Please enjoy these scans, submitted by our guest contributors. Reviews of early bwestern movies starring bill elliott as red ryder. Top racing champions bill elliott 94 mcdonalds 1997. Sam elliotts journey from westerns to oscar nominee from beer commercials, to the big lebowski, to his oscarnominated performance in a star is born, sam elliott has had quite the career. Wild bill elliott collection iii 29 westerns 9 dvd vigilantes of dodge city, sheriff of las vegas, marshal of laredo, california gold rush, lone texas ranger, tucson raiders, sheriff of redwood valley, the san antonio kid, sun valley cyclone, the great stagecoach robbery, phantom of the plains, conquest of cheyenne, cheyenne. The bill elliott swing orchestra, fifteen musicians and four singers strong, plays exciting swing music in the styles of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, with a twist. He had a recurring role in bridget loves bernie as otis foster and a recurring role as officer gus grant in adam12. He took classes at the pasadena playhouse and appeared in a few stage roles there. And it all began here, as millions thrilled to watch red ryder elliott and little beaver bobby blake step out of the pages of that illustrated book for the first time.
Under his given name, he began appearing in dressextra film roles around the same time. Batman with bill elliott and the mcdonalds thunderbat officially licensed apparel for chase elliott by fanprint. Classic movie stars, classic tv, classic movies, old western movies, western film, cowboys and indians, real cowboys, john wayne, 1 john. His father was a commissioner at the kansas city stockyards. Bill elliott full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Bill elliot swing orchestra somebody loves me youtube. Star of the western syndicated radio program, will bill elliott 1948. William david elliott was an american actor and musician. In 1938, however, columbia cast him as the lead in its 15chapter serial, the great adventures of wild bill hickok 1938, and elliotts identification with westerns began. It was legendary gunfighter james butler wild bill hickok who gave elliott his movie moniker, because elliott played hickok in the serial that brought him to western stardom and in several movies after that. Many talented crew members contributed to the success of elliott racing and melling racing during their successful tenure in nascar throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Bill elliott headlines class of 5 drivers inducted into.
He would always be known as the peaceable man for that, and for the way he carried his two pistols, butts forward in their holsters. Bill or gordon elliott got his movie nick name wild bill elliott, from this serial and in several movies after that. Prices and shopping results for racing champions bill elliott 94 mcdonalds 1997 ford 124 scale from. The wild bill hickok tv show starring guy madison and andy devine as jingles. Billy elliott is a moving, uplifting, and often exuberant, drama about motherless young billy jamie bell fulfilling his dream of becoming a ballet dancer, in the process overcoming the objections and prejudices of his father and brother gary lewis and jamie draven. A pioneering cowboy star of silent and early talking westerns, hoot gibson was one of the 1920s most popular childrens. More about wild bill elliott daviess county historical. Oct 25, 2011 the last 112 minutes of chapter 6 of the 1938 serial starring bill elliott. Wild bill elliott in a publicity still for the serial that gave him his screen nickname, the great adventures of wild bill hickok columbia, 1938. The most prolific western performer in hollywood history, his acting career that lasted over 30 years, and he appeared in over 170 films as a supporting or.
Wild bill elliott western movies to watch free westerns theater. That sparked my curiosity about various cowboy stars and horses names. William wild bill elliott 1904 1965 he appeared in many movie. Bill elliott skip to main search results amazon prime. Love takes flight is a 1937 american drama film directed by conrad nagel and written by lionel houser and mervin j. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of b westerns, particularly the red ryder series of films. In 1990, konami released the first officially licensed nascar game, bill elliott s nascar challenge for msdos. In the summer of 1944, bill was the studios natural choice when republic decided to revive the popular red ryder movie series based on fed harmons comic strip hero, which earlier starred don red barry in 1940. Wild bill elliott western movies to watch free westerns tv. This article covers horses of the western stars of b movies. Within two years, he was among the motion picture herald s top ten western stars, where he would remain for the next 15 years. Gordon elliott wild bill elliott william wild bill elliott william elliott. Set in county durham, england during the 198485 miners strike, the film is about a workingclass boy who discovers his passion for ballet, despite his fathers objection and the negative stereotype associated of being a male ballet dancer. For a while, though, he became william elliott when republic moved him up from bwesterns to its higherbudgeted films.
