Jack Perrin

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From Wikipedia Jack Perrin (July 25, 1896 – December 17, 1967) was an American actor specializing in Westerns. He was born Lyman Wakefield Perrin in Three Rivers, Michigan; his father worked in real estate and relocated the family to Los Angeles, California shortly after the start of the 20th century. Perrin served in the United States Navy during World War I. Following the war, he returned to Los Angeles and started acting for Universal Studios. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1917 film Luke's Lost Liberty alongside Harold Lloyd. He married silent film actress Josephine Hill in 1920. During the 1920s, Perrin made a name for himself, starring in a number of cliffhanger, melodrama, and serial films. Perrin found a niche in B-movie Westerns of the 1930s. He usually played leads as Jack Perrin, but occasionally adopted the pseudonyms Jack Gable or Richard (Dick) Terry. Perrin's last major role was as Davy Crockett in 1937's The Painted Stallion, for Republic Pictures. Perrin divorced his wife that year as well. Though he continued making films through 1960, many of his later roles were minor and often went uncredited. Perrin suffered a heart attack and died December 17, 1967, aged 71. For his contributions as an actor in motion pictures, Jack Perrin was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1777 Vine Street, in Hollywood, California.

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1962
Pressure Point
Movie
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
1960
Sunrise at Campobello
Movie Campaign Worker (uncredited)
1960
Ocean's Eleven
Movie American Legionnaire at Funeral Service (uncredited)
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
Movie Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1960
Noose for a Gunman
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1960
Tall Story
Movie Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1959
The Twilight Zone
TV show Barfly (uncredited)
1959
Cast a Long Shadow
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1959
The Gunfight at Dodge City
Movie Station Agent (uncredited)
1959
Westbound
Movie Man (uncredited)
1959
A Stranger in My Arms
Movie Memorial Service Attendee (uncredited)
1959
No Name on the Bullet
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1958
Auntie Mame
Movie Doorman (uncredited)
1958
Lawman
TV show Voting Committee Member (uncredited)
1958
Bronco
TV show Townsman (uncredited)

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1957
Decision at Sundown
Movie
1957
Maverick
TV show Townsman (uncredited)
1957
Forty Guns
Movie Townsman at Wedding (uncredited)
1957
The Unholy Wife
Movie Wine Taster (uncredited)
1957
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
Movie Passerby at Train Station (uncredited)
1956
Friendly Persuasion
Movie Carnival Patron (uncredited)
1956
Around the World in 80 Days
Movie Man on Sidewalk (uncredited)
1956
Written on the Wind
Movie Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1956
The Rawhide Years
Movie Riverboat Passenger (uncredited)
1955
The Square Jungle
Movie
1955
A Lawless Street
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Last of the Desperados
Movie ?
1955
Crossroads
TV show Associate Justice
1955
Cheyenne
TV show Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Gunsmoke
TV show Barfly (uncredited)
1955
Foxfire
Movie Tourist (uncredited)
1955
Tall Man Riding
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Ten Wanted Men
Movie
1954
So You Want to Know Your Relatives
Movie Good-Doer Club Member (uncredited)
1954
River of No Return
Movie Prospector (uncredited)
1954
Riding Shotgun
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1954
The Far Country
Movie Miner (uncredited)
1954
Annie Oakley
TV show Townsman (uncredited)