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Jeff York
Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff York (March 23, 1912 - October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his giv…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff York (March 23, 1912 - October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name Granville Owen Schofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke. During his early career, the tall, dark haired actor was a natural to play characters such as Pat Ryan in the 1940 serial Terry and the Pirates and was given the lead in the 1940 film Li'l Abner. However, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Bud Searcy in Disney's classic Old Yeller and its 1963 sequel Savage Sam. Beverly Washburn played Lisbeth Searcy, Bud's daughter. York also appeared in The Great Locomotive Chase, Westward Ho, the Wagons!, and Johnny Tremain which were all part of Walt Disney's productions. York attracted considerable attention in the mid-1950s with his television portrayal of Mike Fink, the flamboyant keelboat operator in two episodes of Disney's hugely popular Davy Crockett miniseries in the episodes "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." York was cast opposite Fess Parker in the role. The first episode featured a memorable boasting contest and a keelboat race, with Fink's boat named The Gullywumper; in the second, Crockett and Fink join forces to fight a band of river pirates who blame their depredations on local Native Americans. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff York,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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1964
Daniel Boone
TV show Big Zack
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1963
Savage Sam
Movie Bud Searcy
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1960
Outlaws
TV show
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1959
The Alaskans
TV show
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1958
Lawman
TV show
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1958
The Rifleman
TV show
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1958
Bronco
TV show
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1958
Peter Gunn
TV show
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1957
Old Yeller
Movie Bud Searcy
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1957
Zorro
TV show
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Pete Mallory
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1957
Johnny Tremain
Movie James Otis
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1957
The Liberty Story
Movie
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1956
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Movie Hank Brekenridge
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1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Movie Mike Fink
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1956
The Great Locomotive Chase
Movie William Campbell
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1955
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
Movie Mike Fink
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1955
Cheyenne
TV show
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1954
Davy Crockett
TV show
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1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV show
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1954
The Camera Caught It
Movie
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1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Movie Albus
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1952
Kansas City Confidential
Movie Capt. McBride (uncredited)
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1952
The Duel at Silver Creek
Movie Abe Cooney (uncredited)
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1952
The Lady Says No
Movie Goose
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1951
The Unknown Man
Movie (uncredited)
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1950
Short Grass
Movie Curley
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1950
Surrender
Movie Canning
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1950
Father of the Bride
Movie Policeman (uncredited)
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1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie Policeman (uncredited)
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1950
Kill the Umpire
Movie Panhandle Jones (uncredited)
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1949
The Inspector General
Movie Guard (uncredited)
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1949
Special Agent
Movie Jake Rumpler (uncredited)
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1948
The Paleface
Movie Big Joe
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1948
The Three Musketeers
Movie
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1948
Isn't It Romantic?
Movie Elmer
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1948
Panhandle
Movie Jack
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1948
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Movie Jeff Leonard
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1947
Fear in the Night
Movie Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)
