Myron Healey
Myron Daniel Healey | |
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Born | |
Died | December 21, 2005 | (aged 82)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1943-1994 |
Spouse(s) | Dorothy Ann Pemberton (1943-1948) (divorced) (1 child) Leslie Wright Hall (1961-?) (divorced) (1 child) Elizabeth Mary D'Errico (1963-1968) (divorced) Adair Jameson (1971-1972) (divorced) |
Myron Daniel Healey (June 8, 1923 – December 21, 2005) was an American actor. He began his career in Hollywood, California, during the early 1940s in bit parts and minor supporting roles at various studios.
Early years
Healey was born in Petaluma in Sonoma County, California,[1] the son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert D. Healey.[2] He served in World War II as an Air Corps navigator and bombardier,[3] flying in B-26 Martin Marauders in the European Theatre. After the war he continued military duties, retiring in the early 1960s as a captain in the United States Air Force Reserve.
Acting career
Healey's film debut came in 1943 with Young Ideas.[3]
Returning to film work after the war, Healey played villains and henchmen in low-budget western films. He also did some screenwriting. In the post-war period he was often seen in westerns from Monogram Pictures, often starring Johnny Mack Brown, Jimmy Wakely and Whip Wilson.
In the 1950s Healey moved to more "bad guy" roles in other films, including the Bomba and Jungle Jim series, crime dramas and more westerns. He portrayed the bandit Bob Dalton in an episode of the syndicated television series Stories of the Century, starring and narrated by Jim Davis. In 1955 he played a "good guy" for a change as Phyllis Coates' partner in the 1955 Republic Pictures serial Panther Girl of the Kongo.
Earlier in 1952, Healey was cast in one of the first episodes of the syndicated television anthology series, Death Valley Days, hosted by Stanley Andrews. He played mining engineer Frank Johnson, the once reluctant suitor of the former dance hall queen Tiger Lil (Tracey Roberts) (1914-2002), who left Virginia City, Nevada, and became a popular dressmaker in the now ghost town of Bodie in Mono County, California. In the story line, Johnson comes to Bodie, where by a chance encounter sees Lil once more. At first, she rejected his renewed interest in her.[citation needed]
Healey appeared seven times as Capt. Bandcroft in The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–55). He was cast twice in 1957-58 as Becker in two episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series Colt .45 starring Wayde Preston,[citation needed] seven times (1950-57) in the long-running The Lone Ranger, and ten times (1952-55) in The Roy Rogers Show television series.[citation needed]
Healey played the outlaw Johnny Ringo in the western television series Tombstone Territory, with Pat Conway as Sheriff Clay Hollister, in the episode "Johnny Ringo's Last Ride". He appeared in an episode of the children's western series Buckskin, which aired on NBC from 1958-59. He was a semi-regular on programs produced by Gene Autry's Flying A production company: Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill, Jr., The Range Rider, and The Gene Autry Show. He also guest-starred on the crime drama with a modern western setting, Sheriff of Cochise, starring John Bromfield, and in the western set in the 1840s, Riverboat, starring Darren McGavin. He also appeared in an episode of the second season of Zorro.
Between 1960 and 1963, Healey appeared five times on the NBC western Laramie, starring John Smith and Robert Fuller. He appeared ten times on another NBC western, The Virginian, and four times on Laredo.
During the 1958-59 season Healey, billed as "Michael Healey", replaced Douglas Fowley as Doc Holliday in the popular ABC/Desilu western series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, starring Hugh O'Brian in the title role.[4]: 600 Earlier, on September 25, 1956, Healey played the drunken gunfighter Clay Allison in an episode of the same name on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. In the story line, Pete Albright, a storeowner in Dodge City, Kansas, played by Charles Fredericks, tries to hire Allison to gun down Earp because the marshal is fighting crime in the town and costing merchants business in the process.[citation needed]
From 1959 to 1961, he played Maj. Peter Horry, top aide to Leslie Nielsen, in the miniseries Swamp Fox on Walt Disney Presents, based on the American Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion.[4]
In 1970 Healey appeared as Wardlow in the TV western "The Men From Shiloh" (the rebranded name of The Virginian) in the episode titled "Jenny."[citation needed]
Collectively, Healey appeared in some 140 films, including 81 westerns and three serials. Among his non-western pictures, he appeared in at least two horror films: the Americanized version of the Japanese giant-monster movie Varan the Unbelievable (1958) and The Incredible Melting Man (1977).
