Ray Teal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 12, 1902
- Died
- April 2, 1976 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster. Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor. His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee, a law-enforcing sheriff on Bonanza. Teal was one of the most senior members of the crew having a permanent role. He had also played a sheriff in the Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole (1951). Teal co-starred in numerous TV westerns throughout his career: he appeared five times on Cheyenne, four times on The Lone Ranger, on The Alaskans, three times in different roles on another long-running western series, Wagon Train, on NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo, on the ABC western series Broken Arrow, five times on the ABC western comedy Maverick, on the CBS western series The Texan, the NBC western series The Californians, twice on Colt .45, once on Wanted: Dead or Alive, and as "Sheriff Clay" for a single 1960 episode of the NBC western series Riverboat, and four times on a western series about the rodeo titled Wide Country. After more than 15 years performing in films and in early television, Teal secured a recurring role as a police officer in the 1953–1955 ABC sitcom with a variety-show theme, Where's Raymond?, later renamed The Ray Bolger Show. In 1955, Teal appeared as McCanles, a ruthless cattle baron in the episode "Julesburg" of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western series, Cheyenne. Altogether, Teal appeared five times on Cheyenne. He later appeared in a guest-starring role in another ABC/WB Western series, The Alaskans. From 1957 to 1962, Teal was cast three times in different roles on the Western series, Wagon Train. He also appeared in a number of episodes of Bat Masterson, an episode of The Rifleman and later in Green Acres. In 1957, Teal played a lawman, Captain McNelly, in the episode "Sam Bass" of NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo. Teal was cast as Fenster in "The Bounty Hunters" (1957) on the ABC Western series, Broken Arrow. In 1958, Teal guest-starred "No Tears for the Dead" on the CBS Western series, The Texan. He also later appeared in the CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace. In 1960, Teal was cast as Sheriff Roy Coffee in Bonanza, a role he played until 1972, appearing in 98 episodes, occasionally as the lead character. He also portrayed judge/dentist/shoe repairman H.G. Cogswell in Bat Masterson starring Gene Barry. He died of undisclosed causes on April 2, 1976, at age 74 in Santa Monica, California. CLR
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Filmography
Western von gestern
TV · as Pete, 1. Bombenleger · 1 ep
The Hanged Man
Movie · as Judge Homer Bayne
Hacksaw
Movie · as The Rancher
Chisum
Movie · as Justice J.B. Wilson
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Movie · as Chief of Police
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
Movie · as Sheriff Snead
The Doris Day Show
TV · as Mr. Eric Ekstrom · 1 ep
Gallegher Goes West
Movie · as Snead
The Monroes
TV · 1 ep
Taggart
Movie · as Ralph Taggart
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Admiral Tugwell · 1 ep
Green Acres
TV · as Mr. Grimes · 1 ep
The Adventures of Gallegher
TV · as Snead · 3 eps
Bristle Face
Movie · as Justice Mackley
Bullet for a Badman
Movie · as Townsman
Cattle King
Movie · as Edwin 'Ed' Winters (Teton Ranch Foreman)
The Fugitive
TV · as Sheriff McNary · 1 ep
The Lieutenant
TV · as Mr. Coolidge · 1 ep
One-Eyed Jacks
Movie · as Barney
Posse from Hell
Movie · as Banker
Judgment at Nuremberg
Movie · as Curtiss Ives
Everglades
TV · 1 ep
Bus Stop
TV · 1 ep
87th Precinct
TV · as Sam Thorpe · 1 ep
Home from the Hill
Movie · as Dr. Carson
Inherit the Wind
Movie · as Jessie H. Dunlap
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
Klondike
TV · as Augie Teege · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Sheriff Wiley · 1 ep
Pay the Piper
Movie
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Mr. Franklin · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Hennegan, Sheriff · 1 ep
