Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1924-08-16
- Day of Death2010-03-18 (85 years)
- Place of BirthFort Worth, Texas, USA
- Also Known AsFess Elisha Parker Jr.Fess Elisha Parker
Fess Parker
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.
Acting Career
- 1972
Climb an Angry Mountain
As: Sheriff Elisha Cooper
- 1966
Smoky
As: Clint Barkley
- 1966
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
As: Daniel Boone
- 1964
Daniel Boone
As: Daniel Boone
- 1963
Burke's Law
As: Herman Sitwell
- 1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
As: Ben Wister
- 1962
Hell Is for Heroes
As: Sgt. Bill Pike
- 1959
The Jayhawkers!
As: Cam Bleeker
1959The Hangman
As: Sheriff Buck Weston
1959Alias Jesse James
As: Davy Crockett (uncredited)
1958The Light in the Forest
As: Del Hardy
- 1957
Old Yeller
As: Jim Coates
1956Westward Ho, The Wagons!
As: John 'Doc' Grayson
1956Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
As: Davy Crockett
1956The Great Locomotive Chase
As: James J. Andrews
1955Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
As: Davy Crockett
- 1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
As: Davy Crockett
1955Davy Crockett at the Alamo
As: Davy Crockett
1955Battle Cry
As: Pvt Speedy
1955Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
As: Davy Crockett
1954Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
As: Davy Crockett
1954Davy Crockett
As: Davy Crockett
1954The Wonderful World of Disney
As: John 'Doc' Grayson
- 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
As: Davy Crockett
1954The Bounty Hunter
As: Interloper (uncredited)
- 1954
Them!
As: Alan Crotty
1954Dragonfly Squadron
As: Texas Lieutenant
1954Annie Oakley
As: Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
- 1954
Annie Oakley
As: Len Clinton - The Texas Sandman
1953Thunder Over the Plains
As: Kirby
1953Island in the Sky
As: Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1953The Kid from Left Field
As: McDougal
1953General Electric Theater
As: Jonathan West
1952Springfield Rifle
As: Jim Randolph (uncredited)
1952Untamed Frontier
As: Clem McCloud
1952No Room for the Groom
As: Cousin Ben (uncredited)
- 1950
Harvey
As: Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)