GREGG PALMER
Date of Birth
25 January 1927,
San Francisco, California, USA
Date of Death
October 31, 2015
Birth Name
Palmer Lee
Nickname
Grizzly
Height
6' 2" (1.88 m)
Spouse
Ruth (1967 - 1999) (her death)
Trivia
Living in Encino, California after retiring, he has played a lot of golf, making frequent personal appearances for charity purposes. Also developed an interest in Indian lore and history and speaks a little Navajo.
Early jobs during his salad days in Hollywood include truck driver, construction worker and bouncer.
Auditioned for an early 50s TV show based on Al Capp's popular comic strip character "Li'l Abner." His Daisy Mae for the audition was none other than Marilyn Monroe. Neither got the job.
Joined the Army Air Corps wherein he became a cryptographer and achieved the rank of sergeant before being discharged in 1946.
Son of Norwegian immigrants. Father a carpenter, came from Norway in 1907. His father served in WWI w/USArmy over seas. Mother came from Norway in 1922.
Mini Biography
Norwegian by heritage and a San Franciscan by birth, brown-haired, brown-eyed Gregg Palmer (born Palmer Lee) broke into show biz as a radio announcer. After an early '50s stint as a contract player at Universal, he turned to freelancing, closing out the decade by starring and co-starring in a number of detective, Western and sci-fi adventures. In the '60s, Palmer drifted into supporting roles and much TV work, and reinforced his growing rep with Western fans by becoming a regular member of John Wayne's latter-day stock company.
IMDb Mini Biography By: Tom Weaver
Filmography
Actor
1982 The Blue and the Gray (TV mini-series)– Part 1 (1982) … Bull Run Colonel
1981 Early Warning...Sgt. Scott O'Malley
1981 Scream...Ross
1980 The Man with Bogart's Face...Sgt. Hacksaw
1979 Beggarman, Thief (TV movie)
1978 Hot Lead and Cold Feet...Jeff
1978 True Grit (TV movie)...Slatter
1978 Go West, Young Girl (TV movie)...Payne (as Greg Palmer)
1978 CHiPs (TV series)– Cry Wolf (1978) … Walter
1978 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)...Loman
1977 The Hostage Heart (TV movie)...Walker Bench (as Greg Palmer)
1977 Quincy M.E. (TV series)– A Good Smack in the Mouth (1977) … Sean Duffy
1959-1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Jim Bridger / Posse Bushwhacker / Ed's Friend
– Kit Carson and the Mountain Men: Part 2 (1977) … Jim Bridger
– Kit Carson and the Mountain Men: Part 1 (1977) … Jim Bridger
– Menace on the Mountain: Part 2 (1970) … Posse Bushwhacker
– Menace on the Mountain: Part 1 (1970) … Posse Bushwhacker
– Texas John Slaughter: The Robber Stallion (1959) … Ed's Friend (uncredited)
1977 Kit Carson and the Mountain Men (TV movie)...Jim Bridger
1976 The Shootist...Burly Man
1976 The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (TV movie)
1975 The World Through the Eyes of Children...Blacksmith
1958-1975 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Bartender / Benson / Blacksmith / …
– The Busters (1975) … Simeon Reed
– Alias Festus Haggin (1972) … Guthrie
– Lynott (1971) … Nicols
– Sergeant Holly (1970) … Bodine
– The Cage (1970) … Benson
all 21 episodes
1975 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)– The Knightly Murders (1975) … Sgt. Buxbaum
1973 Here We Go Again, Eh Providence?...Gregg Hunter, The Hurricane Kid
1973 Swiebertje (TV series)– Steek je handen uit de mouwen, Swiebelman (1973) … Filibert Deuterhops
1972 Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?...Hurricane Smith
1972 Nichols (TV series)– Bertha (1972) … Burt
1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)– Don't Get Mad, Get Even (1972) … Fermin
1971 Mongo's Back in Town (TV movie)...Szabo
1971 Jason King (TV series)– A Red Red Rose Forever (1971) … Swiss Policeman
