Fess Parker

Fess Parker

Acting • Born 1924-08-16 – Died 2010-03-18

Acting1Fort 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.

Filmography

65 credits
Them!

Them!

Movie • 1954

Alan Crotty

American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story

American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story

Movie • 1991

The Jayhawkers!

The Jayhawkers!

Movie • 1959

Cam Bleeker

Old Yeller

Old Yeller

Movie • 1957

Jim Coates

Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

Movie • 1962

Sgt. Bill Pike

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Movie • 1955

Davy Crockett

The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

Movie • 1956

James J. Andrews

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

Movie • 1956

John 'Doc' Grayson

The Light in the Forest

The Light in the Forest

Movie • 1958

Del Hardy

The Hangman

The Hangman

Movie • 1959

Sheriff Buck Weston

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Movie • 1956

Davy Crockett

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

Movie • 1955

Pvt Speedy

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

Movie • 1971

Self

Dragonfly Squadron

Dragonfly Squadron

Movie • 1954

Texas Lieutenant

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

Movie • 1952

Jim Randolph (uncredited)

The Kid from Left Field

The Kid from Left Field

Movie • 1953

McDougal

Harvey

Harvey

Movie • 1950

Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)

No Room for the Groom

No Room for the Groom

Movie • 1952

Cousin Ben (uncredited)

The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter

Movie • 1954

Interloper (uncredited)

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

Movie • 1954

Davy Crockett

Disneyland: U.S.A.

Disneyland: U.S.A.

Movie • 1956

Self - Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Movie • 1955

Davy Crockett

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

Movie • 1953

Kirby

A Conversation with Fess Parker

A Conversation with Fess Parker

Movie • 2001

Aftermath

Aftermath

Movie • 1960

Jonathan West

Smoky

Smoky

Movie • 1966

Clint Barkley

Island in the Sky

Island in the Sky

Movie • 1953

Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)

'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic

'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic

Movie • 2002

Self

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

Movie • 1978

Self

Untamed Frontier

Untamed Frontier

Movie • 1952

Clem McCloud

Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider

Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider

Movie • 1966

Daniel Boone

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

Movie • 1955

Davy Crockett

Climb an Angry Mountain

Climb an Angry Mountain

Movie • 1972

Sheriff Elisha Cooper

Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James

Movie • 1959

Davy Crockett (uncredited)

The Disneyland Story

The Disneyland Story

Movie • 1954

Self

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

Movie • 1992

Self

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Movie • 1955

Davy Crockett

Disney Through The Decades

Disney Through The Decades

Movie • 2001

Året var 1956

Året var 1956

Movie • 2006

Self (archive footage)

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

Movie • 1956

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

Movie • 1954

Davy Crockett (archive footage)

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

TV • 1963

Herman Sitwell

CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning

TV • 1979

Self

Dragnet

Dragnet

TV • 1951

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

TV • 1953

Jonathan West

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

TV • 1964

Daniel Boone

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

TV • 1969

Self

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV • 1951

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

TV • 1968

Self

City Detective

City Detective

TV • 1953

Stories of the Century

Stories of the Century

TV • 1954

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

TV • 1962

Eugene Smith

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

TV • 1954

Davy Crockett

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

TV • 1954

Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher

Startime

Startime

TV • 1959

The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

TV • 1954

Self

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

TV • 1954

Len Clinton - The Texas Sandman

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

TV • 1950

Self - Cameo

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV • 1948

Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV • 1954

John 'Doc' Grayson

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV • 1954

Self / James J Andrews

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV • 1954

Davy Crockett

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV • 1954

Self

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

TV • 1962

Ben Wister

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

TV • 1963

Self