Jeff York
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.
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Credits
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Big Zack
- 1963 · Savage Sam as Bud Searcy
- 1960 · Outlaws as
- 1959 · The Alaskans as
- 1958 · Lawman as
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · Bronco as
- 1958 · Peter Gunn as
- 1957 · Old Yeller as Bud Searcy
- 1957 · Zorro as
- 1957 · The Saga of Andy Burnett as Joe Crane
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Pete Mallory
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Capt. Scot Cahill
- 1957 · Perry Mason as Ross Walker
- 1957 · Johnny Tremain as James Otis
- 1957 · The Liberty Story as
- 1956 · Westward Ho, The Wagons! as Hank Brekenridge
- 1956 · Davy Crockett and the River Pirates as Mike Fink
- 1956 · The Great Locomotive Chase as William Campbell
- 1955 · Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race as Mike Fink
- 1955 · Cheyenne as
- 1954 · Davy Crockett as
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as
- 1954 · The Camera Caught It as
- 1954 · Demetrius and the Gladiators as Albus
- 1952 · Kansas City Confidential as Capt. McBride (uncredited)
- 1952 · The Duel at Silver Creek as Abe Cooney (uncredited)
- 1952 · The Lady Says No as Goose
- 1951 · The Unknown Man as
- 1950 · Short Grass as Curley
- 1950 · Surrender as Canning
- 1950 · Father of the Bride as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1950 · The Asphalt Jungle as Policeman (uncredited)
- 1950 · Kill the Umpire as Panhandle Jones (uncredited)
- 1949 · The Inspector General as Guard (uncredited)
- 1949 · Special Agent as Jake Rumpler (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Paleface as Big Joe
- 1948 · The Three Musketeers as
- 1948 · Isn't It Romantic? as Elmer
- 1948 · Panhandle as Jack
- 1948 · Jingle, Jangle, Jingle as Jeff Leonard
- 1947 · Fear in the Night as Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)
- 1947 · Blondie's Holiday as Paul Madison
- 1946 · Alias Mr. Twilight as Police Lieutenant Barton
- 1946 · The Yearling as Oliver Hutto
- 1946 · The Postman Always Rings Twice as Blair
- 1946 · Up Goes Maisie as Elmer Sauders
- 1946 · Little Miss Big as Clancy
- 1945 · They Were Expendable as Ens. Tony Aiken
- 1942 · Nazi Agent as Keeler (uncredited)
- 1940 · The Great Plane Robbery as Jim Day
- 1940 · Li'l Abner as Li'l Abner Yokum
- 1940 · Terry and the Pirates as Pat Ryan
- 1938 · Start Cheering as Student
- 1937 · Expensive Husbands as Announcer at Polo Game
- 1937 · The Adventurous Blonde as Dr. Nally
- 1937 · The Devil's Saddle Legion as Chris Madden
- 1937 · Kid Galahad as (uncredited)