Clint
Walker, a twin, was born in Hartford, Illinois. It was
depression years and the family was forced to move from town to
town, wherever there was work. Clint began his own wandering at
the age of 16 when he quit school to work in a factory. He later
worked on the local river boats, then joined the Merchant
Marines at the age of 17.
After a stint in the oil fields of Brownwood, Texas, Clint moved
to Long Beach, California, then on to Las Vegas, where he worked
as a deputy sheriff at the Sands Hotel. There, he met many
celebrities who encouraged him to try his luck in Hollywood. He
did just that.
As luck
would have it, Clint was quickly introduced to Cecil B. DeMille,
who took a liking to him and offered him a part in his latest
film, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. Shortly thereafter, Clint was cast
in the role of “Cheyenne Bodie” in the series CHEYENNE, which
ran for eight years. CHEYENNE became television’s first
hour-long western and established Clint as one of the new
medium’s biggest stars.
When
Clint decided to quit the show, he was cast in a number of
films, including NONE BUT THE BRAVE, THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY, THE
DIRTY DOZEN, SEND ME NO FLOWERS, NIGHT OF THE GRIZZLY, FORT
DOBBS, YELLOWSTONE KELLY, and GOLD OF THE SEVEN SAINTS. Clint,
who has a beautiful singing voice, also recorded an album of
songs and ballads for Warner Bros.
After
CHEYENNE, Clint made another television series, KODIAK, and a
number of features and movies for television, including THE
BOUNTY MAN, YUMA, and SNOWBEAST. Then came a freak accident at
Mammoth Mountain, where a ski pole pierced Clint’s heart. Two
months later, he was back at work in Spain co-starring with
Telly Salvalas in another western, PANCHO VILLA.
Since
then Clint has been involved in other projects through the 90’s,
such as THE GAMBLER RETURNS, a KUNG FU episode, and he joined
some of his pals from THE DIRTY DOZEN to do voices for the
production of SMALL SOLDIERS.
He
continues to turn down roles that he feels are in bad taste, and
when the right project comes along, Clint is ready to get back
in front of the camera.
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