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Born Arthur Hunnicutt February 17, 1910 in Gravelly, Arkansas, USA, Lean, tall American character actor Arthur Hunnicutt was known for playing humorously wise rural roles. He attended Arkansas State Teachers College in his native state, but was forced to drop out in his third year due to lack of funds. He joined a theatre company in Massachusetts, then migrated to New York, where he began to find acting roles on Broadway and on tour. He played in numerous productions, including the leading role in "Tobacco Road", a part his rangy country persona was made for. He took a few roles in small films in the early 1940s, then returned to stage work. In 1949 he came back to Hollywood permanently and began a long career as a reliable supporting player. Picture from El Dorado 1966, Arthur passed away on 26th September , 1979 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born Jim Farley on 8 January 1882 in Waldron, Arkansas, USA, There is no information about for Jim Farley but he appeared in four movies with John Wayne. His character's came in different shapes from Texas Cyclone 1932 were he appeared as a henchman, to Westward Ho 1935 as a herd owner, the other two movies he appeared in are In Old California 1942 & They Were Expendable 1945. Picture from Texas Cyclone 1932, Jim passed away on 12 October 1947 in Pacoima, California, USA.
Born Frank Brownlee on 1October 1874 in Dallas, Texas, USA, In hundreds of films between 1911 and 1943, general purpose actor Frank Brownlee played everything from scruffy-looking miners to captains of industry and was often seen in Westerns. In the silent era, Brownlee was usually found on the wrong side of the law, playing characters with names like Klondyke Jim, Gold-Dust Barker, or "Scrub" Hazen, but he later played scores of military officers, guards, and especially lawmen. In the latter part of his career, Brownlee rarely enjoyed onscreen billing. Frank appeared in three movies with John Wayne, Picture from The Desert Trail 1935, Frank passed away on 10 February 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born Charles Emmet Vogan on 27 September 1893 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Character actor Emmett Vogan appeared in films from 1934 through 1956. A peppery gentleman with steel-rimmed glasses and an executive air, Vogan appeared in hundreds of films in a variety of small "take charge" roles. Evidently he had a few friends in the casting department of Universal Pictures, inasmuch as he showed up with regularity in that studio's comedies, serials and B-westerns. Comedy fans will recognize Emmett Vogan as the engineer partner of nominal leading man Charles Lang in W.C. Fields' Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 1941 and as the prosecuting attorney in the flashback sequences of Laurel and Hardy's The Bullfighters. Emmet appeared in three movies with John Wayne, Picture from Flame Of The Barbary Coast 1945, Emmet passed away on 6 October 1969, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born S. Maine Geary on 15 February 1898 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, In films from 1935, American character actor Bud Geary showed up in fleeting roles as chauffeurs, sailors and cops at a variety of studios. Geary was signed to a 20th Century-Fox contract in 1942, but nothing really came of it. He finally blossomed as an actor when he hitched up with Republic in the mid-1940s. One of the best "action" heavies in the business, Geary convincingly menaced everyone in sight in such Republic serials as Haunted Harbour 1944, The Purple Monster Strikes 1945 and King of the Texas Rangers 1946. Bud appeared in four movies with John Wayne, Picture Courtesy of Chuck Anderson at http://www.b-westerns.com , Bud passed away on 22 February 1946 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Born 5 March 1890 in Antwerp, Belgium, Belgian actress Ann Codee toured American vaudeville in the 'teens and twenties in a comedy act with her husband, American-born Frank Orth. The team made its film debut in 1929, appearing in a series of multilingual movie shorts. Thereafter, both Codee and Orth flourished as Hollywood character actors. Codee was seen in dozens of films as florists, music teachers, landladies, governesses and grandmothers. She played a variety of ethnic types, from the very French Mme. Poullard in Jezebel 1938 to the Teutonic Tante Berthe in The Mummy's Curse 1961. Ann Codee's last film appearance was as a tight-corseted committeewoman in Can-Can 1960. Ann appeared in two movies with John Wayne, Picture from Tycoon 1947, Ann passed away on 18 May 1961 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Born Bob Perry on 26 December 1878 in New York