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Ted Mapes
Actor
Born November 25, 1901Died September 9, 1984 (82 years)
Ted Mapes was an American character actor, who was also a prolific stuntman and body double. Born on November 25, 1901 in St. Edward, Nebraska, he moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s, and entered the film industry in 1929, first as a grip, and then as a stuntman and actor. He doubled for many famous actors, including Jimmy Stewart and Gary Cooper. His film and television career spanned forty years, during which time he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, either as an actor, stuntman or body double. After his career in front of the camera ended in 1969, Mapes became an advocate for animal safety in films, working as an observer on sets for the American Humane Association.
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Filmography
| 1973 | Cotter · as Rodeo Cowboy |
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Reluctant Astronaut · as Hot Dog Vendor |
| 1967 | The Ride to Hangman's Tree · as Townsman |
| 1967 | Gunfight in Abilene · as Townsman |
| 1966 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) · as Groom |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed · as Liveryman (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) · as Mr. Jason |
| 1965 | Dear Brigitte · as Mr. Rudy - The Mailman |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn · as Trooper (uncredited) |
| 1963 | A New Kind of Love · as Floorwalker (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Cattle King · as Brassfield Cowhand |
| 1962 | Going My Way (TV Series) · as Wedding Guest |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1962 | The Music Man · as Townsman |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · as Highpockets (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together · as Settler (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Whispering Smith (TV Series) · as Deputy |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) · as Lynch Mob Member |
| 1960 | Overland Trail (TV Series) · as Guard |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1959 | The FBI Story · as Fbi Agent (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1958 | Bell Book and Candle · as Gillian's Customer (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Agate Henchman |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Court Martial Officer |
| 1958 | The Rough Riders (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1958 | Man from God's Country · as Barfly (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Cowboy With Dying Lex |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Wagon Train Member |
| 1957 | Night Passage · as Leary |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Juror |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Hutchinson |
| 1955 | The Second Greatest Sex · as Osawkie Townsman |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Gang Member |
| 1954 | Désirée · as Court Member (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | The Far Country · as Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Boy from Oklahoma · as Stage Guard |
| 1953 | Vigilante Terror · as Wells Fargo Stagecoach Guard |
| 1953 | Calamity Jane · as Townsman |
| 1953 | Thunder Bay · as Oil Man (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Topeka · as Henchman Cully |
| 1953 | The Great Jesse James Raid · as Knife-Throwing Ambusher |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1953 | I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) · as Forest Ranger |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) · as Gil - Henchman |
| 1952 | The Kid from Broken Gun · as Henchman: Clips From 'the Fighting Frontiersman' |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1952 | Waco · as Stage Guard Jake |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth · as Roustabout |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) · as Cousin Mack |
| 1951 | Fort Worth · as Outrider |
| 1951 | Raton Pass · as Stagecoach Driver (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Silver City Bonanza · as Sniper |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter · as Pete's Pal (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) · as Deputy Tom |
| 1950 | Broken Arrow · as Mail Rider (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Winchester '73 · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Cow Town · as Ed Loomis - Henchman |
| 1950 | Barricade · as Townsman |
| 1950 | Blondie's Hero · as Fruit Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Henchman |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Captain Killed With Jawbone |
| 1949 | Bandits of El Dorado · as Rider Knocked From Horse In El Dorado |
| 1949 | Brimstone · as Cowhand |
| 1949 | Look for the Silver Lining · as Express Wagon Driver |
| 1949 | Desert Vigilante · as Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Riders of the Whistling Pines · as Logger (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Gun Law Justice · as Henchman |
