Fess Parker

Known for: Acting
Born: August 16, 1924, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Died: March 18, 2010
Movies: 41

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.7

Harvey

1950

6.8

Them!

1954

6.9

Old Yeller

1957

6.5

Hell Is for Heroes

1962

6.4

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955

6.2

Island in the Sky

1953

6.3

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

6.4

Springfield Rifle

1952

6.5

The Hangman

1959

6.4

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956

Filmography

2006	Året var 1956	Self (archive footage)
2002	'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic	Self
2001	A Conversation with Fess Parker
2001	Disney Through The Decades
1992	John Wayne's 'The Alamo'	Self
1991	American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story
1978	NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney	Self
1972	Climb an Angry Mountain	Sheriff Elisha Cooper
1971	The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World	Self
1966	Smoky	Clint Barkley
1966	Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider	Daniel Boone
1962	Hell Is for Heroes	Sgt. Bill Pike
1960	Aftermath	Jonathan West
1959	The Jayhawkers!	Cam Bleeker
1959	The Hangman	Sheriff Buck Weston
1959	Alias Jesse James	Davy Crockett (uncredited)
1958	The Light in the Forest	Del Hardy
1957	Old Yeller	Jim Coates
1956	Westward Ho, The Wagons!	John 'Doc' Grayson
1956	Disneyland: U.S.A.	Self - Davy Crockett
1956	Davy Crockett and the River Pirates	Davy Crockett
1956	The Great Locomotive Chase	James J. Andrews
1956	Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1955	Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race	Davy Crockett
1955	Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier	Davy Crockett
1955	Davy Crockett at the Alamo	Davy Crockett
1955	Battle Cry	Pvt Speedy
1955	Davy Crockett Goes to Congress	Davy Crockett
1954	Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter	Davy Crockett
1954	Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett	Davy Crockett (archive footage)
1954	The Disneyland Story	Self
1954	The Bounty Hunter	Interloper (uncredited)
1954	Them!	Alan Crotty
1954	Dragonfly Squadron	Texas Lieutenant
1953	Thunder Over the Plains	Kirby
1953	Island in the Sky	Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
1953	The Kid from Left Field	McDougal
1952	Springfield Rifle	Jim Randolph (uncredited)
1952	Untamed Frontier	Clem McCloud
1952	No Room for the Groom	Cousin Ben (uncredited)
1950	Harvey	Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)

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