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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
Harvey
(1950)
Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
Them!
(1954)
Alan Crotty
Old Yeller
(1957)
Jim Coates
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
(1955)
Davy Crockett
Hell Is for Heroes
(1962)
Sgt. Pike
Battle Cry
(1955)
Pvt Speedy
Springfield Rifle
(1952)
Jim Randolph (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Davy Crockett (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Harvey
(1950)
Leslie - Chauffeur (voice) (uncredited)
Untamed Frontier
(1952)
Clem McCloud
No Room for the Groom
(1952)
Cousin Ben (uncredited)
Springfield Rifle
(1952)
Jim Randolph (uncredited)
The Kid from Left Field
(1953)
McDougal
Thunder Over the Plains
(1953)
Kirby
Island in the Sky
(1953)
Fitch's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Them!
(1954)
Alan Crotty
The Bounty Hunter
(1954)
Wild Cowboy
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
(1954)
Davy Crockett
The Disneyland Story
(1954)
Dragonfly Squadron
(1954)
Texas Lieutenant
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
(1955)
Davy Crockett
Battle Cry
(1955)
Pvt Speedy
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
(1955)
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
(1955)
Davy Crockett
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
(1955)
Davy Crockett
The Great Locomotive Chase
(1956)
James J. Andrews
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
(1956)
John 'Doc' Grayson
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
(1956)
Davy Crockett
Disneyland, U.S.A
(1956)
Himself - as Davy Crockett
Old Yeller
(1957)
Jim Coates
The Light in the Forest
(1958)
Del Hardy
The Jayhawkers!
(1959)
Cam Bleeker
The Hangman
(1959)
Sheriff Buck Weston
Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Davy Crockett (uncredited)
Aftermath
(1960)
Jonathan West
Hell Is for Heroes
(1962)
Sgt. Pike
Smoky
(1966)
Clint Barkley
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
(1966)
Daniel Boone
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
(1971)
Self
Climb an Angry Mountain
(1972)
Sheriff Elisha Cooper
American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story
(1991)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
(1992)
Self
A Conversation with Fess Parker
(2001)