Death
In 2005, Healey broke his hip in a fall and never recovered. He died at the age of 82 at a hospital near his home in Simi Valley, California.[3]
Recognition
In 2000, Healey received a Golden Boot Award for his contributions to Western films and television programs.[5]
Selected filmography
- Feature films include
- Young Ideas (1943) - Student (uncredited)
- Salute to the Marines (1943) - Gunner (uncredited)
- Swing Shift Maisie (1943) - Young Pilot (uncredited)
- Thousands Cheer (1943) - Soldier at Train Station with Polish Girl (uncredited)
- I Dood It (1943) - Page Boy (uncredited)
- The Iron Major (1943) - Paul Cavanaugh (uncredited)
- See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Meet the People (1944) - Marine (uncredited)
- The Time of Their Lives (1946) - Dandy at Party (uncredited)
- Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946) - Philip Armstrong / John Foster (uncredited)
- That Brennan Girl (1946) - Party Guest (uncredited)
- Blondie's Big Moment (1947) - Pipe-Smoking Office Worker (uncredited)
- Millie's Daughter (1947) - Attendant (uncredited)
- Buck Privates Come Home (1947) - Tech Sergeant - Medic #5 (uncredited)
- The Corpse Came C.O.D. (1947) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Down to Earth (1947) - Sloan - Pilot (uncredited)
- It Had to Be You (1947) - Gardner Huntington Standish (uncredited)
- Tall, Dark and Gruesome (1948, Short) - Partygoer in devil's costume
- I, Jane Doe (1948) - Intern (uncredited)
- Blondie's Reward (1948) - Cluett Day
- Walk a Crooked Mile (1948) - FBI Agent Thompson (uncredited)
- The Return of October (1948) - Assistant Lawyer (uncredited)
- You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) - Day Clerk (uncredited)
- Hidden Danger (1948) - James Carson
- Wake of the Red Witch (1948) - 'Red Witch' Seaman (uncredited)
- Ladies of the Chorus (1948) - Randy's Cousin (uncredited)
- The Man from Colorado (1949) - Powers (uncredited)
- Slightly French (1949) - Stevens (uncredited)
- Knock on Any Door (1949) - Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
- Gun Law Justice (1949) - Jensen
- Trails End (1949) - Drake
- Across the Rio Grande (1949) - Stage Holdup Man
- Laramie (1949) - Lt. Reed (uncredited)
- Batman and Robin (1949, Serial) - Walker - Policeman [Ch. 7] (uncredited)
- Air Hostess (1949) - Ralph
- Brand of Fear (1949) - Jeffers
- The Wyoming Bandit (1949) - Tom Howard (uncredited)
- Range Justice (1949) - Murdered Henchman
- South of Rio (1949) - Marshal Travis
- Mr. Soft Touch (1949) - Doctor (uncredited)
- Haunted Trails (1949) - Henchman Lassiter
- Western Renegades (1949) - Henchman Gus
- Rusty's Birthday (1949) - Jack Wiggins (uncredited)
- Riders of the Dusk (1949) - Sheriff Jim
- Pioneer Marshal (1949) - Larry Devlin
- Lawless Code (1949) - Donald Martin
- Fence Riders (1950) - Cameo Krogan
- Trail of the Rustlers (1950) - Ben Mahoney (uncredited)
- West of Wyoming (1950) - Brodie
- Over the Border (1950) - Jeff Grant
- A Woman of Distinction (1950) - Cameraman (uncredited)
- Kill the Umpire (1950) - Train Conductor Operator (uncredited)
- No Sad Songs for Me (1950) - Chris's Young Man (uncredited)
- Salt Lake Raiders (1950) - Fred Mason
- In a Lonely Place (1950) - Post Office Clerk (uncredited)
- Timber Fury (1950) - Paxton Man (uncredited)
- Federal Man (1950) - The Tracking Device Specialist (uncredited)
- Hi-Jacked (1950) - Police Broadcaster
- I Killed Geronimo (1950) - Henchman Frank Corcoran
- The Fuller Brush Girl (1950) - Employee (uncredited)
- My Blue Heaven (1950) - Adoptive Father (uncredited)
- Law of the Panhandle (1950) - Henry Faulkner
- Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) - Officer Davis (uncredited)
- Hot Rod (1950) - Joe Langham - Policeman
- Emergency Wedding (1950) - Guest (uncredited)
- Experiment Alcatraz (1950) - Wire Service Reporter (uncredited)
- Outlaw Gold (1950) - Sonny Lang
- Short Grass (1950) - Les McCambridge
- Colorado Ambush (1951) - Chet Murdock
- Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) - Confederate Corporal (uncredited)
- Baby Sitters Jitters (1951, Short) - George Lloyd
- Night Riders of Montana (1951) - Steve Bauer
- I Was an American Spy (1951) - American Soldier in Jeep (uncredited)
- Roar of the Iron Horse (1951, Serial) - Ace -Henchman [Chs.3,4,6,9,10,15]
- Lorna Doone (1951) - Todd Darcy (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangers (1951) - Texas Ranger Captain Peak (uncredited)
- Montana Desperado (1951) - Ron Logan
- Bonanza Town (1951) - Krag Boseman
- Journey Into Light (1951) - Jerry - the Cop
- Slaughter Trail (1951) - Heath (uncredited)
- Drums in the Deep South (1951) - Union Lieutenant (uncredited)
- Elephant Stampede (1951) - Joe Collins
- The Longhorn (1951) - Andy
- The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) - Man on Tower (voice, uncredited)
- Silver City (1951) - Bleek (uncredited)
- The Big Night (1951) - Kennealy
- Fort Osage (1952) - Martin Christensen
- Rodeo (1952) - Richard Durston
- Montana Territory (1952) - Bill Landers
- Storm Over Tibet (1952) - Bill March
- The Kid from Broken Gun (1952) - Kiefer
- Fargo (1952) - Red Olsen
- Apache War Smoke (1952) - Pike Curtis
- Desperadoes' Outpost (1952) - Lieutenant Dan Booker
- Monsoon (1952) - Rault
- The Maverick (1952) - Sergeant Frick
- Kansas Pacific (1953) - Morey
- White Lightning (1953) - Nelson
- Son of Belle Starr (1953) - Sheriff Hansen
- The Moonlighter (1953) - Deputy Joe Bayliss (uncredited)
- Saginaw Trail (1953) - Miller Webb
- Fighting Lawman (1953) - Sheriff Dave Wilson
- Combat Squad (1953) - Marley
- Hot News (1953) - Jim O'Hara
- Vigilante Terror (1953) - Brett
- Private Eyes (1953) - Carl, Rose Hill Attendant
- Texas Bad Man (1953) - Jackson
- Rails Into Laramie (1954) - Con Winton
- Silver Lode (1954) - Rider (uncredited)
- They Rode West (1954) - Maj. 'Van' Vandergrift (uncredited)
- Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) - Hank
- Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955) - Larry Sanders
- African Manhunt (1955) - Capt. Bob Kirby
- Man Without a Star (1955) - Mogollon (uncredited)
- Rage at Dawn (1955) - John Reno
- The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955) - Clem Jackman
- Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955) - Marty - Kidnapper (uncredited)
- Jungle Moon Men (1955) - Mark Santo
- Tennessee's Partner (1955) - Reynolds
- Count Three and Pray (1955) - Floyd Miller
- Dig That Uranium (1955) - Joe Hody
- Slightly Scarlet (1956) - Wison - Caspar Thug (uncredited)
- The First Texan (1956) - Capt. Martin (uncredited)
- Magnificent Roughnecks (1956) - Werner Jackson
- The Young Guns (1956) - Deputy Nix
- Calling Homicide (1956) - Jim Haddix
- The White Squaw (1956) - Eric Swanson
- Running Target (1956) - Kaygo
- Hell's Crossroads (1957) - Cole Younger
- Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) - Rafe Sanders
- Lure of the Swamp (1957)
- The Restless Breed (1957) - Sheriff Mike Williams
- The Unearthly (1957) - Mark Houston
- Undersea Girl (1957) - Eric 'Swede' Nelson, Gang Member
- The Hard Man (1957) - Ray Hendry (uncredited)
- Escape from Red Rock (1957) - Joe Skinner
- Cavalry Command (1958) - Lt. Worth
- Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958) - Phil Bennett / Charlie Bennett
- Quantrill's Raiders (1958) - Jarrett
- Apache Territory (1958) - Webb
- Onionhead (1958) - Leggas (uncredited)
- Rio Bravo (1959) - Barfly (uncredited)
- Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960) - Sioux Falls Bank Robber (uncredited)
- The George Raft Story (1961) - Joel Creelman (uncredited)
- Convicts 4 (1962) - Gunther
- Varan the Unbelievable (1962) - Cmdr. James Bradley
- He Rides Tall (1964) - Marshal Ed Loomis (uncredited)
- Mirage (1965) - Bar Patron Discussing Watermelon (voice, uncredited)
- Harlow (1965) - Rex Chambers (uncredited)
- The Swinger (1966) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Gunfight in Abilene (1967) - Ingles (uncredited)
- Journey to Shiloh (1968) - Sheriff Briggs
