Person
Fess Parker
Acting · 1924–2010 · Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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.
Known for
Dragnet
1951
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
The Bob Hope Show
Self - Cameo
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Ben Wister
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Burke's Law
Herman Sitwell
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
City Detective
1953
Annie Oakley
Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
Filmography
- 2006Året var 1956Self (archive footage)
- 2002'Old Yeller': Remembering a ClassicSelf
- 2001A Conversation with Fess Parker
- 2001Disney Through The Decades
- 1992John Wayne's 'The Alamo'Self
- 1991American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story
- 1979CBS News Sunday MorningSelf
- 1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneySelf
- 1972Climb an Angry MountainSheriff Elisha Cooper
- 1971The Grand Opening of Walt Disney WorldSelf
- 1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSelf
- 1968The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowSelf
- 1966SmokyClint Barkley
- 1966Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail RiderDaniel Boone
- 1964Daniel BooneDaniel Boone
- 1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
- 1963Burke's LawHerman Sitwell
- 1962Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonEugene Smith
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourBen Wister
- 1962Hell Is for HeroesSgt. Bill Pike
- 1960AftermathJonathan West
- 1959The Jayhawkers!Cam Bleeker
- 1959StartimeSelf
- 1959The HangmanSheriff Buck Weston
- 1959Alias Jesse JamesDavy Crockett (uncredited)
- 1958The Light in the ForestDel Hardy
- 1957Old YellerJim Coates
- 1956Westward Ho, The Wagons!John 'Doc' Grayson
- 1956Disneyland: U.S.A.Self - Davy Crockett
- 1956Davy Crockett and the River PiratesDavy Crockett
- 1956The Great Locomotive ChaseJames J. Andrews
- 1956Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
- 1955Davy Crockett's Keelboat RaceDavy Crockett
- 1955Davy Crockett, King of the Wild FrontierDavy Crockett
- 1955Davy Crockett at the AlamoDavy Crockett
- 1955Battle CryPvt Speedy
- 1955Davy Crockett Goes to CongressDavy Crockett
- 1954Davy Crockett, Indian FighterDavy Crockett
- 1954Davy CrockettDavy Crockett
- 1954Walt Disney Treasures - Davy CrockettDavy Crockett (archive footage)
- 1954The Disneyland StorySelf
- 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJohn 'Doc' Grayson
- 1954The George Gobel ShowSelf
- 1954The Bounty HunterInterloper (uncredited)
- 1954Them!Alan Crotty
- 1954Dragonfly SquadronTexas Lieutenant
- 1954Stories of the Century
- 1954Annie OakleyTom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
- 1953Thunder Over the PlainsKirby
- 1953City Detective
- 1953Island in the SkyFitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
- 1953The Kid from Left FieldMcDougal
- 1953General Electric TheaterJonathan West
- 1952Springfield RifleJim Randolph (uncredited)
- 1952Untamed FrontierClem McCloud
- 1952No Room for the GroomCousin Ben (uncredited)
- 1951Dragnet
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
- 1950HarveyLeslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf - Cameo
- 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
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