Terry Wilson

Born: 1923-09-03

Terry W. Wilson (September 3, 1923 – March 30, 1999) was an American actor most noted for his role as "Bill Hawks", the assistant trail master, in all 267 episodes of the NBC and ABC western television series, Wagon Train, which aired from 1957 to 1965. Wilson appeared in more than thirty-five films and television programs between 1948 and 1981. Many of his early roles were uncredited. On July 2, 1953, he was cast as a stagecoach guard in episode 121, "Woman from Omaha", of The Lone Ranger. In 1956, he had another uncredited role as a robber in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Cheyenne, the first television western in an hour-long format, starring Clint Walker. Wilson was with Wagon Train for the entire run and worked with all the other stars on the program, including Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Frank McGrath, Denny Miller, and Michael Burns. Terry enlisted and served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. CLR Wilson died at age 75 on March 30, 1999. He was survived by his wife Mary Ann Wilson and three children.


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The War Wagon

as Sheriff Strike
Released: 1967-05-26

An ex-con seeks revenge on the man who put him in prison by planning a robbery of the latter's...

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The Searchers

as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Released: 1956-05-16

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his...

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

as Town Suitor (uncredited)
Released: 1954-07-22

In 1850 Oregon, when a backwoodsman brings a wife home to his farm, his six brothers decide that...

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Westworld

as Sheriff
Released: 1973-08-15

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds—ancient Rome, Medieval times...

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The Flame and the Arrow

as Guard (uncredited)
Released: 1950-07-07

Dardo, a Robin Hood-like figure, and his loyal followers use a Roman ruin in Medieval Lombardy...

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Support Your Local Gunfighter

as Thug
Released: 1971-05-26

A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies...

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It's Always Fair Weather

as Charlie's Henchman (uncredited)
Released: 1955-08-30

Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war....

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Westward the Women

as Lon (uncredited)
Released: 1951-12-16

There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His...

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Escape to Witch Mountain

as Biff Jenkins
Released: 1975-03-21

Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as...

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Sailor Beware

as Shore Patrol (uncredited)
Released: 1952-02-08

Meeting in a navy recruiting line, Al Crowthers and Melvin Jones become friends. Al has tried to...

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The Shakiest Gun in the West

as Welsh
Released: 1968-07-10

Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west...

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The Last Frontier

as Sentry (uncredited)
Released: 1955-12-07

Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain who loses his fort to a hated colonel.

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Dirty Dingus Magee

as Sergeant
Released: 1970-11-18

Ass-breaker Dingus Magee is looking for a gold train when he comes upon old acquaintance Hoke...

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Pillars of the Sky

as Capt. Fanning
Released: 1956-09-14

First Sergeant Emmett Bell faces off with Apache chieftain Kamiakin in this nuanced portrayal of...

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The Plainsman

as Sgt. Womack
Released: 1966-08-01

Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war.

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This Savage Land

as Nate
Released: 1969-07-23

Shortly after the Civil War, Kansas homesteaders are harrassed by Confederate marauders.

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The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return

as Sergeant Maxwell
Released: 1975-01-28

A crusty old rancher hires three young women to pose as his daughters. However, the real father...

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A Dangerous Profession

as uncredited
Released: 1949-12-10

A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation.

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Hitchhike!

as Gas Station Owner
Released: 1974-02-23

A Los Angeles woman, on her way to visit her sister in San Fransisco, picks up a hitchhiker who...

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Fair Play

as Utah Brazos
Released: 1972-01-01

A young man arrives at the town of Fair Play to see his uncle. What he finds upon arriving is a...

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Charge of the Model T's

as Stonewall Adams
Released: 1977-11-04

During WWI, the Germans try to encourages and hires a band of certain Mexican guerrillas and...

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The Virginian

as Turner
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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Wagon Train

as Bill Hawks
First aired: 1957-09-18

The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later...

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Cheyenne

as 1st Robber (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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The Lone Ranger

as Stage Guard Hank
First aired: 1949-09-15

The Lone Ranger is an American western television series that ran from 1949 to 1957, starring...

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Gunsmoke

as Liveryman
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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Tarzan

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-08

Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a...

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Banacek

as Chuck Smith
First aired: 1972-09-13

Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network...

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Hondo

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-08

Hondo is a 17-episode Western television series starring Ralph Taeger that aired in the United...

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