Arthur Lee Hunnicutt (February 17, 1910 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portrayal of wise, grizzled, and old rural characters. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Big Sky (1952). He was also known for his role in the Western television series Sugarfoot (1957–1961).
Known For
El Dorado
(1966)
Bull Harris
Shoot Out
(1971)
Homer Page
The Tall T
(1957)
Ed Rintoon
The Big Sky
(1952)
Zeb Calloway
Broken Arrow
(1950)
Milt Duffield
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Butch Cassidy
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
(1967)
Referee
Stars in My Crown
(1950)
Chloroform Wiggins
Harry and Tonto
(1974)
Wade Carlton
Distant Drums
(1951)
Monk
The Revengers
(1972)
Free State
The Million Dollar Duck
(1971)
Mr. Purdham
Two Flags West
(1950)
Sgt. Pickens
The Cardinal
(1963)
Sheriff
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Booker Davis
The Furies
(1950)
Cowhand (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Wildcat
(1942)
'Watchfob' Jones
Fall In
(1942)
Luke Hatfield
Pardon My Gun
(1942)
Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
Riding Through Nevada
(1942)
Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
Silver Queen
(1942)
Newspaper Publisher Brett
The Fighting Buckaroo
(1943)
Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
Robin Hood of the Range
(1943)
Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
Frontier Fury
(1943)
Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
Law of the Northwest
(1943)
Arkansas
Hail to the Rangers
(1943)
Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
The Chance of a Lifetime
(1943)
Elwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited)
Johnny Come Lately
(1943)
Tramp
Abroad with Two Yanks
(1944)
Arkie
Riding West
(1944)
Prof. Arkansas Higgins (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)
Murder, He Says
(1945)
Townsman (uncredited)
Border Incident
(1949)
Clayton Nordell
The Great Dan Patch
(1949)
Chet Williams
Lust for Gold
(1949)
Ludi
Pinky
(1949)
Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)
Broken Arrow
(1950)
Milt Duffield
Two Flags West
(1950)
Sgt. Pickens
Stars in My Crown
(1950)
Chloroform Wiggins
A Ticket to Tomahawk
(1950)
Sad Eyes
The Furies
(1950)
Cowhand (uncredited)
Distant Drums
(1951)
Monk
The Red Badge of Courage
(1951)
Bill Porter
Sugarfoot
(1951)
Fly-Up-the-Creek Jones
Passage West
(1951)
Pop Brennan
The Big Sky
(1952)
Zeb Calloway
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Booker Davis
Split Second
(1953)
Asa Tremaine
Devil's Canyon
(1953)
Frank Taggert
The French Line
(1954)
'Waco' Mosby
She Couldn't Say No
(1954)
Odie Chalmers
The Last Command
(1955)
Davy Crockett
The Kettles in the Ozarks
(1956)
Sedgewick Kettle
The Tall T
(1957)
Ed Rintoon
Born Reckless
(1958)
Cool Man
The Cardinal
(1963)
Sheriff
A Tiger Walks
(1964)
Frank Lewis
Apache Uprising
(1965)
Bill Gibson
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Butch Cassidy
Kilroy
(1965)
Seth Turner
El Dorado
(1966)
Bull Harris
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
(1967)
Referee
The Trackers
(1971)
Ben Vogel
The Million Dollar Duck
(1971)
Mr. Purdham
Shoot Out
(1971)
Homer Page
The Revengers
(1972)
Free State
Climb an Angry Mountain
(1972)
Sunny
The Bounty Man
(1972)
Sheriff
Harry and Tonto
(1974)
Wade Carlton
The Spikes Gang
(1974)
Kid White
Mrs. Sundance
(1974)
Walt Putney
Moonrunners
(1975)
Uncle Jesse Hagg
Winterhawk
(1975)
McClusky
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
(1975)
Miner