His father died in a ... Audie Murphy became a national hero during World War II as the most decorated combat soldier of the war. Jessica Walter, Joe Pantoliano, James Cromwell, Joe Morton and Bruce Greenwood took the honors, with Harrison Ford presenting The Carney to M. Emmet Walsh. He is known for his work on The Son of Captain Blood (1962), La guerrilla (1973) and The Boldest Job in the West (1972). Walker almost single-handedly started the western craze on TV in the 1950s as Cheyenne Bodie in Cheyenne (1955). ... One of the great stars of early American Westerns. An ingredient which was prevalent in the B western was the presence of a helper - or several helpers - to the hero. The Spaghetti Western Database Hall of Fame. Leo Kelley, "Jack Hoxie and Art Acord: 'Reel' Oklahoma Cowboys," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 74 (Spring 1996). Later he toured in a comedy act for Fanchon and Marco. In 1928 he began singing on a local radio station, and three years later he had his own show and was making his first recordings. The mighty, musclebound actor Richard Harrison was one of a slew of handsome American pectoral hunks whose 1950's career in Hollywood amounted to little more than brawny bits but, after, being lured to Italy, became a popular sword-and-sandal star of the early 1960's. He studied acting at Pomona College and got some stage ... Klaus Kinski was born as Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski in Zoppot, Free City of Danzig (now Sopot, Poland), to Susanne (Lutze), a nurse, and Bruno Nakszynski, a pharmacist. Unlike many others, Harrison ... Terence Hill was born as Mario Girotti on March 29, 1939 in Venice, Italy to a chemist. SWDB Hall of Fame/Leading Actors From The Spaghetti Western Database ... May 26, 1936 (Salt Lake City Utah, USA)- Handsome and muscular, Harrison was one of the most prolific American import actors in the Spaghetti Western genre, starring in 17 such films, including one that he directed. Sort by: First Name; Last Name ; Hall of Fame Year Inducted . Douglas B. The Indiana native was born in 1909 (some sources claim 1904). Cowboy hero Tim Holt avidly followed in the boots of his famous character-actor dad, the granite-jawed Jack Holt (b. Charles John Holt), who appeared in hundreds of silents and talkies (many of them westerns) over the years. Although born in Indiana, Jones reportedly (but disputedly) grew up on a ranch near Red Rock in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), and there learned the riding and shooting skills that would stand him in good stead as a hero of Westerns. His parents died while he was in his early teens, forcing him to quit school and take such jobs as a grocery clerk, surveyor and oil field worker. He died on July 31, 1990 in Madrid, Spain. He attended St. Ignatius College in Chicago and after seeing a Wild West show there, left school and found work on a Wyoming ranch. See more ideas about actors, western movies, tv westerns. Before becoming an actor he worked as a boxer, a lumberjack, a truck driver and a cowpuncher. After the war he began... Alan Walbridge Ladd was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the only child of Ina Raleigh (aka Selina Rowley) and Alan Ladd, a freelance accountant. Old Tombstone Western Theme Park offers the best in Wild West entertainment and host Tombstone‘s longest running professional gunfight show.Our national champion gunfight team, The Tombstone Cowboys, consist of professional actors who carry numerous stunt and acting credits from your favorite western … Ernest Borgnine 1996. Among his 33 awards was the Medal of Honor, the highest award for bravery that a soldier can receive. Taylor, whose self-portrait hangs in the ‘Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame’ in Fort Worth, is also an inductee there. The Walk of Fame Committee is made up of five people from the five categories of entertainment and a chairman. Enhanced by his tall, powerful build, icy voice, and piercing eyes, he earned two "Best Supporting Actor" nominations early in his career. As they say, like father, like son. In 1899 he created the role ... A pioneering cowboy star of silent and early talking Westerns, Hoot Gibson was one of the 1920s' most popular children's matinée heroes. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to honor and recognize the accomplishments of those individuals who have contributed in some way to the Spaghetti Western industry. In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan called Sons of the Pioneers. In 2000, he was memorialized as part of the ‘The Trail of Fame’ on the streets of Dodge City, the western Kansas town where ‘Gunsmoke’ was set. 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