"Daniel Boone" Patricia Blair, Fess Parker




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About Fess Elisha Parker Jr.

Actor, Soundtrack, Director
Born: August 16, 1924
Star sign: Leo
Height: 6' 5½" (1.97 m)
Known for: Daniel Boone (1964), Old Yeller (1957), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962), The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)
Source: IMDB

A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied drama in the early fifties and debuted in Springfield Rifle (1952). He made only a handful of movies until he was signed by Walt Disney to star in the "Davy Crockett" series. When Walt was looking for an actor to play the part of Davy, he screened the sci-fi movie Them! (1954) with ...


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