Fess Parker

Actor

Born: August 16, 1924 (85 years old)

Died: March 18, 2010

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.

Filmography (29)

• Disneyland: U.S.A. (1956, ★ 8)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (1954, ★ 7.8)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962, ★ 7.9)
• Them! (1954, ★ 6.8)
• Old Yeller (1957, ★ 6.9)
• Harvey (1950, ★ 7.7)
• The Jayhawkers! (1959, ★ 6)
• Hell Is for Heroes (1962, ★ 6.5)
• Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955, ★ 6.4)
• The Great Locomotive Chase (1956, ★ 6.3)
• The Light in the Forest (1958, ★ 6.7)
• The Hangman (1959, ★ 6.4)
• Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956, ★ 6.3)
• Springfield Rifle (1952, ★ 6.3)
• The Bounty Hunter (1954, ★ 6.7)
• Island in the Sky (1953, ★ 6.3)
• Untamed Frontier (1952, ★ 7.2)
• Battle Cry (1955, ★ 5.6)
• Dragonfly Squadron (1954, ★ 6)
• Thunder Over the Plains (1953, ★ 5.4)
• Alias Jesse James (1959, ★ 5.9)
• Burke's Law (1963, ★ 6)
• Dragnet (1951, ★ 6.4)
• General Electric Theater (1953, ★ 6.4)
• Daniel Boone (1964, ★ 7)
• Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956, ★ 5.5)
• No Room for the Groom (1952, ★ 5.5)
• Davy Crockett (1954, ★ 6.1)
• Annie Oakley (1954, ★ 5.2)