Ray Teal
Known for Acting · 260 credits
- Born
- 1902-01-12
- Died
- 1976-04-02
- Place of birth
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Ray E. Teal · Рэй Тил · Ray Elgin Teal
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster.
Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor.
His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee, a law-enforcing sheriff on Bonanza. Teal was one of the most senior members of the crew having a permanent role. He had also played a sheriff in the Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole (1951). Teal co-starred in numerous TV westerns throughout his career: he appeared five times on Cheyenne, four times on The Lone Ranger, on The Alaskans, three times in different roles on another long-running western series, Wagon Train, on NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo, on the ABC western series Broken Arrow, five times on the ABC western comedy Maverick, on the CBS western series The Texan, the NBC western series The Californians, twice on Colt .45, once on Wanted: Dead or Alive, and as "Sheriff Clay" for a single 1960 episode of the NBC western series Riverboat, and four times on a western series about the rodeo titled Wide Country.
After more than 15 years performing in films and in early television, Teal secured a recurring role as a police officer in the 1953–1955 ABC sitcom with a variety-show theme, Where's Raymond?, later renamed The Ray Bolger Show.
Known For
TV Shows (59)
Perry Mason
1957
as Joe Downing
The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff McNary
The Rifleman
1958
Bonanza
1959
as Roy Coffee
Lassie
1954
as Jim Teal
Wagon Train
1957
as Ray Tarback / Shag Dorty
Maverick
1957
as Mart Fallon / Sheriff Chick Tucker
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Mr. Sanders
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Franklin
Rawhide
1959
as Hennegan / Sheriff
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Doc Grayson
Cheyenne
1955
as McCanles / Maj. Heffler (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Admiral Tugwell
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Lt. Boyd
Lawman
1958
as Judge Leonard Whitehall
Route 66
1960
Thriller
1960
as Sheriff Wiley
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Mr. Phillips
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sgt. Jones
Green Acres
1965
as Mr. Grimes
Bat Masterson
1958
as Virgil Gardiner / H.G. Cogswell
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Nebro
Zorro
1957
as Vasquez (uncredited)
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Captain Hobart / Pete Collier
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Police Lieutenant / Warden Jacobs / Sheriff Briggs / Chief of Detectives / Fire Chief / Ben Tulip / Jim Hale / Police Detective
The Millionaire
1955
as Roger Willard
Laramie
1959
The Texan
1958
as Sheriff Dave Travers
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Chief Rowan
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Mr. Eric Ekstrom
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Sheriff Blaney
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Bartlett / Sheriff
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Judge Thatcher
Bronco
1958
Studio 57
1954
as Marshal Frank
87th Precinct
1961
as Sam Thorpe
Trackdown
1957
as Ward / Sheriff Michaels
Riverboat
1959
as Sheriff Clay
The Lieutenant
1963
as Mr. Coolidge
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Sheriff Carson Singletary
Public Defender
1954
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Howard
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Farmer Clark
Broken Arrow
1956
as Col. McBride
Everglades
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Snead / Frank Oxford / Sheriff Snead / Justice Mackley
The Alaskans
1959
Wire Service
1956
as Captain Gormand
Bus Stop
1961
Casey Jones
1957
as Pete Dunlap
The Monroes
1966
Panic!
