Fess Parker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-08-16

Day of death

2010-03-18 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Fess Parker

Biography

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

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

    The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

  • Them!

    Them!

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Annie Oakley

    Annie Oakley

  • Startime

    Startime

  • The George Gobel Show

    The George Gobel Show

  • The Great Locomotive Chase

    The Great Locomotive Chase

  • Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

    Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

  • City Detective

    City Detective

  • The Disneyland Story

    The Disneyland Story

  • Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider

    Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider

  • Harvey

    Harvey

  • Island in the Sky

    Island in the Sky

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • The Hangman

    The Hangman

  • The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

    The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World

  • Aftermath

    Aftermath

  • The Jayhawkers!

    The Jayhawkers!

  • Stories of the Century

    Stories of the Century

  • Smoky

    Smoky

  • Springfield Rifle

    Springfield Rifle

  • Westward Ho, The Wagons!

    Westward Ho, The Wagons!

  • Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

    Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

  • Thunder Over the Plains

    Thunder Over the Plains

  • Hell Is for Heroes

    Hell Is for Heroes

  • The Bounty Hunter

    The Bounty Hunter

  • Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

    Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

  • Untamed Frontier

    Untamed Frontier

  • Dragonfly Squadron

    Dragonfly Squadron

  • The Light in the Forest

    The Light in the Forest

  • Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

    Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Davy Crockett

    Davy Crockett

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Old Yeller

    Old Yeller

  • The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

    The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

  • Davy Crockett at the Alamo

    Davy Crockett at the Alamo

  • No Room for the Groom

    No Room for the Groom

  • Battle Cry

    Battle Cry

  • NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

    NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

  • John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

    Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker

  • Climb an Angry Mountain

    Climb an Angry Mountain

  • Disney Through The Decades

    Disney Through The Decades

  • Disneyland: U.S.A.

    Disneyland: U.S.A.

  • 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic

    'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic

  • The Kid from Left Field

    The Kid from Left Field

  • Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

    Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

  • Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

    Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

  • Året var 1956

    Året var 1956

  • American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story

    American Gunmaker: The John M. Browning Story

  • A Conversation with Fess Parker

    A Conversation with Fess Parker