The Alaskans
TV · 1 ep
Laramie
TV · 1 ep
Riverboat
TV · as Sheriff Clay · 1 ep
Dennis the Menace
TV · as Mr. Phillips · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Roy Coffee, Sheriff Roy Coffee · 85 eps
Gunman's Walk
Movie · as Jensen Sieverts
Girl on the Run
Movie · as Lt. Harper
Saddle the Wind
Movie · as Brick Larson
77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Captain Hobart, Pete Collier · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Sheriff Blaney · 1 ep
Bronco
TV · 2 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Nebro · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · 1 ep
Bat Masterson
TV · as Virgil Gardiner, H.G. Cogswell · 1 ep
Lawman
TV · as Judge Leonard Whitehall · 1 ep
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV · as Judge Thatcher · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · as Sheriff Dave Travers · 1 ep
Band of Angels
Movie · as Mr. Calloway
Decision at Sundown
Movie · as Morley Chase
The Oklahoman
Movie · as Jason - Stableman
The Tall Stranger
Movie · as Cap
Utah Blaine
Movie · as Russ Nevers
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Movie · as Salt Pork
The Phantom Stagecoach
Movie · as Sheriff Ned Riorden
The Wayward Girl
Movie · as Sheriff
Maverick
TV · as Mart Fallon, Sheriff Chick Tucker · 4 eps
Perry Mason
TV · as Joe Downing · 1 ep
Frank Sinatra Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Panic!
TV · 1 ep
Zorro
TV · as Vasquez (uncredited) · 1 ep
Casey Jones
TV · as Pete Dunlap · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Ray Tarback, Shag Dorty · 1 ep
Trackdown
TV · as Ward, Sheriff Michaels · 1 ep
The Burning Hills
Movie · as Joe Sutton
The Young Guns
Movie · as Josh
The Blessed Midnight
Movie · as Mr. O'Hara
Wire Service
TV · as Captain Gormand · 1 ep
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · as Sheriff Carson Singletary · 1 ep
Broken Arrow
TV · as Col. McBride · 1 ep
Conflict
TV · 1 ep
The Desperate Hours
Movie · as State Police Lt. Fredericks
The Indian Fighter
Movie · as Morgan
The Man from Bitter Ridge
Movie · as Shep Bascom
Apache Ambush
Movie · as Sgt. Tim O'Roarke
Run for Cover
Movie · as Sheriff
Rage at Dawn
Movie · as Sheriff of Seymour
Cheyenne
TV · as McCanles, Maj. Heffler (uncredited) · 4 eps
Gunsmoke
TV · as Sgt. Jones · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Police Lieutenant, Warden Jacobs, Sheriff Briggs, Chief of Detectives, Fire Chief, Ben Tulip, Jim Hale, Police Detective · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Roger Willard · 1 ep
Frontier
TV · as Kennicut · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Bartlett, Sheriff · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Farmer Clark · 1 ep
Crossroads
TV · 1 ep
Rogue Cop
Movie · as Patrolman Mullins
About Mrs. Leslie
Movie · as Barney
The Command
Movie · as Dr. Trent
Lucky Me
Movie · as Thayer Crony (uncredited)
Lassie
TV · as Jim Teal · 11 eps
Public Defender
TV · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Snead, Frank Oxford, Sheriff Snead, Justice Mackley · 3 eps
Studio 57
TV · as Marshal Frank · 1 ep
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Movie · as Doc
The Wild One
Movie · as Frank Bleeker
Jumping Jacks
Movie · as W.W. Timmons
The Turning Point
Movie · as Clint, Police Captain
The Captive City
Movie · as Chief Gillette
Hangman's Knot
Movie · as Quincey
Montana Belle
Movie · as Emmett Dalton
Cattle Town
Movie · as Judd Hastings
The Lion and the Horse
Movie · as Dave Tracy
Carrie
Movie · as Allen - Bondsman
The Wild North
Movie · as Ruger
Flaming Feather
Movie
Cavalcade of America
TV · as Howard · 1 ep
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
TV · as Mr. Sanders · 1 ep
Ace in the Hole
Movie · as Sheriff
Home Town Story
Movie · as Complaining Electrical Worker (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Movie · as Mr. Dawson
Distant Drums
Movie · as Pvt. Mohair
Fort Worth
Movie · as Gabe Clevenger
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Movie · as Brock (Union agent)
Warpath
Movie · as Maj. Reno (uncredited)
Along the Great Divide
Movie · as Deputy Lou Gray
The Secret of Convict Lake
