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Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (born F. E. Parker Jr.; August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of the title characters in the Walt Disney television miniseries Davy Crockett (1954–55; ABC) and the television series Daniel Boone (1964–70; NBC).
Fess Parker stars as Daniel Boone, a pioneer who explores the wilderness and faces various dangers and challenges. The TV series ran from 1964 to 1970 and features Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Ed Ames and other actors.
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Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series, starring Fess Parker as the frontiersman Daniel Boone, that aired from September 24, 1964, to May 7, 1970, on NBC for 165 episodes, and was produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Arcola Enterprises, and Fespar Corp. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the ...
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Parker, who played another pioneer American hero on television’s “Daniel Boone” in the 1960s before becoming a successful Santa Barbara hotel developer and Santa Ynez Valley winery owner,...
Fess Parker (1924-2010) Actor. Director. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 0:11. Daniel Boone (1964–1970) 4 Videos. 99+ Photos. A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied drama in the early fifties and debuted in Springfield Rifle (1952).
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- Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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- Santa Ynez, California, USA
Mar 18, 2010 · The actor who popularized coonskin caps as a frontier hero in the 1950s and 1960s also became a successful winemaker and developer in California. He died of natural causes on his wife's birthday in 2010, after a long career in Hollywood and real estate.