1971 Cannon (TV series)– Scream of Silence (1971) … Gunther
1971 Big Jake...John Goodfellow
1964-1970 The Virginian (TV series)
1st Cowhand / Boak / Cal / …
– Hannah (1970) … O'Shea
– The Substitute (1969) … Boak
– The Fortress (1967) … Sheriff
– Bitter Harvest (1967) … Ed Sticks
– The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All (1966) … Peters
all 10 episodes
1970 Rio Lobo...Pete - Henchman (uncredited)
1970 The McKenzie Break...Lt. Berger
1970 Chisum...Karl Riker
1970 Menace on the Mountain (TV movie)...Posse bushwhacker
1970 Cutter's Trail (TV movie)...Oakes
1956-1969 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Gabe / Jeb Russell / John Brewster / …
– Son of Thunder (1969)
– The Indian Girl (1968) … Shunar
– Spring Rendezvous (1967) … Shumer
– Kate Melville and the Law (1965) … Gabe
– Paid in Full (1965) … Jeb Russell
all 13 episodes
1969 The Undefeated...Parker
1964-1969 Bonanza (TV series)
Benson / Gannett / Muley / …
– Another Windmill to Go (1969) … Benson
– Speak No Evil (1969) … Terrell
– The Burning Sky (1968) … Muley
– Sense of Duty (1967) … Wells (uncredited)
– Return to Honor (1964) … Gannett
1969 Smith!...Sergeant, Court Bailiff (uncredited)
1969 The Good Guys (TV series)– Episode #1.14 (1969) … Maurice
1968 Star Trek (TV series)– Spectre of the Gun (1968) … Rancher (uncredited)
1965-1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Bartender / Sheriff Jonas Bolt / Thaddeus
– The Night of the Gruesome Games (1968) … Bartender
– The Night of the Hangman (1967) … Sheriff Jonas Bolt
– The Night of the Human Trigger (1965) … Thaddeus
1968 If He Hollers, Let Him Go!...Special Officer
1967-1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
Buford / Rocky / Webber
– The Greeners (1968) … Webber
– The Deputy (1967) … Buford
– Journey to a Hanging (1967) … Rocky
1968 Mission: Impossible (TV series)– The Town (1968) … Deputy
1968 The High Chaparral (TV series)– Ride the Savage Land (1968) … Colonel
1967-1968 Tarzan (TV series)
Cookie / German in Dream / Haines
– Trek to Terror (1968) … Haines
– The Circus (1967) … German in Dream
– Captain Jai (1967) … Cookie
1967 Billion Dollar Brain...1st Dutch Businessman
1967 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)– Gomer Says 'Hey' to the President (1967) … Second Agent
1965-1967 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Deputy Morgan / Highway Patrolman / The Big Man
– Three Passengers for the Lusitania (1967) … Highway Patrolman
– Hoodlums on Wheels (1966) … The Big Man
– Never Pick Up a Stranger (1965) … Deputy Morgan
1965-1966 Laredo (TV series)
Curly / Sgt, Mason
– The Dance of the Laughing Death (1966) … Sgt, Mason
– The Golden Trail (1965) … Curly
1966 Run Buddy Run (TV series)– Steam Bath & Chicken Little (1966) … Harry
1966 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)– Man with Two Faces (1966) … Grant Johnson
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
KAOS Agent / The Texan
– I'm Only Human (1966) … KAOS Agent
– Double Agent (1966) … The Texan
1966 The Rare Breed...Rodenbush
1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)– A Real Tough Town (1966) … Moose Walters
1965 Branded (TV series)– $10,000 for Durango (1965) … Doc
1965 The Big Valley (TV series)– Winner Lose All (1965) … Mel Coombs
1965 The Loner (TV series)– An Echo of Bugles (1965) … Adjutant
1965 Shenandoah...Guard (uncredited)
1963-1965 The Littlest Hobo (TV series)
Tom Dawson / Vern
– Black Sheep, Black Sheep (1965) … Vern
– Furlong (1963) … Tom Dawson
1965 Rawhide (TV series)– The Violent Land (1965) … Mace
1964 Advance to the Rear...Gambler (uncredited)
1964 The Quick Gun...Donovan
1963 The Prize...Swedish Commentator (uncredited)
1962-1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Donovan / Gruniger / Murph Brady
