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Fess Parker

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Aug 16, 1924 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
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
1963Burke's LawHerman Sitwell
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
1962Hell Is for HeroesSgt. Bill Pike
1962Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonEugene Smith
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourBen Wister
1960AftermathJonathan West
1959The Jayhawkers!Cam Bleeker
1959The HangmanSheriff Buck Weston
1959Alias Jesse JamesDavy Crockett (uncredited)
1959Startime
1958The Light in the ForestDel Hardy
1957Old YellerJim Coates
1956The Great Locomotive ChaseJames J. Andrews
1956Westward Ho, The Wagons!John 'Doc' Grayson
1956Davy Crockett and the River PiratesDavy Crockett
1956Disneyland: U.S.A.Self - Davy Crockett
1956Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1955Davy Crockett, King of the Wild FrontierDavy Crockett
1955Battle CryPvt Speedy
1955Davy Crockett's Keelboat RaceDavy Crockett
1955Davy Crockett Goes to CongressDavy Crockett
1955Davy Crockett at the AlamoDavy Crockett
1954Them!Alan Crotty
1954Dragonfly SquadronTexas Lieutenant
1954The Bounty HunterInterloper (uncredited)
1954Davy Crockett, Indian FighterDavy Crockett
1954The Disneyland StorySelf
1954Walt Disney Treasures - Davy CrockettDavy Crockett (archive footage)
1954Stories of the Century
1954Davy CrockettDavy Crockett
1954Annie OakleyTom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
1954The George Gobel ShowSelf
1954Annie OakleyLen Clinton - The Texas Sandman
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJohn 'Doc' Grayson
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySelf / James J Andrews
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyDavy Crockett
1954The Wonderful World of DisneySelf
1953The Kid from Left FieldMcDougal
1953Thunder Over the PlainsKirby
1953Island in the SkyFitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1953General Electric TheaterJonathan West
1953City Detective
1952Springfield RifleJim Randolph (uncredited)
1952No Room for the GroomCousin Ben (uncredited)
1952Untamed FrontierClem McCloud
1951Dragnet
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1950HarveyLeslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf - Cameo
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
Directing
1964Daniel BooneDirector