Actor clint walker biography

American actor (1927–2018)

Norman Eugene^[1] "Clint" Walker (May 30, 1927 – May 21, 2018) was an American actor.

Loosen up played cowboy Cheyenne Bodie pointed the ABC/Warner Bros.western series Cheyenne from 1955 to 1963.

Early life

Clint Walker was born complain Hartford, Illinois.^[2] His mother was Czech.^[3] He had a kind twin sister, Neoma Lucille "Lucy" Westbrook^[4] and another half-sister.^[1] Hiker left school to work pass on a factory and on boss riverboat, then joined the Pooled States Merchant Marine at authority age of 17.^[2]

After leaving interpretation Merchant Marine, he did curious jobs in Brownwood, Texas; Squander Beach, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada, where he worked likewise a doorman at the Shore Hotel before reuniting with justness Merchant Marine to fight distort the Korean War.^[2]

Career

Early films

Walker became a client of Henry Willson, who renamed him "Jett Norman".^[5]

Cheyenne

Walker's good looks and imposing frame (he stood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) tall with a 48 in (120 cm) chest and a 32 in (81 cm) waist)^[6] helped him land phony audition where he won rendering lead role in the Box series Cheyenne.

Billed as "Clint Walker", he was cast chimp Cheyenne Bodie, a roaming inexpert hero in the post-American Civilized War era. His casting was announced in June 1955.^[7]

Cheyenne from the beginning appeared as part of Warner Bros. Presents rotating with adaptations of Kings Row and Casablanca.^[8]Cheyenne turned out to be leadership breakout hit.

While the apartment regularly capitalized on Walker's stony frame with frequent bare-chested scenes, it was also well-written survive acted. It proved hugely accepted for eight seasons. Walker's useful baritone singing voice was very occasionally utilized on the leanto and led Warner Brothers run into produce an album of Pedestrian performing traditional songs and ballads.^[9]

Early in the series run, Warners announced they would star Rambler in a feature, The Composition of Sam Houston.^[10] It was not made.

In April 1956 Walker said "I don't believe I'd want any other roles ... Westerns keep me discernible and active."^[11]

Warners cast Walker timely the lead of a Fairy tale feature film, Fort Dobbs (1958), directed by Gordon Douglas. Actor Thompson described the actor variety "the biggest, finest-looking Western lead ever to sag a plug, with a pair of around rivaling King Kong's".^[12]

Box office rewards were modest.

Warners tried him in another Douglas-directed Western, Yellowstone Kelly (1959), co-starring Edd Byrnes from another Warners TV put on an act, 77 Sunset Strip. It was a minor success.

A give out of Cheyenne episodes were not watereddown into feature films and unattached theatrically in some markets, move a brief clip of Footslogger galloping on horseback as Bodie was featured in an period of Maverick starring Jack Actress.

He also guest starred put on the air an episode of 77 Dusk Strip. Warners tried Walker surprise a third Western feature headed by Douglas, Gold of influence Seven Saints (1961), this delay co-starring Roger Moore, who was also under contract to Warners.

Post-Cheyenne

Walker had a role have as a feature Kraft Suspense Theatre (episode "Portrait of an Unknown Man", abut Robert Duvall).

He had first-class supporting role in the Escarpment Hudson–Doris Day comedy, Send Measurement No Flowers (1964).

Frank Histrion cast him in the relevant role in the war show None but the Brave (1965), the only film Sinatra required. After doing some guest formalities in The Lucy Show misstep fought a grizzly bear guaranteed Paramount's Western, The Night be successful the Grizzly (1966).

He marked in a family adventure blear shot in India, Maya (1966).

Walker had his biggest paragraph film hit to date in the way that he played the meek damage Samson Posey in the conflict drama The Dirty Dozen (1967).

Walker returned to Westerns find out More Dead Than Alive (1969). The New York Times dubious the actor as "a ample, fine-looking chap and about importance live-looking as any man could be.

And there is accent winning about his taciturn enthusiasm as an actor, although positive emotion seldom breaks through".^[13]

Walker difficult to understand support roles in two funny Westerns, Sam Whiskey (1969) snowball The Great Bank Robbery (1969).

1970s

Walker was one of indefinite names in The Phynx (1970) and returned to TV have under surveillance the leads in some paparazzi pilots that appeared as obligated for television movies on interpretation ABC Movie of the Week, Yuma (1971), Hardcase (1972), bracket The Bounty Man (1972).

Remit May 1971, he was greatly injured in a skiing shunt on Mammoth Mountain when prepare of his ski poles went through his chest but purify recovered.^[14]

Walker supported Telly Savalas hill the biopic Pancho Villa (1972) and starred in a momentary series in 1974 called Kodiak, playing an Alaskan patrolman.

Misstep starred in the made-for-television religion filmKilldozer! the same year importance well as Scream of influence Wolf (1974).

Walker starred production Baker's Hawk (1976) and esoteric supporting roles in Snowbeast (1977), and The White Buffalo (1977). He starred in the Skedaddle mix up Deadly Harvest (1977) and confidential a small role in Centennial and Mysterious Island of Charming Women (1979).

Literary pursuits

Walker trip over western author Kirby Jonas use up James Drury, a mutual scribble down. Jonas and Walker subsequently clapped out two years collaborating on smart storyline by Walker involving metallic and the Yaqui. The set led to the publication treat the 2003Western novelYaqui Gold (ISBN 978-1-891423-08-6).^[6]

Honors

Walker has a star on nobleness Hollywood Walk of Fame enraged 1505 Vine Street, near university teacher intersection with Sunset Boulevard (approximate coordinates: 34°05′53″N118°19′36″W / 34.098084°N 118.326643°W / 34.098084; -118.326643).

In 2004, he was inducted into excellence Hall of Great Western Appoint at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[15]

He received the Blonde Boot Award in 1997.

In 2017 he was presented resourcefulness inlaid bronze star medallion medal the Texas Trail of Admiration in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District.^[16]

Personal life final death

Walker had three marriages, bathtub of which lasted approximately greenback years.

Walker married Verna Garver in 1948. The marriage wind up successfully one daughter, Valerie (born 1950) before ending in divorce snare 1968. Valerie became one endlessly the first female airline pilots.^[17][18] Walker then married Giselle Hennesy in 1974 and they remained married until her death captive 1994.

His final marriage was to Susan Cavallari, which lasted from 1997 until his litter.

Walker was a pesce-pollotarian, stating, "we don't eat beef, on the contrary we eat chicken and salmon."^[19]

Walker supported Barry Goldwater in probity 1964 United States presidential election.^[20]

In May 1971, Walker narrowly refugee death in a skiing collide at Mammoth Mountain, California.

Length following the contours of class twisting, irregular terrain Walker began tumbling out of control at one time coming to an abrupt, forceful stop in which he was pierced through the heart ordain a ski pole. He was taken to a hospital weather pronounced dead. However, a medical practitioner detected faint signs of seek and rushed Walker to medicine, where his damaged heart was repaired.

Within two months, Footslogger was working again.^[21][22]

Walker died collide congestive heart failure in Clue Valley, California, on May 21, 2018, shortly before his 91st birthday.^[23] He was survived shy his daughter, his third better half, as well as his section sister and grandson.

His look-alike sister, Lucille Westbrook, died link with 2000.^[1]

Filmography

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