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| 1 | [reflecting on his career in a 1992 magazine interview] I didn't set any specific goals when I first got into acting. I thought, how nice would it be if I could simply continue to act, whether in the theater, films or whatever. I had to make a career for myself, and I was very fortunate to have had enough talent to do so -- to become a professional actor. I wasn't dead set on being a "big star;" I saw too many unhappy people being "big stars." I just wanted to be well thought of in the same profession. I wanted to be successful in the sense that I was in demand. But otherwise I was very happy just being in the profession. Enjoy is the key word. If you don't, you shouldn't get into the business in the first place. So my advice to any aspiring actor is enjoy, and try to keep working! |
| 2 | [on portraying villains] Everyone enjoys playing that kind of role; it's always fun to do a really good villain, a chance to show another side of your "actor's personality." And it's challenging to think up ways of being loved at the same time! |
| 3 | [on his villain roles] I remember one critic, who used to write for a magazine in New York, who said I played the most likable villains that he'd ever seen in the movies. Well, what may have accounted for it was the fact that I always played my villains as if I was the hero and all the others were the villains! |
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| 1 | There is a third incidence where he plays an Indian who rescues the hero of a TV western, not from a painful punishment, but from death. It is the Gunsmoke episode, "The Violators" where he plays the Comanche Chief, Buffalo Calf, who saves Marshall Matthew Dillon (James Arness) from being shot with a rifle at close range by Caleb Nash (Denver Pile). (Season 10, Episode 4 (airdate Oct. 17, 1964)). |
| 2 | Also look at Felippa Rock. |
| 3 | Brother-in-law of Phillip Rock. |
| 4 | He was awarded the O.A.M. (Order of Australia Medal) in the 1997 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the performing arts as an actor, producer, and writer for the Australian Film, Radio, and Television Industries. |
| 5 | Was the first actor to play James Bond's CIA counterpart, Felix Leiter, in the television adaptation of Casino Royale. In this version, however, he is renamed Clarence Leither and, since Bond and Leiter's nationalities were reversed, he was an MI6 agent instead. |
| 6 | Invited to join AMPAS in 1961. |
| 7 | Interviewed in "It Came from Horrorwood: Interviews with Moviemakers in the SF and Horror Tradition" by Tom Weaver (McFarland, 1996). |
| 8 | Fought in the Australian army during World War II. |
| 9 | Though he often played Indians in movie and TV westerns, he was in fact a Caucasian born and raised in Australia. |
| 10 | Twice played Indians who rescued heroes of TV westerns from painful punishments. In a 2-13-59 episode of Rawhide (1959), he intervened to keep Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood from being flogged while tied to tree trunks. In a 9-15-67 episode of Hondo (1967), he saved Ralph Taeger from having hot coals poured on his bare chest while lying staked out on the ground. |
| 11 | Father of actor Christopher Pate |
| 12 | Son-in-law of Joe Rock and Louise Granville. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Down Rusty Down | 1997 | Short | Rusty (voice) |
| The Existentialist Cowboy's Last Stand | 1995 | Short | Narrator (voice) |
| Official Denial | 1993 | TV Movie | Wisdomkeeper |
| Mission: Impossible | 1989 | TV Series | Luis Berezan |
| Sands of the Bedouin | 1988 | TV Movie | Chief Ibrahaim |
| A Dangerous Life | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Ambassador Bosworth (1988) |
| Howling III | 1987 | | President |
| Death of a Soldier | 1986 | | Maj. Gen. Sutherland |
| Body Business | 1986 | TV Movie | |
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 1986 | | Injun Joe (voice) |
| The Camel Boy | 1984 | voice | |
| The Wild Duck | 1984 | | Wardle |
| The Return of Captain Invincible | 1983 | | President |
| Duet for Four | 1982 | | Al Geisman |
| Mad Dog Morgan | 1976 | | Superintendent Winch |
| Power Without Glory | 1976 | TV Series | Archbishop Malone |
