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Gregory Walcott
Gregory Walcott was an American television and film actor.
He was born Bernard Maddox at Wendall, SC in 1928.
Though he had roles in many successful Hollywood films and television series, he is probably best known for his appearance in the 1959 Ed Wood film Plan Nine From Outer Space.
Raised in Wilson, NC he served with the U S Army towards the end of World War Two and in The Korean War.
While he was still in the Army Walcott appeared in the film Battle Cry as a drill instructor then as a military policeman in Mister Roberts.
Walcott appeared in a number of westerns films and television series.
He made his film debut in Red Skies Of Montana
Some of the films of Gregory Walcott were:
Red Skies Of Montana (1952) as Randy O'Neill
Battle Zone (1952) as Rifleman
Above And Beyond (1952) as Burns
Battle Cry (1955) as Sgt Jim Beller
Strange Lady In Town (1955) as Scanlon
Mister Roberts (1955) as Shore Patrolman
The McConnell Story (1955) as 1st Military Policeman
Texas Lady (1955) as Deputy Jess Foley
The Court Martial Of Billy Mitchell (1955) as Howard Milliken
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) as Lt. Sweeney
The Steel Jungle (1956) as Weaver
Thunder Over Arizona (1956) as Mark Warren
The Persuader (1957) as Jim Cleary
Jet Attack (1958) as Lt. Bill Claiborne
Badman's Country (1958) as Bat Masterson
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) as Jeff Trent
Simon Lash: The Black Book (1960-TV) as Lt. Wile
On The Double (1961) as Colonel Rock Huston
The Outsider (1961) as Sgt. Kiley
Captain Newman, MD (1963) as Capt. Howard
Bill Wallace Of China (1967) as Bill Wallace
Prime Cut (1972) as Weenie
Joe Kidd (1972) as Mitchell
Man Of The East (1972) as Bull Schmidt
The Last American Hero (1973) as Cleve Morley
The Sugarland Express (1974) as Mashburn
Thunderbolt And Lightfoot (1974) as Used Car Salesman
The Eiger Sanction (1975) as Pope
Gemini Man (1976-TV Miniseries) as Officer
The Quest (1976-TV) as Blacksmith
Midway (1976) as Capt. Elliott Buckmaster
Donner Pass: The Road To Survival (1978-TV) as Will McKutcheon
Every Which way But Loose (1978) as Putnam
Norma Rae (1979) as Lamar Miller
Tilt (1979) as Mr. Davenport
To Race The Wind (1980-TV) as Don Summerfun
House II: The Second Story (1987) as Sheriff
Ed Wood (1994) as Potential Backer
Mr. Walcott starred in the TV series 87th Precinct (1961 - 1962) as Detective Roger Havilland.
Other TV programs that he appeared on were I Led Three Lives, The Man Behind The Badge, Stories Of The Century, Cheyenne, The People's Choice, Navy Log, Zane Grey Theater, Sugarfoot, Climax, The Silent Service, Frontier Doctor, 26 Men, Shotgun Slade, Perry Mason, Trackdown, Maverick, The Rifleman, Bourbon Street Beat, Colt 45, Overland Trail, Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color, Tombstone Territory, The Tall Man, The Life And Legend Of Wyatt Earp, Riverboat, Wagon Train, Tales Of Wells Fargo, Bat Masterson, The Deputy, Laramie, G E True Theater, Rawhide, A man called Shenandoah, Shane, The Big Valley, Daniel Boone, The High Chaparral, Bonanza, Police Story, Little House On The Prairie, Kojak, McCloud, Eight Is Enough, The Six Million Dollar Man, Barnaby, Baretta, CHips, Vegas, The Dukes Of Hazzard, , Airwolf, Dallas Alice and Murder She Wrote.
As you can see on the TV credits, he was very preferential to the western genre.
Regarding his participation in the Ed Wood disaster Plan 9 From Outer Space, Walcott commented that he regretted having had anything to do with that project. but he said "It's better to be remembered for something than for nothing, don't you think?"
He was married to his wife Barbara from 1954 until her death in 2010. The couple had three children.
Gregory Walcott died from natural causes at his home in March, 2015 at age 87.
I always liked this actor and enjoyed him in the films Texas lady, Jet Attack, Badman's Country, Captain Newman MD, The Lieutenant Wore Skirts, Joe Kidd, Midway and Battle Cry as well as his many appearances on TV in numerous western series.
Louie The Movie Buff