Fess Parker

Born: 1924-08-16, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Died: 2010-03-18

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.

Filmography

• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• Burke's Law (1963)
• Stories of the Century (1954)
• Them! (1954)
• Harvey (1950)
• Old Yeller (1957)
• Battle Cry (1955)
• Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
• Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
• Springfield Rifle (1952)
• Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
• Alias Jesse James (1959)
• The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
• Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
• The Jayhawkers! (1959)
• Island in the Sky (1953)
• Dragonfly Squadron (1954)
• Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956)
• Untamed Frontier (1952)
• The Kid from Left Field (1953)
• No Room for the Groom (1952)
• Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter (1954)
• Davy Crockett Goes to Congress (1955)
• Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider (1966)
• Smoky (1966)
• Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (1955)
• Climb an Angry Mountain (1972)
• A Conversation with Fess Parker (2001)