 | Unkempt, rough and tough looking members of the gang (or lynch mob, or vigilantes, or posse or cow herders) who had minimal or no dialog. They are generally not listed in the film credits. We tend to recognize some of their faces, but have no clue as to their real names. |
 (Courtesy of Ed Phillips) Above from L-to-R are Robert Walker (1888-1954), Frank Ellis, Dick Rush, Edmund Cobb, Charles Starrett, George Morrell (behind and right of Starrett). In the background on horseback are Steve Clark and Tex Cooper (Buffalo Bill-looking character). Scene from TWO-FISTED SHERIFF (Columbia, 1937). |
 Les Adams adds: the majority of Robert Walker's sound era work was from two sources:1) Ken Maynard at Universal --- he was part of the Maynard henchie brigade that included Bud McClure, Roy and Ralph Bucko, Slim Whitaker, Jack Kirk, Jack King, et al, and seldom billed. 2) a mainstay in whatever Harry S. Webb had going in sound westerns from 1930-1940. If Webb was working, Walker was working. I only know of two instances where he was billed as 'Bob' Walker, a tag given him later on by some western film historians to separate him from MGM's Robert Walker, who at one time was married to Jennifer Jones (Phylis Isley). Les has Walker identified in about 125 sound era films and that number includes 87 westerns and 17 serials.  Although some of the data may be incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has information on Robert Walker: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908154/Some additional Walker biographical info from Boyd Magers: Robert Donald Walker (1888 - 1954) was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He entered films with Kalem in 1915. |
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) Robert Walker waits for hero Wally Wales to enter the saloon in the above lobby card from the early sound oater, BREED OF THE WEST (Big 4, 1930).  (Courtesy of Les Adams) Above, Ken Maynard is prone among an entire regiment of henchies in this scene from THE FIDDLIN' BUCKAROO (Universal, 1933). From L-to-R are Slim Whitaker, Bud McClure, Frank Ellis (face in shadows), Roy Bucko, Hank Bell, Jack Kirk (face in shadows), Robert Walker (tall hat), Fred Kohler and Buck Bucko. Blowup of Walker's face is shown above on the left. |
 (Courtesy of Les Adams) |  | Dick Dickinson (1895 - 1956) was born in Iowa and worked in about a 85 films during the period 1929 - 1954. About half of those film appearances were in westerns. The small face image on the left is Dickinson in the Tim McCoy oater THE FIGHTING MARSHAL (Columbia, 1931). |
 (From Old Corral image collection) Above is Dick Dickinson readying his knife to throw at Tim McCoy in TEXAS CYCLONE (Columbia, 1932). Although some of the data may be incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has information on Dick Dickinson: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225513/ |
