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A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied Drama... more

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Parker was named a Disney Legend in 1991. more

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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win more

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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Soundtrack, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. The Fess Parker Show (1974) (TV) .... Fess Hamilton
  2. Climb an Angry Mountain (1972) (TV) .... Sheriff Elisha Cooper
  3. "Daniel Boone" .... Daniel Boone (102 episodes, 1964-1970)
        - The Homecoming (1970) TV episode .... Daniel Boone
        - Mamma Cooper (1970) TV episode .... Daniel Boone
        - Sunshine Patriots (1970) TV episode .... Daniel Boone
        - Hannah Comes Home (1969) TV episode .... Daniel Boone
        - Target Boone (1969) TV episode .... Daniel Boone
          (97 more)
  4. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Davy Crockett (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
        - He Died with His Boots on Cause He Had Cold Feet to Start or He Died with His Boots Off, That's Why He Stubbed His Toe (1970) TV episode .... Davy Crockett

  5. Smoky (1966) .... Clint Barkley
  6. Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider (1966) .... Daniel Boone
  7. "Burke's Law" .... Herman Sitwell (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
        - Who Killed WHO IV? (1964) TV episode .... Herman Sitwell
  8. "Destry" .... Clarence Jones (1 episode, 1964)
        - Destry Had a Little Lamb (1964) TV episode .... Clarence Jones
  9. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Sheriff Ben Wister (1 episode, 1963)
        - Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale (1963) TV episode .... Sheriff Ben Wister
  10. "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" .... Sen. Eugene Smith / ... (25 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - The Lobbyist (1963) TV episode .... Senator Eugene Smith
        - High Society (1963) TV episode .... Sen. Eugene Smith
        - To Be or Not to Be (1963) TV episode .... Sen. Eugene Smith
        - Kid from Brooklyn (1963) TV episode .... Sen. Eugene Smith
        - Citizen Bellows (1963) TV episode .... Sen. Eugene Smith
          (20 more)
  11. Hell Is for Heroes (1962) .... Sgt. Pike
  12. "Death Valley Days" .... Curt Morrison / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1962)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - Miracle at Whiskey Gulch (1962) TV episode .... Reverend Joel Todd
        - The Kickapoo Run (1954) TV episode .... Curt Morrison
  13. Merman on Broadway (1961) (TV)
  14. "General Electric Theater" .... Jonathan West (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - Aftermath (1960) TV episode .... Jonathan West

  15. The Jayhawkers! (1959) .... Cam Bleeker
  16. Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) .... Davy Crockett
  17. The Hangman (1959) .... Sheriff Buck Weston
  18. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
        - The Hasty Hanging (1958) TV episode
  19. The Light in the Forest (1958) .... Del Hardy
  20. "Playhouse 90" .... Pvt. Linus Powell (1 episode, 1958)
        - Turn Left at Mount Everest (1958) TV episode .... Pvt. Linus Powell
  21. Old Yeller (1957) .... Jim Coates
  22. Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956) .... John 'Doc' Grayson
  23. "Disneyland" .... Davy Crockett / ... (7 episodes, 1954-1956)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Along the Oregon Trail (1956) TV episode .... John 'Doc' Grayson
        - Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1955) TV episode .... Davy Crockett
        - Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (1955) TV episode .... Davy Crockett
        - The Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland/A Tribute to Mickey Mouse (1955) TV episode .... Davy Crockett
        - Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1955) TV episode .... Davy Crockett
          (2 more)
  24. The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) .... James J. Andrews
    ... aka Andrews' Raiders (USA: TV title)
  25. "City Detective" .... Tony (1 episode, 1955)
        - Hearts and Flowers (1955) TV episode .... Tony
  26. Battle Cry (1955) .... Pvt. Speedy
  27. The Bounty Hunter (1954) (uncredited) .... Wild Cowboy at Finale
  28. Them! (1954) .... Alan Crotty
    ... aka Them (USA: poster title)
  29. "Annie Oakley" .... Les Clinton - The Texas Sandman / ... (2 episodes, 1954)
        - Annie and the Texas Sandman (1954) TV episode .... Les Clinton - The Texas Sandman
        - Annie and the Mystery Woman (1954) TV episode .... Tom Conrad - Newspaper Publisher
  30. Dragonfly Squadron (1954) .... Texas Lieutenant
  31. "Stories of the Century" .... Grat Dalton (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka The Fast Guns (USA: reissue title)
        - The Dalton Gang (1954) TV episode .... Grat Dalton
  32. "Dragnet" .... Harkness (1 episode, 1954)
    ... aka Badge 714 (USA: syndication title)
        - The Big Winchester (1954) TV episode .... Harkness
  33. Thunder Over the Plains (1953) .... Kirby
  34. Island in the Sky (1953) (uncredited) .... Fitch's co-pilot
  35. The Kid from Left Field (1953) .... McDougal
  36. Take Me to Town (1953) (uncredited) .... Long John
  37. Springfield Rifle (1952) (uncredited) .... Jim Randolph
  38. Untamed Frontier (1952) .... Clem McCloud
  39. No Room for the Groom (1952) (uncredited) .... Cousin Ben
  40. Harvey (1950) (uncredited) .... Voice of Leslie the Chauffeur
Director:
  1. "Daniel Boone" (5 episodes, 1968-1970)
        - An Angel Cried (1970) TV episode
        - Hannah Comes Home (1969) TV episode
        - The Patriot (1968) TV episode
        - The Plague That Came to Ford's Run (1968) TV episode
        - Then Who Will They Hang from the Yardarm If Willy Gets Away? (1968) TV episode
Soundtrack:
  1. Back to the Future (1985) (performer: "THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT", "THE BALLAD OF DAVY CROCKETT" (uncredited))

