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Regis Parton
Actor
Died May 31, 1996 (79 years)
Regis Parton (1917-1996) was a Navy swimmer who made the 1940 US Olympic swim team although those Olympics were cancelled. He was working as a Santa Monica lifeguard when he started appearing in films. Reg was a member of the Stuntmen's Association. He was also Rory Calhoun's long time stunt double.
Reg has appeared in many films including "High Noon" (1952), "Blood Alley" (1955), "The Mole People" (1956), "Spartacus" (1960), "The Great Race" (1965), "Planet of the Apes" (1968), "Freebie and the Bean" (1974), "Earthquake" (1974), and "The Stunt Man" (1980).
Filmography
| 1996 | Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie · as actor |
| 1988 | Alien Nation · as Cecil Porter |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Grim Reaper |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days · as Sergeant |
| 1978 | Hooper · as Cowboy (uncredited) |
| 1977 | Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo · as Driver |
| 1976 | The Amazing Dobermans · as Armored Car Driver |
| 1975 | The Ultimate Warrior · as Baron's Guard |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast (TV Series) · as Dundee |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Jerry Southerland |
| 1973 | Slaughter's Big Rip-Off · as Accountant #2 |
| 1971 | Skin Game · as Townsman |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Brawler |
| 1968 | The Love Bug · as Driver |
| 1968 | The Split · as Payroll Guard (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Sol Madrid · as New York Policeman |
| 1968 | Rogue's Gallery · as Patrol Officer |
| 1968 | Arizona Bushwhackers · as Curly |
| 1967 | Fort Utah · as Rafe |
| 1967 | Hostile Guns · as Chig |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip (TV Series) · as First Deputy |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Instructor |
| 1966 | Not with My Wife, You Don't! · as Brawler |
| 1966 | Johnny Reno · as Charlie -- Bartender |
| 1966 | The Green Hornet (TV Series) · as Spike |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Henchman |
| 1965 | Black Spurs · as Miller - Henderson Henchman |
| 1965 | Apache Uprising · as Hank |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Seth |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) · as Vince Starrett |
| 1964 | Law of the Lawless · as Ned Johnson |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Indian |
| 1964 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Thrush Agent |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth · as Man in Car |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Rurlale |
| 1960 | Spartacus · as Gladiator (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Burke |
| 1958 | Apache Territory · as Conley (as Reg Parton) |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Thug |
| 1958 | The Texan (TV Series) · as Butts |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | The Incredible Shrinking Man · as Minor Role |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Wes Logan |
| 1956 | The Price of Fear · as Unknown |
| 1956 | A Day of Fury · as Waco |
| 1955 | This Island Earth · as Mutant |
| 1955 | The Last Frontier · as Sentry |
| 1955 | Chief Crazy Horse · as Doctor |
| 1955 | The Man from Bitter Ridge · as Townsman |
| 1954 | Four Guns to the Border · as Cashier (as Reg Parton) |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1952 | Million Dollar Mermaid · as Swimmer |
| 1951 | Texas Carnival · as Welcher |
| 1951 | Anne of the Indies · as Pirate on Molly O'Brien |