- The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) - Stage Passenger (uncredited)
- True Grit (1969) - deputy at prisoner unloading (uncredited)
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) - Police Detective (uncredited)
- The Cheyenne Social Club (1970) - Deuter
- Which Way to the Front? (1970) - Army Major Doctor (uncredited)
- Smoke in the Wind (1975) - Mort Fagan
- The Incredible Melting Man (1977) - General Michael Perry
- Claws (1977) - Sheriff
- The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 (1978) - Doctor in Bishop
- Goodbye, Franklin High (1978) - Walter Craig
- Forever and Beyond (1983) - Nicholas
- Ghost Fever (1986) - Andrew Lee
- Pulse (1988) - Howard
- Little Giants (1994) - Doctor (final film role)
- Other western appearances include
- The Cisco Kid (1951-1954) - Jim Gault / Don White / E.B. Johnson / Sloan / Drake - Henchman
- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1955-1956) - Morrel / Odds-On O'Connor / Jesse Harkness
- Cheyenne (1955-1961) - Tully / Wesley Mason / Chip Claney / Lew Lattimer / Carl Thompson
- Sheriff of Cochise (1956) - Dillon
- Judge Roy Bean (1956) - John Gorman / Hurley / Jake Winters / Bert Reno
- State Trooper (1957-1959) - Big Nels / Ed Benson / Red Shawn
- Maverick (1958-1961) - Frank Mercer / Jed Benedict / Jim Mundy
- Wagon Train (1958-1964) - Wayne Rossen / Sgt. Bob Rollins / Doc Curley / Mr. O'Neal / Deputy Sheriff / Sgt. Oakes / Steve Wilson / Bill Miller
- Cimarron City (1959) - Clayton Buckley
- The Texan (1959-1960) - Gait Gaylor / Clay Calder / Sheriff Ed Courtney
- Rawhide (1959-1962) - Willie / Lou Calvert / Jeb / Gun Guard
- The Alaskans (1960) - Fred Simmons
- The Rebel (1961) - Mac McGowan
- Whispering Smith (1961) - Jim Conley
- Gunsmoke (1962) - Mike / Jake Moseley
- Have Gun - Will Travel (1963) - Stennis
- The Dakotas (1963) - Sheriff
- The Virginian (1963-1970) - Wardlow / Lt. Mike Buehl / 2nd Drifter / Potts / Blue / Lomax / Sgt. Cohane / Jack Slauson / Yance Cooper / Martin Croft
- Bonanza (1964-1968) - Zeb Williams / Johannsen / Sam / Buck
- Daniel Boone (1965-1969) - James Burns / Lynch / Mike Kravic
- The Road West (1967) - Big Foot
- The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967-1969) - Jack Curson / Sheriff Flagg / Lank Turner
- Kung Fu (1973) - Capt. Malachy
- Non-western appearances include
- Adventures of Superman (1955-1956) - Capt. Mud / Paul Craymore / Gunner Flinch
- Behind Closed Doors (1958) - Lister
- Sea Hunt (1958-1960) - US Coast Guard Commander Jack Carter / Russ Hodges
- Perry Mason (1959) - Howard Roper
- Tightrope (1960) - Al Cummings
- Bourbon Street Beat (1960) - Sheriff Clay Tarbo
- Dante (1961) - Johnny Poco
- The Islanders (1961) - Hightower
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962-1965) - George Foyle / Dave Connor / Peter Rogan / Bob Blake
- The Three Stooges
References
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. III (2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 164. ISBN 9780786424894. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ "Myrton D. Healey In Picture At California". The Petaluma Argus-Courier. California, Petaluma. March 7, 1944. p. 8. Retrieved February 27, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Mayer, Geoff. Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9780786477623. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ a b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 1043. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- ^ "The Golden Boot Awards". The Old Corral. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
External links
- 1923 births
- 2005 deaths
- 20th-century American male actors
- People from Petaluma, California
- Male actors from California
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Male film serial actors
- People from Simi Valley, California
- American military personnel of World War II
- United States Army Air Forces officers
- Western (genre) television actors