Name Tex Terry Role Film actor | Resting place Coxville, Indiana | |
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Full Name Edward Earl Terry Born August 22, 1902 ( 1902-08-22 ) Coxville, Indiana Occupation film and television actor Died May 18, 1985, Terre Haute, Indiana, United States Spouse Isabel Draesemer (m. 1964–1985) Movies The El Paso Kid, Twilight on the Rio Grande, Rio Grande Raiders, Timberjack, The Road to Denver Similar People Joseph Kane, Delmer Daves, Thomas Carr | ||
A tribute to Tex Terry
Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s.
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Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana. In 1964, he married Isabel Draesemer, a Hollywood agent. Terry made his last movie in 1972. In 1979, he and his wife moved back to Indiana, where he opened Tex's Longhorn Tavern. Every August he invited the public to celebrate his birthday by listening to him tell Hollywood stories and watching his movies.
He died in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 18, 1985, and is buried at Coxville Cemetery in Coxville, Indiana.
Filmography
Actor
1966
Incident at Phantom Hill as
Conductor (uncredited)
1961
Posse from Hell as
Townsman (uncredited)
1961
Two Faces West (TV Series) as
Stage Driver
- The Drought (1961) - Stage Driver
1959
The Oregon Trail as
Brizzard
1959
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series) as
Stage Driver
- Juliet (1959) - Stage Driver
- Lady on the Stagecoach (1959) - Stage Driver
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Guard / Stage Driver / Angry Gambler / ...
- The Happy Tree (1958) - Guard
- The Newspaper (1958) - Stage Driver
- Hide Jumpers (1958) - Angry Gambler
- Barbary Coast (1957) - Bartender
1958
Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
Pete
- Robber Bridegroom (1958) - Pete
1958
The Badlanders as
Yard Guard (uncredited)
1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone as
Stage Driver (uncredited)
1957
The Parson and the Outlaw as
Townsman (uncredited)
1957
Duel at Apache Wells as
Olie (uncredited)
1956
Thunder Over Arizona as
Gunman (uncredited)
1952
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Stage Driver / Sea Captain / Old Man West / ...
- The Longest Beard in the World (1956) - Sea Captain
- Gold Is Where You Find It (1956) - Stage Driver (uncredited)
- Death Valley Scotty (1955) - Old Man West (uncredited)
- Black Bart The PO8 (1954) - 3rd Stage Driver (uncredited)
- Solomon in All His Glory (1953) - Miner (uncredited)
- Little Oscar's Millions (1953) - Stage Driver (uncredited)
- Swamper Ike (1953) - Sheriff
- The Death Valley Kid (1952) - Stage Driver (uncredited)
1956
The Lone Ranger as
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
The Road to Denver as
Henchman
1955
Timberjack as
Charlie
1954
The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) as
Sage, Bearded Henchman / Bearded Deputy-Henchman
- Outlaw of Blue Mesa (1954) - Sage, Bearded Henchman
- The Sharpshooter (1954) - Bearded Deputy-Henchman
1954
Man with the Steel Whip as
Barfly (uncredited)
1954
Rails Into Laramie (uncredited)
1954
Jubilee Trail as
Penrose (uncredited)
1953
Sweethearts on Parade as
Zebe
1953
Pack Train as
Pete (uncredited)
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched as
Townsman (uncredited)
1952
Ride the Man Down as
George (uncredited)
1952
Woman of the North Country as
Heavy (uncredited)
1952
Thundering Caravans as
Rogers (uncredited)
1952
Colorado Sundown as
Henchman (uncredited)
1952
Rose of Cimarron as
Rancher (uncredited)
1952
Captive of Billy the Kid as
Stage Driver (uncredited)
1952
The Old West as
Henchman (uncredited)
1951
Fighting Coast Guard as
Master Sergeant (uncredited)
1951
Don Daredevil Rides Again as
Townsman (uncredited)
1951
Heart of the Rockies as
Henchman (uncredited)
1951
Oh! Susanna as
Bartender (uncredited)
1950
California Passage as
Bill (uncredited)
1950
Surrender as
Stage Guard (uncredited)
1950
Frisco Tornado as
Henchman (uncredited)
1950
Beyond the Purple Hills as
Barfly (uncredited)
1950
Covered Wagon Raid as
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
