Fess Parker
Acting
Born August 16, 1924 · 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 · 40 titles
CBS News Sunday Morning
The Bob Hope Show
Dragnet
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Daniel Boone
Burke's Law
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Danny Kaye Show
City Detective
The George Gobel Show
Annie Oakley
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Startime
Stories of the Century
Them!
General Electric Theater
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Old Yeller
Harvey
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show
Hell Is for Heroes
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Battle Cry
The Bounty Hunter
Alias Jesse James
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Island in the Sky
The Great Locomotive Chase
Thunder Over the Plains
Disneyland: U.S.A.
Untamed Frontier
The Jayhawkers!
Springfield Rifle
Climb an Angry Mountain
The Hangman
No Room for the Groom
Westward Ho, The Wagons!