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)
Gun Gospel
1927
as Granger Hume
Señor Americano
1929
as Lieutenant Michael Banning
Somebody Lied
1923
Cheyenne
1929
as Cal Roberts
Brass Commandments
1923
as (uncredited)
The Arizona Terror
1931
as The Arizonian
Death Valley Rangers
1943
as Ken Maynard
The Red Raiders
1927
as Lieutenant John Scott
The Code of the Scarlet
1928
as Bruce Kenton
Sons of the Saddle
1930
as Jim Brandon
Haunted Gold
1932
as Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Glorious Trail
1928
as Pat O'Leary
The Demon Rider
1925
as Billy Dennis
The Overland Stage
1927
as Jack Jessup
Heroes of the Range
1936
as Ken Smith
The Wagon Master
1929
as The Rambler
Somewhere in Sonora
1927
as Bob Bishop
The Grey Vulture
1926
as Bart Miller
Death Rides the Range
1939
as Ken Baxter
Avenging Waters
1936
as Ken Morley
Come On, Tarzan
1932
as Ken Benson
Phantom Rancher
1940
as Ken Mitchell
Harmony Trail
1944
as Marshal Ken Maynard
Strawberry Roan
1933
as Ken Masters
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
The Lone Avenger
1933
as Cal Weston
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Ken Marshall
Bigfoot
1970
as Mr. Bennett
The Two Gun Man
1931
as 'Blackie' Weed
Whirlwind Horseman
1938
as Ken Morton
Tombstone Canyon
1932
as Ken
Honor of the Range
1934
as Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
Arizona Whirlwind
1944
as Ken Maynard
Mystery Mountain
1934
as Ken Williams
Western Courage
1935
as Ken Baxter
Range Law
1931
as Hap Conners
In Old Santa Fe
1934
as Ken aka 'Kentucky'
Smoking Guns
1934
as Ken Masters
Western Frontier
1935
as Ken Masters
The Cattle Thief
1936
as Ken
The Law Rides Again
1943
as U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
North Star
1925
as Noel Blake
Gun Justice
1933
as Ken Lance
Wild Horse Stampede
1943
as Marshal Ken Maynard
Branded Men
1931
as Rod Whitaker
Six Shootin' Sheriff
1938
as Jim 'Trigger' Morton
The Voice of Hollywood No. 9
1930
Cameo Kirby
1923
as (uncredited)
Janice Meredith
1924
as Paul Revere
The Lawless Legion
1929
as Cal Stanley
The Trail Drive
1933
as Ken Benton
The Devil's Saddle
1927
as Harry Morrel
Drum Taps
1933
as Ken Cartwright
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932
as Self
Lightning Strikes West
1940
as Lightning Ken Morgan
Alias: The Bad Man
1931
as Ranger Ken Neville
Fighting Thru
1930
as Dan Barton
Hell-Fire Austin
1932
as Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin
The Unknown Cavalier
1926
as Tom Drury
The Man Who Won
1923
as Conroy
Flaming Lead
1939
as Ken Clark
Heir to Trouble
1935
as Ken Armstrong
Lawless Riders
1935
as Ken Manley
The Gunfighter
1923
as (uncredited)
Westward Bound
1944
as Ken Maynard
The Canyon of Adventure
1928
as Steven Bancroft
Mountain Justice
1930
as Ken McTavish
The Pocatello Kid
1931
as The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
The Sunset Trail
1932
as Jim Brandon
King of the Arena
1933
as Captain Ken Kenton
Parade of the West
1930
as Bud Rand
The Land Beyond the Law
1927
as Jerry Steele
Texas Gun Fighter
1932
as Bill Dane
Senor Daredevil
1926
as Don Luis O'Flaherty
The Royal Rider
1929
as Dick Scott
Boots of Destiny
1937
as Ken Crawford
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
as 'Fiddlin'
The Phantom City
1928
as Tim Kelly
The Wagon Show
1928
as Bob Mason
Dynamite Ranch
1932
as Blaze Howell
The Fighting Legion
1930
as Dave Hayes
Fighting Courage
1925
as Richard Kingsley
Blazing Guns
1943
as Marshal Ken Maynard
Between Fighting Men
1932
as Ken
Phantom Thunderbolt
1933
as Thunderbolt Kid
Fargo Express
1933
as Ken Benton
The Upland Rider
1928
as Dan Dailey
Trailing Trouble
1937
as John 'Friendly' Fields
The California Mail
1929
as Bob Scott
$50,000 Reward
1924
as Tex Sherwood
Song of the Caballero
1930
as Juan Posing as El Lobo
Lucky Larkin
1930
as 'Lucky' Larkin
The Marshal of Windy Hollow
1972
as Texas Ranger
Whistlin' Dan
1932
as 'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black
Wheels of Destiny
1934
as Ken Manning
Haunted Range
1926
as Terry Bladwin
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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- Gun Gospel (1927) — as Granger Hume
- Señor Americano (1929) — as Lieutenant Michael Banning
- Somebody Lied (1923)
- Cheyenne (1929) — as Cal Roberts
- Brass Commandments (1923) — as (uncredited)
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