City, New York, USA, Character actor Bob Perry made his film debut as Tuxedo George in 1928's Me Gangster. For the rest of his Hollywood career, Perry popped up in brief roles as bartenders, croupiers, referees, guards, and the like. Many of his characters were on the wrong side of the law, and few of them spoke when shooting or slugging would do. Bob Perry kept busy in films until 1949, when he retired at the reported age of 70. Bob appeared in three movies with John Wayne, Picture from The Quiet Man 1952, Bob passed away on 8 January 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born Charles Trowbridge on 10 January 1882 in Veracruz, Mexico, Actor Charles Trowbridge was born in Mexico to American parents. An architect for the first decade of his adult life, Trowbridge turned to stage acting in the early teens, making his film bow in 1918's Thais. Silver-haired even as a young man, Trowbridge was generally cast in kindly but authoritative roles, usually as doctors, lawyers and military officers. He also had a bad habit of being killed off before the film was half over; in 1940, Trowbridge had the distinction of being murdered (by Lionel Atwill and George Zucco respectively) in two separate Universal horror films, Man Made Monster and The Mummy's Hand. While he was active until 1957, Charles Trowbridge was best known to millions of wartime servicemen as the cautionary military doctor in John Ford's venereal disease prevention film Sex Hygiene 1941. Charles appeared in four movies with John Wayne, Picture from Tycoon 1947, Charles passed away on 30 October 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born Peter Ortiz in 1913, Colonel Peter Ortiz, who spoke 5 languages fluently, was a most decorated Marine officer in World War II. He served in the O.S.S. and, before that, was the youngest Sergeant in the French Foreign Legion. In 1940, he was wounded and captured by the German invading army, he escaped and joined the U.S. Marines. Parachuting into France, he became a Maquis leader in 1944. He frequented a Lyons nightclub to gain information from the German officers who also frequented the popular club. One night, a German officer damned President Roosevelt, then the USA, and finally the Marine Corps. Ortiz then excused himself, went to his apartment and changed into his Marine Corp uniform. Returning to the club, he ordered a round then removed his raincoat and stood there resplendent in full greens and decorations yelling, "A toast to President Roosevelt!" Pointing his pistol at one German officer then another, they emptied their glasses as he ordered another round to toast the USA then Marine Corp! The Germans again drained their glasses as he backed out leaving his astonished hosts and disappeared into the night. After the war, Colonel Ortiz worked with director John Ford, also a former OSS member. Peter appeared in two movies with John Wayne, Picture from Rio Grande 1950, Peter passed away in 1988.
Born Eddy Donno on July 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Stunt Man and Actor Eddy Donno was Nominated for an Emmy award in 2003 for Outstanding Stunt Coordination for: "24" 2001. In 1986 Won Stuntman Award Best Vehicular Stunt (Feature Film) for: To Live and Die in L.A. 1985 . In 1985 Won Stuntman Award Best Vehicular Stunt (Feature Film) for: Beverly Hills Cop 1984. Eddy appeared in two movies with John Wayne but did stunts in four others, Picture from The Green Berets 1968. Eddy Passed away on October 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born Robert Harriot Barrat on 10 July 1889 in New York City, New York, USA, When actor Robert H. Barrat moved from stage to films in the early 1930s, he found himself twice blessed: He was dignified-looking enough to portray business and society types, but also athletic enough to get down and dirty in barroom-brawl scenes. An ardent physical-fitness advocate in real life, Barrat was once described by his friend and frequent co-worker James Cagney as having "a solid forearm the size of the average man's thigh"; as a result, the usually cautious Cagney was extra careful during his fight scenes with the formidable Barrat. The actor's size and menacing demeanor served him well when pitted against such comparatively pint-sized comedians as the Marx Bros. (in Go West). When not intimidating one and all with his muscle power, the actor was fond of playing roles that called for quaint, colourful accents, notably his Lionel Barrymore-ish turn as a suicidal baron in the 1934 Grand Hotel derivation Wonder Bar. Robert H. Barrat's last film appearance was in the rugged western Tall Man Riding. Robert appeared in five movies with John Wayne, Picture from Dakota 1945, Robert passed away on 7 January 1970, Hollywood, California, USA.
