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Folks that had meaty roles and lots of dialog and often received billing credit in the opening titles. They were the 'brains' and 'action' heavies ... and the main players that portrayed fathers, ranch owners, lawmen, mayors, judges, lawyers, storekeepers, newspaper editors, wardens, etc. And younger guys who sometimes assisted the hero ... and sometimes portrayed the maligned son or brother of the father or heroine.


Of the e-mail that I've received, many folks have asked for info on those wonderful players who were villains ... and father of the heroine, or were lawmen, storekeepers, et al. Chronicled in this section are players that got meatier roles, they generally had dialog, and might have even been listed in the opening or closing cast credits.

Many of the faces in this section specialized in playing:

  • the "brains" or "dress" heavy - the boss of the gang who often wears a suit, and pretends to be an upright, lawful member of the community.
  • the "action" heavy - the assistant or second-in-command to the brains heavy who usually wore workmanlike duds, did the physical labor, beat up and killed a lot of people, and often had more brawn than brains.
  • oldtimers that owned the ranch ... or oldtimers that were the father of the heroine or father of the hero (and often had a short film lifespan).
  • those that wore the badge of a sheriff, marshal, Ranger, etc.
  • middle-aged and older performers who were judges, lawyers, storeowners, wardens, the owner of the local newspaper, etc.
  • younger folks that played the son of the ranch owner or brother of the heroine ... and sometimes got involved with the baddies.

An interesting tidbit about the older actors is that many of them began their acting careers in the 1900 - 1920s performing on the stage, in traveling repertory companies, and vaudeville.

Performers who were gang or posse members, had little if any dialog, and were generally not credited in the film opening/closing cast listings are profiled in The "Henchies and background players" section on the Old Corral.

Kid and teen performers and players who were the helper or assistant to the hero are in the "Saddle Pals-Sidekicks-Kids-2nd Leads" section on the Old Corral.

I also ask any of the website visitors that have more info on these great supporting players to send me an e-mail, and I'll be glad to include that in the mini-biographies.  Comments or questions --- click HERE to send an e-mail to Chuck Anderson, the Old Corral Webmaster.



Below are thumbnail images of SOME of the villains and primary supporting and character players. In the right side menu, you'll find profiles on these faces ... and lots more performers.


 The Players (in alphabetical order by last name). Click Below:



Tom London


Tris Coffin


Riley Hill/Roy Harris


Budd Buster


Lee Phelps


George Morrell


Al Bridge


Lafe McKee


Hal Taliaferro/Wally Wales


Ethan Laidlaw


Charles Middleton


Roger Williams


Emmett Vogan


Fred Burns


Dennis Moore


Harry Lauter


Ben Corbett


Hank Bell


John Merton


Dick Curtis


Ted Lorch


William 'Bill' McCall


Hooper Atchley


Ian Keith


Warner Richmond


Perry Murdock


Gene Roth/Gene Stutenroth


Murdock MacQuarrie


Edward Peil


Kermit Maynard


Harry Woods


Pierre Watkin


James Blaine


Nelson McDowell


Robert/Bob Terry


Carl Mathews


Fred 'Snowflake' Toones


Kenne Duncan


Bob Duncan


Ray Bennett / Raphael Bennett


George J. Lewis


Henry Hall


Noah Beery, Sr.


Steve Clark


Milt/Milton Kibbee


John/Bob/'Lefty' Cason


Morris Ankrum
(Stephen Morris)



Bob Burns


Frank Lackteen


Charles 'Slim' Whitaker


Charlie King


Frank Hagney


John Elliott


Pierce Lyden


Bud Geary


Ernie Adams


Le Roy Mason


William Desmond


Jack Rockwell


Archie Twitchell


Forrest Taylor


Horace B. Carpenter


Cy Kendall


Edmund Cobb


Robert Frazer


Walter Miller


Richard Fiske


Dick Alexander


Ed Cassidy


Reed Howes


Ted Adams


Herbert Rawlinson


Lynton Brent


Julian Rivero


Jimmy Aubrey


Earl Dwire


Frank Ball


Frank Ellis


Carleton S. Young


Lee Roberts


Stanley Price


Dan White


Fred Parker


Bud Osborne


Glenn Strange


Roy Barcroft


John James


George Chesebro


Ward Bond


Horace Murphy


Buck Conner / Conners / Connors


I. Stanford 'Stan' Jolley


Lee Bennett


Bob Kortman


Stanley Blystone


Frank LaRue


Lloyd Ingraham


Kenneth MacDonald


Kenneth Harlan


Jack Ingram


Lew Meehan


Art Mix (George Kesterson)


