Ray Teal
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
279
Gender
Male
Birthday
1902-01-12
Day of death
1976-04-02 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Ray Teal
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster. Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor. His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee, a law-enforcing sheriff on Bonanza. Teal was one of the most senior members of the crew having a permanent role. He had also played a sheriff in the Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole (1951). Teal co-starred in numerous TV westerns throughout his career: he appeared five times on Cheyenne, four times on The Lone Ranger, on The Alaskans, three times in different roles on another long-running western series, Wagon Train, on NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo, on the ABC western series Broken Arrow, five times on the ABC western comedy Maverick, on the CBS western series The Texan, the NBC western series The Californians, twice on Colt .45, once on Wanted: Dead or Alive, and as "Sheriff Clay" for a single 1960 episode of the NBC western series Riverboat, and four times on a western series about the rodeo titled Wide Country. After more than 15 years performing in films and in early television, Teal secured a recurring role as a police officer in the 1953–1955 ABC sitcom with a variety-show theme, Where's Raymond?, later renamed The Ray Bolger Show. In 1955, Teal appeared as McCanles, a ruthless cattle baron in the episode "Julesburg" of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western series, Cheyenne. Altogether, Teal appeared five times on Cheyenne. He later appeared in a guest-starring role in another ABC/WB Western series, The Alaskans. From 1957 to 1962, Teal was cast three times in different roles on the Western series, Wagon Train. He also appeared in a number of episodes of Bat Masterson, an episode of The Rifleman and later in Green Acres. In 1957, Teal played a lawman, Captain McNelly, in the episode "Sam Bass" of NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo. Teal was cast as Fenster in "The Bounty Hunters" (1957) on the ABC Western series, Broken Arrow. In 1958, Teal guest-starred "No Tears for the Dead" on the CBS Western series, The Texan. He also later appeared in the CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace. In 1960, Teal was cast as Sheriff Roy Coffee in Bonanza, a role he played until 1972, appearing in 98 episodes, occasionally as the lead character. He also portrayed judge/dentist/shoe repairman H.G. Cogswell in Bat Masterson starring Gene Barry. He died of undisclosed causes on April 2, 1976, at age 74 in Santa Monica, California. CLR
Known For
Bonanza
The Fugitive
Perry Mason
Lassie
Lassie
Maverick
Maverick
The Rifleman
Wagon Train
I Dream of Jeannie
The Twilight Zone
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Rawhide
Rawhide
The Doris Day Show
Route 66
Wanted: Dead or Alive
The Lone Ranger
Lawman
Zorro
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
Thriller
Green Acres
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
Dennis the Menace
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Gunsmoke
Laramie
The Texan
The Millionaire
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Studio 57
Bronco
Trackdown
Trackdown
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Riverboat
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Lux Video Theatre
Public Defender
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The Best Years of Our Lives
Broken Arrow
Dead Reckoning
Judgment at Nuremberg
The Alaskans
87th Precinct
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Cavalcade of America
Screen Director's Playhouse
Tenth Avenue Angel
The Lion and the Horse
Bus Stop
The Lieutenant
New Moon
Cattle King
Panic!
Montana Belle
The Hanged Man
Band of Angels
Wire Service
No Way Out
Billy the Kid
Main Street After Dark
The Strange Woman
Whistling in Brooklyn
Keep Your Powder Dry
Nothing But Trouble
The Monroes
Shadow of the Thin Man
Rogue Cop
Western von gestern
Strange Cargo
The Man from Bitter Ridge
Black Bart
Apache Ambush
The Chance of a Lifetime
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
The Command
One-Eyed Jacks
It Happens Every Spring
Mr. Soft Touch
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Anchors Aweigh
Frontier
Joan of Arc
Secret Enemies
The Bugle Sounds
Decision at Sundown
Casey Jones
Sergeant York
Secret Command
Convicted
Hazard
Winchester '73
Cattle Town
Saddle the Wind
Strange Voyage
The Tall Stranger
Overland Mail
Harbor of Missing Men
The Men
Slightly Dangerous
They Died with Their Boots On
Madame Curie
Deep Valley
Flaming Feather
Hollywood Canteen
Woman of the Year
The Wild One
Inherit the Wind
Gun Crazy
Rage at Dawn
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
Third Finger, Left Hand
Give Me a Sailor
Prairie Chickens
Rusty's Birthday
The Secret of Convict Lake
Walk a Crooked Mile
Whispering Smith
Once More, My Darling
Dangerous Business
The Kid from Texas
Fury at Furnace Creek
The Wild North
Fort Worth
The Burning Hills
Home Town Story
Strange Affair
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
Driftwood
The Asphalt Jungle
The Peanut Man
Melody Ranch
The Black Arrow
The Young Guns
Raw Deal
The Countess of Monte Cristo
Gunman's Walk
A Gun in His Hand
Everglades
The Desperate Hours
Ambush
Northwest Passage
Radio Patrol
Jumping Jacks
One Sunday Afternoon
Dangerous Blondes
Ace in the Hole
Carrie
Warpath
The Sea of Grass
Bristle Face
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Along Came Jones
The Princess and the Pirate
Canyon Passage
The Indian Fighter
The Clock
The Turning Point
Sudan
Chisum
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
The Wayward Girl
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Brute Force
Ramrod
Michigan Kid
Edge of Doom
About Mrs. Leslie
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
Main Street Today
The Soul of a Monster
The Missing Juror
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
High Wall
Northwest Rangers
Streets of Laredo
Maisie Goes to Reno
The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado
Lucky Me
Star Reporter
Taggart
Cheyenne
Along the Great Divide
Hello Out There
Florian
Hacksaw
Posse from Hell
The Long Night
Home from the Hill
Adventure
U-Boat Prisoner
Viva Cisco Kid
The Captive City
Kitty Foyle
Distant Drums
Thousands Cheer
None Shall Escape
Quicksand
Trail of the Vigilantes
Our Very Own
Captain Kidd
The Oklahoman
Run for Cover
The Miracle of the Bells
When You're Smiling
She Has What It Takes
Decoy
Klondike
Gallegher Goes West
Crime Doctor
Frank Sinatra Show
Pony Post
Roses Are Red
Bad Boy
Bathing Beauty
The Phantom Stagecoach
I Love You Again
The Redhead and The Cowboy
Nazi Agent
The Blessed Midnight
Road House
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Circumstantial Evidence
Adventures of Red Ryder
Girl on the Run
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Fingers at the Window
Ziegfeld Girl
Bullet for a Badman
Ode to Victory
Blonde Alibi
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
American Spoken Here
The Petty Girl
Deadline for Murder
Back to Bataan
Where Danger Lives
My Favorite Brunette
Hangman's Knot
Till the Clouds Roll By
Cry of the Werewolf
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
The Adventures of Gallegher
Kazan
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
The Missing Lady
Honky Tonk
Don Winslow of the Navy
Utah Blaine
Prairie Schooners
Apache Trail
Desert Fury
Western Jamboree
Outlaws of the Panhandle
Escape from Crime
Daredevils of the Clouds