Born Olive Blakeney on 21 August 1903 in Newport, Kentucky, USA, Though born just across the river from Cincinnati, actress Olive Blakeney achieved stardom on the London stage. Among Blakeney's many West End credits was The Gay Divorce, in which she co-starred with Fred Astaire. She made her film bow in 1934 as the title character in Leave It to Blanche. When her American-born actor husband Bernard Nedell, likewise a fixture of British films, decided to try his luck in Hollywood in 1938, Blakeney joined him. A familiar presence in many a 1940s production, Blakeney is best known for her appearances as James Lydon's mother in Paramount's Henry Aldrich series. Their on-screen relationship spilled over into real life when Lydon married Blakeney's daughter. Olive Blakeney continued accepting featured roles in films until her death, and was also a regular on the syndicated TV series Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (1955-56). Olive appeared only once with John Wayne, Picture from Dakota 1945, Olive passed away on 21 October 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born June Pickerell on 6 September 1883, Wisconsin, USA, At the moment there is no information on June Pickerell, she only made a few movies and one of them was with John Wayne. Picture from War Of The Wildcats 1943, June passed away on 19 February 1962, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Born Frank Mills on 26 January 1891 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, Character actor Frank Mills made his film debut in 1928. Though usually unbilled, Mills was instantly recognizable in such films as "Golddiggers of 1933," "King Kong" (1933) and "Way Out West" (1937), to mention but a few. He played reporters, photographers, barkers, bartenders, bums, cabbies, kibitzers, soldiers, sailors...in short, he played just about everything. In addition to his feature-film appearances, he showed up with frequency in short subjects, especially those produced by the Columbia comedy unit between 1935 and 1943. As late as 1959, Frank Mills was popping up in bits and extra roles in such TV series as "Burns and Allen" and Lassie. Frank appeared in four movies with John Wayne, Picture from Tycoon 1947, Frank passed away on 18 August 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born Jonathan Curtis on 28 May 1880 in San Francisco, California, USA, Jack was born in to the well-known Curtis family. Chris Curtis was himself well-known in the financial circles. His uncle William was a lawyer in New York City in the early 1900s. Jack and Lil met on a ship heading to Hong Kong in 1904 and were married sometime in 1904. Both had toured with Vaudeville companies. They had one child born April 7, 1914, a daughter named Laura Ann Curtis, later becoming Hurst in 1935. Jack started in films in 1915 and lasted until 1951 when a stroke slowed him down. He was a great grandfather and a wonderful story teller. Jack appeared in seven movies with John Wayne, Picture from 3 Godfathers 1948, Jack passed away on 16 March 1956 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Born Walter Wills on 22 August 1881 in New York City, New York, USA, Walter only made a handful of movies playing different characters but he did appear in two movies with John Wayne. Picture from Santa Fe Stampede 1938, Walter passed away on 18 January 1967 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Born Cecil Cunningham on 2 August 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, Statuesque, foghorn-voiced comedienne Cecil Cunningham at one time pursued an operatic career. After extensive training, Cunningham made her stage debut in the chorus of a Fritzi Scheff musical. She played her first important role in the 1911 production Will o' the Wisp, then enjoyed her greatest success as a serious singer in the 1913 operetta Pink Lady. Alas, nervous tension robbed Cunningham of her glorious singing voice, whereupon she cut her losses and went into comedy. For many years she was a headliner in vaudeville, performing first-rate material written for her by her then-husband Jean Havez. When vaudeville went into decline in 1930, she headed to Hollywood. Signed by Paramount, she played roles of varying sizes, usually portraying a mannish society matron or show-business diva. Cunningham can be seen as a brutally frank party hostess in Paramount on Parade 1930 as supercilious opera star Madame Swempski in the Marx Brothers' Monkey Business 1932 as a outraged dowager whose beauty treatment has left her totally bald in Kiss and Make Up 1934 and as Jack Benny's dry-witted secretary in Artists and Models 1937. Comedy fans hold a special place in their hearts for two of Cunningham's 1930s appearances: in If I Had a Million, she plays the haughty ex-trapeze artist who is put down in short order by W.C. Fields; and in Leo McCarey's The Awful Truth, she enjoys one of her juiciest parts as Irene Dunne's waspish Aunt Patsy. Even in her briefest appearances, Cecil Cunningham managed to draw attention to herself, usually through such simple expedients as a firmly planted tongue in cheek and a withering, all-knowing glare. Cecil appeared in two movies with John Wayne, Picture from War Of The Wildcats 1943, Cecil passed away on 17 April 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born Al Ferguson on 19 April 1888 in Rosslare, County Wexford, Ireland, According to the actor himself, Ferguson had entered films with the American company as early as 1910, and by 1912, he was appearing in Selig Westerns under the name of "Smoke" Ferguson, often opposite action heroine Myrtle Steadman. In 1920, Still reasonably good-looking by the early '20s, Ferguson even attempted to become an action star in his own right, producing, directing, and starring in a handful of low-budget Westerns filmed in Oregon and released to the States' Rights market by Poverty Row mogul J. Charles Davis. None of these potboilers, which included The Fighting Romeo 1925 with Ferguson as a ranch foreman rescuing his employer's kidnapped daughter, made him a star, however, and he returned to ply his nefarious trade in low-budget oaters featuring the likes of Bob Steele and Tom Tyler. Today, Ferguson is perhaps best remembered as the main heavy in two Tarzan serials, Tarzan the Mighty 1928 and Tarzan the Tiger 1929 both starring Frank Merrill. Like most of his contemporaries, including Bud Osborne and the silent era James Mason, Al Ferguson saw his roles decrease in stature after the advent of sound. Not because of his Irish accent, which had become all but undetectable, but mainly due to changing acting styles. Ferguson, however, hung in there and appeared in scores of sound Westerns and serials, not exclusively portraying villains but also playing lawmen, peaceful ranchers, townsmen, and even a Native American or two. By the 1950s, he had included television shows such as Sky King to his long resumé, but B-Westerns and serials remained Ferguson's bread and butter, the now veteran actor appearing in the cast of both Perils of the Wilderness 1956 and Blazing the Overland Trail 1956 the final chapter plays to be released in America. Al appeared in six movies with John Wayne, Picture from The Desert Trail 1935, Al passed away on 4 December 1971 in Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA.