Fess Parker

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Fess Parker

Acting August 16, 1924

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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…

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CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning

6.8 1979 TV Show
Harvey

Harvey

7.7 1950 Movie
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

7.9 1962 TV Show
Them!

Them!

6.8 1954 Movie
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

7.0 1964 TV Show
Dragnet

Dragnet

6.5 1951 TV Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8 1948 TV Show
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

6.3 1963 TV Show
Old Yeller

Old Yeller

6.9 1957 Movie
The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

7.0 1950 TV Show
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9 1954 TV Show
The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

7.0 1963 TV Show

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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

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  1. 2006
    Året var 1956

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2002
    'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic

    Movie Self

  3. 2001
    A Conversation with Fess Parker

    Movie

  4. 2001
    Disney Through The Decades

    Movie

  5. 1992
    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    Movie Self

  6. 1991
    American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story

    Movie

  7. 1979
    CBS News Sunday Morning

    TV show Self

  8. 1978
    NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

    Movie Self

  9. 1972
    Climb an Angry Mountain

    Movie Sheriff Elisha Cooper

  10. 1971
    The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

    Movie Self

  11. 1969
    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    TV show Self

  12. 1968
    The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

    TV show Self

  13. 1966
    Smoky

    Movie Clint Barkley

  14. 1966
    Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider

    Movie Daniel Boone

  15. 1964
    Daniel Boone

    TV show Daniel Boone

  16. 1963
    The Danny Kaye Show

    TV show Self

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  1. 1963
    Burke's Law

    TV show Herman Sitwell

  2. 1962
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    TV show Eugene Smith

  3. 1962
    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    TV show Ben Wister

  4. 1962
    Hell Is for Heroes

    Movie Sgt. Bill Pike

  5. 1960
    Aftermath

    Movie Jonathan West

  6. 1959
    The Jayhawkers!

    Movie Cam Bleeker

  7. 1959
    Startime

    TV show Self

  8. 1959
    The Hangman

    Movie Sheriff Buck Weston

  9. 1959
    Alias Jesse James

    Movie Davy Crockett (uncredited)

  10. 1958
    The Light in the Forest

    Movie Del Hardy

  11. 1957
    Old Yeller

    Movie Jim Coates

  12. 1956
    Westward Ho, The Wagons!

    Movie John 'Doc' Grayson

  13. 1956
    Disneyland: U.S.A.

    Movie Self - Davy Crockett

  14. 1956
    Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

    Movie Davy Crockett

  15. 1956
    The Great Locomotive Chase

    Movie James J. Andrews

  16. 1956
    Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

    Movie

  17. 1955
    Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

    Movie Davy Crockett

  18. 1955
    Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

    Movie Davy Crockett

  19. 1955
    Davy Crockett at the Alamo

    Movie Davy Crockett

  20. 1955
    Battle Cry

    Movie Pvt Speedy

  21. 1955
    Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

    Movie Davy Crockett

  22. 1954
    Davy Crockett

    TV show Davy Crockett

  23. 1954
    Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

    Movie Davy Crockett

  24. 1954
    Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

    Movie Davy Crockett (archive footage)