often appeared in Gary Cooper's westerns and played Grandpa on "The Real McCoys" for over 220 episodes

played Gene Autry's sidekick in over 80 films

replaced Smiley Burnette as Gene Autry's sidekick, played Mr. Haney on over 140 episodes of "Green Acres"

played Pancho Villa in several productions, including over 150 episodes of "The Cisco Kid"

replaced Gabby Hayes as Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick and played California Carlson for years in movies and on television and radio

appeared in many John Ford films, over 300 episodes of Gunsmoke as Festus

over 100 episodes of "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" as Jingles Jones, appeared in several John Ford films

over 200 credits in western films and tv shows

sidekick to William Boyd in the Hopalong Cassidy films, sidekick to John Wayne 15 times

described as the Gabby Hayes of the '60s and '70s, often played the trail boss or cook including in Blazing Saddles

The Cowboy and the Indians, over 200 episodes of "The Lone Ranger" as Tonto

sidekick of Buster Crabbe, Robert Livingston and Lash La Rue, appeared in over 300 films including several for Mack Sennett with the Keystone Cops

The Alamo, The Rounders, only performer nominated for an Oscar for playing a sidekick