Jeff York

Born: 1912-03-23

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff York (March 23, 1912 - October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name Granville Owen Schofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke. During his early career, the tall, dark haired actor was a natural to play characters such as Pat Ryan in the 1940 serial Terry and the Pirates and was given the lead in the 1940 film Li'l Abner. However, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Bud Searcy in Disney's classic Old Yeller and its 1963 sequel Savage Sam. Beverly Washburn played Lisbeth Searcy, Bud's daughter. York also appeared in The Great Locomotive Chase, Westward Ho, the Wagons!, and Johnny Tremain which were all part of Walt Disney's productions. York attracted considerable attention in the mid-1950s with his television portrayal of Mike Fink, the flamboyant keelboat operator in two episodes of Disney's hugely popular Davy Crockett miniseries in the episodes "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." York was cast opposite Fess Parker in the role. The first episode featured a memorable boasting contest and a keelboat race, with Fink's boat named The Gullywumper; in the second, Crockett and Fink join forces to fight a band of river pirates who blame their depredations on local Native Americans. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff York,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Kansas City Confidential

as Capt. McBride (uncredited)
Released: 1952-11-11

An ex-convict sets out to uncover who framed him for an armored car robbery.

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Old Yeller

as Bud Searcy
Released: 1957-12-25

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

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

as Blair
Released: 1946-05-02

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

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The Asphalt Jungle

as Policeman (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-12

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo...

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Father of the Bride

as Policeman (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-18

Proud father Stanley Banks remembers the day his daughter, Kay, got married. Starting when she...

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The Yearling

as Oliver Hutto
Released: 1946-12-18

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer...

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They Were Expendable

as Ens. Tony Aiken
Released: 1945-12-07

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy...

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Savage Sam

as Bud Searcy
Released: 1963-06-01

Travis, Arliss, and Lisbeth are captured by Apaches while Old Yeller's son, Sam, tracks their trail.

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The Duel at Silver Creek

as Abe Cooney (uncredited)
Released: 1952-09-05

When a gang of ruthless claim jumpers brutally murders his miner father, a gunman known as the...

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Kid Galahad

as (uncredited)
Released: 1937-05-29

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the...

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The Paleface

as Big Joe
Released: 1948-12-17

Bob Hope stars in this laugh-packed wild west spoof co-starring Jane Russell as a sexy Calamity...

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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

as Mike Fink
Released: 1956-07-18

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

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Nazi Agent

as Keeler (uncredited)
Released: 1942-03-01

Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he...

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The Inspector General

as Guard (uncredited)
Released: 1949-12-31

An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up...

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The Great Locomotive Chase

as William Campbell
Released: 1956-06-08

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

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Panhandle

as Jack
Released: 1948-02-22

An ex-gunfighter woos two women while avenging his brother, victim of a crooked gambler.

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Li'l Abner

as Li'l Abner Yokum
Released: 1940-11-09

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to...

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Johnny Tremain

as James Otis
Released: 1957-06-19

When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice...

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Special Agent

as Jake Rumpler
Released: 1949-07-22

A California railroad agent hunts two brothers for murder and robbing a payroll express.

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Expensive Husbands

as Announcer at Polo Game
Released: 1937-11-27

Unable to get work in her home country, Laurine Lynne (Beverly Roberts) travels to Vienna where...

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The Unknown Man

as uncredited
Released: 1951-11-09

A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.

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Westward Ho, The Wagons!

as Hank Brekenridge
Released: 1956-12-20

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

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Fear in the Night

as Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)
Released: 1947-04-10

The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a...

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Isn't It Romantic?

as Elmer
Released: 1948-10-06

Three sisters find romance in post-Civil War Indiana.

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The Lady Says No

as Goose
Released: 1952-01-06

The feminist author of a national best-seller titled The Lady Says No meets a sexist magazine...

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Short Grass

as Curley
Released: 1950-12-24

Steve Llewellyn hung up his guns after killing a man in self-defense, left Willow Creek and went...

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Up Goes Maisie

as Elmer Sauders
Released: 1946-02-01

A showgirl working for an inventor battles crooks, who want to steal his ideas.

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Start Cheering

as Student
Released: 1938-03-03

After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have...

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The Adventurous Blonde

as Dr. Nally
Released: 1937-11-13

The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton...

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Kill the Umpire

as Panhandle Jones (uncredited)
Released: 1950-04-27

Ex-baseball player Bill Johnson, failing at many jobs when his ball-playing days are over,...

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Blondie's Holiday

as Paul Madison
Released: 1947-04-10

Dagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the...

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Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

as Mike Fink
Released: 1955-10-15

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

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Terry and the Pirates

as Pat Ryan
Released: 1940-04-12

Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his...

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The Devil's Saddle Legion

as Chris Madden
Released: 1937-08-14

Tal is in a lot of trouble. Seems that his father has been murdered while he was in Montana and...

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Little Miss Big

as Clancy
Released: 1946-01-01

A wealthy eccentric women escapes from a mental institution and finds refuge with a financially...

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The Liberty Story

as uncredited
Released: 1957-05-29

Walt Disney presents a combination live-action and animated drama of America's historical fight...

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The Saga of Andy Burnett

as Joe Crane
Released: 1957-10-02

TV series.

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Alias Mr. Twilight

as Police Lieutenant Barton
Released: 1946-12-24

Geoffrey Holden (Lloyd Corrigan) is an elderly con-man who is a lovable old man when providing...

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Surrender

as Canning
Released: 1950-09-15

Violet Barton, a femme-fatale goal-setter, fascinates men and readily returns their affection to...

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The Great Plane Robbery

as Jim Day
Released: 1940-12-09

Assigned to keep watch over a recently released gangster, an insurance investigator must keep...

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Perry Mason

as Pete Mallory
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Capt. Scot Cahill
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Perry Mason

as Ross Walker
First aired: 1957-09-21

The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...

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Zorro

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-10-10

Diego de la Vega, the son of a wealthy landowner, returns from his studies in Spain and...

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Daniel Boone

as Big Zack
First aired: 1964-09-24

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

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The Rifleman

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-30

The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas...

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Cheyenne

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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Lawman

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-05

Lawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962...

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Peter Gunn

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-22

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and...

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Bronco

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-23

Bronco is a Western series on ABC from 1958 through 1962. It was shown by the BBC in the United...

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Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-10-27

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

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Outlaws

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-09-26

Outlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank...

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The Alaskans

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-04

The Alaskans is a 1959-1960 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series set during the late...

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Davy Crockett

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-12-15

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

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