1957
Western von gestern
1978
as Pete, 1. Bombenleger
Frontier
1955
as Kennicut
Conflict
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Capt. Donovan / Linc Johnson
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
as Self
Klondike
1960
as Augie Teege
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Snead
Movies (201)
Distant Drums
1951
as Pvt. Mohair
Chisum
1970
as Justice J.B. Wilson
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Curtiss Ives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mr. Mollett
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Adams Club Maitre D' (uncredited)
Home from the Hill
1960
as Dr. Carson
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Clarinet Player (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Barney
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Man at Union Station / Wolf at Union Station (uncredited)
Brute Force
1947
as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited)
Driftwood
1947
as Mr. Perkins
The Oklahoman
1957
as Jason - Stableman
The Clock
1945
as Policeman
Hacksaw
1971
as The Rancher
Winchester '73
1950
as Marshall Noonan (uncredited)
The Burning Hills
1956
as Joe Sutton
The Wild One
1953
as Frank Bleeker
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Sheriff
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Jessie H. Dunlap
Sergeant York
1941
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Morgan
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Chief Guard at Steel Mill
Canyon Passage
1946
as Neal Howison (uncredited)
Posse from Hell
1961
as Banker
The Men
1950
as Man at Bar
Along Came Jones
1945
as Kriendler
The Tall Stranger
1957
as Cap
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Assistant Movie Director (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
1955
as State Police Lt. Fredericks
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Barfly (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Detective Jones (Uncredited)
Bullet for a Badman
1964
as Townsman
Taggart
1965
as Ralph Taggart
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Brick Larson
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
as Brock (Union agent)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Cattleman (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Bartender / Bartender (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
Hello Out There
1949
as The Husband
Streets of Laredo
1949
as Cantrel
Run for Cover
1955
as Sheriff
Joan of Arc
1948
as Bertrand de Poulengy, a squire
Warpath
1951
as Maj. Reno (uncredited)
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
1949
as Policeman
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Salt Pork
Decoy
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)
Along the Great Divide
1951
as Deputy Lou Gray
The Strange Woman
1946
as Alex Duncan (uncredited)
No Way Out
1950
as Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)
Dead Reckoning
1946
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Blessed Midnight
1956
as Mr. O'Hara
Back to Bataan
1945
as Lt. Col. Roberts (uncredited)
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Quincey
Honky Tonk
1941
as Poker Player on Train (uncredited)
My Favorite Brunette
1947
as State Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
The Missing Lady
1946
as Interrogating Detective with Black Mustache (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Jack Handley
Gun Crazy
1950
as California Border Inspector (uncredited)
Montana Belle
1952
as Emmett Dalton
Cattle King
1963
as Edwin 'Ed' Winters (Teton Ranch Foreman)
The Hanged Man
1974
as Judge Homer Bayne
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Police Car #12 Driver (uncredited)
Kazan
1949
as McCready
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
1953
as Doc
Madame Curie
1943
as Driver (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Army Captain (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Sheriff Joe Borden (uncredited)
The Wild North
1952
as Ruger
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Squad Car Police Officer (Uncredited)
Flaming Feather
1952
It Happens Every Spring
1949
as Mac (uncredited)
Ode to Victory
1943
as Master Sergeant - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Jensen Sieverts
Main Street After Dark
1945
as Cop at Finale (uncredited)
The Turning Point
1952
as Clint, Police Captain
Deep Valley
1947
as Prison Official
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Morley Chase
Fort Worth
1951
as Gabe Clevenger
I Love You Again
1940
as Watchman (uncredited)
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950
as Captain McHale
Keep Your Powder Dry
1945
as Army Captain/Camouflage Leader (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
1942
as Married Sports Reporter (uncredited)
Ambush
1950
as Capt. J.R. Wolverson
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Guard (uncredited)
Carrie
1952
as Allen - Bondsman
Deadline for Murder
1946
as Frank (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Pedestrian lifting Peggy up (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
1945
as Michael O'Shawn (uncredited)
Utah Blaine
1957
as Russ Nevers
One Sunday Afternoon
1948
as Policeman on bicycle
Northwest Passage
1940
as Bradley McNeil
The Black Arrow
1948
as Nick Appleyard
Harbor of Missing Men
1950
as Frank Leggett
Ramrod
1947
as Ed Burma
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Cameraman in Ohio (uncredited)
Band of Angels
1957
as Mr. Calloway
Girl on the Run
1958
as Lt. Harper
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Barney
Northwest Rangers
1942
as Poker Player
Desert Fury
1947
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
High Wall
1947
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Black Bart
1948
as Pete (uncredited)
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited)
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1948
as Charlie
Quicksand
1950
as Motorcycle Officer
The Phantom Stagecoach
1957
as Sheriff Ned Riorden
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
as Chief of Police
Whispering Smith
1948
as Seagrue
Give Me a Sailor
1938
as Sailor Playing Clarinet (uncredited)
Rage at Dawn
1955
as Sheriff of Seymour
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Ringmaster at Circus (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn
1943
as Traded Beaver Baseall Player (uncredited)
The Long Night
1947
as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
Star Reporter
1939
as Crook
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Policeman
About Ray Teal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hol… With 260 credits spanning from 1937 to 1978, Ray Teal has appeared in 201 films and 59 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ray Teal Movies
- Distant Drums (1951) — as Pvt. Mohair
- Chisum (1970) — as Justice J.B. Wilson
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — as Curtiss Ives
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Mr. Mollett
- Bathing Beauty (1944) — as Adams Club Maitre D' (uncredited)
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