Person
Arthur Hunnicutt
Acting · 1910–1979 · Gravelly, Arkansas, USA
Biography
Arthur Lee Hunnicutt (February 17, 1910 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portrayal of wise, grizzled, and old rural characters. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Big Sky (1952). He was also known for his role in the Western television series Sugarfoot (1957–1961).
Known for
Perry Mason
Amos Kenesaw Mountain Keller
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Rifleman
1958
The Andy Griffith Show
Jedediah Wakefield
Bonanza
Salty Hubbard
The Twilight Zone
Hyder Simpson
Adam-12
Slim Draper
The Virginian
Tom Croft
The Wild Wild West
1965
My Three Sons
1960
Filmography
- 1975WinterhawkMcClusky
- 1975MoonrunnersUncle Jesse Hagg
- 1975The Daughters of Joshua Cabe ReturnMiner
- 1974Harry and TontoWade
- 1974The Spikes GangKid White
- 1974Mrs. SundanceWalt Putney
- 1972Climb an Angry MountainSunny
- 1972The Bounty ManSheriff
- 1972The RevengersFree State
- 1971The TrackersBen Vogel
- 1971Shoot OutHomer Page
- 1971The Million Dollar DuckMr. Purdham
- 1969My World and Welcome to It
- 1968The Outcasts
- 1968Adam-12Slim Draper
- 1967The Adventures of Bullwhip GriffinReferee
- 1966El DoradoBull Harris
- 1965Apache UprisingBill Gibson
- 1965The Wild Wild West
- 1965Laredo
- 1965Cat BallouButch Cassidy
- 1965KilroySeth Turner
- 1964Daniel BooneGabe
- 1964A Tiger WalksFrank Lewis
- 1963The CardinalSheriff
- 1963The Great AdventureSimon Kenton
- 1963Burke's LawProfessor Llewellen Kingston
- 1963The Outer LimitsLamont
- 1962The VirginianTom Croft
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowJedediah Wakefield
- 1960The WesternerOld Man
- 1960My Three Sons
- 1960Outlaws
- 1959The Swamp Fox
- 1959The Twilight ZoneHyder Simpson
- 1959BonanzaSalty Hubbard
- 1959Black SaddleRoy Tagger
- 1958Born RecklessCool Man
- 1958The Rifleman
- 1958The Donna Reed Show
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveAmos Carter
- 1957Perry MasonAmos Kenesaw Mountain Keller
- 1957SugarfootPop Purty
- 1957The Tall TEd Rintoon
- 1956Wire ServiceHopeful
- 1956The Kettles in the OzarksSedgewick Kettle
- 1955Cheyenne
- 1955GunsmokeUriah Spessard
- 1955The Last CommandDavy Crockett
- 1954She Couldn't Say NoOdie Chalmers
- 1954The French Line'Waco' Mosby
- 1953Devil's CanyonFrank Taggert
- 1953Split SecondAsa Tremaine
- 1952The Lusty MenBooker Davis
- 1952The Big SkyZeb Calloway
- 1951Distant DrumsMonk
- 1951Passage WestPop Brennan
- 1951The Red Badge of CourageBill Porter
- 1951SugarfootFly-Up-the-Creek Jones
- 1950Two Flags WestSergeant Pickens
- 1950The FuriesCowhand (uncredited)
- 1950Broken ArrowMilt Duffield
- 1950A Ticket to TomahawkSad Eyes
- 1950Stars in My CrownChloroform Wiggins
- 1949Border IncidentClayton Nordell
- 1949PinkyPolice Chief Anderson (uncredited)
- 1949The Great Dan PatchChet Williams
- 1949Lust for GoldLudi
- 1945Murder, He SaysTownsman (uncredited)
- 1944Abroad with Two YanksArkie
- 1944Riding WestProf. Arkansas Higgins (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
- 1943The Chance of a LifetimeElwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited)
- 1943Hail to the RangersArkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
- 1943Johnny Come LatelyTramp
- 1943Robin Hood of the RangeArkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
- 1943Frontier FuryArkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
- 1943Law of the NorthwestArkansas
- 1943The Fighting BuckarooArkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
- 1942Pardon My GunArkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
- 1942Fall InLuke Hatfield
- 1942Silver QueenNewspaper Publisher Brett
- 1942Riding Through NevadaArkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
- 1942Wildcat'Watchfob' Jones
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