Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 16, 1924
Place of Birth
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Fess Elisha Parker Jr.
- Fess Elisha Parker
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 - Movies
Them!
as Alan Crotty
Harvey
as Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
Hell Is for Heroes
as Sgt. Bill Pike
Alias Jesse James
as Davy Crockett (uncredited)
The Bounty Hunter
as Interloper (uncredited)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Davy Crockett
Old Yeller
as Jim Coates
Island in the Sky
as Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
The Hangman
as Sheriff Buck Weston
Thunder Over the Plains
as Kirby
Known For - TV Shows
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Ben Wister
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Dragnet
Daniel Boone
as Daniel Boone
Burke's Law
as Herman Sitwell
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
as Self - Cameo
Annie Oakley
as Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
Annie Oakley
as Len Clinton - The Texas Sandman
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self