Fess Parker

Born: 1924-08-16

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.


Placeholder

Harvey

as Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1950-12-04

The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized...

Movie page

Them!

as Alan Crotty
Released: 1954-06-16

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert...

Movie page

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

as Davy Crockett
Released: 1956-07-18

Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River")...

Movie page

Old Yeller

as Jim Coates
Released: 1957-12-25

Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother...

Movie page

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

as Davy Crockett
Released: 1955-05-25

Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in...

Movie page

Hell Is for Heroes

as Sgt. Pike
Released: 1962-06-26

World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in...

Movie page

Untamed Frontier

as Clem McCloud
Released: 1952-07-23

The Denbow family denies access across their land to homesteaders. To evade a murder charge,...

Movie page

Battle Cry

as Pvt Speedy
Released: 1955-02-02

The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The...

Movie page

The Jayhawkers!

as Cam Bleeker
Released: 1959-10-15

Before the U.S. Civil War rebel leader Luke Darcy sees himself as leader of a new independent...

Movie page

The Great Locomotive Chase

as James J. Andrews
Released: 1956-06-08

During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the...

Movie page

Island in the Sky

as Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Released: 1953-09-05

A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of...

Movie page

The Hangman

as Sheriff Buck Weston
Released: 1959-06-17

A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing...

Movie page

Dragonfly Squadron

as Texas Lieutenant
Released: 1954-03-21

A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters...

Movie page

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

as Davy Crockett
Released: 1954-12-15

Davy Crockett seeks a truce with his Indian foes.

Movie page

Alias Jesse James

as Davy Crockett (uncredited)
Released: 1959-03-20

Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in...

Movie page

Thunder Over the Plains

as Kirby
Released: 1953-10-27

Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and...

Movie page

The Light in the Forest

as Del Hardy
Released: 1958-07-08

A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live...

Movie page

Springfield Rifle

as Jim Randolph (uncredited)
Released: 1952-10-22

Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to...

Movie page

The Kid from Left Field

as McDougal
Released: 1953-07-01

Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game....

Movie page

The Bounty Hunter

as Wild Cowboy
Released: 1954-09-25

A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to...

Movie page

The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

as Self
Released: 1971-10-29

A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida.

Movie page

Smoky

as Clint Barkley
Released: 1966-08-03

A cowboy named Clint bonds with a beautiful wild stallion that he trains, but after the two are...

Movie page

'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic

as Self
Released: 2002-01-01

Short documentary on the making of the Disney classic.

Movie page

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

as Davy Crockett
Released: 1955-10-15

Davy and Georgie end a particularly successful season of trapping and hunting with the hopes of...

Movie page

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

as John 'Doc' Grayson
Released: 1956-12-20

The pioneering trail to Oregon was littered with constant danger. Yet, the hope of the "promised...

Movie page

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

as Self
Released: 1978-09-13

Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt...

Movie page

Climb an Angry Mountain

as Sheriff Elisha Cooper
Released: 1972-12-23

Sheriff Elisha Cooper has to work with New York City officer Nelson after his son is taken...

Movie page

Disneyland: U.S.A.

as Self - Davy Crockett
Released: 1956-12-20

A tour of the Disneyland theme park.

Movie page

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

as Davy Crockett
Released: 1955-01-26

The second of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him being bored with life, so he and...

Movie page

No Room for the Groom

as Cousin Ben (uncredited)
Released: 1952-06-13

Alvah, a young GI who happens to own a vineyard, elopes to Las Vegas with Lee, his housekeeper's...

Movie page

American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story

as uncredited
Released: 1991-12-31

Discover the remarkable life of John Moses Browning with host Fess Parker as he spans three...

Movie page

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

as Davy Crockett
Released: 1955-02-23

The third of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him, Georgie and a riverboat gambler...

Movie page

Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider

as Daniel Boone
Released: 1966-07-23

Daniel Boone leads a party of settlers into Kentucky to found the town of Boonesborough. Along...

Movie page

A Conversation with Fess Parker

as uncredited
Released: 2001-12-04

“A Conversation with Fess Parker” (17:05) is another interview, edited almost exactly like the...

Movie page

The Disneyland Story

as uncredited
Released: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes...

Movie page

Dragnet

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-12-16

Follows the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his...

TV Show page

CBS News Sunday Morning

as Self
First aired: 1979-01-28

The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that...

TV Show page

Daniel Boone

as Daniel Boone
First aired: 1964-09-24

Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel...

TV Show page

Burke's Law

as Herman Sitwell
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

TV Show page

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Ben Wister
First aired: 1962-09-20

A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of...

TV Show page

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

TV Show page

The Bob Hope Show

as Self - Cameo
First aired: 1950-04-09

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...

TV Show page

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self
First aired: 1969-01-22

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show...

TV Show page

Annie Oakley

as Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
First aired: 1954-01-09

Annie Oakley was an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous...

TV Show page

Annie Oakley

as Len Clinton - The Texas Sandman
First aired: 1954-01-09

Annie Oakley was an American Western television series that fictionalized the life of famous...

TV Show page

Startime

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-06

Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American...

TV Show page

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self
First aired: 1963-09-25

The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...

TV Show page

City Detective

as uncredited
First aired: 1953-09-07

Crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police...

TV Show page

The Wonderful World of Disney

as John 'Doc' Grayson
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

TV Show page

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self / James J Andrews
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

TV Show page

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Davy Crockett
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

TV Show page

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Self
First aired: 1954-10-27

Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different...

TV Show page

Davy Crockett

as Davy Crockett
First aired: 1954-12-15

Davy Crockett is a five-part serial which aired on ABC in one-hour episodes on the Disneyland...

TV Show page

Stories of the Century

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-01-23

Stories of the Century is a 39-episode Western television series starring Jim Davis that ran in...

TV Show page

General Electric Theater

as Jonathan West
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

TV Show page

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

TV Show page