Ken Maynard

Biography

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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Haunted Gold (1932) — Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)
2. Bigfoot (1970) — Mr. Bennett
3. Cameo Kirby (1923) — (uncredited)
4. Phantom Thunderbolt (1933) — Thunderbolt Kid
5. Six Shootin' Sheriff (1938) — Jim 'Trigger' Morton
6. Tombstone Canyon (1932) — Ken
7. Harmony Trail (1944) — Marshal Ken Maynard
8. In Old Santa Fe (1934) — Ken aka 'Kentucky'
9. Wild Horse Stampede (1943) — Marshal Ken Maynard
10. Whistlin' Dan (1932) — 'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black
11. Phantom Rancher (1940) — Ken Mitchell
12. The Law Rides Again (1943) — U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
13. Drum Taps (1933) — Ken Cartwright
14. Branded Men (1931) — Rod Whitaker
15. The Phantom City (1928) — Tim Kelly
16. Death Valley Rangers (1943) — Ken Maynard
17. Alias: The Bad Man (1931) — Ranger Ken Neville
18. $50,000 Reward (1924) — Tex Sherwood
19. Lightning Strikes West (1940) — Lightning Ken Morgan
20. Strawberry Roan (1933) — Ken Masters
21. Honor of the Range (1934) — Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
22. Dynamite Ranch (1932) — Blaze Howell
23. Come On, Tarzan (1932) — Ken Benson
24. Wheels of Destiny (1934) — Ken Manning
25. Westward Bound (1944) — Ken Maynard
26. Blazing Guns (1943) — Marshal Ken Maynard
27. Arizona Whirlwind (1944) — Ken Maynard
28. The Red Raiders (1927) — Lieutenant John Scott
29. The Two Gun Man (1931) — 'Blackie' Weed
30. Hell-Fire Austin (1932) — Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin
31. Between Fighting Men (1932) — Ken
32. Death Rides the Range (1939) — Ken Baxter
33. Whirlwind Horseman (1938) — Ken Morton
34. Mystery Mountain (1934) — Ken Williams
35. The Pocatello Kid (1931) — The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
36. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976) — (archive footage)
37. Fighting Thru (1930) — Dan Barton
38. King of the Arena (1933) — Captain Ken Kenton
39. Avenging Waters (1936) — Ken Morley
40. Trailing Trouble (1937) — John 'Friendly' Fields

Directed

1. The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (1933) — Director