| Cash and Company | 1975 | TV Series | Jacob Striker |
| Matlock Police | 1971-1975 | TV Series | Det. Sgt. Vic Maddern / Det. Snr. Sgt. Vic Maddern |
| Little Jungle Boy | 1971 | | The Sultan |
| Division 4 | 1970 | TV Series | Vic Delaney |
| The Long Arm | 1970 | TV Series | David Martin |
| Delta | 1970 | TV Series | Leo Falstone-Green |
| Homicide | 1970 | TV Series | Harold Barrett |
| The Virginian | 1963-1970 | TV Series | Alf / Mike McGoff |
| Riptide | 1969 | TV Series | Capt. Bonner / Wes Lowry |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1964-1968 | TV Series | Gelid / Hamid / Colonel |
| Maya | 1968 | TV Series | Matt Collins |
| Hondo | 1967 | TV Series | Chief Vittoro |
| Mission: Impossible | 1967 | TV Series | Gen. Diaz |
| Tarzan | 1967 | TV Series | Findley / Griggs |
| The Rat Patrol | 1967 | TV Series | Sheik |
| The Road West | 1967 | TV Series | Deacon |
| Rango | 1967 | TV Series | |
| Return of the Gunfighter | 1967 | | Frank Boone |
| The Time Tunnel | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Captain / Capt. Hotchkiss |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1967 | TV Series | Capt. Blazer |
| Death Valley Days | 1962-1966 | TV Series | Horace Stoner / Frenchy Godey / Chief Hastele / ... |
| The Wild Wild West | 1966 | TV Series | Bledsoe |
| Batman | 1966 | TV Series | Second Hand Three |
| Daniel Boone | 1964-1966 | TV Series | Raccuwan / Pushta |
| Daktari | 1966 | TV Series | Patrick Boyle Connors |
| The Singing Nun | 1966 | | Mr. Arlien |
| Branded | 1966 | TV Series | Chief Crazy Horse |
| Honey West | 1966 | TV Series | Darza |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | 1966 | TV Series | Lucienne Bey |
| Get Smart | 1965 | TV Series | Naharana |
| Burke's Law | 1965 | TV Series | Kauffman |
| The Great Sioux Massacre | 1965 | | Sitting Bull |
| Brainstorm | 1965 | | Dr. Mills |
| Wagon Train | 1958-1965 | TV Series | Crazy Bear / Yellow Robe |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1965 | TV Series | Johnny Slato |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1964-1965 | TV Series | Stephen Leslie / Hare |
| Major Dundee | 1965 | | Sierra Charriba |
| Lassie | 1965 | TV Series | Eddie Burch |
| Profiles in Courage | 1965 | TV Series | John Wilson |
| Gunsmoke | 1957-1964 | TV Series | Buffalo Calf / Blue Horse / Wild Hog / ... |
| Advance to the Rear | 1964 | | Thin Elk |
| Temple Houston | 1964 | TV Series | Nat Cramer |
| Perry Mason | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Jack Mallory / Richard Harris |
| Rawhide | 1959-1964 | TV Series | Running Horse / Richard Goffage / Sankeno / ... |
| Glynis | 1963 | TV Series | Wellman |
| McLintock! | 1963 | | Puma |
| PT 109 | 1963 | | Lt. Reginald Evans |
| Drums of Africa | 1963 | | Viledo |
| California | 1963 | | Don Francisco Hernandez |
| The Dakotas | 1963 | TV Series | Hal Regis |
| Cheyenne | 1957-1962 | TV Series | Chato / Col. Rissot / Strongbow |
| Tower of London | 1962 | | Sir Ratcliffe |
| The Beachcomber | 1962 | TV Series | Ricardo Selas |
| Beauty and the Beast | 1962 | | Bruno |
| Route 66 | 1962 | TV Series | Philip Tager |
| The Rifleman | 1958-1962 | TV Series | Sanchez / Mogollan / Pete Morgan / ... |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1962 | TV Series | Nicky Madrid / Reggie Waddick |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | 1957-1962 | TV Series | Chief Tamasun / Miguel Rojas |
| Laramie | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Toriano / Quinto / Governor Loren Corteen |
| Sergeants 3 | 1962 | | Watanka |
| Ripcord | 1962 | TV Series | |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Paul Jennings Kalo / Hogan |
| Frontier Circus | 1961 | TV Series | Michael Smith |
| Lawman | 1961 | TV Series | King Harris |
| Follow the Sun | 1961 | TV Series | T.J. Conlon |
| Peter Gunn | 1961 | TV Series | Juan Mendoza |
| Acapulco | 1961 | TV Series | George Jamison |
| The Roaring 20's | 1961 | TV Series | Frankie Delain |
| The Tall Man | 1961 | TV Series | Harry Young |
| Thriller | 1961 | TV Series | Shanner ('The Mask of Medusa') |
| The Canadians | 1961 | | Chief Four Horns (uncredited) |
| Maverick | 1961 | TV Series | Chet Whitehead |
| Adventures in Paradise | 1961 | TV Series | Andre Villard |
| General Electric Theater | 1961 | TV Series | Dick Rogers |
