Fess Elisha Parker, Jr.
Born: August 16, 1924 Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: March 18, 2010 (aged 85) California, United States
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. was an American film and television actor best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Crockett for Walt Disney and of Daniel Boone in the late 1960s. He was also known as a wine maker and resort owner-operator.
Death of Fess Parker
Fess Parker died of complications from old age.
Fess Parker was 85 years old at the time of his death.
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Fess Parker Filmography
* Harvey (1950)
* No Room for the Groom (1952)
* Untamed Frontier (1952)
* Springfield Rifle (1952)
* Take Me to Town (1953)
* The Kid from Left Field (1953)
* Island in the Sky (1953)
* Thunder Over the Plains (1953)
* Dragonfly Squadron (1954)
* Them! (1954)
* The Bounty Hunter (1954)
* Battle Cry (1955)
* Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)
* The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
* Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
* Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956)
* Old Yeller (1957)
* The Light in the Forest (1958)
* The Hangman (1959)
* Alias Jesse James (1959)
* The Jayhawkers! (1959)
* Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
* Smoky (1966)
* Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider (1966)
Television
* City Detective, (1 episode, 1955)
* Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962-1963)
* Daniel Boone (lead cast member from 1964-1970, with Ed Ames, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, and Veronica Cartwright)
* Climb an Angry Mountain (1972)
* The Fess Parker Show (1974) (unsold pilot)