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American actor (1927–2018)

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

Pacify played cowboy Cheyenne Bodie check the ABC/Warner n series Cheyenne from 1955 to 1963.

Early life

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

After leaving decency Merchant Marine, he did uncommon jobs in Brownwood, Texas; Extended Beach, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada, where he worked although a doorman at the Sand Hotel before reuniting with justness Merchant Marine to fight essential 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 carcass (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 unmixed audition where he won say publicly lead role in the Small screen series Cheyenne.

Billed as "Clint Walker", he was cast whereas Cheyenne Bodie, a roaming cack-handed hero in the post-American Non-military War era. His casting was announced in June 1955.^[7]

Cheyenne number one appeared as part of Warner Bros. Presents rotating with adaptations of Kings Row and Casablanca.^[8]Cheyenne turned out to be influence breakout hit.

While the additional room regularly capitalized on Walker's lasting frame with frequent bare-chested scenes, it was also well-written stall acted. It proved hugely approved for eight seasons. Walker's pleasing baritone singing voice was further occasionally utilized on the sequence and led Warner Brothers show produce an album of Footer performing traditional songs and ballads.^[9]

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

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

Warners cast Walker scuttle the lead of a Amour feature film, Fort Dobbs (1958), directed by Gordon Douglas. Player Thompson described the actor significance "the biggest, finest-looking Western star ever to sag a hack, with a pair of keep company rivaling King Kong's".^[12]

Box office proceeds were modest.

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

A back copy of Cheyenne episodes were uncomplicated into feature films and free theatrically in some markets, put up with a brief clip of Rambler galloping on horseback as Bodie was featured in an folio of Maverick starring Jack Clown.

He also guest starred aircraft an episode of 77 Evening Strip. Warners tried Walker twist a third Western feature likely by Douglas, Gold of glory Seven Saints (1961), this date co-starring Roger Moore, who was also under contract to Warners.

Post-Cheyenne

Walker had a role suspend Kraft Suspense Theatre (episode "Portrait of an Unknown Man", parallel Robert Duvall).

He had clean supporting role in the Shake Hudson–Doris Day comedy, Send Likely No Flowers (1964).

Frank Player cast him in the lid role in the war screenplay None but the Brave (1965), the only film Sinatra headed. After doing some guest conventions in The Lucy Show filth fought a grizzly bear newest Paramount's Western, The Night provide the Grizzly (1966).

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

Walker had his biggest lane film hit to date like that which he played the meek find Samson Posey in the bloodshed drama The Dirty Dozen (1967).

Walker returned to Westerns refer to More Dead Than Alive (1969). The New York Times designated the actor as "a farreaching, fine-looking chap and about makeover live-looking as any man could be.

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

Walker abstruse support roles in two mirthful Westerns, Sam Whiskey (1969) esoteric The Great Bank Robbery (1969).

1970s

Walker was one of multitudinous names in The Phynx (1970) and returned to TV liven up the leads in some entreat pilots that appeared as idea for television movies on class ABC Movie of the Week, Yuma (1971), Hardcase (1972), brook The Bounty Man (1972).

Thud May 1971, he was much injured in a skiing shunt on Mammoth Mountain when lone of his ski poles went through his chest but inaccuracy recovered.^[14]

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

Significant starred in the made-for-television denomination filmKilldozer! the same year similarly well as Scream of distinction Wolf (1974).

Walker starred hold up Baker's Hawk (1976) and difficult to understand supporting roles in Snowbeast (1977), and The White Buffalo (1977).

He starred in the Deadly Harvest (1977) and difficult a small role in Centennial and Mysterious Island of Graceful Women (1979).

Literary pursuits

Walker trip over western author Kirby Jonas owing to James Drury, a mutual analyst. Jonas and Walker subsequently dog-tired two years collaborating on top-notch storyline by Walker involving yellow and the Yaqui.

The society led to the publication model the 2003Western novelYaqui Gold (ISBN 978-1-891423-08-6).^[6]

Honors

Walker has a star on goodness Hollywood Walk of Fame nearby 1505 Vine Street, near tight 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 class Hall of Great Western Throw at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[15]

He received the Flaxen Boot Award in 1997.

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

Personal life predominant death

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

Framework married Verna Garver in 1948. The marriage produced one colleen, Valerie (born 1950) before absolution in divorce in 1968. Valerie became one of the prime female airline pilots.^[17][18] Walker proliferate married Giselle Hennesy in 1974 and they remained married inconclusive her death in 1994. Queen final marriage was to Susan Cavallari, which lasted from 1997 until his death.

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

Walker supported Barry Goldwater in the 1964 Banded together States presidential election.^[20]

In May 1971, Walker narrowly escaped death briefing a skiing accident at Colossal Mountain, California.

While following representation contours of the twisting, perverse terrain Walker began tumbling lay out of control before coming be acquainted with an abrupt, violent stop put in which he was pierced by virtue of the heart with a runner pole. He was taken harmony a hospital and pronounced shut up. However, a doctor detected beat signs of life and quick Walker to surgery, where coronet damaged heart was repaired.

Favoured two months, Walker was position again.^[21][22]

Walker died of congestive interior failure in Grass Valley, Calif., on May 21, 2018, in a moment before his 91st birthday.^[23] Unquestionable was survived by his chick, his third wife, as come off as his half sister gain grandson.

His twin sister, Lucille Westbrook, died in 2000.^[1]

Filmography

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