Morris Ankrum
Born August 28, 1896 (Age: 129)
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Danville, Illinois, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor. Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939. Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart authority figures, including scientists, military men (particularly army officers), judges and even psychiatrists in more than 150 films, mostly B movies. One standout role was in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production of Tennessee Johnson (1942), a biographical film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president. As Sen. Jefferson Davis, Ankrum movingly addresses the United States Senate upon his resignation to lead the Confederate States of America as that republic's first—and only—president. Ankrum's film career was extensive and spanned 30 years. His credits were largely concentrated in the western and science-fiction genres. Ankrum appeared in such westerns as Ride 'Em Cowboy in 1942, Vera Cruz opposite Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, Apache (1954), and Cattle Queen of Montana with Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan. In the sci-fi genre, he appeared in Rocketship X-M (1950), Flight to Mars (1951), as a Martian, Red Planet Mars (1952), playing the United States Secretary of Defense; the cult classic Invaders From Mars (1953), playing a United States Army officer; and as an Army general in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). In 1957 he played a psychiatrist in the cult sci-fi classic Kronos and had military-officer roles in Beginning of the End and The Giant Claw.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor.
Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939.
Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart authority figures, including scientists, military men (particularly army officers), judges and even psychiatrists in more than 150 films, mostly B movies. One standout role was in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production of Tennessee Johnson (1942), a biographical film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president. As Sen. Jefferson Davis, Ankrum movingly addresses the United States Senate upon his resignation to lead the Confederate States of America as that republic's first—and only—president. Ankrum's film career was extensive and spanned 30 years. His credits were largely concentrated in the western and science-fiction genres.
Ankrum appeared in such westerns as Ride 'Em Cowboy in 1942, Vera Cruz opposite Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, Apache (1954), and Cattle Queen of Montana with Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan.
In the sci-fi genre, he appeared in Rocketship X-M (1950), Flight to Mars (1951), as a Martian, Red Planet Mars (1952), playing the United States Secretary of Defense; the cult classic Invaders From Mars (1953), playing a United States Army officer; and as an Army general in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). In 1957 he played a psychiatrist in the cult sci-fi classic Kronos and had military-officer roles in Beginning of the End and The Giant Claw.
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Filmography
Guns of Diablo
1964
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as Ray Macklin
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Age: 68
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
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as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
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Age: 66
Tower of London
1962
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as The Archbishop
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Age: 66
Most Dangerous Man Alive
1961
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as Capt. Davis
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Age: 64
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961
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as Gen. Lew Wallace
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Age: 64
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
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as President Ulysses S. Grant
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Age: 62
Tarawa Beachhead
1958
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as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
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Age: 62
Frontier Gun
1958
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as Andrew Barton
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Age: 62
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958
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as Bo Slauter
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Age: 62
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958
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as Narrator (unconfirmed)
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Age: 61
Twilight for the Gods
1958
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as Sea Captain
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Age: 61
Badman's Country
1958
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as Mayor Coleman
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Age: 61
How to Make a Monster
1958
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as Police Capt. Hancock
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Age: 61
Young and Wild
1958
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as Police Capt. Egan
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Age: 61
Giant from the Unknown
1958
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as Dr. Frederick Cleveland
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Age: 61
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
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as Annas
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Age: 61
The Desperados Are in Town
1956
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as Mr. Rutherford
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Age: 60
Naked Gun
1956
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as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
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Age: 60
Walk the Proud Land
1956
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as Gen. Wade
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Age: 60
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
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as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
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Age: 59
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
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as Col. Harry Conover
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Age: 59
When Gangland Strikes
1956
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as Leo Fantzler
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Age: 59
Fury at Gunsight Pass
1956
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as Doc Phillips
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Age: 59
No Man's Woman
1955
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as Capt. Hostedder
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Age: 59
Tennessee's Partner
1955
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as Judge Parker
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Age: 59
Duel on the Mississippi
1955
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as Magistrate (uncredited)
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Age: 59
The Last Command
1955
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as
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Age: 58
The Eternal Sea
1955
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as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
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Age: 58
The Silver Star
1955
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as Charlie Childress
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Age: 58
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
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as Red Cloud
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Age: 58
Crashout
1955
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as Head Guard
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Age: 58
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
1955
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as Azar the Shepherd
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Age: 58
Vera Cruz
1954
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as Gen. Ramírez
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Age: 58
The Steel Cage
1954
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as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
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Age: 58
Three Young Texans
1954
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as Jeff Blair
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Age: 58
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
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as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
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Age: 58
Two Guns and a Badge
1954
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as Sheriff Jackson
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Age: 58
Apache
1954
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as Dawson
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Age: 57
The Outlaw Stallion
1954
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as Sheriff
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Age: 57
Silver Lode
1954
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as Zachary Evans
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Age: 57
Drums Across the River
1954
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as Chief Ouray
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Age: 57
Southwest Passage
1954
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as Dr. Stanton
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Age: 57
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
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as Grey Eagle
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Age: 57
Flight Nurse
1953
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as Interrogation Officer
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Age: 57
The Moonlighter
1953
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as Alexander Prince
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Age: 57
Mexican Manhunt
1953
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as Tip Morgan
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Age: 57
Sky Commando
1953
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as Gen. W.R. Combs
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Age: 56
Devil's Canyon
1953
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as Ed
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Age: 56
Arena
1953
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as Bucky Hillberry
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Age: 56
Invaders from Mars
1953
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as Col. Fielding
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Age: 56
I Beheld His Glory
1953
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as Peter
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Age: 56
Fort Vengeance
1953
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as Chief Crowfoot
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Age: 56
The Man Behind The Gun
1953
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as Bram Creegan
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Age: 56
Short Grass
1950
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as Hal Fenton
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Age: 54
Southside 1-1000
1950
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as Eugene Deane
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Age: 54
Rocketship X-M
1950
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as Dr. Ralph Fleming
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Age: 53
In a Lonely Place
1950
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as Lloyd Barnes
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Age: 53
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
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as Jim Whitehead
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Age: 53
Borderline
1950
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as Bill Whittaker
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Age: 53
Chain Lightning
1950
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as Ed Bostwick
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Age: 53
Adventure
1945
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as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
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Age: 49
Purity Squad
1945
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as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
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Age: 49
The Hidden Eye
1945
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as Ferris (henchman)
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Age: 49
Phantoms, Inc.
1945
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 48
Fall Guy
1945
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as District Attorney (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Reunion in France
1942
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as Martin
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Age: 46
Time to Kill
1942
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as Alexander Morny
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Age: 46
Tennessee Johnson
1942
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as Jefferson Davis
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Age: 46
The Omaha Trail
1942
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as Henchman Job
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Age: 46
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
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as Mr. Graham
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Age: 46
Tales of Manhattan
1942
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as Judge
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Age: 45
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
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as Wood
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Age: 45
Roxie Hart
1942
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as Martin S. Harrison
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Age: 45
Road Agent
1941
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as Big John Morgan
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Age: 45
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
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as Ace Anderson
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Age: 45
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
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as Assistant District Attorney
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Age: 45
The Bandit Trail
1941
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as Red Haggerty
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Age: 45
This Woman Is Mine
1941
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as Roussel
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Age: 44
Wide Open Town
1941
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as Jim Stuart
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Age: 44
Pirates on Horseback
1941
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as Ace Gibson
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Age: 44
Border Vigilantes
1941
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as Dan Forbes
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Age: 44
The Roundup
1941
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as 'Parenthesis'
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Age: 44
In Old Colorado
1941
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as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
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Age: 44
Doomed Caravan
1941
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as Stephen Westcott
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Age: 44