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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Born in Montana to homesteading parents, Robert Bray eventually moved to Seattle with his family and attended Lincoln High School. After graduation, he knocked around for a while as a lumberjack, cowboy and a member of the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps).
As a young man, Bray worked for a while in Hollywood as a studio carpenter in the early 1940s, before joining the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 during World War II. He saw heavy action in the South Pacific during his tour of duty, before finally mustering out as a Master Sergeant at war's end.
With aspirations of being a taxidermist or owner of a hunting/fishing lodge, Bray finally decided to pursue acting as a career, and was eventually signed in 1946 to a contract at RKO Pictures where he was looked upon as the new Gary Cooper. He spent three years of a seven-year deal playing supporting roles in a variety of RKO police dramas and Tim Holt westerns before his contract was dropped. From then until the early 1960s when he landed the plum TV role of Ranger Corey Stuart in the Lassie (1954) TV series, he was a freelance actor, who found work mainly portraying he-men such as a tough cavalry officers, hard-bitten cops, a stagecoach driver, etc., in a wide range of action-oriented movies and television episodes. He won the part in "Lassie" over several other candidates because of his affinity for animals, and theirs for him.
Earlier in his career Bray played in some well-received if minor roles such as "Carl" the bus driver in Bus Stop (1956), the film that finally got Marilyn Monroe taken seriously as a dramatic actress. That picture's director, Joshua Logan, offered Bray a part in his next film, South Pacific (1958) but, to his never-ending regret, Bray instead opted to star in several forgettable low-budget pictures for Allied Artists. "Had I appeared in the smash hit South Pacific," he said, "who knows where I might have ended up."
After being replaced on "Lassie" in 1968, Bray's motivation for continued acting work waned and he eventually retired with his wife Joan to Bishop, California, where he could often be found cruising around town in his Winnebago motor home with his dog Lady. An ardent fly fisherman, hunter, model duck carver and all-around sportsman, Bob lived out his final years in the shadow of the eastern High Sierras, where he made so many of his early western movies. After his passing in 1983, his ashes were scattered over Zuma Beach, California, where he spent many pleasant days as a young man.- Actor
- Stunts
Janos Prohaska was born on 10 October 1919 in Budapest, Hungary. He was an actor, known for Bewitched (1964), Star Trek (1966) and The Outer Limits (1963). He was married to Irene M . Knoke. He died on 13 March 1974 in Bishop, California, USA.- Writer
- Additional Crew
- Producer
William Kelley was born on 27 May 1929 in Staten Island, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Witness (1985), Gunsmoke (1955) and How the West Was Won (1976). He was married to Nina Kelley. He died on 3 February 2003 in Bishop, California, USA.- Actor
- Stunts
Robert Prohaska was born on 2 October 1946. He was an actor, known for Dusty's Trail (1973). He was married to Marcella Fasciale. He died on 13 March 1974 in Bishop, California, USA.- Actress
- Director
Joan Swinstead was born on 31 May 1903 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was an actress and director, known for The Final Test (1953), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and Adam and Evalyn (1949). She was married to Robert Edward Otter. She died on 26 October 1982 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Don Gazzaniga was born on 21 November 1923 in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Burke's Law (1963), Ben Casey (1961) and Captain China (1950). He died on 17 September 2004 in Bishop, California, USA.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Fred Guiol was born on 17 February 1898 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Giant (1956), Shane (1953) and The Rainmakers (1935). He was married to Ethel Hall. He died on 23 May 1964 in Bishop, California, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Bill Nestell was born on 3 March 1893 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Buckskin Frontier (1943), Sir Lumberjack (1926) and When the Law Rides (1928). He died on 18 October 1966 in Bishop, California, USA.- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Dennis Azzarella was born on 6 January 1940 in New Jersey, USA. Dennis was a writer and director, known for The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (1972), National Geographic Specials (1965) and Cometogether (1971). Dennis died on 13 March 1974 in Bishop, California, USA.- Art Department
- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Mazzola was born on 25 March 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Hit! (1973), The Mack (1973) and The Ski Bum (1971). He died on 13 March 1974 in Bishop, Inyo County, California, USA.- Dave McCoy was born on 24 August 1915 in El Segundo, California, USA. He was married to Roma. He died in February 2020 in Bishop, California, USA.
- Walter Ackerman was born on 28 June 1881 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909), Back to God's Country (1927) and Aflame in the Sky (1927). He died on 12 December 1938 in Bishop, California, USA.
- Irene Bunde was born on 11 February 1946 in Oceanside, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Witches of Salem: The Horror and the Hope (1972). She died on 13 March 1974 in Bishop, California, USA.
- Eric Malpass was born on 14 November 1910 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for When Mother Went on Strike (1974), Return of the Moonman (1994) and Wenn süß das Mondlicht auf den Hügeln schläft (1969). He died on 16 October 1996 in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Phyllis Smale was born on 18 April 1897 in Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Saturday Playhouse (1958), Suspense (1962) and The Children of the New Forest (1964). She died on 28 January 1988 in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, England, UK.
- Editor
- Additional Crew
Danny B. Landres was born on 10 March 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Danny B. was an editor, known for Thriller (1960), Arrest and Trial (1963) and Schlitz Playhouse (1951). Danny B. died on 8 January 1970 in Bishop, California, USA.- Ruthene Leclerc was born on 9 August 1913 in Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Waltz Time (1945) and Here Come the Boys (1948). She died on 8 June 1992 in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Anne McGrath was born on 1 March 1923 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Crime of the Century (1956), ITV Television Playhouse (1955) and Pink String and Sealing Wax (1949). She died on 20 March 2016 in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Ronald Tomlinson was a variety act who performed under the name "Rondart". Born in St. Helen Auckland, County Durham, his act involving blowing darts from his mouth at a variety of targets. He appeared on television, most notably in Episode #6.8 (1984), where he featured with his wife Christina. He died in 2005, aged 75.
- Additional Crew
Galen Rowell was born on 23 August 1940 in Berkeley, California, USA. Galen is known for Desert Vision (1987). Galen was married to Barbara Ann Cushman and Carol Delight Chevez. Galen died on 11 August 2002 in Bishop, California, USA.- Harry Williams was born on 13 November 1956 in Bishop, California, USA. He died on 28 June 2021 in Bishop, California, USA.
- Donald B. Edwards was born on 17 July 1903 in Cork, Ireland. He was an actor, known for At the Stroke of Nine (1957). He was married to Betty Nelson. He died in 1979 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, UK.
- Ronald Stear was born on 6 June 1899 in Malta. He was an actor, known for The Mikado (1926). He died on 30 January 1985 in Bishop's Sutton, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Actress
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giovanna Piazza was born on 22 December 1939 in Los Angeles, California. She was an actress, known for Primal Man (1974). She died on 13 March 1974 in mountains near Bishop, California, USA.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Gloria Grafton was born on 15 November 1909 in Yakima, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for Meet the People (1944), Best Foot Forward (1943) and Cry 'Havoc' (1943). She was married to Orville Knapp. She died on 29 December 1994 in Bishop, California, USA.