| 1949 | Badmen of Tombstone · as Mine Foreman |
| 1948 | The Paleface · as Horseman |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon · as Cowboy |
| 1948 | Desperadoes of Dodge City · as Henchman Jake |
| 1948 | Good Sam · as Minor Role |
| 1948 | Trail to Laredo · as Chuck - Henchman |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek · as Townsman |
| 1948 | The Strawberry Roan · as Smitty |
| 1948 | Dangers of the Canadian Mounted · as Constable Mack [ch. 11] |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Texan · as Guard |
| 1947 | The Black Widow · as Slade |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Villager - Fort Pitt Defender |
| 1947 | Jesse James Rides Again · as 1st Ambusher |
| 1947 | The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West · as Tex Collier |
| 1947 | Son of Zorro · as Ranchhouse Henchman |
| 1946 | Terror Trail · as Henchman Waco |
| 1946 | Conquest of Cheyenne · as Townsman |
| 1946 | Daughter of Don Q · as Ned Gray (thug) [ch. 4] |
| 1946 | My Pal Trigger · as Riley |
| 1946 | The Well Groomed Bride · as Ship Guard #1 |
| 1946 | The Gay Cavalier · as Money Coach Driver |
| 1946 | The Phantom Rider · as Riot Leader |
| 1945 | Texas Panhandle · as Henchman Trig |
| 1945 | Blazing the Western Trail · as Henchman |
| 1945 | Outlaws of the Rockies · as Deputy |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde · as Waco Smith |
| 1945 | Flame of the West · as Toby Grissum |
| 1945 | The Monster and the Ape · as Joe Butler |
| 1945 | The Return of the Durango Kid · as Tall Henchman |
| 1944 | Dead or Alive · as Luke Brown |
| 1944 | Black Arrow · as Bill |
| 1944 | The Desert Hawk · as Cast |
| 1944 | Fuzzy Settles Down · as Bank Robber |
| 1944 | The Last Horseman · as Duke Cudlow |
| 1944 | Law Men · as Curly Balou, Stage Driver |
| 1944 | Jam Session · as Joe - Stagecoach Guard |
| 1944 | Partners of the Trail · as Slinkky - Henchman |
| 1944 | The Racket Man · as Sgt. Mowbray |
| 1944 | Sundown Riders · as Henry Wilson |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys · as Parade Rider / Show Spectator |
| 1943 | Land of Hunted Men · as Henchman Piebald |
| 1943 | The Outlaw · as Deputy (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Valley of Vanishing Men · as Jeff |
| 1942 | A Tornado in the Saddle · as Henchman |
| 1942 | The Secret Code · as Nazi Agent |
| 1942 | Texas Trouble Shooters · as Henchman Slim |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' · as Bar-O Rodeo Cowboy |
| 1942 | Sunset on the Desert · as Henchman Deputy |
| 1942 | Captain Midnight · as Slim |
| 1942 | Man from Cheyenne · as Tall Cowhand At Dance |
| 1942 | Thunder River Feud · as Buck, Thug In White Vest |
| 1941 | Riders of the Badlands · as Henchman |
| 1941 | Red River Valley · as Henchman |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as Soldier In Trench (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Iron Claw · as Henchman Slim |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana · as Policeman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | In Old Cheyenne · as Rancher |
| 1941 | Adventures of Captain Marvel · as First 'carfax' Seaman [ch. 10] |
| 1941 | Robin Hood of the Pecos · as Army Sentry (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Border Legion · as Miner |
| 1940 | North West Mounted Police · as Constable Palmer |
| 1940 | Under Texas Skies · as Deputy |
| 1940 | King of the Royal Mounted · as Blake - Gang Pilot |
| 1940 | The Ranger and the Lady · as Henchman Kramer |
| 1940 | The Carson City Kid · as Stage Shotgun Guard |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder · as Stage Driver |
| 1940 | Rocky Mountain Rangers · as Stage Driver |
| 1940 | Terry and the Pirates · as Henchman |
| 1939 | Zorro's Fighting Legion · as Tall Henchman In Armory |
| 1939 | The Arizona Kid · as Mcbride Henchman |
| 1939 | Dick Tracy's G-Men · as Agent Dan Murchison |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey · as Henchman |
| 1939 | Wall Street Cowboy · as Henchman |
| 1939 | In Old Caliente · as Tall Lead Henchman |
| 1939 | Daredevils of the Red Circle · as Man |
| 1939 | Three Texas Steers · as Henchman |
| 1939 | Blue Montana Skies · as Mountie |
| 1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again · as Settler |
| 1938 | Rio Grande · as Cowhand Slim |
| 1938 | Hawk of the Wilderness · as Henchman |
| 1938 | The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok · as Brown (ch.6) |
| 1936 | Stampede · as Whitey - Henchman |
| 1936 | The Cowboy Star · as Wrangler At Corral |
| 1936 | Legion of Terror · as Newsstand Owner |
| 1936 | The Vigilantes Are Coming · as Burr Henchman |
| 1936 | Kelly the Second · as Policeman |
| 1936 | The Law Rides · as Ed - Henchman |
| 1936 | Border Caballero · as Deputy |
| 1935 | The Silent Code · as First Mountie Constable |
| 1935 | Timber War · as Logger (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Trails of the Wild · as Mountie |