Charles Stevens


Gene Alsace/Rocky Camron/Buck Coburn


Al Ferguson


Earle Hodgins


Hal Price


J. Frank Glendon


Paul Fix


Jack Kirk


Myron Healey


Marshall Reed


Karl Hackett


Wheeler Oakman


Steve/Stevan Darrell

Ernie Adams

Ted Adams

Richard 'Dick' Alexander

Gene Alsace / Rocky Camron

Morris Ankrum (Stephen Morris)

Hooper Atchley

Jimmy Aubrey

Frank Ball

Holly Bane / Mike Ragan

Roy Barcroft

Noah Beery, Sr.

Hank Bell

Lee Bennett

Ray Bennett / Raphael Bennett 

James Blaine

Billy Bletcher (the "Voice")

Stanley Blystone

Ward Bond

Lane Bradford

Lynton Brent

Al Bridge

John Bridges

Edward Burns

Fred Burns

Bob Burns

Budd Buster

Horace B. Carpenter

Chuck Cason

John Cason / Bob Cason

Ed Cassidy

George Chesebro

Steve Clark

Edmund Cobb

Tristram 'Tris' Coffin

Buck Conner / Conners / Connors

Tex Cooper

Ben/Benny Corbett

Richard 'Dick' Cramer

Dick Curtis

Steve/Stevan Darrell

William Desmond

Douglass Dumbrille

Bob Duncan 

Kenne Duncan

Earl Dwire

Thornton Edwards

John Elliott

Frank Ellis 

Franklyn Farnum

William Farnum

Al Ferguson

Richard Fiske

Paul Fix

Douglas Fowley

Robert Frazer

Charles K. French

Terry Frost

Bud Geary

J. Frank Glendon

William Gould

William Haade

Karl Hackett

Frank Hagney

Henry Hall

Kenneth Harlan

Myron Healey

Weldon Heyburn

Riley Hill / Roy Harris

Earle Hodgins

Reed Howes

Jack Ingram

Lloyd Ingraham

John James

I. Stanford Jolley

Ian Keith

Cy Kendall

Milton/Milt Kibbee

Charlie King

Jack Kirk

Fred Kohler, Senior & Junior

Bob Kortman

Frank Lackteen

Ethan Laidlaw

Frank LaRue

Harry Lauter

George J. Lewis

Tom London 

Ted Lorch

Pierce Lyden

Kenneth MacDonald

Le Roy Mason

Carl 'Cherokee' Mathews

Kermit Maynard

William 'Bill' McCall

Nelson McDowell

Frank McGlynn Senior & Junior

Lafe McKee

Murdock MacQuarrie

Lew Meehan

John Merton

Charles 'Ming' Middleton

Walter Miller

Art Mix (George Kesterson)

Dennis Moore

George Morrell

Perry Murdock

Horace Murphy

Wheeler Oakman

Bud Osborne

Black Jack O'Shea

Fred Parker

Edward Peil

House Peters, Jr.

Lee Phelps

Hal Price

Stanley Price

Herbert Rawlinson

Marshall Reed

Warner Richmond (and his brother Al)

Julian Rivero

Lee Roberts

Jack Rockwell

Charles Stevens

Carl Stockdale

Glenn Strange

Gene Stutenroth / Gene Roth

Hal Taliaferro/Wally Wales

Forrest Taylor

Bob Terry

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

Archie Twitchell

Emmett Vogan

Pierre Watkin

Charles 'Slim' Whitaker

Dan White

Roger Williams

Harry Woods

Harry Worth

Carleton Young 

There's a few more faces in the Rogues Gallery ... including Bob Wilke, Hugh Prosser




Some other websites to visit:

Aveleyman / The Actor's Compendium - the website was no longer working when I checked in February, 2024: http://www.aveleyman.com
Lord Heath / Another Fine Mess - the website was no longer working when I checked in February, 2024: https://lordheath.com/
Drina Mohacsi's Young Hollywood Hall of Fame: http://www.younghollywoodhof.com/index.html
The Files of Jerry Blake serial website - villains section: http://filesofjerryblake.com/serial-villains/
Boyd Magers' Western Clipping website: http://www.westernclippings.com/
A lot of these players worked with the Three Stooges at Columbia: http://www.threestooges.net/cast



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