Fess Parker
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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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.3 |
| Birthday | 1924-08-16 |
| Place of Birth | Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
| Also Known As | Fess Elisha Parker Jr., Fess Elisha Parker, |
1954
Them!
6.825/423
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists...
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Them!
1991
American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story
6/1
Discover the remarkable life of John Moses Browning with host Fess Parker as he spans three generations of the Browning family to tell this fascinatin...
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American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story
1959
The Jayhawkers!
5.9/21
Before the U.S. Civil War rebel leader Luke Darcy sees himself as leader of a new independent Republic of Kansas but the military governor sends an ex...
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The Jayhawkers!
1957
Old Yeller
6.9/275
Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 18...
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Old Yeller
1962
Hell Is for Heroes
6.5/119
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line....
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Hell Is for Heroes
1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
6.4/110
Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Croc...
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Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1956
The Great Locomotive Chase
6.1/26
During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. Ho...
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The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
5.5/11
The pioneering trail to Oregon was littered with constant danger. Yet, the hope of the "promised land" keeps American families westward bound despite...
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Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1958
The Light in the Forest
6.8/17
A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Native American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the pe...
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The Light in the Forest
1959
The Hangman
6.2/31
A marshal nicknamed "The Hangman" because of his track record in hunting down and capturing wanted criminals traces a robbery suspect to a small town....
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The Hangman
1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
6.3/65
Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie...
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1955
Battle Cry
5.7/22
The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits fr...
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Battle Cry
1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
7/1
A celebrity-filled look at the opening festivities for Walt Disney World in Florida.
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The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
1954
Dragonfly Squadron
6/5
A Korean War film with a secondary plot of the training of South Korean pilots, to fly fighters in air defense, by American Air Force instructors,led...
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Dragonfly Squadron
1952
Springfield Rifle
6.108/37
Major Lex Kearney, dishonourably discharged from the army for cowardice in battle, volunteers to go undercover to try to prevent raids against shipmen...
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Springfield Rifle
1953
The Kid from Left Field
7.2/3
Coop's an ex-ballplayer is now a peanut vendor, who takes too much of an interest in the game. But he's passed on his craze for baseball to his son, C...
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The Kid from Left Field
1950
Harvey
7.676/626
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileg...
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Harvey
1952
No Room for the Groom
5.6/7
A young GI elopes to Las Vegas with his housekeeper’s daughter, but delays to their wedding night arise from illness, her manipulative mother, and a h...
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No Room for the Groom
1954
The Bounty Hunter
6.6/19
A year after a violent train robbery the Pinkerton detective agency hires a bounty hunter to find the three remaining killers. He tracks them to Twin...
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The Bounty Hunter
1954
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
6.5/3
Davy Crockett seeks a truce with his Indian foes.
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Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1956
Disneyland: U.S.A.
8/9
A tour of the Disneyland theme park.
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Disneyland: U.S.A.
1955
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
7/2
Davy and Georgie end a particularly successful season of trapping and hunting with the hopes of easy sales, only for such hopes to be dashed by the se...
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Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1953
Thunder Over the Plains
5.4/15
Set in 1869, after the Civil War, Texas had not yet been readmitted to the Union and carpetbaggers, hiding behind the legal protection of the Union Ar...
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Thunder Over the Plains
2001
A Conversation with Fess Parker
0/0
“A Conversation with Fess Parker” (17:05) is another interview, edited almost exactly like the previous, where Maltin visits the man who played Davy C...
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A Conversation with Fess Parker
1960
Aftermath
8/1
Aftermath was the pilot for an unsold TV series called "The Code of Jonathan West"; it aired as part of The General Electric Theater. The film takes p...
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Aftermath
1966
Smoky
5.5/2
A cowboy named Clint bonds with a beautiful wild stallion that he trains, but after the two are separated and the horse ends up in a rodeo, Clint is d...
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Smoky
1953
Island in the Sky
6.2/63
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastelands of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Captain Dooley, must ke...
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Island in the Sky
2002
'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
0/0
Short documentary on the making of the Disney classic.
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'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic
1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
0/0
Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Disney’s Wonderful World, Walt Disney, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Dis...
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NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1952
Untamed Frontier
7.2/6
The Denbow family denies access across their land to homesteaders. To evade a murder charge, Glenn Denbow marries Jane, the only witness who's in love...
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Untamed Frontier
1966
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
5/1
Daniel Boone leads a party of settlers into Kentucky to found the town of Boonesborough. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with a lovely, red-...
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Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
1955
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
10/1
The second of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him being bored with life, so he and Georgie plan to resettle their families and file their c...
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Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1972
Climb an Angry Mountain
0/0
Sheriff Elisha Cooper has to work with New York City officer Nelson after his son is taken hostage by a fugitive who is hiding out on California's Mou...
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Climb an Angry Mountain
1959
Alias Jesse James
5.9/25
Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in question is the outlaw Jesse James. Milford is sent t...
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Alias Jesse James
1954
The Disneyland Story
8/1
Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come. Then the show focuses primarily...
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The Disneyland Story
1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
6/1
Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of th...
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John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1955
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
6.5/4
The third of five programs about Davy Crockett involves him, Georgie and a riverboat gambler they meet searching for a new adventure, which leads them...
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Davy Crockett at the Alamo
2001
Disney Through The Decades
0/0
features a look through the different decades of the disney company with old footage hosted by Disney stars. appeared on the 2009 Blu-Ray release of S...
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Disney Through The Decades
2006
Året var 1956
0/0
1956 - the year when Elvis Presley breaks through and Grace Kelly celebrates a fairytale wedding in Monaco. In Ställdalen, a rail bus carrying schoolc...
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Året var 1956
1965
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
0/0
Fess Parker heads to the set of The Great Locomotive Chase in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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