Ken Maynard
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1895
- Died
- March 23, 1973 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- Vevay, Indiana, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios. He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930. In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934. Maynard appeared in more than ninety films in twenty years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters, but alcoholism so severely affected his life that his acting career ended in 1944. He made appearances at state fairs and rodeos. He owned a small circus operation featuring rodeo riders but eventually lost it to creditors. His substantial wealth had vanished, and he lived a desolate life in a rundown trailer. During these years, Maynard was supported by an unknown benefactor, long thought to be Gene Autry. More than twenty five years after his last starring role, Maynard returned to the screen two small roles, in 1970 and 1972, the more notably in The Marshal of Windy Hollow. Maynard died of stomach cancer in 1973 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery in Cypress, California. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ken Maynard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd.
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Filmography
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Marshal of Windy Hollow
Movie · as Texas Ranger
Bigfoot
Movie · as Mr. Bennett
Harmony Trail
Movie · as Marshal Ken Maynard
Westward Bound
Movie · as Ken Maynard
Arizona Whirlwind
Movie · as Ken Maynard
Wild Horse Stampede
Movie · as Marshal Ken Maynard
The Law Rides Again
Movie · as U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
Blazing Guns
Movie · as Marshal Ken Maynard
Death Valley Rangers
Movie · as Ken Maynard
Phantom Rancher
Movie · as Ken Mitchell
Lightning Strikes West
Movie · as Lightning Ken Morgan
Death Rides the Range
Movie · as Ken Baxter
Flaming Lead
Movie · as Ken Clark
Whirlwind Horseman
Movie · as Ken Morton
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Movie · as Jim 'Trigger' Morton
Boots of Destiny
Movie · as Ken Crawford
Trailing Trouble
Movie · as John 'Friendly' Fields
Heroes of the Range
Movie · as Ken Smith
Avenging Waters
Movie · as Ken Morley
The Fugitive Sheriff
Movie · as Ken Marshall
The Cattle Thief
Movie · as Ken
Western Frontier
Movie · as Ken Masters
Heir to Trouble
Movie · as Ken Armstrong
Western Courage
Movie · as Ken Baxter
Lawless Riders
Movie · as Ken Manley
Honor of the Range
Movie · as Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
Mystery Mountain
Movie · as Ken Williams
In Old Santa Fe
Movie · as Ken aka 'Kentucky'
Smoking Guns
Movie · as Ken Masters
Wheels of Destiny
Movie · as Ken Manning
Strawberry Roan
Movie · as Ken Masters
The Lone Avenger
Movie · as Cal Weston
Phantom Thunderbolt
Movie · as Thunderbolt Kid
Drum Taps
Movie · as Ken Cartwright
King of the Arena
Movie · as Captain Ken Kenton
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Movie · as 'Fiddlin'
The Trail Drive
Movie · as Ken Benton
Fargo Express
Movie · as Ken Benton
Gun Justice
Movie · as Ken Lance
Tombstone Canyon
Movie · as Ken
Dynamite Ranch
Movie · as Blaze Howell
Come On, Tarzan
Movie · as Ken Benson
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
Movie · as Self
Haunted Gold
Movie · as Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sunset Trail
Movie · as Jim Brandon
Texas Gun Fighter
Movie · as Bill Dane
Hell-Fire Austin
Movie · as Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin
Whistlin' Dan
Movie · as 'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black
Between Fighting Men
Movie · as Ken
The Pocatello Kid
Movie · as The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
Branded Men
Movie · as Rod Whitaker
Alias: The Bad Man
Movie · as Ranger Ken Neville
The Two Gun Man
Movie · as 'Blackie' Weed
The Arizona Terror
Movie · as The Arizonian
Range Law
Movie · as Hap Conners
Fighting Thru
Movie · as Dan Barton
Parade of the West
Movie · as Bud Rand
Lucky Larkin
Movie · as 'Lucky' Larkin
The Fighting Legion
Movie · as Dave Hayes
Mountain Justice
Movie · as Ken McTavish
Song of the Caballero
Movie · as Juan Posing as El Lobo
Sons of the Saddle
Movie · as Jim Brandon
The Voice of Hollywood No. 9
Movie
The California Mail
Movie · as Bob Scott
Cheyenne
Movie · as Cal Roberts
The Royal Rider
Movie · as Dick Scott
The Lawless Legion
Movie · as Cal Stanley
The Wagon Master
Movie · as The Rambler
Señor Americano
Movie · as Lieutenant Michael Banning
The Phantom City
Movie · as Tim Kelly
The Wagon Show
Movie · as Bob Mason
The Canyon of Adventure
Movie · as Steven Bancroft
The Upland Rider
Movie · as Dan Dailey
The Code of the Scarlet
Movie · as Bruce Kenton
The Glorious Trail
Movie · as Pat O'Leary
The Devil's Saddle
Movie · as Harry Morrel
The Overland Stage
Movie · as Jack Jessup
The Land Beyond the Law
Movie · as Jerry Steele
The Red Raiders
Movie · as Lieutenant John Scott
Gun Gospel
Movie · as Granger Hume
Somewhere in Sonora
Movie · as Bob Bishop
Haunted Range
Movie · as Terry Bladwin
The Grey Vulture
Movie · as Bart Miller
Senor Daredevil
Movie · as Don Luis O'Flaherty
The Unknown Cavalier
Movie · as Tom Drury
The Demon Rider
Movie · as Billy Dennis
Fighting Courage
Movie · as Richard Kingsley
North Star
Movie · as Noel Blake
$50,000 Reward
Movie · as Tex Sherwood
Janice Meredith
Movie · as Paul Revere
Somebody Lied
Movie
Brass Commandments
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Man Who Won
Movie · as Conroy
The Gunfighter
Movie · as (uncredited)
Cameo Kirby
Movie · as (uncredited)