  2. Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956) (performer: "The Ballad of John Colter", "Wringle Wrangle") ("I'm Lonely My Darlin'")
Thanks:
  1. 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  2. A Conversation with Fess Parker (2001) (V) (thanks)
  3. Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) (TV) (grateful acknowledgment)
Self:
  1. Directed by Norman Foster (2006) (V) .... Himself
  2. "CBS News Sunday Morning" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka Sunday Morning
        - Episode dated 27 February 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Alamo Mania (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  4. 'Old Yeller': Remembering a Classic (2002) (V) .... Himself
  5. A Conversation with Fess Parker (2001) (V) .... Himself
  6. Disney Through the Decades (2001) (V) .... Host - 1950's
  7. The De la Peña Diary (2000) (V) .... Himself

  8. Best Doggone Dog in the West: The Making of Walt Disney's 'Old Yeller' (1997) (V) .... Himself - Host
  9. The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic (1994) (TV) .... Himself

  10. NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978) (TV) .... Himself
  11. "Hollywood's Talking" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #1.1 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1972)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 28 September 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 October 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 17 March 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself

  14. "Today" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1964-1969)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 25 August 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode #1.7 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "The Jonathan Winters Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 24 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  17. "The London Palladium Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
        - Episode #2.6 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "The Danny Kaye Show" .... Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode dated 6 October 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself-Guest
  19. "What's This Song?" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode dated 28 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  20. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 14 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself

  21. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - Merman on Broadway (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "Disneyland" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1957)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Fourth Anniversary Show (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker (1956) TV episode .... Himself/James J Andrews
        - The Disneyland Story (1954) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #10.18 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #9.24 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  24. Disneyland, U.S.A. (1956) .... Himself - as Davy Crockett
  25. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1956)
        - Episode #3.3 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  26. Dateline: Disneyland (1955) (TV) .... Himself / 'Davy Crockett'
Archive Footage:
  1. Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years (2005) (uncredited) .... Himself/Davy Crockett
  2. Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986) (V) .... Davy Crockett
  3. "Disneyland"
        - Old Yeller: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Jim Coates
        - Old Yeller: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Jim Coates
        - The Light in the Forest: True Son's Revenge (1961) TV episode .... Del Hardy
        - The Light in the Forest: Return of the True Son (1961) TV episode .... Del Hardy
        - Andrews' Raiders: Escape to Nowhere (1961) TV episode .... James J. Andrews
          (3 more)
  4. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) .... Davy Crockett
  5. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) .... Davy Crockett


Additional Details

Other Works:

Recordings (notable singles): "Ballad of Davy Crockett" [from Disney film _Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier_](Columbia, 1955); "Wringle Wrangle" [from Disney film _Westward Ho, the Wagons_] (Disneyland, 1957). more

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