Jack Buetel

Acteur

5 september 1915 — 27 juni 1989 (73 years)
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Jack Buetel (September 5, 1915 – June 27, 1989) was an American film and television actor.

Born in Dallas, Texas, Buetel moved to Los Angeles, California in the late 1930s with the intention of establishing a film career. Unable to find such work, he was employed as an insurance clerk when he was noticed by an agent who was impressed by his looks.

Introduced to Howard Hughes, who was about to begin filming The Outlaw, Buetel was signed to play the lead role as Billy the Kid, with the previously signed David Bacon being dropped from the film. Hughes also signed another newcomer, Jane Russell, for the female lead, and realizing the inexperience of his two stars, also signed veteran actors Thomas Mitchell and Walter Huston.

Buetel was signed to a standard seven-year contract at $150 per week and was assured by Hughes that he would become a major star. Filmed in late 1940 and early 1941, The Outlaw officially premiered in 1943 but was not widely seen until 1946. It was notable for suggesting the act of sexual intercourse, uncommon in mainstream movies of the era, and for allowing characters to "sin on film", without a suitable punishment also being depicted, in violation of the Production Code. Much of the publicity surrounding the release of the film focused on Jane Russell, and she established a solid film career, despite critics giving her performance in The Outlaw poor reviews.

Buetel's performance was also highly criticised, and he languished with Hughes refusing to allow him to work. The director Howard Hawks tried to secure his services for the film Red River (1948), but after Hughes refused to allow Buetel to take part, Montgomery Clift was chosen and Clift went on to an active film career.

In 1951 Buetel appeared in Best of the Badmen, his first film appearance in eleven years. Over the next few years he appeared in five more films, and made infrequent appearances on television. In 1956, he landed the role of 41-year-old Jeff Taggert in Edgar Buchanan's syndication western series, Judge Roy Bean. Others who appeared regularly in the 39-episode series, set in Langtry, Texas, were Jackie Loughery, X Brands, Tristram Coffin, Glenn Strange, and Lash La Rue. Buetel's last acting role was in a 1961 episode of Wagon Train. He also appeared as himself in the 1982 Night of 100 Stars television special.

He died in Portland, Oregon, and was buried at Portland Memorial Park.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Vogelvrij verklaard
    Vogelvrij verklaard1943
  • 26 Men
    26 Men1 season

Known For

  • Vogelvrij verklaard
    Vogelvrij verklaard1943
  • Bloedvlag boven Quinto
    Bloedvlag boven Quinto1951
  • Rose of Cimarron
    Rose of Cimarron1952
  • The Half-Breed
    The Half-Breed1952
  • Jesse James' Women
    Jesse James' Women1954
  • Judge Roy Bean
    Judge Roy Bean1 season

Cinematografie

1959
Hawaiian Eye · as Dr. Eliot (as Jack Beutel)
1958
Lawman · as Ryder (as Jack Beutel)
1958
Mackenzie's Raiders · as Corby's Henchman
1957
26 Men · as Ranger Johnny WhitecloudOp Plex
1957
Maverick · as Phillips (as Jack Beutel)
1957
Wagon Train · as Jack Reynolds
1955
1954
Jesse James' Women · as Frank James
1952
Rose of Cimarron · as Marshal Hollister
1952
The Half-Breed · as Charlie Wolf
1951
Best of the Badmen · as Bob Younger
1943
The Outlaw · as Billy The KidOp Plex