Willard Parker

Known for

Acting

Born

February 6, 1912

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

December 4, 1996 (aged 84)

Biography

Willard Parker (born Worster Van Eps, February 5, 1912 – December 4, 1996) was an American film and television actor. He was a leading man under contract to Columbia Pictures in the 1940s and starred in the TV series Tales of the Texas Rangers (1955–58).

Best known work

Kiss Me Kate

1953

The Earth Dies Screaming

1964

A Slight Case of Murder

1938

Apache Drums

1951

That Certain Woman

1937

You Gotta Stay Happy

1948

Hunt the Man Down

1950

The Secret Fury

1950

The Vanquished

1953

The Adventurous Blonde

1937

Filmography

1972
The Great Waltz
as Karl Treffz
1966
Waco
as Pete Jenner
1964
The Earth Dies Screaming
as Jeff Nolan
1962
Going My WayTV
1962
Air Patrol
as Lt. Vern Tyler
1960
The High Powered Rifle
as Stephen Dancer
1960
Walk Tall
as Captain Ed Trask
1960
Young Jesse James
as Cole Younger
1959
Lone Texan
as Clint Banister
1957
M SquadTV
as Malcolm Grove (1 episode)
1957
Lure of the Swamp
as James Lister
1956
Naked Gun
as Breen Mathews
1953
Kiss Me Kate
as Tex Callaway
1953
The Great Jesse James Raid
as Jesse James
1953
The Vanquished
as Captain Kirby
1953
Sangaree
as Gabriel Thatch
1952
Caribbean
as Shively
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
as Mr. Tubble (1 episode), as Ron Gage (1 episode), as Captain Henry Clay (1 episode), as Mayor John Norman (1 episode)
1951
Apache Drums
as Mayor Joe Madden
1951
My True Story
as Bill Phillips
1950
Hunt the Man Down
as Burnell 'Brick' Appleby
1950
The Bandit Queen
as Dan Hinsdale
1950
Emergency Wedding
as Vandemer
1950
David Harding, Counterspy
as Commander Jerry Baldwin
1950
The Secret Fury
as Smith (uncredited)