Fess Parker

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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Battle Cry (1955)

The dramatic story of US marines in training, in combat and in love during World War II. The story centres on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat. Based on the novel by Leon Uris.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Van Heflin  •  Aldo Ray  •  Mona Freeman  •  James Whitmore

The dramatic story of US marines in training, in combat and in love during World War II. The story centres on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat. Based on the novel by Leon Uris.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Van Heflin  •  Aldo Ray  •  Mona Freeman  •  James Whitmore

Harvey (1950)

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The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Josephine Hull  •  Peggy Dow  •  Charles Drake

The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Josephine Hull  •  Peggy Dow  •  Charles Drake

Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Bobby Darin  •  Fess Parker  •  Harry Guardino

World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Steve McQueen  •  Bobby Darin  •  Fess Parker  •  Harry Guardino

Island in the Sky (1953)

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Lloyd Nolan  •  Walter Abel  •  James Arness

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must keep his men alive in deadly conditions while waiting for rescue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  John Wayne  •  Lloyd Nolan  •  Walter Abel  •  James Arness

Them! (1954)

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  James Arness  •  Edmund Gwenn  •  Joan Weldon  •  James Whitmore

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gordon Douglas
CAST:  James Arness  •  Edmund Gwenn  •  Joan Weldon  •  James Whitmore

Old Yeller (1957)

Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Dorothy McGuire  •  Fess Parker  •  Tommy Kirk  •  Kevin Corcoran

Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Dorothy McGuire  •  Fess Parker  •  Tommy Kirk  •  Kevin Corcoran

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress and brings ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Hans Conried  •  Buddy Ebsen  •  Basil Ruysdael

Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress and brings ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Hans Conried  •  Buddy Ebsen  •  Basil Ruysdael

Alias Jesse James (1959)

Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by Jesse. And when Jesse learns that Milford's boss is on the way out with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Bob Hope  •  Rhonda Fleming  •  Wendell Corey  •  Will Wright

Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent to buy back the policy, but is robbed by Jesse. And when Jesse learns that Milford's boss is on the way out with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Z. McLeod
CAST:  Bob Hope  •  Rhonda Fleming  •  Wendell Corey  •  Will Wright

The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)

During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as planned when the conductor of the train that they stole is on to them and is doing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis D. Lyon
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Jeffrey Hunter  •  Jeff York  •  John Lupton

During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as planned when the conductor of the train that they stole is on to them and is doing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francis D. Lyon
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Jeffrey Hunter  •  Jeff York  •  John Lupton

The Kid from Left Field (1953)

Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, Christie. When his dad gets fired, Chris makes friends with the former team owner's niece (and her boyfriend Pete), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harmon Jones
CAST:  Dan Dailey  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Billy Chapin  •  Lloyd Bridges

Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, Christie. When his dad gets fired, Chris makes friends with the former team owner's niece (and her boyfriend Pete), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harmon Jones
CAST:  Dan Dailey  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Billy Chapin  •  Lloyd Bridges

Smoky (1966)

A cowboy named Clint bonds with a beautiful wild stallion that he trains, but after the two are separated and the horse ends up in a rodeo, Clint is determined to set it free.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Diana Hyland  •  Katy Jurado  •  Hoyt Axton

A cowboy named Clint bonds with a beautiful wild stallion that he trains, but after the two are separated and the horse ends up in a rodeo, Clint is determined to set it free.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Diana Hyland  •  Katy Jurado  •  Hoyt Axton

Dragonfly Squadron (1954)

A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in air defense, by American Air Force instructors,led by Major Brady, a famed and skilled-but-grounded pilot, assigned to the Kongku base.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  John Hodiak  •  Barbara Britton  •  Bruce Bennett  •  Jess Barker

A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in air defense, by American Air Force instructors,led by Major Brady, a famed and skilled-but-grounded pilot, assigned to the Kongku base.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lesley Selander
CAST:  John Hodiak  •  Barbara Britton  •  Bruce Bennett  •  Jess Barker

The Light in the Forest (1958)

A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herschel Daugherty
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Wendell Corey  •  Joanne Dru  •  James MacArthur

A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herschel Daugherty
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Wendell Corey  •  Joanne Dru  •  James MacArthur

Climb an Angry Mountain (1972)

Sheriff Elisha Cooper has to work with New York City officer Nelson after his son is taken hostage by a fugitive who is hiding out on California's Mount Shasta.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonard Horn
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Marj Dusay  •  Arthur Hunnicutt  •  Barry Nelson

Sheriff Elisha Cooper has to work with New York City officer Nelson after his son is taken hostage by a fugitive who is hiding out on California's Mount Shasta.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonard Horn
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Marj Dusay  •  Arthur Hunnicutt  •  Barry Nelson

Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider (1966)

Daniel Boone leads a party of settlers into Kentucky to found the town of Boonesborough. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with a lovely, red-haired servant named Rebecca and must vie with the gambler, Jim Santee for her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Ed Ames  •  Patricia Blair  •  Armando Silvestre

Daniel Boone leads a party of settlers into Kentucky to found the town of Boonesborough. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with a lovely, red-haired servant named Rebecca and must vie with the gambler, Jim Santee for her affection.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Ed Ames  •  Patricia Blair  •  Armando Silvestre

The Hangman (1959)

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Tina Louise  •  Fess Parker  •  Jack Lord

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town. However, the man is known and liked in the town, and the citizens band together to try to help him avoid capture.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Tina Louise  •  Fess Parker  •  Jack Lord

Thunder Over the Plains (1953)

Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Army of occupation, had taken over the state. Federal Captain Porter, a Texan, has to carry out orders against his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  Lex Barker  •  Phyllis Kirk  •  Charles McGraw

Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Army of occupation, had taken over the state. Federal Captain Porter, a Texan, has to carry out orders against his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  Lex Barker  •  Phyllis Kirk  •  Charles McGraw

The Bounty Hunter (1954)

A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find the three remaining killers. He tracks them to Twin Forks but has no clue to their identity. Tensions surface as just his presence in town acts as a catalyst.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  Dolores Dorn  •  Marie Windsor  •  Howard Petrie

A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find the three remaining killers. He tracks them to Twin Forks but has no clue to their identity. Tensions surface as just his presence in town acts as a catalyst.  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Randolph Scott  •  Dolores Dorn  •  Marie Windsor  •  Howard Petrie

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)

Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass themselves off as Native Americans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Buddy Ebsen  •  Jeff York  •  Kenneth Tobey

Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass themselves off as Native Americans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Fess Parker  •  Buddy Ebsen  •  Jeff York  •  Kenneth Tobey

Springfield Rifle (1952)

Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in with the gang of jayhawkers and Confederate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Phyllis Thaxter  •  David Brian  •  Paul Kelly

Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipments of horses desperately needed for the Union war effort. Falling in with the gang of jayhawkers and Confederate ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André de Toth
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Phyllis Thaxter  •  David Brian  •  Paul Kelly
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