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Jeff York

Jeff York

Acting

March 23, 1912 – October 11, 1995 (died at 83)
Los Angeles, California, USA
Male
46 Movies
14 TV Shows

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff York (March 23, 1912 - October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name Granville Owen Schofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke. During his early career, the tall, dark haired actor was a natural to play characters such as Pat Ryan in the 1940 serial Terry and the Pirates and was given the lead in the 1940 film Li'l Abner. However, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Bud Searcy in Disney's classic Old Yeller and its 1963 sequel Savage Sam. Beverly Washburn played Lisbeth Searcy, Bud's daughter. York also appeared in The Great Locomotive Chase, Westward Ho, the Wagons!, and Johnny Tremain which were all part of Walt Disney's productions. York attracted considerable attention in the mid-1950s with his television portrayal of Mike Fink, the flamboyant keelboat operator in two episodes of Disney's hugely popular Davy Crockett miniseries in the episodes "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." York was cast opposite Fess Parker in the role. The first episode featured a memorable boasting contest and a keelboat race, with Fink's boat named The Gullywumper; in the second, Crockett and Fink join forces to fight a band of river pirates who blame their depredations on local Native Americans. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff York,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Old Yeller
Old Yeller

Old Yeller

1957 6.9

as Bud Searcy

Age 45 (now 83)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946 7.1

as Blair

Age 34 (now 83)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956 6.3

as Mike Fink

Age 44 (now 83)
The Great Locomotive Chase
The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956 6.3

as William Campbell

Age 44 (now 83)
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain

1957 6.1

as James Otis

Age 45 (now 83)
Li'l Abner
Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

1940 6.1

as Li'l Abner Yokum

Age 28 (now 83)
The Paleface
The Paleface

The Paleface

1948 6.1

as Big Joe

Age 36 (now 83)
They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945 6.5

as Ens. Tony Aiken

Age 33 (now 83)
The Yearling
The Yearling

The Yearling

1946 6.7

as Oliver Hutto

Age 34 (now 83)
Savage Sam
Savage Sam

Savage Sam

1963 5.2

as Bud Searcy

Age 51 (now 83)
Fear in the Night
Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

1947 5.5

as Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)

Age 35 (now 83)
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Westward Ho, The Wagons!

Westward Ho, The Wagons!

1956 5.8

as Hank Brekenridge

Age 44 (now 83)
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Demetrius and the Gladiators

Demetrius and the Gladiators

1954 6.5

as Albus

Age 42 (now 83)
Zorro
Zorro

Zorro

1957 7.5
Age 45 (now 83)
3 eps
The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No

The Lady Says No

1952 4.6

as Goose

Age 39 (now 83)
Panhandle
Panhandle

Panhandle

1948 5.8

as Jack

Age 35 (now 83)