 (From Old Corral image collection) Above from left to right are Allan Lane, I. Stanford Jolley and Eddy Waller in a lobby card from LEADVILLE GUNSLINGER (Republic, 1952). Eddy C. Waller (1889-1977) started his filmwork in the mid 1930s and wound up being typecast in B western supporting roles and bit parts. He is best remembered as 'Nugget Clark', the sidekick in many Republic films starring Allan 'Rocky' Lane. In the early 1950s, Waller was 'Rusty Lee', the saddle pal to Douglas Kennedy in the short-lived TV series STEVE DONOVAN, WESTERN MARSHAL and then he portrayed the train conductor on the CASEY JONES TVer with Alan Hale, Jr. Les Adams has Waller identified in about 200 sound films --- that number includes 116 westerns and 6 cliffhangers. Jim Tipton's Find A Grave website has a picture of the grave marker for Eddy and Doris Waller at Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6687  Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Eddy Waller: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0909040/
 (Courtesy of Minard Coons) Above, Doris and Eddy Waller.
 Above is a portrait shot of John Forest 'Fuzzy' Knight (1901-1976). Below, Knight helps out Bob Baker (left) and Johnny Mack Brown (right) in their short-lived trio western series at Universal in the late 1930s. After a half dozen, Baker was out and Johnny Mack and Knight were a duo in over a dozen Universal oaters. Then Tex Ritter joined JMB and Fuzzy for seven.
 From L-to-R: Bob Baker, Knight and Johnny Mack Brown
In addition to JMB, Baker and Ritter, Knight was also the range pal to Kermit Maynard, Rod Cameron, Kirby Grant and Whip Wilson (there's sections on all these cowboys in the Heroes section on the Old Corral and you'll find some further info and photos on Fuzzy Knight).
 Above, Lee Roy 'Lasses' White (1888-1949) was the sidekick to Tim Holt (early 1940s) as well as Jimmy Wakely (late 1940s). Above, from L-to-R are Ray Whitley, White and a young Tim Holt at RKO prior to Holt entering WW2 service. White also did some A films and one of his better roles was as the singing US Mail rider in the beginning of the Gary Cooper SERGEANT YORK (Warners, 1941). Les Adams has White identified in 59 sound films --- that number includes 37 westerns and 1 serial. Jim Tipton's Find A Grave website has a photo of White's grave marker at Forest Lawn - Glendale, California: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10370 Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on 'Lasses' White: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0925113/
 Above from L-to-R are Dave 'Tex' O'Brien, Tex Ritter and Guy Wilkerson (1899 - 1971), the final three members of PRC's Texas Rangers trio series. His real name was Guy Owen Wilkerson, and his role with the Texas Rangers was as 'Panhandle Perkins'. He and O'Brien had worked together earlier --- Wilkerson was sidekick 'Ichabod Mudd' to O'Brien who had the lead in the CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT (Columbia, 1942) cliffhanger. Les Adams has Wilkerson identified in 107 sound films --- that number includes 73 westerns and 3 cliffhangers. You may want to go to the In Search Of ... page on the Old Corral and check the California Death Records database. There you will find a record for: Guy O. Wilkerson, born 12/21/1899 in Texas, and he passed away on 7/8/1971. There is a corresponding record in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Jim Tipton's Find A Grave website has a photo of Wilkerson's grave marker at Forest Lawn - Glendale, California: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11486 Although some of the data is incomplete or inaccurate, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has information on Guy Wilkerson: http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0929116/ |