Kermit Maynard
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Kermit Maynard was an American
actor
and stuntman
. He appeared in 280 films between 1927 and 1962. He was a younger brother of actor Ken Maynard
. He was born in Vevay, Indiana
, and died in North Hollywood, California
, from a heart attack
. He is interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and stuntman
Stunt performer
A stuntman, or daredevil is someone who performs dangerous stunts, often as a career.These stunts are sometimes rigged so that they look dangerous while still having safety mechanisms, but often they are as dangerous as they appear to be...
. He appeared in 280 films between 1927 and 1962. He was a younger brother of actor Ken Maynard
Ken Maynard
Ken Maynard was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.-Biography:Born Kenneth Olin Maynard in Vevay, Indiana, he was one of five children. His younger brother, Kermit Maynard, also became a stuntman and actor....
. He was born in Vevay, Indiana
Vevay, Indiana
Vevay is a town in and the county seat of Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,683 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, and died in North Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
. He is interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.The cemetery has a special section called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for a number of aviation pioneers — barnstormers, daredevils and...
.
Selected filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1930 | The Lone Defender The Lone Defender The Lone Defender is a 1930 American Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin. This was Mascot's first all sound serial . This was Rin Tin Tin's first serial at Mascot, after being dropped by Warner Bros. when they decided animal pictures would not work with "Talkies"... |
Reverend Purdy | Uncredited |
| 1931 | The Phantom of the West The Phantom of the West The Phantom of the West is a Mascot movie serial and the second all-talking serial they produced.Tom Tyler stars as Jim Lester, trying to prove that Francisco Cortez is innocent of killing his own father... |
Peter Drake | |
| 1939 | The Night Riders The Night Riders (1939 film) The Night Riders is a 1939 Three Mesquiteers film starring John Wayne, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and Max Terhune. Wayne played the lead in eight of the fifty-one films in the popular series... |
Sheriff Chuck Pratt | |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid Billy the Kid (1941 film) Billy the Kid is a 1941 American color remake of the 1930 film of the same name. The film features Robert Taylor as Billy and Brian Donlevy as a fictionalized version of Pat Garrett renamed "Jim Sherwood" in the film. Directed by David Miller and based on the book by Walter Noble Burns, the cast... |
Thad Decker | |
| 1942 | Perils of the Royal Mounted Perils of the Royal Mounted Perils of the Royal Mounted was the 18th serial released by Columbia Pictures.-Plot:This serial shows as the trading post of Sitkawan, Canada is taken by surprise when an Indian tribe attack and massacre the settlers aboard a fur-bearing wagon train. Sergeant MacLane of the Royal Canadian Mounted... |
Const. Collins | |
| 1943 | Beyond the Last Frontier Beyond the Last Frontier Beyond the Last Frontier is a 1943 American film about an undercover Texas Ranger, Johnny Revere, within Big Bill Hadley's gang of crooks. Howard Bretherton directed the film and John K. Butler and Morton Grant wrote the screenplay... |
Henchman Clyde Barton | |
| 1946 | Chick Carter, Detective Chick Carter, Detective Chick Carter, Detective is a 1946 Columbia film serial. Columbia could not afford the rights to produce a Nick Carter serial so they made Chick Carter, Detective about his son instead. This was based on the radio series Chick Carter, Boy Detective... |
Williams, detective | Chapter 11 Uncredited |
| 1949 | The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend is a 1949 romantic comedy Western film starring Betty Grable and featuring Cesar Romero and Rudy Vallee... |
Poker Game Onlooker | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Fort Dodge Stampede Fort Dodge Stampede Fort Dodge Stampede is a 1951 western film produced and directed by Harry Keller and starring Allan Lane. This film is one of 34 'B-movie' westerns filmed between 1947 and 1953 featuring Allan 'Rocky' Lane and his horse Black Jack.-Plot synopsis:... |
Wagon Train Scout | |
| 1952 | Rancho Notorious Rancho Notorious Rancho Notorious is a 1952 Western shot in Technicolor, directed by Fritz Lang and starring Marlene Dietrich as the matron of a criminal hideout called Chuck-a-Luck... |
Deputy in Gunsight | Uncredited |
| 1953 | The Charge at Feather River The Charge at Feather River The Charge at Feather River is a 1953 Western film directed by Gordon Douglas, was originally released in 3D with lots of arrows, lances, and other weapons flying directly at the audience in several scenes.... |
