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Ken Maynard
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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May 1st, 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) | 8.5 | |
August 9th, 1972 | The Marshal of Windy Hollow | Texas Ranger | 8 | |
October 21st, 1970 | Bigfoot | Mr. Bennett | 3.3 | |
December 1st, 1944 | Harmony Trail | Marshal Ken Maynard | 5.3 | |
February 21st, 1944 | Arizona Whirlwind | Ken Maynard | 6.3 | |
January 17th, 1944 | Westward Bound | Ken Maynard | 6.5 | |
December 3rd, 1943 | Death Valley Rangers | Ken Maynard | 7.5 | |
October 8th, 1943 | Blazing Guns | Marshal Ken Maynard | 7.3 | |
August 6th, 1943 | The Law Rides Again | U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard | 6.8 | |
April 16th, 1943 | Wild Horse Stampede | Marshal Ken Maynard | 4.5 | |
June 1st, 1940 | Lightning Strikes West | Lightning Ken Morgan | 5.3 | |
March 31st, 1940 | Phantom Rancher | Ken Mitchell | 4.6 | |
December 14th, 1939 | Death Rides the Range | Ken Baxter | 8 | |
November 1st, 1939 | Flaming Lead | Ken Clark | 5.5 | |
May 20th, 1938 | Six Shootin' Sheriff | Jim 'Trigger' Morton | 6.3 | |
April 29th, 1938 | Whirlwind Horseman | Ken Morton | 7 | |
August 27th, 1937 | Trailing Trouble | John 'Friendly' Fields | 7 | |
July 16th, 1937 | Boots of Destiny | Ken Crawford | 9 | |
October 19th, 1936 | The Fugitive Sheriff | Ken Marshall | 10 | |
May 26th, 1936 | The Cattle Thief | Ken | 7 | |
May 8th, 1936 | Avenging Waters | Ken Morley | 7 | |
March 28th, 1936 | Heroes of the Range | Ken Smith | 9 | |
December 17th, 1935 | Heir to Trouble | Ken Armstrong | 9 | |
December 6th, 1935 | Lawless Riders | Ken Manley | 7 | |
October 29th, 1935 | Western Courage | Ken Baxter | 8 | |
August 7th, 1935 | Western Frontier | Ken Masters | 9 | |
December 2nd, 1934 | Mystery Mountain | Ken Williams | 7 | |
November 15th, 1934 | In Old Santa Fe | Ken aka 'Kentucky' | 5.8 | |
June 11th, 1934 | Smoking Guns | Ken Masters | 10 | |
April 15th, 1934 | Honor of the Range | Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem | 6.3 | |
March 1st, 1934 | Wheels of Destiny | Ken Manning | 5.3 | |
December 11th, 1933 | Gun Justice | Ken Lance | 7 | |
November 20th, 1933 | Fargo Express | Ken Benton | 9 | |
October 26th, 1933 | Strawberry Roan | Ken Masters | 6 | |
September 4th, 1933 | The Trail Drive | Ken Benton | 10 | |
July 20th, 1933 | The Fiddlin' Buckaroo | 'Fiddlin' | 8 | |
June 1st, 1933 | King of the Arena | Captain Ken Kenton | 10 | |
May 14th, 1933 | The Lone Avenger | Cal Weston | 10 | |
March 4th, 1933 | Phantom Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt Kid | 4.6 | |
January 23rd, 1933 | Drum Taps | Ken Cartwright | 5.7 | |
December 25th, 1932 | Tombstone Canyon | Ken | 4 | |
December 17th, 1932 | Haunted Gold | Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited) | 5.1 | |
December 16th, 1932 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 | Self | TBD | |
October 15th, 1932 | Between Fighting Men | Ken | 6 | |
September 10th, 1932 | Come On, Tarzan | Ken Benson | 6.7 | |
July 7th, 1932 | Dynamite Ranch | Blaze Howell | 6.7 | |
