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Biography

Tall, Texas-born actor who was discovered by Adolphe Menjou at the University of Texas. Became the epitome of the frontier hero when cast by…more

Born

8/16/1924, Fort Worth Texas

Died

3/18/2010

Birth Name

Fess Elisha Parker, Jr.

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- Daniel Boone
  Daniel Boone
  - S 6: Ep 12 Hannah Comes Home
    12/25/69
  - S 6: Ep 11 The Terrible Tarbots
    12/11/69
  - S 6: Ep 10 The Cache
    12/4/69
  - S 6: Ep 9 A Bearskin for Jamie Blue
    11/27/69
  - S 6: Ep 8 Target Boone
    11/20/69
  - + 160 More Credits
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  Senator Eugene Smith
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Lobbyist
    3/23/63
  - S 1: Ep 24 High Society
    3/16/63
  - S 1: Ep 23 To Be Or Not To Be
    3/9/63
  - S 1: Ep 22 Kid from Brooklyn
    3/2/63
  - S 1: Ep 21 Citizen Bellows
    2/23/63
  - + 19 More Credits
- Davy Crockett
  Davy Crockett
  - S 2: Ep 3 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
    7/18/56
  - S 2: Ep 2 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
    12/14/55
  - S 2: Ep 1 Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
    11/16/55
  - S 1: Ep 1 Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
    12/15/54
  - S 1: Ep 3 Davy Crockett at the Alamo
    12/15/54
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Disneyland
  Davy Crockett
  - S 2: Ep 13 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
    12/14/55
  - S 2: Ep 10 Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
    11/16/55
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland
    7/13/55
  - S 1: Ep 18 Davy Crockett at the Alamo
    2/23/55
  - S 1: Ep 14 Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
    1/26/55
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (32)

Role
- The Andy Williams Show (1969)
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 24 March 13, 1971
    3/13/71
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 26 March 29, 1970
    3/29/70
- The Red Skelton Show
  Davy Crockett
  - S 19: Ep 25 He Died With His Boots On Cause He Had Cold Feet to Start
    3/17/70
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 127 December 2, 1969
    12/2/69
- Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 November 7, 1969
    11/7/69
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 5 3rd Annual Country Music Association Awards
    10/15/69
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Barbara Feldon / Fess Parker / Jennifer Warren / Dino, Desi & Billy
    10/9/69
  - S 8: Ep 3 Fess Parker / Eve Arden / Lynn Anderson
    9/28/72
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 252 August 27, 1969
    8/27/69
  - S 3: Ep 182 May 19, 1969
    5/19/69
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 4 November 27, 1968
    11/27/68
  - S 9: Ep 6 March 13, 1959
    3/13/59
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 8 11/3/1968
    11/3/68
- The Jonathan Winters Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 April 24, 1968
    4/24/68
  - S 1: Ep 5 January 24, 1968
    1/24/68
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 October 6, 1965
    10/6/65
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 185 September 14, 1964
    9/14/64
- Burke's Law
  Herman Sitwell
  - S 1: Ep 27 Who Killed WHO IV?
    4/3/64
- Destry
  Clarence Jones
  - S 1: Ep 2 Destry Had A Little Lamb
    2/21/64
- Talent Scouts
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 September 11, 1962
    9/11/62
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Sheriff Ben Wister
- The Bob Newhart Show (1961)
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 31 Show No. 31
    5/30/62
- Death Valley Days
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 15 Miracle at Whisky Gulch
    1/26/62
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Kickapoo Run
    4/10/54
- General Electric Theater
  Jonathan West
  - S 8: Ep 28 Aftermath
    4/17/60
- Ford Startime
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Merman on Broadway
    11/24/59
- Playhouse 90
  Pvt. Linus Powell
  - S 2: Ep 29 Turn Left at Mount Everest
    3/27/58
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 18 January 20, 1957: Ivory Joe Hunter, Sonny James, Fess Parker, Jill Corey; The Tarriers
    1/20/57
  - S 9: Ep 24 Edith Piaf / Walt Disney; James Cagney; Jack Lemmon; Susan Hayward
    3/4/56
- Disneyland
  John "Doc" Grayson
  - S 3: Ep 10 Along the Oregon Trail
    11/14/56
- The George Gobel Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 3 October 20, 1956
    10/20/56
- City Detective
  Tony
  - S 2: Ep 22 Hearts and Flowers
    3/15/55
- Disneyland
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Disneyland Story
    10/27/54
- My Little Margie
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 2 The All American
    9/8/54
- Annie Oakley
  Les Clinton
  - S 1: Ep 18 Annie and the Texas Sandman
    5/8/54
- Annie Oakley
  Tom Conrad
  - S 1: Ep 17 Annie and the Mystery Woman
    5/1/54
- Stories of the Century
  Grat Dalton
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Dalton Gang
    3/18/54
- Dragnet
  Officer
  - S 3: Ep 27 The Big Winchester
    3/4/54
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Sheriff Ben Wister
  - S 2: Ep 6 Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale
    11/8/63
Director (1)

Role
- Daniel Boone
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 12 Hannah Comes Home
    12/25/69
  - S 5: Ep 10 The Patriot
    12/5/68
  - S 5: Ep 5 The Plague That Came to Ford's Run
    10/31/68
  - S 4: Ep 19 Then Who Will They Hang from the Yardarm If Willy Gets Away?
    2/8/68
  - S 6: Ep 13 An Angel Cried
    1/8/70

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Trivia
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- Parker and Daniel Boone leading lady Patricia Blair both hailed from Fort Worth, TX.
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- Co-starred with Peter Lorre in the 1958 Playhouse 90 drama Turn Left at Mt. Everest.
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- Parker was nominated for an Emmy in 1955 as Best New Personality.
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- Parker (regarding the similarities of his Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone characters): I think I was the only actor ever in the witness protection program.
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- Parker: I guess you could call me plain. I don't go in for show. There isn't anything I want too much except to be a good actor.
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