| Hawaiian Eye | 1960 | TV Series | Joe Gordon |
| Michael Shayne | 1960 | TV Series | Leo Gannett |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1956-1960 | TV Series | Geronimo Miguel Deputy Charlie Spawn ... |
| The Islanders | 1960 | TV Series | Moribus |
| Men Into Space | 1960 | TV Series | Dr. Morrow |
| Walk Like a Dragon | 1960 | | Rev. Will Allen |
| Wichita Town | 1960 | TV Series | Kotana |
| The Texan | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Emory / George Brandon |
| Law of the Plainsman | 1960 | TV Series | 'Gentleman' Frank Deegan |
| The Detectives | 1960 | TV Series | Lyman |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | Howard |
| Markham | 1959 | TV Series | Largo - Assassin |
| Tragedy in a Temporary Town | 1959 | TV Movie | Alec Beggs |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | 1959 | TV Series | Capt. Manuel Herrera / Victorio |
| Curse of the Undead | 1959 | | Drake Robey / Don Drago Robles |
| Black Saddle | 1959 | TV Series | Garnie Starrit |
| Green Mansions | 1959 | | Priest |
| The Third Man | 1959 | TV Series | Nick Boles |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | 1959 | TV Series | Sleeping Dog |
| Westbound | 1959 | | Mace |
| Grand Jury | 1959 | TV Series | Freeman |
| Sugarfoot | 1958 | TV Series | Ross Garrett |
| Hong Kong Confidential | 1958 | | John Blanchard |
| The Silent Service | 1958 | TV Series | Dennis |
| Alcoa Theatre | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Bert Landon / Eddie / Witcher |
| Desert Hell | 1958 | | Ahitagel |
| Climax! | 1954-1958 | TV Series | Clarence Leiter |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1958 | TV Series | Paul Dupres |
| Zorro | 1958 | TV Series | Salvador Quintana |
| Goodyear Theatre | 1957 | TV Series | Witcher |
| The Tall Stranger | 1957 | | Charley |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | 1957 | TV Series | First Officer |
| The Adventures of McGraw | 1957 | TV Series | Blake |
| The Oklahoman | 1957 | | Charlie Smith |
| Something of Value | 1957 | | A Farmer - Joe Matson |
| The Millionaire | 1957 | TV Series | Mark Jason |
| Wire Service | 1957 | TV Series | Edward Lansing |
| Soldiers of Fortune | 1956 | TV Series | Salom |
| 7th Cavalry | 1956 | | Capt. Benteen |
| Reprisal! | 1956 | | Bert Shipley |
| Broken Arrow | 1956 | TV Series | Gokliya |
| Conflict | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Congo Crossing | 1956 | | Bart O'Connell |
| The Revolt of Mamie Stover | 1956 | | Harry Adkins |
| Passport to Danger | 1956 | TV Series | |
| The Killer Is Loose | 1956 | | Detective Chris Gillespie |
| Indian Agent | 1955 | TV Movie | Indian on Warpath (uncredited) |
| The Court Jester | 1955 | | Sir Locksley |
| A Lawless Street | 1955 | | Harley Baskam |
| Four Star Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Sgt. Gibbons |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1954-1955 | TV Series | |
| You Are There | 1953-1955 | TV Series | Brutus Marcus Brutus |
| The Silver Chalice | 1954 | | Aaron Ben Joseph |
| King Richard and the Crusaders | 1954 | | Conrad, Marquis of Montferrat |
| The Lone Wolf | 1954 | TV Series | Dr. Bill Roche / Suva Polege |
| Secret of the Incas | 1954 | | Pachacutec |
| El Alaméin | 1953 | | Sgt. McQueen |
| Hondo | 1953 | | Vittorio - Chiricahua Apache Chief |
| All the Brothers Were Valiant | 1953 | | Varde, Second Mate |
| The Royal African Rifles | 1953 | | Cunningham |
| Houdini | 1953 | | Dooley |
| The Maze | 1953 | | William |
| Scandal at Scourie | 1953 | | Rev. Williams |
| Julius Caesar | 1953 | | Flavius |
| The Desert Rats | 1953 | | Cpl. Currie (uncredited) |
| Rogue's March | 1953 | | Crane |
| Target Hong Kong | 1953 | | Dockery Pete Gresham |
| The Black Castle | 1952 | | Count Ernst von Melcher |
| Face to Face | 1952 | | Leggatt ("The Secret Sharer") |
| 5 Fingers | 1952 | | Morrison (uncredited) |
| The Strange Door | 1951 | | Talon |
| Ten Tall Men | 1951 | | Browning |
| Thunder on the Hill | 1951 | | Willie |
| Bitter Springs | 1950 | | Trooper |
| The Rugged O'Riordans | 1950 | | Shane O'Riordan |
| 40,000 Horsemen | 1940 | | Arab Carpet Seller / Arab Customer / Sikh Policeman (uncredited) |
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