Movie · as Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Capt. Donovan, Linc Johnson · 1 ep
Edge of Doom
Movie · as Ned Moore
The Petty Girl
Movie · as Policeman #1 (uncredited)
Harbor of Missing Men
Movie · as Frank Leggett
Our Very Own
Movie · as Jim Lynch
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie · as Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited)
The Men
Movie · as Man at Bar
Ambush
Movie · as Capt. J.R. Wolverson
No Way Out
Movie · as Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)
Winchester '73
Movie · as Marshall Noonan (uncredited)
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Movie · as Captain McHale
When You're Smiling
Movie · as Steve
The Kid from Texas
Movie · as Sheriff Rand
Quicksand
Movie · as Motorcycle Officer
Where Danger Lives
Movie · as Sheriff Joe Borden (uncredited)
Convicted
Movie · as Cell Block / Yard Guard (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
Movie · as California Border Inspector (uncredited)
Southside 1-1000
Movie · as Detective
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV · as Lt. Boyd · 1 ep
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Chief Rowan · 1 ep
Kazan
Movie · as McCready
Streets of Laredo
Movie · as Cantrel
Hello Out There
Movie · as The Husband
Once More, My Darling
Movie · as Truck Driver
It Happens Every Spring
Movie · as Mac (uncredited)
Rusty's Birthday
Movie · as Virgil Neeley
Bad Boy
Movie · as Policeman Bob
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Movie · as Policeman
Mr. Soft Touch
Movie · as Squad Car Police Officer (Uncredited)
Blondie Hits the Jackpot
Movie · as Gus (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
TV · as Doc Grayson · 1 ep
Black Bart
Movie · as Pete (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado
Movie · as Bartender, Bartender (uncredited)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
Movie · as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Charlie
Fury at Furnace Creek
Movie · as Sergeant (uncredited)
One Sunday Afternoon
Movie · as Policeman on bicycle
Raw Deal
Movie · as (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
Movie · as Seagrue
Hazard
Movie · as Plain Clothes Policeman in L.A. (uncredited)
Tenth Avenue Angel
Movie · as Mounted Train Yard Guard (uncredited)
Road House
Movie · as Policeman, Policeman at Bus Depot (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
Movie · as Nick Appleyard
Walk a Crooked Mile
Movie · as Police Sergeant
The Miracle of the Bells
Movie · as Koslick, Miner
Joan of Arc
Movie · as Bertrand de Poulengy, a squire
Daredevils of the Clouds
Movie · as Jim Mitchell
The Long Night
Movie · as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
High Wall
Movie · as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Brute Force
Movie · as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
Driftwood
Movie · as Mr. Perkins
Desert Fury
Movie · as Bus Driver (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
Movie · as Cattleman (uncredited)
Roses Are Red
Movie · as Weston
My Favorite Brunette
Movie · as State Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
The Peanut Man
Movie · as Dr. Miller
Ramrod
Movie · as Ed Burma
Undercover Maisie
Movie · as Man at Union Station, Wolf at Union Station (uncredited)
Deep Valley
Movie · as Prison Official
Michigan Kid
Movie · as Sergeant
Cheyenne
Movie · as Gambler (uncredited)
Decoy
Movie · as Policeman (uncredited)
Dangerous Business
Movie · as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
Movie · as Detective Jones (Uncredited)
Deadline for Murder
Movie · as Frank (uncredited)
The Missing Lady
Movie · as Interrogating Detective with Black Mustache (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By
Movie · as Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Strange Voyage
Movie · as Capt. Andrews
Dead Reckoning
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
Movie · as Alex Duncan (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Movie · as Mr. Mollett
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Movie · as Little John
Canyon Passage
Movie · as Neal Howison (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
