Tall, broad shouldered character actor with Texan drawl first appeared in support in several Western vehicles both on TV and the cinema in the mid 1960s. Got himself noticed playing Steve McQueen's younger brother in Junior Bonner (1972), and then scored the lead role of Buford Pusser (!) in the unexpected hit Walking Tall (1973), an allegedly true tale about a Southern sheriff confronting corruption & gangsters with a large wooden club and a mean attitude. Followed it up by playing a sadist ...[Read Story]
The Killing Time
(1987)
Fletch
(1985)
"Eischied"Angels of Terror
(1979)
Checkered Flag or Crash
(1977)
The Shadow of Chikara
(1977)
"The F.B.I."Summer Terror
(1970)
"The Big Valley"Lightfoot
(1969)
"Lancer"The High Riders
(1968)
