Gregory Walcott (Bernard Wasdon Mattox)
(January 13, 1928 – March 20, 2015)
Battle Cry (1955). Mister Roberts (1955). The Sugarland Express (1974). Thunderbolt And Lightfoot (1974). Norma Rae (1979). Gregory Walcott was in some very good films. But he’ll always be known for having the lead in Ed Wood’s Plan Nine From Outer Space (1959).
Born in Wendell, North Carolina — just a few miles from where I’m typing this, Walcott hitchhiked to Hollywood after a couple years in the Army. Before long his film career was off and running. His 50s Westerns include Strange Lady In Town (1955), Thunder Over Arizona (1956) and Badman’s Country (1958, a Fred F. Sears/George Montgomery picture I just watched last week). His TV credits are a mile long, including a couple episodes of The Rifleman and a lead role in 87th Precinct (above).
Toby ,did you enjoy watching Badman’s Country ?
Very much. I’m working on a post on it, but I’m working a little slow these days! I’ve been on a real Fred F. Sears kick lately (as you might’ve noticed).
Me too. I’ve been watching and getting a lot of real enjoyment out of some of Fred Sears’ westerns from the 50s. Really under-rated.
BTW, I certainly remember Mr.Walcott very well, especially from ’87th Precinct’. A good series that I intend to pick up some time.
J’ai vu tous ses westerns, ainsi que l’épisode de “Rawhide” – incident of the hunter( 162)- saison 5, with Mark Stevens. Il y a un long interview de Gregory Walcott dans le livre de David R. Greenland : “Rawhide, a history of television’s longest cattle drive.
R.I.P.
Hi, he did a nice showing against Clint Eastwood in “Joe Kidd”