Fess Parker

1924-08-16 – 2010-03-18 (age 85) Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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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.

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Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Known For

Old Yeller

Old Yeller

1957

as Jim Coates

Harvey

Harvey

1950

as Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

as Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955

as Davy Crockett

Them!

Them!

1954

as Alan Crotty

Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

1962

as Sgt. Bill Pike

Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James

1959

as Davy Crockett (uncredited)

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955

as Pvt Speedy

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952

as Jim Randolph (uncredited)

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

as Kirby

The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956

as James J. Andrews

The Hangman

The Hangman

1959

as Sheriff Buck Weston

The Light in the Forest

The Light in the Forest

1958

as Del Hardy

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

1953

as Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

1956

as John 'Doc' Grayson

The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter

1954

as Interloper (uncredited)

The Jayhawkers!

The Jayhawkers!

1959

as Cam Bleeker

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

1971

as Self

No Room for the Groom

No Room for the Groom

1952

as Cousin Ben (uncredited)

Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier

1952

as Clem McCloud