Bill elliott original vintage movie posters page 4 of 6. Sam elliott full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Bill elliott original vintage movie posters page 2 of 6. Gordon also played in a series on the radio in the early 1950s. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of bwesterns, particularly in the red ryder series of films. Great adventures of wild bill hickok western serial chapter. Bill was also the title character for many of the red ryder westerns. He even began to adopt the names bill or wild bill. He specialized in playing the rugged heroes of b westerns, particularly the.
Western star wild bill elliott was plain gordon elliott when he launched his stage. William wild bill elliott 19041965 find a grave memorial. Bill elliott was one of the b western stars who also did a quality westerns like the classic christian based western movie with marie windsor hell fire. See more ideas about vintage movies, bill elliott and western movies. In many of these movies he was billed as gordon elliott.
The roughest, toughest screen cowboy of all, wild bill elliott was ironically known as the peaceable man, the quicktriggered hero of dozens of bwesterns. Wild bill elliott western movies to watch free westerns. Wild bill elliott collection iii 29 westerns 9 dvd vigilantes of dodge city, sheriff of las vegas, marshal of laredo, california gold rush, lone texas ranger, tucson raiders, sheriff of redwood valley, the san antonio kid, sun valley cyclone, the great stagecoach robbery, phantom of the plains, conquest of cheyenne, cheyenne wildcat, wagon wheels westward, valley of vanishing men. Bill elliott biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. See more ideas about bill elliott, western movies and american actors. For the first time, elliott the actor was now also billed as wild bill elliott. He was a teen idol with movie star looks, so clearly we have a lot in common, stewart said. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. Nance in pattonsburg, missouri, the son of cattle broker leroy roy whitfield nance. Actor bill elliott movies list, bill elliott filmography. In 1943, elliott signed with republic pictures, which cast him in a series of westerns alongside george gabby hayes.
The driver is married to cindy elliott, his starsign is libra and he is now 64 years of age. Jan 30, 2015 bill elliott headlined the sixth class of inductees into nascars hall of fame, a group that included three champions, the first africanamerican winner and a driver with movie star looks. Wild bill elliott movies free download of b movies. In 1943 he stared a series as wild bill elliott and in 1944 played in the popular red ryder series with 16 installments, some with bobby blake as little beaver. Bill elliott in his role as red ryder in the 1940s.
For a while, though, he became william elliott when republic moved. But wild bill elliott could never stay peaceable, and those sixguns fired their way through bwestern movie series at columbia, republic and monogramallied artists before he finally hung them up. A little knowledge about the horses that the old western stars of the b films and their sidekicks rode. Born gordon nance in 1904 on a farm in pattonsburg, missouri a small town about 60 miles northeast of kansas city the future wild bill. This list is compiled by the top 10 actors, who appeared in most westerns along with their horses name. The great adventures of wild bill hickok 1938 is a columbia 15 chapter movie serial. Although his future wife, katharine ross costarred. Shady attorney gilbert leland roy barcroft is manipulating the law to kick ranchers off their land and keep it for himself, but wild bill elliott and gabby hayes wont stand for it and set out to help the. I was watching an eddie dean movie this morning and noticed his horses name was white cloud.
From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia wild bill elliott october 16, 1904 november 26, 1965 was an american film actor. Claire dodd, john eldredge, and bill elliott in murder by an aristocrat 1936 bette davis and bill. These are the sidekicks of the old b movie western stars, some of which we have never forgotten. Elliott had a variety of name variations during his career. The old western movie stars old western movies, old. Bill elliott was among five drivers inducted into the nascar hall of fame class. Billy elliot is a 2000 dance drama film directed by stephen daldry and written by lee hall. Aug, 2019 actor sam elliott has played gunslinging cowboys on tv and in films, including the quick and the dead and tombstone. Bill was born in dawsonville, georgia, united states. Bill elliott original vintage movie posters page 3 of 6. Wild bill elliott western movies to watch free online. Bill elliott biography, movie highlights and photos. Many actors made as many or more films at warners as elliott did 89 films, but. While he had learned to ride horses as a youth and had won several rodeo trophies, movie producers were more interested in utilizing elliots.
