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Norman Eugene "Clint" Walker (born May 30, 1927) is an American actor best known for his cowboy role as "Cheyenne Bodie" in the TV Western series, Cheyenne.
Walker was born in Hartford, Illinois. He left school to work at a factory and on a river boat, then joined the United States Merchant Marine at 17 during the tail end of World War II. After leaving the Merchant Marines, he worked at odd jobs in Brownwood, Texas, Long Beach, California, and Las Vegas, where he worked as a doorman at the Sands Hotel.
In Los Angeles, he was hired by Cecil B. DeMille to appear in The Ten Commandments. A friend in the film business helped get him a few bit parts that brought him to the attention of Warner Bros. who were in the process of developing a western style television series.
Walker's good looks and physique—he was one-quarter Cherokee descent, stood 6ft 6in (198 cm), with a 48in chest and a 32in waist. —landed him an audition and he won the lead role. Billed as "Clint" Walker, he was cast as Cheyenne Bodie, a cowboy hero set in the post American Civil War era. Although the series regularly capitalized on Walker's rugged frame with frequent bare-chested scenes, it was well written and acted; it proved hugely popular for eight seasons on the ABC television network.
Walker then played roles in several big screen films including a trio of westerns for Gordon Douglas: Fort Dobbs in 1958, Yellowstone Kelly in 1959, and Gold of the Seven Saints in 1961, as well as The Night of the Grizzly in 1966 and in 1967, the very successful war drama, The Dirty Dozen.
During the 1970s he returned to television, starring in a number of made-for-TV western films as well as a short-lived series in 1974 called Kodiak. In 1998, he acted the voice of Nick Nitro in Small Soldiers.
21st century
Walker met western author Kirby Jonas through James Drury, a mutual friend. Jonas and Walker subsequently spent two years collaborating on a story idea suggested by Walker involving gold and the Yaqui, a partnership that led to the publication of the 2003 Western novel Yaqui Gold (ISBN 1891423088).
Honors
Walker has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1505 Vine Street, near its intersection with Sunset Boulevard (approximate coordinates: 34°05?53?N 118°19?36?W? / ?34.098084, -118.326643).
In 2004, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Actor:
1. Small Soldiers (1998) (voice) .... Nick Nitro
2. "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues" .... Cheyenne Bodie (1 episode, 1995)
- Gunfighters (1995) TV Episode .... Cheyenne Bodie
3. "Sweating Bullets" .... Dead Eye Dixon (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Tropical Heat
- The Last of the Magnificent (1993) TV Episode .... Dead Eye Dixon
4. The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991) (TV) .... Cheyenne
5. All American Cowboy (1985) (TV)
6. The Serpent Warriors (1985)
7. "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1983)
- Friend of the Family/Affair on Demand/Just Another Pretty Face (1983) TV Episode
8. Hysterical (1983) .... Sheriff
9. Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women (1979) (TV) .... Wendell
... aka Island of Sister Theresa (USA)
10. "Centennial" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Joe Bean
11. Deadly Harvest (1977) .... Grant Franklin
12. The White Buffalo (1977) .... Whistling Jack Kileen
... aka Hunt to Kill (USA: TV title)
13. Snowbeast (1977) (TV) .... Sheriff Paraday
14. Baker's Hawk (1976) .... Dan Baker
15. "Kodiak" (1974) TV Series .... Kodiak (unknown episodes)
16. Killdozer (1974) (TV) .... Lloyd Kelly
17. Scream of the Wolf (1974) (TV) .... Byron Douglas
18. The Bounty Man (1972) (TV) .... Kinkaid
19. Pancho Villa (1972) .... Scotty
... aka Desafío de Pancho Villa, El (Spain)
... aka Vendetta (USA)
20. Hardcase (1972) (TV) .... Jack Rutherford
21. Yuma (1971) (TV) .... Marshal Dave Harmon
22. The Great Bank Robbery (1969) .... Ranger Ben Quick
23. Sam Whiskey (1969) .... O. W. Bandy
24. More Dead Than Alive (1968) .... Cain
25. The Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Samson Posey
26. Maya (1966) .... Hugh Bowen
27. The Night of the Grizzly (1966) .... Jim Cole
28. "The Lucy Show" .... Frank (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
... aka The Lucille Ball Show (USA: alternative title)
- Lucy and Clint Walker (1966) TV Episode .... Frank
- Lucy and the Sleeping Beauty (1965) TV Episode .... Frank
29. None But the Brave (1965) .... Capt. Dennis Bourke
... aka Yusha nomi (Japan)
30. Send Me No Flowers (1964) .... Bert
31. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... David Wolfe (1 episode, 1964)
- Portrait of an Unknown Man (1964) TV Episode .... David Wolfe
32. "77 Sunset Strip" .... Cal Jasper (5 episodes, 1963)
- 5: Part 5 (1963) TV Episode .... Cal Jasper
- 5: Part 4 (1963) TV Episode .... Cal Jasper
- 5: Part 3 (1963) TV Episode .... Cal Jasper
- 5: Part 2 (1963) TV Episode .... Cal Jasper
- 5: Part 1 (1963) TV Episode .... Cal Jasper
33. "Cheyenne" .... Cheyenne Bodie (107 episodes, 1955-1962)
- Showdown at Oxbend (1962) TV Episode .... Cheyenne Bodie
- Johnny Brassbuttons (1962) TV Episode .... Cheyenne Bodie
- Wanted for the Murder of Cheyenne Bodie (1962) TV Episode .... Cheyenne Bodie
- Vengeance Is Mine (1962) TV Episode .... Cheyenne Bodie
- The Quick and the Deadly (1962) TV Episode .... Cheyenne Bodie
(102 more)
34. Gold, Glory and Custer (1962) .... Cheyenne Bodie
35. Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) .... Jim Rainbolt
36. "Maverick" .... Cheyenne Bodie (1 episode, 1960)
- Hadley's Hunters (1960) TV Episode .... Cheyenne Bodie
37. Yellowstone Kelly (1959) .... Luther 'Yellowstone' Kelly
38. Fort Dobbs (1958) .... Gar Davis
39. The Travellers (1957) .... Cheyenne Bodie
40. The Ten Commandments (1956) .... Sardinian Captain
41. Jungle Gents (1954) (uncredited) .... Tarzan
Music Department:
1. The Night of the Grizzly (1966) (composer: song "Tree Top Tall")
Self:
1. The Lonely Gunfighter: The Legacy of Cheyenne (2006) (V) .... Himself
2. Armed & Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' (2006) (V) .... Himself
3. ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2003) (TV) .... Himself
4. 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV) .... Himself
5. "The Troy Cory Evening Show" (1974) TV Series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
... aka The Troy Cory Show (USA)
6. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 5 June 1972 (1972) TV Episode .... Himself
7. The Phynx (1970) .... Himself
8. Operation Dirty Dozen (1967) .... Himself
9. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1963)
... aka The Jack Benny Show
- The Tall Cowboy Sketch (1963) TV Episode .... Himself
10. "Pantomime Quiz" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1963)
... aka Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA)
... aka Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
- Clint Walker vs. Mamie Van Doren (1963) TV Episode .... Guest Panelist
11. The James Dean Story (1957) (uncredited) .... Himself - 'Giant' premiere footage
Archive Footage:
1. "Tele de tu vida, La"
- Episode #1.22 (2007) TV Episode .... Kodiak
- Clint Walker at the Internet Movie Database
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| Birth name | Norman Eugene Walker |
|---|---|
| Born | May 30, 1927 Hartford, Illinois |
| Official site | www.clintwalker.com |
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