Fess Parker

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    August 16, 1924

    Day of Death

    March 18, 2010 (85 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Fort Worth, Texas, USA

    Fess Parker

    Biography

    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.

    Known For

    • Harvey

      Harvey

      1950

    • Them!

      Them!

      1954

    • Old Yeller

      Old Yeller

      1957

    • Hell Is for Heroes

      Hell Is for Heroes

      1962

    • Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

      Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

      1955

    • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

      The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

      1962

    • Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

      Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

      1956

    • Island in the Sky

      Island in the Sky

      1953

    • Springfield Rifle

      Springfield Rifle

      1952

    • The Hangman

      The Hangman

      1959

    • The Wonderful World of Disney

      The Wonderful World of Disney

      1954

    • The Great Locomotive Chase

      The Great Locomotive Chase

      1956

    • Dragnet

      Dragnet

      1951

    • Daniel Boone

      Daniel Boone

      1964

    • The Jayhawkers!

      The Jayhawkers!

      1959