Terry Wilson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 3, 1923
- Died
- March 30, 1999 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Huntington Park, California, USA
Biography
Terry W. Wilson (September 3, 1923 – March 30, 1999) was an American actor most noted for his role as "Bill Hawks", the assistant trail master, in all 267 episodes of the NBC and ABC western television series, Wagon Train, which aired from 1957 to 1965. Wilson appeared in more than thirty-five films and television programs between 1948 and 1981. Many of his early roles were uncredited. On July 2, 1953, he was cast as a stagecoach guard in episode 121, "Woman from Omaha", of The Lone Ranger. In 1956, he had another uncredited role as a robber in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Cheyenne, the first television western in an hour-long format, starring Clint Walker. Wilson was with Wagon Train for the entire run and worked with all the other stars on the program, including Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Frank McGrath, Denny Miller, and Michael Burns. Terry enlisted and served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. CLR Wilson died at age 75 on March 30, 1999. He was survived by his wife Mary Ann Wilson and three children.
Known For
Filmography
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Movie · as Self
Charge of the Model T's
Movie · as Stonewall Adams
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
Movie · as Sergeant Maxwell
Escape to Witch Mountain
Movie · as Biff Jenkins
Hitchhike!
Movie · as Gas Station Owner
Westworld
Movie · as Sheriff
Barnaby Jones
TV · as Judge Lennon · 1 ep
Fair Play
Movie · as Utah Brazos
Rage
Movie · as Kaufman Trucking Co. driver
Banacek
TV · as Chuck Smith · 1 ep
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Movie · as Thug
Dirty Dingus Magee
Movie · as Sergeant
This Savage Land
Movie · as Nate
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Movie · as Welsh
The War Wagon
Movie · as Sheriff Strike
Winchester '73
Movie · as Shooting Contestant (uncredited)
Hondo
TV · 1 ep
The Plainsman
Movie · as Sgt. Womack
Tarzan
TV · 1 ep
The Virginian
TV · as Turner · 1 ep
The Wings of Eagles
Movie · as Naval Officer (uncredited)
Wagon Train
TV · as Bill Hawks · 284 eps
Pillars of the Sky
Movie · as Capt. Fanning
The Searchers
Movie · as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
The Last Frontier
Movie · as Sentry (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
Movie · as Charlie's Henchman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
TV · as Liveryman · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as 1st Robber (uncredited) · 1 ep
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Movie · as Town Suitor (uncredited)
Sailor Beware
Movie · as Shore Patrol (uncredited)
Westward the Women
Movie · as Lon (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
A Dangerous Profession
Movie
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Stage Guard Hank · 1 ep
My Hands Are Clay
Movie · as Father O'Brien