Terry Wilson
Acting • Born 1923-09-03 – Died 1999-03-30
Biography
Terry W. Wilson (September 3, 1923 – March 30, 1999) was an American actor most noted for his role as "Bill Hawks", the assistant trail master, in all 267 episodes of the NBC and ABC western television series, Wagon Train, which aired from 1957 to 1965. Wilson appeared in more than thirty-five films and television programs between 1948 and 1981. Many of his early roles were uncredited. On July 2, 1953, he was cast as a stagecoach guard in episode 121, "Woman from Omaha", of The Lone Ranger. In 1956, he had another uncredited role as a robber in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Cheyenne, the first television western in an hour-long format, starring Clint Walker. Wilson was with Wagon Train for the entire run and worked with all the other stars on the program, including Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Frank McGrath, Denny Miller, and Michael Burns. Terry enlisted and served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. CLR Wilson died at age 75 on March 30, 1999. He was survived by his wife Mary Ann Wilson and three children.
Filmography
34 credits
Westworld
Movie • 1973
Sheriff
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Movie • 1968
Welsh
The War Wagon
Movie • 1967
Sheriff Strike
Dirty Dingus Magee
Movie • 1970
Sergeant
Westward the Women
Movie • 1951
Lon (uncredited)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Movie • 1979
Self
Sailor Beware
Movie • 1952
Shore Patrol (uncredited)
Pillars of the Sky
Movie • 1956
Capt. Fanning
My Hands Are Clay
Movie • 1948
Father O'Brien
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
Movie • 1975
Sergeant Maxwell
The Searchers
Movie • 1956
Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Charge of the Model T's
Movie • 1977
Stonewall Adams
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Movie • 1954
Town Suitor (uncredited)
The Last Frontier
Movie • 1955
Sentry (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
Movie • 1955
Charlie's Henchman (uncredited)
The Plainsman
Movie • 1966
Sgt. Womack
Fair Play
Movie • 1972
Utah Brazos
Hitchhike!
Movie • 1974
Gas Station Owner
The Flame and the Arrow
Movie • 1950
Guard (uncredited)
Escape to Witch Mountain
Movie • 1975
Biff Jenkins
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Movie • 1971
Thug
A Dangerous Profession
Movie • 1949
This Savage Land
Movie • 1969
Nate
Rage
Movie • 1972
Kaufman Trucking Co. driver
Winchester '73
Movie • 1967
Shooting Contestant (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Liveryman
Tarzan
TV • 1966
Hondo
TV • 1967
Cheyenne
TV • 1955
1st Robber (uncredited)
Wagon Train
TV • 1957
Bill Hawks
Banacek
TV • 1972
Chuck Smith
The Lone Ranger
TV • 1949
Stage Guard Hank
The Virginian
TV • 1962
Turner
Barnaby Jones
TV • 1973
Judge Lennon