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TERRY WILSON
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Born
September 3, 1923 in Huntington Park, California, USA
Died
March 30, 1999 (age 75) in Canoga Park, California, USA
Resting place
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, California
Spouse
Mary Ann Wilson (1924-2002)
Children
Monica Wilson
Timothy T. Wilson
Trivia
Along with John Wayne, Frank McGrath and Ken Curtis,
Wilson was a pall-bearer at Ward Bond's funeral in 1960 .
Mini-Biography
Terry W. Wilson was an American actor most noted for his role
as "Bill Hawks", the assistant trailmaster, in 267 episodes of the NBC and
ABC television Western series, Wagon Train, which aired from 1957 to 1965.
Wilson also appeared in more than thirty-five films and television programs
between 1948 and 1981. In 1956, he had an uncredited role as a robber in Clint Walker's Cheyenne,
the first television Western in an hour-long format.
Wilson was with Wagon Train for the entire eight seasons and worked with all the other stars on the program,
including Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Frank McGrath, Denny Scott Miller, and Michael Burns.
After Wagon Train, Wilson appeared in several other westerns, including
ABC's Custer and Hondo in 1967, in Don Knotts' The Shakiest Gun in the West
in 1968, the film Dirty Dingus Magee in 1970, in four episodes of NBC's
The Virginian in 1970 and 1971, in the James Garner picture
Support Your Local Gunfighter in 1971, once on CBS's Gunsmoke in 1972,
and twice in Richard Boone's Hec Ramsey in 1973 and 1974.
Wilson's portrayed Biff Jenkins in the 1975 Walt Disney film
Escape to Witch Mountain.
His last acting role was as Norman Scroggs in a 1981 episode of CBS's
The Dukes of Hazzard.
In his early years, Wilson was a stunt performer for John Wayne
in such films as Sands of Iwo Jima in 1949 and Rio Grande
in 1950, (see below for more). He was part of the John Ford stock troupe and appeared as
an uncredited extra in numerous dance scenes.
He often appeared with his friend and fellow stunt performer
Frank McGrath. In 1957, Ward Bond specifically requested Wilson
and McGrath to be regulars on Wagon Train.
When Bond died, it was Wilson who broke the news to Bond's best friend, John Wayne.
He said, "Hold on ... Ward just dropped dead".
It has been said that they both cried together on the phone.
Wilson, along with
, McGrath, Harry Carey, Jr. (Dobe),and Ken Curtis,
later Festus Haggen on Gunsmoke, were Bond's pallbearers.
Along with McGrath, Wilson appears in a dance scene as a Texas Ranger
and both are in the "wedding party" in the film The Searchers. In Hondo,
Frank McGrath has a speaking part,
and Terry Wilson doubles for [BJohn Wayne[/B] in the knife fight
with the Indian Silva. Wilson and his wife, Mary Ann (1924–2002),
are interred at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in
Westlake Village in Los Angeles County.
They had two children, Monica (born c. 1950) and Timothy T. Wilson
(born c. 1952).
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Information from IMDb
Filmography
Actor
1981 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series) – 10 Million Dollar Sheriff Part 1 (1981) … Norman Scroggs
1979 The Treasure Seekers..German seaman
1977 Charge of the Model T's...Stonewall Adams
1975 Escape to Witch Mountain...Biff Jenkins
1975 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return (TV movie)...Sergeant Maxwell
1973-1974 Hec Ramsey (TV series)...Lew Post / Stagecoach Driver
1974 Hitchhike! (TV movie)...Gas Station Owner
1974 Banacek (TV series) – Horse of a Slightly Different Color (1974) … Chuck Smith
1973 Westworld...Sheriff
1973 One Little Indian...Stage Driver
1972 Rage...Kaufman Trucking Co. driver
1972 Gun Law (TV series)– The Brothers (1972) … Liveryman
1972 Fair Play (TV movie)...Utah Brazos
1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter...Thug
1970-1971 The Virginian (TV series)..Jimmy / Marty / Shaker
1970 Dirty Dingus Magee...Sergeant
1969 This Savage Land (TV movie)...Nate
1968 The Shakiest Gun in the West...Welsh
1968 Tarzan (TV series) – Rendevouz for Revenge (1968) … Claude
1968 A Man Called Gannon...Coss
1967 Hondo (TV series) – Hondo and the Death Drive (1967) … Dakota
1967 Custer (TV series) – Breakout (1967) … Brownsmith
1967 The War Wagon...Sheriff Strike
1966 The Plainsman...Sgt. Womack
1957-1965 Wagon Train (TV series)...Bill Hawks / Bill Hawkes
1957 The Wings of Eagles...Naval Officer (uncredited)
1956 Cheyenne (TV series) – Death Deals the Hand (1956) … First Robber (uncredited)
1956 The Tomahawk and the Cross...Capt. Fanning
1956 Tension at Table Rock...Saloon Brawler (uncredited)
1956 The Last Hunt...2nd Buffalo Hunter (uncredited)
1956 The Searchers...Ranger (uncredited)
1955 The Last Frontier...Sentry (uncredited)
1955 It's Always Fair Weather...Charlie's Henchman (uncredited)
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers...Town Suitor (uncredited)
1953 The Lone Ranger (TV series)– Woman from Omaha (1953) … Hank
1952 Blackbeard, the Pirate...Pirate (uncredited)
1952 Sailor Beware...Shore Patrol (uncredited)
1951 Westward the Women...Lon (uncredited)
1949 A Dangerous Profession...Man (uncredited)
1948 Belle Starr's Daughter...Cowboy (uncredited)
1948 My Hands Are Clay...Father O'Brien
Stunts
1986 Spine (video) (stunt coordinator)
1973 Westworld (stunts - uncredited)
1957 Legend of the Lost (stunts - uncredited)
1957 Designing Woman (stunts - uncredited)
1957 The Wings of Eagles (stunts - uncredited)
1956 The Tomahawk and the Cross (stunts - uncredited)
1956 The Great Locomotive Chase (stunts - uncredited)
1956 The Last Hunt (stunts - uncredited)
1956 The Searchers (stunts - uncredited)
1956 The Conqueror (stunts - uncredited)
1955 The Last Frontier (stunts - uncredited)
1955 Blood Alley (stunts - uncredited)
1955 The Prodigal (stunts - uncredited)
1954 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (stunts - uncredited)
1954 The Egyptian (stunts - uncredited)
1954 Prince Valiant (stunts - uncredited)
1953 Hondo (stunts - uncredited)
1953 Ride, Vaquero! (stunts - uncredited)
1953 The Last Posse (stunts - uncredited)
1952 Blackbeard, the Pirate (stunts - uncredited)
1952 Montana Belle (stunt double: Forrest Tucker - uncredited)
1952 The Quiet Man (stunts - uncredited)
1952 Scaramouche (stunts - uncredited)
1952 Bugles in the Afternoon (stunts - uncredited)
1951 Westward the Women (stunts - uncredited)
1951 The Red Badge of Courage (stunts - uncredited)
1950 Rio Grande (stunts - uncredited)
1950 Tripoli (stunts - uncredited)
1950 Devil's Doorway (stunts - uncredited)
1950 Colt .45 (stunt double - uncredited)
1949 Sands of Iwo Jima (stunt double - uncredited)
1949 The Big Steal (stunt double - uncredited)
1948 Belle Starr's Daughter (fight double - uncredited)
1948 Silver River (stunts - uncredited)
1947 The Lady from Shanghai (stunts - uncredited)
1947 Pirates of Monterey (stunts - uncredited)
1947 Pursued (stunt double - uncredited)
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