Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Known for
Acting
Born
August 16, 1924
Died
March 18, 2010 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Fort Worth, Texas, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2006
Året var 1956 poster

Året var 1956

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic poster

'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic

Movie · as Self

2001
A Conversation with Fess Parker poster

A Conversation with Fess Parker

Movie

2001
Disney Through The Decades poster

Disney Through The Decades

Movie

1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

Movie · as Self

1991
American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story poster

American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story

Movie

1979
CBS News Sunday Morning poster

CBS News Sunday Morning

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney poster

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

Movie · as Self

1972
Climb an Angry Mountain poster

Climb an Angry Mountain

Movie · as Sheriff Elisha Cooper

1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World poster

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

Movie · as Self

1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1966
Smoky poster

Smoky

Movie · as Clint Barkley

1966
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider poster

Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider

Movie · as Daniel Boone

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Daniel Boone · 165 eps

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Herman Sitwell · 1 ep

1963
The Danny Kaye Show poster

The Danny Kaye Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1962
Hell Is for Heroes poster

Hell Is for Heroes

Movie · as Sgt. Bill Pike

1962
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

TV · as Eugene Smith · 24 eps

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV · as Ben Wister · 1 ep

1960
Aftermath

Aftermath

Movie · as Jonathan West

1959
The Jayhawkers! poster

The Jayhawkers!

Movie · as Cam Bleeker

1959
The Hangman poster

The Hangman

Movie · as Sheriff Buck Weston

1959
Alias Jesse James poster

Alias Jesse James

Movie · as Davy Crockett (uncredited)

1959
Startime poster

Startime

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
The Light in the Forest poster

The Light in the Forest

Movie · as Del Hardy

1957
Old Yeller poster

Old Yeller

Movie · as Jim Coates

1956
The Great Locomotive Chase poster

The Great Locomotive Chase

Movie · as James J. Andrews

1956
Westward Ho, The Wagons! poster

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

Movie · as John 'Doc' Grayson

1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates poster

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Movie · as Davy Crockett

1956
Disneyland: U.S.A. poster

Disneyland: U.S.A.

Movie · as Self - Davy Crockett

1956
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker poster

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Movie

1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier poster

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Movie · as Davy Crockett

1955
Battle Cry poster

Battle Cry

Movie · as Pvt Speedy

1955
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race poster

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Movie · as Davy Crockett

1955
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress poster

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

Movie · as Davy Crockett

1955
Davy Crockett at the Alamo poster

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Movie · as Davy Crockett

1954
Them! poster

Them!

Movie · as Alan Crotty

1954
Dragonfly Squadron poster

Dragonfly Squadron

Movie · as Texas Lieutenant

1954
The Bounty Hunter poster

The Bounty Hunter

Movie · as Interloper (uncredited)

1954
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter poster

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

Movie · as Davy Crockett

1954
The Disneyland Story poster

The Disneyland Story

Movie · as Self

1954
Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett poster

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

Movie · as Davy Crockett (archive footage)

1954
Stories of the Century poster

Stories of the Century

TV · 1 ep

1954
Davy Crockett poster

Davy Crockett

TV · as Davy Crockett · 5 eps

1954
Annie Oakley poster

Annie Oakley

TV · as Tom Conrad, Len Clinton · 1 ep

1954
The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as John 'Doc' Grayson, Self / James J Andrews, Davy Crockett · 1 ep

1953
The Kid from Left Field poster

The Kid from Left Field

Movie · as McDougal

1953
Thunder Over the Plains poster

Thunder Over the Plains

Movie · as Kirby

1953
Island in the Sky poster

Island in the Sky

Movie · as Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Jonathan West · 1 ep

1953
City Detective poster

City Detective

TV · 1 ep

1952
Springfield Rifle poster

Springfield Rifle

Movie · as Jim Randolph (uncredited)

1952
No Room for the Groom poster

No Room for the Groom

Movie · as Cousin Ben (uncredited)

1952
Untamed Frontier poster

Untamed Frontier

Movie · as Clem McCloud

1951
Dragnet poster

Dragnet

TV · 1 ep

1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV · 1 ep

1950
Harvey poster

Harvey

Movie · as Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)

1950
The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show

TV · as Self - Cameo · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps