John Cason
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 29, 1918, Texas, USA
- Died
- July 7, 1961
- Movies
- 84
John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 1966 | U-238 and the Witch Doctor | Regas |
| 1960 | Cimarron | Suggs (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Gunmen from Laredo | |
| 1958 | Snowfire | Buff Stoner |
| 1958 | Cowboy | Trail Hand (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Hard Man | Henchman with Eye Patch (uncredited) |
| 1957 | 3:10 to Yuma | Wade Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Last Frontier | First Sentry (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Top Gun | Ben (uncredited) |
| 1955 | A Lawless Street | Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Count Three and Pray | |
| 1955 | Devil Goddess | Henchman |
| 1955 | Tennessee's Partner | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana | Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Wyoming Renegades | O.C. Hanks |
| 1953 | Red River Shore | Joe |
| 1953 | Thunder Over the Plains | Kehoe (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Gun Fury | |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity | Cpl. Paluso (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Lost Planet | Hopper |
| 1953 | Savage Frontier | Buck Matson |
| 1953 | Jungle Drums of Africa | Regas |
| 1952 | Voodoo Tiger | Jerry Masters |
| 1952 | Son of Geronimo | Smoky (ch's 10-12) (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Wagon Team | Henchman Slim |
| 1952 | Hellgate | Guard (uncredited) |
| 1952 | High Noon | Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Black Hills Ambush | Jake |
| 1952 | The Hawk of Wild River | Duke/Henchman |
| 1952 | The Black Lash | Henchman Cord (as John Cason) |
| 1951 | Westward the Women | Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Thundering Trail | Henchman Conway |
| 1951 | The Texas Rangers | |
| 1951 | Don Daredevil Rides Again | Henchman Hagen (as John Cason) |
| 1950 | A Snitch in Time | Louie (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Rustlers on Horseback | Henchman Murray |
| 1950 | Redwood Forest Trail | Curley |
| 1950 | Streets of Ghost Town | |
| 1950 | Desperadoes of the West | Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12] |
| 1950 | Fast on the Draw | Tex |
| 1950 | Crooked River | Kent |
| 1950 | West of the Brazos | The Cyclone Kid |
| 1950 | Colorado Ranger | Loco Joe |
| 1950 | Marshal of Heldorado | Jake Tulliver |
| 1950 | Hostile Country | Ed Brady |
| 1949 | Range Land | Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason) |
| 1949 | Red Desert | Bob Horn |
| 1949 | Tough Assignment | Joe |
| 1949 | Ringside | Tiger Johnson |
| 1949 | Laramie | Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Challenge of the Range | Henchman Henley (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Rimfire | Blazer |
| 1948 | Belle Starr's Daughter | Kiowa Posseman |
| 1948 | Mark of the Lash | Colt Jackson |
| 1948 | Sunset Carson Rides Again | Sam Webster |
| 1948 | Dead Man's Gold | Matt Conway |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Sprauge |
| 1947 | The Last Round-up | |
| 1947 | The Lone Hand Texan | Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Overland Riders | Henchman |
| 1946 | Prairie Badmen | Steve |
| 1946 | Ghost of Hidden Valley | Buck |
| 1946 | Larceny in Her Heart | Club Bouncer |
| 1946 | Ambush Trail | Henchman Ed Blaine |
| 1945 | Fighting Bill Carson | Joe |
| 1945 | Flaming Bullets | Henchman Jim (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Stagecoach Outlaws | Joe |
| 1945 | Shadows of Death | Butch |
| 1945 | Gun Smoke | Henchman Red |
| 1945 | His Brother's Ghost | Henchman Jarrett |
| 1944 | Ghost Guns | Henchman Bart |
| 1944 | Wild Horse Phantom | Lucas |
| 1944 | Mr. Winkle Goes to War | |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Soldier Listening to Radio (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Border Patrol | Miner |
| 1942 | Lost Canyon | Henchman |
| 1942 | Down Rio Grande Way | Red |
| 1942 | Rio Rita | Ranger (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Valley of the Sun | Officer at Court Martial (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Lone Star Vigilantes | Henchman Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Barfly |
| 1941 | Badlands of Dakota | Townsman |
| 1941 | Fugitive Valley | Whip Rider (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Buck Privates | Fighter (uncredited) |
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