Ray Teal
Known for Acting · 261 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
Bonanza
1959
as Roy Coffee / Sheriff Roy Coffee
Lassie
1954
as Jim Teal
The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff McNary
Wagon Train
1957
as Ray Tarback / Shag Dorty
The Rifleman
1958
Maverick
1957
as Mart Fallon / Sheriff Chick Tucker
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Franklin
Lawman
1958
as Judge Leonard Whitehall
Rawhide
1959
as Hennegan / Sheriff
Cheyenne
1955
as McCanles / Maj. Heffler (uncredited)
Green Acres
1965
as Mr. Grimes
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Admiral Tugwell
Route 66
1960
Zorro
1957
as Vasquez (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Nebro
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Doc Grayson
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sgt. Jones
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Captain Hobart / Pete Collier
Bat Masterson
1958
as Virgil Gardiner / H.G. Cogswell
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Mr. Sanders
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Mr. Phillips
Thriller
1960
as Sheriff Wiley
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Police Lieutenant / Sheriff Briggs / Warden Jacobs / Chief of Detectives / Fire Chief / Ben Tulip / Jim Hale / Police Detective
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Bartlett / Sheriff
The Texan
1958
as Sheriff Dave Travers
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Lt. Boyd
Laramie
1959
The Millionaire
1955
as Roger Willard
Trackdown
1957
as Ward / Sheriff Michaels
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Sheriff Blaney
Public Defender
1954
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Judge Thatcher
Studio 57
1954
as Marshal Frank
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Sheriff Carson Singletary
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Howard
Riverboat
1959
as Sheriff Clay
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Mr. Eric Ekstrom
Bronco
1958
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Chief Rowan
87th Precinct
1961
as Sam Thorpe
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Farmer Clark
Broken Arrow
1956
as Col. McBride
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Snead / Frank Oxford / Sheriff Snead / Justice Mackley
The Alaskans
1959
The Lieutenant
1963
as Mr. Coolidge
Bus Stop
1961
Western von gestern
1978
as Pete, 1. Bombenleger
Frontier
1955
as Kennicut
The Monroes
1966
Panic!
1957
Wire Service
1956
as Captain Gormand
Casey Jones
1957
as Pete Dunlap
Everglades
1961
Klondike
1960
as Augie Teege
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Capt. Donovan / Linc Johnson
Conflict
1956
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
as Self
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Snead
Movies (202)
Chisum
1970
as Justice J.B. Wilson
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Curtiss Ives
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mr. Mollett
Sergeant York
1941
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Brute Force
1947
as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
Winchester '73
1950
as Marshall Noonan (uncredited)
Desert Fury
1947
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Sheriff
Distant Drums
1951
as Pvt. Mohair
Canyon Passage
1946
as Neal Howison (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
1950
as California Border Inspector (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited)
The Wild One
1953
as Frank Bleeker
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Maitre d' at Adams Club (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Jessie H. Dunlap
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Barney
Dead Reckoning
1946
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
1945
as Michael O'Shawn (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
1948
as Bertrand de Poulengy, a squire
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Assistant Movie Director (uncredited)
Carrie
1952
as Allen - Bondsman
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Morgan
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Woman of the Year
1942
as Married Sports Reporter (uncredited)
Madame Curie
1943
as Driver (uncredited)
Secret Command
1944
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
Cattle King
1963
as Edwin 'Ed' Winters (Teton Ranch Foreman)
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
1955
as State Police Lt. Fredericks
Adventure
1945
as Steve - Maritime Commissioner (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Clarinet Player (uncredited)
Bullet for a Badman
1964
as Townsman
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Morley Chase
Ramrod
1947
as Ed Burma
Northwest Passage
1940
as Bradley McNeil
The Oklahoman
1957
as Jason - Stableman
High Wall
1947
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
The Burning Hills
1956
as Joe Sutton
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Cattleman (uncredited)
Band of Angels
1957
as Mr. Calloway
Melody Ranch
1940
as Henchman
The Black Arrow
1948
as Nick Appleyard
No Way Out
1950
as Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)
Home from the Hill
1960
as Dr. Carson
Driftwood
1947
as Mr. Perkins
The Men
1950
as Man at Bar
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Barfly (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Jensen Sieverts
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Bartender / Bartender (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Guard (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Ambush
1950
as Capt. J.R. Wolverson
Honky Tonk
1941
as Poker Player on Train (uncredited)
Warpath
1951
as Maj. Reno (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
1942
as Officer Graves (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Squad Car Police Officer (Uncredited)
Posse from Hell
1961
as Banker
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Chief Guard at Steel Mill
The Long Night
1947
as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Army Captain (uncredited)
Along the Great Divide
1951
as Deputy Lou Gray
The Turning Point
1952
as Clint, Police Captain
The Strange Woman
1946
as Alex Duncan (uncredited)
The Tall Stranger
1957
as Cap
Billy the Kid
1941
as Sammy Axel (uncredited)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
as Chief of Police
Rage at Dawn
1955
as Sheriff of Seymour
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Quincey
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Jumping Jacks
1952
as W.W. Timmons
Back to Bataan
1945
as Lt. Col. Roberts (uncredited)
The Hanged Man
1974
as Judge Homer Bayne
Fingers at the Window
1942
as Police Car #12 Driver (uncredited)
Rogue Cop
1954
as Patrolman Mullins
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Pedestrian lifting Peggy up (uncredited)
Raw Deal
1948
as (uncredited)
Road House
1948
as Policeman / Policeman at Bus Depot (uncredited)
The Command
1954
as Dr. Trent
Run for Cover
1955
as Sheriff
Black Bart
1948
as Pete (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Thayer Crony (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Koslick, Miner
Convicted
1950
as Cell Block / Yard Guard (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940
as Watchman (uncredited)
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Salt Pork
Utah Blaine
1957
as Russ Nevers
The Clock
1945
as Policeman
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Brick Larson
The Kid from Texas
1950
as Sheriff Rand
Crime Doctor
1943
as Detective with Pipe (uncredited)
Dangerous Business
1946
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Flaming Feather
1952
Taggart
1965
as Ralph Taggart
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Barney
Sudan
1945
as Slave Trader (uncredited)
Main Street Today
1944
as Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)
Montana Belle
1952
as Emmett Dalton
Apache Trail
1942
as Ed Cotton
Home Town Story
1951
as Complaining Electrical Worker (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Detective Jones (Uncredited)
The Wild North
1952
as Ruger
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
1948
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
Roses Are Red
1947
as Weston
Florian
1940
as Soldier
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Policeman
Whispering Smith
1948
as Seagrue
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Angel
1948
as Mounted Train Yard Guard (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Kriendler
Streets of Laredo
1949
as Cantrel
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946
as Little John
The Man from Bitter Ridge
1955
as Shep Bascom
Fort Worth
1951
as Gabe Clevenger
Apache Ambush
1955
as Sgt. Tim O'Roarke
Once More, My Darling
1949
as Truck Driver
Cheyenne
1947
as Gambler (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand
1945
as Police Lt. O'Neill (uncredited)
Quicksand
1950
as Motorcycle Officer
Deep Valley
1947
as Prison Official
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 261 credits spanning from 1937 to 1978, Ray Teal has appeared in 202 films and 59 TV shows.
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- Chisum (1970) — as Justice J.B. Wilson
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — as Curtiss Ives
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Mr. Mollett
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
- Brute Force (1947) — as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
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