Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Known for

Acting

Born

August 16, 1924

Birthplace

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Died

March 18, 2010 (aged 85)

Biography

Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. (August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1954–1955 TV miniseries, which aired on ABC, and as Daniel Boone in an NBC television series from 1964 to 1970. He was also known as a winemaker and resort owner-operator.

Best known work

Harvey

Harvey

1950

Them!

Them!

1954

Old Yeller

Old Yeller

1957

Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

1962

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1953

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952

The Hangman

The Hangman

1959

Filmography

2006
Året var 1956
as Self (archive footage)
2002
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
as Self
2001
A Conversation with Fess Parker
2001
Disney Through The Decades
1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
1991
American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story
1979
CBS News Sunday MorningTV
as Self (1 episode)
1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
1972
Climb an Angry Mountain
as Sheriff Elisha Cooper
1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourTV
as Self (1 episode)
1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1966
Smoky
as Clint Barkley
1966
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
as Daniel Boone
1964
Daniel BooneTV
as Daniel Boone (165 episodes), Director
1963
The Danny Kaye ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
1963
Burke's LawTV
as Herman Sitwell (1 episode)
1962
Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonTV
as Eugene Smith (24 episodes)
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourTV
as Ben Wister (1 episode)
1962
Hell Is for Heroes
as Sgt. Bill Pike
1960
Aftermath
as Jonathan West
1959
The Jayhawkers!
as Cam Bleeker
1959
StartimeTV
as Self (1 episode)
1959
The Hangman
as Sheriff Buck Weston
1959
Alias Jesse James
as Davy Crockett (uncredited)