TM
Ted Mapes
Actor
Died 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.
Filmography
| 1969 | Hello, Dolly! · as Policeman |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed · as Liveryman |
| 1966 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) · as Groom |
| 1965 | Dear Brigitte · as Mr. Rudy - the Mailman |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) · as Mr. Jason |
| 1964 | Cheyenne Autumn · as Trooper |
| 1963 | A New Kind of Love · as Floorwalker |
| 1963 | Cattle King · as Brassfield Cowhand |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · as Highpockets (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Music Man · as Townsman |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together · as Settler |
| 1961 | Whispering Smith (TV Series) · as Deputy |
| 1960 | The Tall Man (TV Series) · as Lynch Mob Member |
| 1959 | The FBI Story · as FBI Agent |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1959 | Shotgun Slade (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1958 | Bell Book and Candle · as Gillian's Customer (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Man from God's Country · as Barfly |
| 1958 | Cimarron City (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer (TV Series) · as Court Martial Officer |
| 1958 | Lawman (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson (TV Series) · as Agate Henchman |
| 1957 | Night Passage · as Leary |
| 1957 | The Restless Gun (TV Series) · as Cowboy with dying Lex |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Juror |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Wagon Train Member |
| 1956 | State Trooper (TV Series) · as Hutchinson |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Townsman |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Gang Member |
| 1954 | The Far Country · as Deputy |
| 1954 | Désirée · as Court Member |
| 1953 | Calamity Jane · as Townsman |
| 1953 | Thunder Bay · as Oil Man |
| 1953 | The Great Jesse James Raid · as Knife-Throwing Ambusher |
| 1953 | Topeka · as Henchman Cully |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1952 | The Greatest Show on Earth · as Roustabout |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Party Guest |
| 1952 | Hopalong Cassidy (TV Series) · as Gil - Henchman |
| 1951 | Fort Worth · as Outrider |
| 1951 | Raton Pass · as Stagecoach Driver |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) · as Cousin Mack |
| 1950 | Blondie's Hero · as Fruit Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Winchester '73 · as Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Broken Arrow · as Mail Rider |
| 1950 | Barricade · as Townsman |
| 1950 | Cow Town · as Ed Loomis - Henchman |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) · as Deputy Tom |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Henchman |
| 1950 | The Gunfighter · as Pete's Pal (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Riders of the Whistling Pines · as Logger |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Captain Killed with Jawbone |
| 1948 | The Paleface · as Horseman |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon · as Cowboy |
| 1948 | Good Sam · as Minor Role |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek · as Townsman |
| 1948 | The Strawberry Roan · as Smitty |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Villager - Fort Pitt Defender |
| 1947 | Jesse James Rides Again · as 1st Ambusher |
| 1946 | My Pal Trigger · as Riley |
| 1946 | The Gay Cavalier · as Money Coach Driver |
| 1945 | The Monster and the Ape · as Joe Butler |
| 1944 | Fuzzy Settles Down · as Bank Robber |
| 1944 | Partners of the Trail · as Slinkky - Henchman |
| 1944 | Law Men · as Curly Balou, Stage Driver |
| 1944 | Dead or Alive · as Luke Brown (Yackey henchman) |
| 1944 | Sundown Riders · as Henry Wilson |
| 1943 | The Outlaw · as Deputy |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys · as Parade Rider / Show Spectator |
| 1943 | Land of Hunted Men · as Henchman Piebald |
| 1942 | Thunder River Feud · as Buck, thug in white vest |
| 1942 | Man from Cheyenne · as Tall Cowhand at Dance |
| 1942 | Sunset on the Desert · as Henchman Deputy |
| 1942 | Texas Trouble Shooters · as Henchman Slim |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' · as Bar-O Rodeo Cowboy |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as Soldier in Trench (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Adventures of Captain Marvel · as First 'Carfax' Seaman [Ch. 10] |
| 1941 | Lady from Louisiana · as Unknown |
| 1941 | In Old Cheyenne · as Rancher |
| 1941 | Red River Valley · as Henchman |
| 1941 | Robin Hood of the Pecos · as Army Sentry (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Border Legion · as Miner |
| 1940 | The Carson City Kid · as Stage Shotgun Guard |
| 1940 | The Ranger and the Lady · as Henchman Kramer |
| 1940 | King of the Royal Mounted · as Blake - Gang Pilot |
| 1939 | Zorro's Fighting Legion · as Tall Henchman in Armory |
| 1939 | In Old Caliente · as Curly Henchman |
| 1939 | The Arizona Kid · as McBride Henchman |
| 1939 | Wall Street Cowboy · as Henchman |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey · as Henchman |
| 1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again · as Settler |
| 1939 | Blue Montana Skies · as Mountie |
| 1936 | Stampede · as Whitey - Henchman |
| 1936 | Border Caballero · as Deputy |
| 1936 | The Vigilantes Are Coming · as Burr Henchman |
| 1935 | Timber War · as Logger (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Trails of the Wild · as Mountie |