Ken Maynard

Ator, Produção

21 de julho de 1895 — 23 de março de 1973 (77 anos)
From Wikipedia

Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.

Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios.

He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930.

In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934.

Maynard appeared in more than ninety films in twenty years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters, but alcoholism so severely affected his life that his acting career ended in 1944. He made appearances at state fairs and rodeos. He owned a small circus operation featuring rodeo riders but eventually lost it to creditors. His substantial wealth had vanished, and he lived a desolate life in a rundown trailer. During these years, Maynard was supported by an unknown benefactor, long thought to be Gene Autry. More than twenty five years after his last starring role, Maynard returned to the screen two small roles, in 1970 and 1972, the more notably in The Marshal of Windy Hollow.

Maynard died of stomach cancer in 1973 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery in Cypress, California.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ken Maynard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd.

Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Bigfoot
    Bigfoot1970

Conhecido Por

  • Tombstone Canyon
    Tombstone Canyon1932
  • In Old Santa Fe
    In Old Santa Fe1934
  • Phantom Rancher
    Phantom Rancher1940
  • Six-Shootin' Sheriff
    Six-Shootin' Sheriff1938
  • The Law Rides Again
    The Law Rides Again1943
  • Phantom Thunderbolt
    Phantom Thunderbolt1933
  • Death Rides the Range
    Death Rides the Range1939
  • O Cavaleiro Infernal
    O Cavaleiro Infernal1932
  • Blazing Guns
    Blazing Guns1943
  • Harmony Trail
    Harmony Trail1944
  • Bigfoot
    Bigfoot1970
  • Os Voluntários da Morte
    Os Voluntários da Morte1931
  • O Terror dos Bandidos
    O Terror dos Bandidos1931
  • O Desfiladeiro do Diabo
    O Desfiladeiro do Diabo1931
  • Come on, Tarzan
    Come on, Tarzan1932
  • Pulsos de Ferro
    Pulsos de Ferro1932
  • The Pocatello Kid
    The Pocatello Kid1931
  • Um Combate sem Tréguas
    Um Combate sem Tréguas1934
  • O Mistério do Desfiladeiro
    O Mistério do Desfiladeiro1943
  • Whirlwind Horseman
    Whirlwind Horseman1938

Filmografia

1979
The Wild West · as Cast
1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · as (archive Footage)
1970
Bigfoot · as Mr. BennettNo Plex
1944
Harmony Trail · as Marshal Ken Maynard
1943
Blazing Guns · as Marshal Ken Maynard
1943
The Law Rides Again · as U.s. Marshal Ken Maynard
1943
Wild Horse Stampede · as Marshal Ken Maynard
1940
Lightning Strikes West · as Lightning Ken Morgan
1940
Phantom Rancher · as Ken Mitchell
1939
Death Rides the Range · as Ken Baxter
1939
Flaming Lead · as Ken Clark
1938
Six-Shootin' Sheriff · as Jim 'trigger' Morton
1938
Whirlwind Horseman · as Ken Morton
1937
Prairie Thunder · as Rider
1936
1936
Avenging Waters · as Ken Morley
1935
Lawless Riders · as Ken Manley
1934
Mystery Mountain · as Ken Williams
1934
In Old Santa Fe · as Ken Aka 'kentucky'
1934
Honor of the Range · as Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
1933
Fargo Express · as Ken Benton
1933
Strawberry Roan · as Ken Masters
1933
The Lone Avenger · as Cal Weston
1933
Phantom Thunderbolt · as Thunderbolt Kid
1933
Drum Taps · as Ken Cartwright
1932
1932
Haunted Gold · as Tim Kelly (archive Footage) (uncredited)
1932
1932
False Faces · as Ken Maynard - In Nightclub
1932
Come on, Tarzan · as Ken Benson
1932
Dynamite Ranch · as Blaze Howell
1932
Whistlin' Dan · as 'whistlin' Dan Savage Posing As Ed Black
1932
Hell-Fire Austin · as Ken 'hell-Fire' Austin
1932
Texas Gun Fighter · as Bill Dane
1932
Sunset Trail · as Jim Brandon
1931
The Pocatello Kid · as The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
1931
Branded Men · as Rod Whitaker
1931
The Arizona Terror · as The Arizonian
1931
Alias the Bad Man · as Ranger Ken Neville
1931
The Two Gun Man · as 'blackie' Weed
1930
1930
The Fighting Legion · as Dave Hayes
1924
Janice Meredith · as Paul Revere
1924
$50,000 Reward · as Tex Sherwood
1923
Cameo Kirby · as (uncredited)