Movie · as Conductor (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
Movie · as Policeman
Along Came Jones
Movie · as Kriendler
The Clock
Movie · as Policeman
Sudan
Movie · as Slave Trader (uncredited)
Adventure
Movie · as Steve - Maritime Commissioner (uncredited)
Anchors Aweigh
Movie · as Assistant Movie Director (uncredited)
Main Street After Dark
Movie · as Cop at Finale (uncredited)
A Gun in His Hand
Movie · as Police Lt. O'Neill (uncredited)
Back to Bataan
Movie · as Lt. Col. Roberts (uncredited)
Captain Kidd
Movie · as Michael O'Shawn (uncredited)
Keep Your Powder Dry
Movie · as Army Captain/Camouflage Leader (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
Nothing But Trouble
Movie · as Police Officer (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
Movie · as Adams Club Maitre D' (uncredited)
Secret Command
Movie · as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
U-Boat Prisoner
Movie · as C.P.O. Shaw (uncredited)
None Shall Escape
Movie · as Oremski
Cry of the Werewolf
Movie · as Ed, a Policeman (uncredited)
The Missing Juror
Movie · as Chief of Detectives at Line-Up (uncredited)
Main Street Today
Movie · as Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)
Strange Affair
Movie · as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
Movie · as Army Captain (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
Movie · as Policeman (Uncredited)
The Soul of a Monster
Movie · as Truck Driver (uncredited)
She Has What It Takes
Movie · as Cop (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
Movie · as Ringmaster at Circus (uncredited)
Whistling in Brooklyn
Movie · as Traded Beaver Baseall Player (uncredited)
Crime Doctor
Movie · as Detective with Pipe (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
Movie · as Policeman Joe (Uncredited)
Prairie Chickens
Movie · as Sam
Dangerous Blondes
Movie · as Detective Charlie Temple (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous
Movie · as Pedestrian lifting Peggy up (uncredited)
Madame Curie
Movie · as Driver (uncredited)
Ode to Victory
Movie · as Master Sergeant - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Secret Enemies
Movie · as Casey (uncredited)
Apache Trail
Movie · as Ed Cotton
Nazi Agent
Movie · as Officer Graves (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Movie · as Detroit Policeman (uncredited)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Movie · as Jack Handley
Northwest Rangers
Movie · as Poker Player
Overland Mail
Movie · as Phony Indian
Don Winslow of the Navy
Movie · as Gang Radioman Barker
Woman of the Year
Movie · as Married Sports Reporter (uncredited)
The Bugle Sounds
Movie · as Sergeant
Fingers at the Window
Movie · as Police Car #12 Driver (uncredited)
Escape from Crime
Movie · as Gangster
Shadow of the Thin Man
Movie · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
Movie · as Sammy Axel (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Movie · as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Outlaws of the Panhandle
Movie · as Walt Burnett
They Died with Their Boots On
Movie · as Barfly (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Movie · as Poker Player on Train (uncredited)
Ziegfeld Girl
Movie · as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
Movie · as Cameraman in Ohio (uncredited)
Adventures of Red Ryder
Movie · as Shark
Pony Post
Movie · as Claud Richards
Viva Cisco Kid
Movie · as Josh - Stage Holdup Man
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Movie · as Chief Guard at Steel Mill
Prairie Schooners
Movie · as Wolf Tanner
Trail of the Vigilantes
Movie · as Deputy Sheriff
Northwest Passage
Movie · as Bradley McNeil
Strange Cargo
Movie · as Guard (uncredited)
Kitty Foyle
Movie · as Clarinet Player (uncredited)
New Moon
Movie · as Bondsman
I Love You Again
Movie · as Watchman (uncredited)
Florian
Movie · as Soldier
Melody Ranch
Movie · as Henchman
American Spoken Here
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Star Reporter
Movie · as Crook
Western Jamboree
Movie · as McCall
Give Me a Sailor
Movie · as Sailor Playing Clarinet (uncredited)
Radio Patrol
Movie · as Perkins