Trooper Zebulon Poinsett | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Gunfighters of the Northwest Gunfighters of the Northwest Gunfighters of the Northwest was the 53rd serial released by Columbia Pictures. Its was enterily filmed on location at Big Bear Lake, California, USA, and not a single scene was filmed in indoors setting-Plot:NW Mounted Police Sgt... |
Mountie August | Chapters 5-8, 14, 15 Uncredited |
| 1955 | Wichita | Man in Saloon | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Blazing the Overland Trail Blazing the Overland Trail Blazing the Overland Trail is a Columbia film serial. It was the last serial produced by Columbia and the last serial ever produced by any major studio... |
Al | |
| 1959 | Good Day for a Hanging Good Day for a Hanging Good Day for a Hanging is a western concerning how a town views the upcoming hanging of a young man accused of murdering the sheriff during a robbery. Directed by Nathan H. Juran, it stars Fred MacMurray as the reluctant new sheriff and Robert Vaughn as the young man accused of the crime.... |
Townsman | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Toby Tyler Toby Tyler Toby Tyler is a Disney film released on January 21, 1960 by Buena Vista Distribution Company, based on the 1880 children's book Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus by James Otis Kaler.... |
Bit role | Uncredited |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles Pocketful of Miracles Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film that stars Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend is based on the screenplay Lady for a Day by Robert Riskin, which was adapted from the Damon Runyon short story "Madame La Gimp".The... |
Newspaper Editor | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz Birdman of Alcatraz (film) Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a fictionalized version of the life of Robert Stroud, a federal prison inmate known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" because of his life with birds. In spite of the title, much of the action is set at... |
Alcatraz Captain of Guards | Uncredited |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1950 | The Lone Ranger | Sheriff Gilbert Deputy Sheriff Sam |
2 episodes |
| 1953 | Death Valley Days Death Valley Days Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945. It continued from 1952 to 1975 as a syndicated television series... |
Boarding House Diner | 1 episode |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is an American children's television program which originally aired in 166 episodes on ABC from October 1954 until August 1959. It starred child actor Lee Aaker as Rusty, a boy orphaned in an Indian raid, who was being raised by the soldiers at a US Cavalry post known... |
Show Patron | 1 episode |
| 1957 | Tales of the Texas Rangers Tales of the Texas Rangers Tales of the Texas Rangers, a western adventure old-time radio drama, premiered on July 8, 1950, on the US NBC radio network and remained on the air through September 14, 1952... |
Henchman | 1 episode |
| 1958 | The Texan The Texan (TV series) The Texan is a Western television series starring popular B movie star Rory Calhoun. It aired on the CBS television network from 1958-1960.-Production notes:... |
Barfly | 1 episode |
| Sugarfoot Sugarfoot Sugarfoot is the title of a TV western that aired from 1957 to 1961. The series featured Will Hutchins as fledgling frontier lawyer Tom Brewster and Jack Elam as sidekick Toothy Thompson... |
Townsman | 2 episode | |
| The Californians The Californians (TV series) The Californians is a 54-episode half-hour Western television series, set in the San Francisco gold rush of the 1850s, which aired on NBC from September 24, 1957, to May 26, 1959... |
Horseman | 1 episode | |
| 1959 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp is a Western television series loosely based on the adventures of frontier marshal Wyatt Earp. The half-hour black and white series ran on ABC-TV from 1955 to 1961 and featured Hugh O'Brian as Earp. An off-camera barbershop quartet sang the theme song and hummed... |
Outlaw | 1 episode |
| Hotel de Paree Hotel de Paree Hotel de Paree is a Western television series that aired on the CBS Friday schedule from October 2, 1959, until June 3, 1960, under the alternate sponsorship of Liggett & Myers and Kellogg's.... |
Man at Saloon | 1 episode | |
| 1960 | Riverboat Riverboat (TV series) Riverboat is a western television series starring Darren McGavin and Burt Reynolds that was broadcast on the NBC television network from September 13, 1959 until January 2, 1961.... |
Trooper | 1 episode |
| 1961 | Outlaws | Juror | 1 episode |
| 1962 | Tales of Wells Fargo Tales of Wells Fargo Tales of Wells Fargo is an American Western television series that ran from March 18, 1957 to June 2, 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season when it expanded to an hour.-Synopsis:... |
Townsman Barfly |
2 episodes, uncredited |
| Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.... |
Prisoner | 1 episode | |