The bill elliot swing orchestra discography discogs. Western star wild bill elliott was plain gordon elliott when he launched his stage career at the pasadena playhouse in 1928. He made his 5 million dollar fortune with nascar, phoenix racing, turner motorsports. Hellfire is a surprisingly good western with a better than average script, a number of good performances, and excellent direction. Elliott left the rodeo circuit to make his screen debut as a dancer in the plastic age 1925, then went on to be a leading actor in western movies, including playing red ryder in the series of movies. Bill elliott headlined the sixth class of inductees into nascars hall of fame, a group that included three champions, the first africanamerican winner and a driver with movie star looks. Elliott was a natural for the western, his riding abilities and fight scenes were the caliber of buck jones, johnny mack brown and bob steele good reading for all you wranglers out there i found myself being transported back in time, mr. Henceforth gordon elliott would be known as bill elliott. Find films and movies featuring bill elliott on allmovie. The film stars william wild bill elliott as a gambler whose life is saved by an aged, broken down preacher, who takes a bullet for elliott s character.
He also appeared in elvis presleys 1969 film change of habit. The film was released on november 5, 1937, by grand national films inc. Wild bill elliott october 16, 1904 november 26, 1965 was an american film actor. Dec 22, 2017 this feature is not available right now. Also seen are roscoe ates as snake eyes and richard cramer as the gunman. Mar 15, 2004 for the first time, elliott the actor was now also billed as wild bill elliott. Bill elliott original vintage movie posters, stills, lobby cards and other authentic film memorabilia for sale. Copelands book has opened my eyes to what a wonderful unselfish person bill elliott was only. One of the most popular cowboy stars of the sound era, wild bill elliott owed much of his success to the exceptionally strong and distinctive screen personality he created for himself. Actually, im glad i wasnt casting the great adventures of wild bill hickok or, else, wild bill elliott, my personal 3rd favorite western star wouldnt have existed.
Bill elliott, wendell scott headline 5 drivers inducted into. Hart, and inspired the young viewer to want to become a. Each of them were honored to work alongside nascar legends george, ernie, dan and bill elliott and contributed to their storied dynasty. Red ryder wild bill elliott the san antonio kid from 1944 red ryder tries to expose murderous crooks who are terrorizing ranchers into selling their land because they contain secret oil rich deposits. Tall, thin, wiry sam elliott is the classic picture of the american cowboy. The game was released for the nes and amiga in 1991, and bill elliott s nascar fast tracks was released for the game boy at the same time. Bill elliott, republic pictures, dale evans, cowboy up, roy rogers, country men, western movies, red s. Above is the title lobby card from the astor reissue of elliott s 1941 the return of daniel boone.
The film stars bruce cabot, beatrice roberts, john sheehan, astrid allwyn, elliot fisher and wild bill elliott. Elliott began his acting career on the stage and his film debut was in butch cassidy and the sundance kid 1969. Breaking into the movies in 1925, he played mostly bit parts until winning the title role in the columbia serial the great adventures of wild bill. The dramatic final scene of billy elliott, as a grown man, dancing the lead in swan lake as his emotionally overwhelmed father watches his sons triumphant d. Bill hickok or, else, wild bill elliott, my personal 3rd favorite western star. The end of an era the last of the hardhitting, twofisted b movie cowboys takes his final ride off into the sunset in this eightfilm set from the warner archive collection.
Born gordon nance in 1904 on a farm in pattonsburg, missouri a small town about 60 miles northeast of kansas city the future wild bill elliott grew up around horses. Black jack was originally called thunder and was ridden by will bill elliott when elliott was making films as red. Movie stars movie tv anthology series thing 1 tv westerns cowboys and indians western movies janssen tv on the radio. By 1925, he was getting occasional extra work in films. It was a movie featuring legendary western star william s.
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