
Fess Parker
Known for Acting · 61 credits
- Born
- 1924-08-16
- Died
- 2010-03-18
- Place of birth
- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Fess Elisha Parker Jr. · Fess Elisha 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.
Known For
TV Shows (20)

Dragnet
1951

CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Ben Wister

Daniel Boone
1964
as Daniel Boone

Burke's Law
1963
as Herman Sitwell

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self - Cameo

Startime
1959
as Self

Annie Oakley
1954
as Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher / Len Clinton - The Texas Sandman

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
as Self

The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self

Stories of the Century
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as John 'Doc' Grayson / Self / James J Andrews / Davy Crockett
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self

City Detective
1953

General Electric Theater
1953
as Jonathan West

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
1968
as Self

Davy Crockett
1954
as Davy Crockett
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1962
as Eugene Smith
Movies (41)

Them!
1954
as Alan Crotty

Battle Cry
1955
as Pvt Speedy

Harvey
1950
as Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)

Old Yeller
1957
as Jim Coates

The Hangman
1959
as Sheriff Buck Weston

The Bounty Hunter
1954
as Interloper (uncredited)

Alias Jesse James
1959
as Davy Crockett (uncredited)

Hell Is for Heroes
1962
as Sgt. Bill Pike

Smoky
1966
as Clint Barkley

Untamed Frontier
1952
as Clem McCloud

The Jayhawkers!
1959
as Cam Bleeker

No Room for the Groom
1952
as Cousin Ben (uncredited)

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955
as Davy Crockett

Island in the Sky
1953
as Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
as Davy Crockett

The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
as James J. Andrews

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self

Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Kirby

The Light in the Forest
1958
as Del Hardy

Springfield Rifle
1952
as Jim Randolph (uncredited)

Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1956
as John 'Doc' Grayson

Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956
as Self - Davy Crockett

Dragonfly Squadron
1954
as Texas Lieutenant

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Davy Crockett

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1971
as Self
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
as Self

Disney Through The Decades
2001
Aftermath
1960
as Jonathan West

Climb an Angry Mountain
1972
as Sheriff Elisha Cooper

'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
2002
as Self

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett
1954
as Davy Crockett (archive footage)

Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
1966
as Daniel Boone

The Disneyland Story
1954
as Self

The Kid from Left Field
1953
as McDougal

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954
as Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955
as Davy Crockett

Året var 1956
2006
as Self (archive footage)

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
as Davy Crockett

A Conversation with Fess Parker
2001

American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story
1991

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956
About Fess Parker
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. With 61 credits spanning from 1948 to 2006, Fess Parker has appeared in 41 films and 20 TV shows.
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- Them! (1954) — as Alan Crotty
- Battle Cry (1955) — as Pvt Speedy
- Harvey (1950) — as Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
- Old Yeller (1957) — as Jim Coates
- The Hangman (1959) — as Sheriff Buck Weston
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