– To Catch a Mink (1963) … Gruniger
– Framework for a Badge (1962) … Murph Brady
– The Parallel Caper (1962) … Donovan
1960-1963 Laramie (TV series)
Bill - Deputy / Chuck Logan / Duke Walker
– Badge of Glory (1963) … Chuck Logan
– The Long Road Back (1962) … Duke Walker
– Queen of Diamonds (1960) … Bill - Deputy (uncredited)
1962 40 Pounds of Trouble...Howard Piper
1959-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Ben Mattock / Brogan / Drunk / …
– Trial at Tablerock (1962) … Sheriff Matthew Tyler
– Fight at Adobe Wells (1960) … Ben Mattock
– The Misguided Father (1960) … Brogan
– Fragile (1959) … Drunk
1961-1962 Cheyenne (TV series)
Dillard / Hal Walton / Nick
– Wanted for the Murder of Cheyenne Bodie (1962) … Hal Walton
– Dark Decision (1962) … Nick
– The Frightened Town (1961) … Dillard
1962 Bronco (TV series)
Colton / Lt. Ames
– Then the Mountains (1962) … Lt. Ames
– Destinies West (1962) … Colton
1957-1962 Wagon Train (TV series)
Calso / Groton / Paul Dawson / …
– The Amos Billings Story (1962) … Calso
– The Jose Morales Story (1960) … Raleigh
– The Riley Gratton Story (1957) … Paul Dawson
– The Mary Halstead Story (1957) … Groton
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)– So's Your Old Man (1961) … Frank
1961 The Comancheros...Emil Bouvier - Duelist (uncredited)
1957-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Deputy / Jeff Anderson / Steger
– Death Raffle (1961) … Steger
– The Warrior's Return (1959) … Deputy
– Chips (1957) … Jeff Anderson
1961 The Cat Burglar...Reed Taylor
1961 Two Faces West (TV series)– The Dead Ringer (1961) … Cowlin
1961 Most Dangerous Man Alive...Lt. Fisher
1956-1961 The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV series)
Tom McLowery / Deputy Bill Tillman
– Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1961) … Tom McLowery
– Just Before the Battle (1961) … Tom McLowery
– The Law Must Be Fair (1961) … Tom McLowery
– Doc Holliday Faces Death (1961) … Tom McLowery
– So Long, Dora, So Long (1956) … Deputy Bill Tillman (uncredited)
1961 Outlaws (TV series)– Sam Bass (1961) … Heff
1961 Gun Fight...Brad Santley
1961 Assignment: Underwater (TV series)– Witness from the Dead (1961) … Ernest Beal
1961 The AbsentMinded Professor...Communications Man (uncredited)
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)– A Gun Is for Killing (1961) … Truman Blanchard
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)– The Big Train: Part 1 (1961) … Paul Di Marco (uncredited)
1960 Five Guns to Tombstone...Mel Dixon
1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)– Welcome Enemy (1960) … Capt. McHenry
1960 Lawman (TV series)– Old Stefano (1960) … Tracy McNeil
1960 Surfside 6 (TV series)– High Tide (1960) … Lou Montell
1960 The Deputy (TV series)– Trail of Darkness (1960) … Tulley
1960 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)– The Harpoon Story (1960) … Gil Harrison
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)– The Vigilantes of Montana (1960) … Will Purdue
1959-1960 Shotgun Slade (TV series)
Dolph Peterson / Marshal
– Donna Juanita (1960) … Marshal
– Freight Line (1959) … Dolph Peterson
1960 The Millionaire (TV series)– Millionaire Jessica March (1960) … Johnson
1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)– Sundance and the Bare-Knuckled Fighters (1960) … Cooper
1959 World of Giants (TV series)– Feathered Foe (1959)
1959 Sea Hunt (TV series)– Base of Operations (1959) … Harry Herbie
1959 The Rebel Set...John Mapes
1959 State Trooper (TV series)– The Girl on Cloud Nine (1959) … Ben Stander
1958-1959 26 Men (TV series)
– Terror in Paradise (1959)
– Hole Up (1958)
– Runaway Stage (1958)
– The Vanquisher (1958)
– Chain Gang (1958)
