow
1972
as Texas Ranger
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932
as Self
Somebody Lied
1923
About Ken Maynard
From Wikipedia Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios. He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His hor… With 96 credits spanning from 1923 to 1976, Ken Maynard has appeared in 96 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Red Raiders (1927) — as Lieutenant John Scott
- North Star (1925) — as Noel Blake
- Drum Taps (1933) — as Ken Cartwright
- Janice Meredith (1924) — as Paul Revere
- Westward Bound (1944) — as Ken Maynard
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