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Fess Parker

Acting Born Aug 16, 1924 Fort Worth, Texas, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

Dragnet

1951

Burke's Law

as Herman Sitwell

Daniel Boone

as Daniel Boone

Full filmography

  • Dragnet (1951)
  • Burke's Law (1963) as Herman Sitwell
  • Daniel Boone (1964) as Daniel Boone
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) as Ben Wister
  • CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self - Cameo
  • Startime (1959) as Self
  • The Danny Kaye Show (1963) as Self
  • Annie Oakley (1954) as Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
  • Annie Oakley (1954) as Len Clinton - The Texas Sandman
  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) as Self
  • The George Gobel Show (1954) as Self
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as John 'Doc' Grayson
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Self / James J Andrews
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Self
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) as Davy Crockett
  • City Detective (1953)
  • General Electric Theater (1953) as Jonathan West
  • Them! (1954) as Alan Crotty
  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
  • Stories of the Century (1954)
  • Old Yeller (1957) as Jim Coates
  • Davy Crockett (1954) as Davy Crockett