1958-1959 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Bill Clayton / Jim Carter / Joe Kruger
– Four Lives (1959) … Bill Clayton
– Melany (1959) … Jim Carter
– The Hand Is Quicker (1958) … Joe Kruger
1959 The Lineup (TV series)
– The Girls and Guns Case (1959) … Dave Kane
– The Pigeon Drop Case (1959)
1959 The Sad Horse...Bart Connors
1959 The Shaggy Dog...FBI Agent (uncredited)
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)– The Bitter Lesson (1959) … Tom Hiller
1959 Pony Express (TV series)– Princess of Crazy Creek (1959)
1958 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)– The Reunion (1958) … Man In Dream
1958 Buckskin (TV series)– A Man from the Mountains (1958) … Jackel
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)– Band of Iron (1958) … Grant
1958 Frontier Doctor (TV series)– Crooked Circle (1958) … Charlie Pierce
1958 The Texan (TV series)– The Troubled Town (1958) … First Card Player
1958 Thundering Jets...Capt. Cory Dexter
1958 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)– Most Likely to Succeed (1958) … Actor
1958 Sky King (TV series)– The Runaway (1958) … Frank Kinnard
1958 The Female Animal...Piggy
1958 Fury (TV series)– Joey's First Crush (1958) … Deputy Barry Carver
1957 Broken Arrow (TV series)– White Savage (1957) … Lt. Fielding
1957 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)– Panhandle (1957) … Pete Hackett
1957 From Hell It Came...Kimo
1957 Code 3 (TV series)– The Guilty Ones (1957) (as Greg Palmer)
1957 Blondie (TV series)– Deception (1957) … Andy
1957 Footsteps in the Night...Pat Orvello, alias Tony Reed
1957 Zombies of Mora Tau...Jeff Clark
1957 Revolt at Fort Laramie...Capt. James 'Jamie' Tenslip
1956 Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV series)– Littlest Rookie (1956) … Ed McQuade
1956 Hilda Crane...Dink Bromley
1956 The Creature Walks Among Us...Jed Grant
1955-1956 The Adventures of Champion (TV series)
Al / Jack Preston
– Johnny Hands Up (1956) … Al
– A Bugle for Ricky (1955) … Jack Preston
1955 Navy Log (TV series)– The Captain's Choice (1955) … Executive Officer
1955 Highway Patrol (TV series)– Machine-Napping (1955) … Sergeant
1955 To Hell and Back...Lieutenant Manning
1955 So This Is Hollywood (TV series)– The Achilles Heel of Pudge Heffledorfer (1955) … Pudge Heffledorfer
1955 Stories of the Century (TV series)– Jack Slade (1955) … Joseph A. Jack Slade
1955 The Public Defender (TV series)– The Big Steel (1955) … Pete Corey
1955 Cavalcade of America (TV series)– The Marine Who Was Two Hundred Years Old (1955)
1954 The Lone Ranger (TV series)– The Globe (1954) … Stanley Ammons
1954 Magnificent Obsession...Tom Masterson
1954 Playgirl...Tom Bradley
1954 Taza, Son of Cochise...Capt. Burnett
1953 The Veils of Bagdad...Osman (as Palmer Lee)
1953 The All American...Hunter Cameron (as Palmer Lee)
1953 Column South...Lt. Ben Chalmers (as Palmer Lee)
1953 It Happens Every Thursday...Chet Dunne (as Palmer Lee)
1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars...Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
1953 The Redhead from Wyoming...Hal Jessup (as Palmer Lee)
1952 The Raiders...Marty Smith (as Palmer Lee)
1952 Back at the Front...Capt. White (as Palmer Lee)
1952 Son of Ali Baba...Farouk (uncredited)
1952 Sally and Saint Anne...Johnny Evans (as Palmer Lee)
1952 Francis Goes to West Point...William Norton (as Palmer Lee)
1952 Red Ball Express...Tank Lieutenant (as Palmer Lee)
1952 The Battle at Apache Pass...Joe Bent (as Palmer Lee)
1952 The Cimarron Kid...Grat Dalton (uncredited)
1951 Meet Danny Wilson...Interne/Policeman (uncredited)
1951 That's My Boy...Student (as Palmer Lee)
1951 Up Front...MP with Binoculars (uncredited)
1950 My Friend Irma Goes West...Ambulance Interne (uncredited)