1950
Trigger, Jr. as
Rancher (uncredited)
1950
Rock Island Trail as
McIntyre (uncredited)
1950
Stars in My Crown as
Townsman (uncredited)
1949
Brimstone as
Dutch (uncredited)
1949
The Last Bandit as
Pete (uncredited)
1948
The Plunderers as
Rancher Lyncher (uncredited)
1948
Return of the Bad Men as
Deputy (uncredited)
1948
The Gallant Legion as
Ranger Sgt. Clint Mason
1948
Old Los Angeles as
Bartender (uncredited)
1947
Jesse James Rides Again as
Phony Messenger (uncredited)
1947
Wyoming as
Morrison (uncredited)
1947
Web of Danger as
Truck Driver (uncredited)
1947
Spoilers of the North as
Fisherman (uncredited)
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande as
Joe - Henchman
1947
Yankee Fakir as
Man with 3 Aces (uncredited)
1947
Apache Rose as
Henchman
1947
Last Frontier Uprising as
Fire-Starting Henchman (uncredited)
1947
Son of Zorro as
Bidder at Auction (Ch. 1) (uncredited)
1946
Heldorado as
Cowhand (uncredited)
1946
Sioux City Sue as
Jim Bailey (uncredited)
1946
Plainsman and the Lady as
Deputy (uncredited)
1946
Rio Grande Raiders as
Mac McLane
1946
Red River Renegades as
Bartender (uncredited)
1946
The El Paso Kid as
Henchman Kramer
1946
Alias Billy the Kid as
Buckskin
1946
Roaring Rangers as
Barfly (uncredited)
1945
Rough Riders of Cheyenne as
Ranch Hand Flapjack
1945
Sunset in El Dorado as
Al - Buckboard Driver (uncredited)
1945
Along the Navajo Trail as
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1945
Bandits of the Badlands as
Blackie
1945
Oregon Trail as
Moyer (uncredited)
1945
Man from Oklahoma as
Horse Wrangler (uncredited)
1945
The Topeka Terror as
Henchman (uncredited)
1944
Firebrands of Arizona as
Henchman (uncredited)
1944
The San Antonio Kid as
Barfly (uncredited)
1942
Valley of Hunted Men as
Posse Member (uncredited)
1942
Outlaws of Pine Ridge as
Barfly (uncredited)
1942
Bells of Capistrano as
Roustabout (uncredited)
1942
Call of the Canyon as
Henchman (uncredited)
1942
Stardust on the Sage as
Rancher (uncredited)
1942
Home in Wyomin' as
Bar-O Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
1942
Heart of the Rio Grande as
Cowhand (uncredited)
1942
Cowboy Serenade as
Henchman (uncredited)
1941
Sierra Sue as
Henchman (uncredited)
1941
Rawhide Rangers as
Texas Ranger (uncredited)
1941
Sunset in Wyoming as
Logger (uncredited)
1941
Kansas Cyclone as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride as
Henchman (uncredited)
1940
Gaucho Serenade as
Rancher (uncredited)
1940
Covered Wagon Trails as
Henchman with Fletcher
1940
Pioneers of the West as
Settler (uncredited)
1940
Boss of Bullion City as
Cowboy (uncredited)
1940
Heroes of the Saddle as
Rancher (uncredited)
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds as
Angry Rancher Berg (uncredited)
1939
Mexicali Rose as
Henchman (uncredited)
Stunts
1952
Woman of the North Country (stunts - uncredited)
1952
Rose of Cimarron (stunts - uncredited)
1947
Jesse James Rides Again (stunts - uncredited)
1947
Spoilers of the North (stunts - uncredited)
1947
Twilight on the Rio Grande (stunts - uncredited)
1946
Sioux City Sue (stunts - uncredited)
1946
Plainsman and the Lady (stunts - uncredited)
1946
Rio Grande Raiders (stunts - uncredited)
1946
The El Paso Kid (stunts - uncredited)
1945
Along the Navajo Trail (stunts - uncredited)
1942
Bells of Capistrano (stunts - uncredited)
1942
Call of the Canyon (stunt double: Smiley Burnette - uncredited)
1942
Stardust on the Sage (stunt double: Smiley Burnette - uncredited)
1942
Home in Wyomin' (stunt double: Smiley Burnette - uncredited)
1942
Heart of the Rio Grande (stunt double: Smiley Burnette - uncredited)
1942
Cowboy Serenade (stunt double: Smiley Burnette - uncredited)
1941
Sierra Sue (stunt double: Smiley Burnette - uncredited)
1941
Down Mexico Way (stunt double: Smiley Burnette - uncredited)
1941
Under Fiesta Stars (stunt double: Smiley Burnette - uncredited)
1940
Gaucho Serenade (stunts - uncredited)
1940
Pioneers of the West (stunts - uncredited)
1939
Mexicali Rose (stunts - uncredited)
Self
1959
Ozark Jubilee (TV Series) as
Self
- Tex Terry (1959) - Self
References
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