March 19th, 1932 | Whistlin' Dan | 'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black | 4.5 | |
March 2nd, 1932 | Hell-Fire Austin | Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin | 5 | |
February 14th, 1932 | Texas Gun Fighter | Bill Dane | 6 | |
February 7th, 1932 | The Sunset Trail | Jim Brandon | 8.5 | |
December 5th, 1931 | The Pocatello Kid | The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe | 6 | |
November 7th, 1931 | Branded Men | Rod Whitaker | 6 | |
October 10th, 1931 | Range Law | Hap Conners | 10 | |
September 13th, 1931 | The Arizona Terror | The Arizonian | 8 | |
July 15th, 1931 | Alias: The Bad Man | Ranger Ken Neville | 5.5 | |
May 15th, 1931 | The Two Gun Man | 'Blackie' Weed | 7 | |
December 25th, 1930 | Fighting Thru | Dan Barton | 7 | |
August 3rd, 1930 | Sons of the Saddle | Jim Brandon | 9 | |
June 29th, 1930 | Song of the Caballero | Juan Posing as El Lobo | 10 | |
May 4th, 1930 | Mountain Justice | Ken McTavish | 7.5 | |
April 29th, 1930 | The Voice of Hollywood No. 9 | TBD | TBD | |
April 5th, 1930 | The Fighting Legion | Dave Hayes | 8 | |
February 1st, 1930 | Lucky Larkin | 'Lucky' Larkin | 10 | |
January 19th, 1930 | Parade of the West | Bud Rand | 9 | |
November 10th, 1929 | Señor Americano | Lieutenant Michael Banning | 7 | |
September 8th, 1929 | The Wagon Master | The Rambler | 7 | |
April 7th, 1929 | The California Mail | Bob Scott | 9 | |
February 17th, 1929 | The Lawless Legion | Cal Stanley | 9 | |
February 17th, 1929 | The Royal Rider | Dick Scott | 7 | |
February 3rd, 1929 | Cheyenne | Cal Roberts | 8 | |
December 27th, 1928 | The Phantom City | Tim Kelly | 5.5 | |
October 28th, 1928 | The Glorious Trail | Pat O'Leary | 8 | |
July 1st, 1928 | The Code of the Scarlet | Bruce Kenton | 10 | |
June 3rd, 1928 | The Upland Rider | Dan Dailey | 7 | |
April 21st, 1928 | The Canyon of Adventure | Steven Bancroft | 8 | |
February 19th, 1928 | The Wagon Show | Bob Mason | 9 | |
November 6th, 1927 | Gun Gospel | Granger Hume | 10 | |
September 27th, 1927 | The Red Raiders | Lieutenant John Scott | 8 | |
July 10th, 1927 | The Devil's Saddle | Harry Morrel | 8 | |
June 5th, 1927 | The Land Beyond the Law | Jerry Steele | 7 | |
April 3rd, 1927 | Somewhere in Sonora | Bob Bishop | 8 | |
January 31st, 1927 | The Overland Stage | Jack Jessup | 9 | |
November 14th, 1926 | The Unknown Cavalier | Tom Drury | 10 | |
August 1st, 1926 | Senor Daredevil | Don Luis O'Flaherty | 10 | |
January 11th, 1926 | Haunted Range | Terry Bladwin | 10 | |
January 2nd, 1926 | The Grey Vulture | Bart Miller | 9 | |
December 27th, 1925 | North Star | Noel Blake | 7.5 | |
December 12th, 1925 | Fighting Courage | Richard Kingsley | 8 | |
November 2nd, 1925 | The Demon Rider | Billy Dennis | 8 | |
December 8th, 1924 | Janice Meredith | Paul Revere | 7 | |
December 2nd, 1924 | $50,000 Reward | Tex Sherwood | 5.5 | |
November 4th, 1923 | Somebody Lied | TBD | 10 | |
October 20th, 1923 | Cameo Kirby | (uncredited) | 6 | |
September 2nd, 1923 | The Gunfighter | (uncredited) | 8 | |
August 26th, 1923 | The Man Who Won | Conroy | 10 | |
January 28th, 1923 | Brass Commandments | (uncredited) | 8 |