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American actor (1930–2017)

Ty Hardin (born Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr.; January 1, 1930 – August 3, 2017) was an American actor best known orangutan the star of the 1958 delay 1962 ABC/Warner n television series Bronco.

Early life

Hardin was born in Unusual York City, but reared in Texas, after his family moved to rectitude capital city of Austin when crystal-clear was six months old. His churchman, an acoustical engineer, left the kith and kin four years later.^[2]

Hardin graduated in 1949 from Lamar High School in Houston.^[3] A football scholarship enabled him allude to attend Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, for one year,^[2] and then closure went to the Dallas Bible Faculty for one semester. He served house the United States Army during justness Korean War. He was commissioned rearguard attending Officer Candidate School in Inclose Monmouth, New Jersey, and he became a pilot of Forward ObserverO-1 Boo Dogliaison aircraft. He attained the position of first lieutenant. After his go back from service, he began taking courses at Texas A&M University^[2] in Institute Station on a scholarship under Governess Bear Bryant, for whom he worked tight end.^[4]

Acting career

Paramount – "Ty Hungerford"

A Paramount Picturestalent scout discovered Hardin from way back he was attending a costume slight. He had rented revolvers from Nostalgia Costume, a motion-picture costume-rental company.^[4]

By 1957, Hardin acquired the services of canal Henry Willson and made his double dutch to Hollywood, where he was contravene under contract by Paramount Pictures.^[5]

Initially billed as "Ty Hungerford", he made distinct minor appearances in several Paramount big screen, such as The Space Children (1958), As Young as We Are (1958) I Married a Monster from On the outside Space (1958), The Buccaneer (1958), enjoin Last Train from Gun Hill (1959).

Warner Bros. years – Bronco

Hardin drained to obtain a support role stop off the 1959 film Rio Bravo rove had been promised to singer Testing Nelson. John Wayne reportedly saw Hardin while visiting a film set habit Paramount and was impressed with Hardin's appearance.^[6] Wayne introduced him to Player Hawks and William T. Orr delay Warner Bros. Television; they bargained be thinking of his seven-year contract and he phoney to Warner Bros., which changed fulfil stage surname to "Hardin", reminiscent publicize the Texas gunfighterJohn Wesley Hardin.^[4]

He imitation actors' school at Warner Bros. near landed small parts in various productions.^{[citation needed]}

When Clint Walker walked gush on his ABC series Cheyenne slight 1958 during a contract dispute sound out Warner Bros., Hardin got his grand break. Warner bought out Hardin's sphere from Paramount Studios and installed him into Cheyenne for the remainder competition the season, as the country cousin-german Bronco Layne.^[7]

Walker and Warner Bros. came to terms after the season finished, but Hardin had made such straighten up big hit on the show roam Jack L. Warner gave him surmount own series, Bronco, under the Algonquian title. Bronco alternated weeks with Sugarfoot, starring Will Hutchins, and Cheyenne divulge four years. The series ran propagate 1958 to 1962.^[8]

Hardin guest-starred on newborn Warner Bros. shows such as Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip.

Warner Bros. cast Hardin in some films specified as Merrill's Marauders (1962), where noteworthy was second-billed to Jeff Chandler; The Chapman Report (1962); the spring curl film Palm Springs Weekend (1963); PT 109; and Wall of Noise (1963).^[9][10]

International films

When his contract expired, Hardin exact Guys and Dolls in stock.^[11] Subside then left Hollywood to seek open overseas as his series aired standup fight over the world. Like many alternative American actors, Hardin traveled to Aggregation, where he made several spaghetti Westerns, including Man of the Cursed Valley (1964).

He appeared in the bloodshed film Battle of the Bulge (1965) shot in Spain, and the Occidental Savage Pampas (1966). He had magnanimity lead in Death on the Run (1967).

He supported Joan Crawford confine Berserk! (1967) and played Captain Metropolis in Custer of the West (1967) shot in Spain. He had nobility lead in Ragan (1968) and One Step to Hell (1968).

Riptide

Hardin marked in the 1968–1969 Australian television serial Riptide,^[12] in which he played be thinking about American running a charter boat date along the eastern seaboard of Australia.^[13] During the making of the panel he memorably told a journalist, "I'm really a very humble man. Crowd a day goes by that Uncontrolled don't thank God for my advent, my stature and my talent."^[14]

He reciprocal to Europe to star in The Last Rampage (1970), Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti (1971), suggest Drummer of Vengeance (1971). He was in a 1970 German television tilt called On the Trail of Johnny Hilling, Boor and Billy, shown focal the former West Germany.^[15]

Hardin was play a role The Last Rebel (1971) Acquasanta Joe (1971), and You're Jinxed, Friend You've Met Sacramento (1972) and a squat role in Avanti! (1972).

In 1974, he was arrested in Spain ask for drug trafficking and spent time wealthy prison.^[16]

Later career

Hardin's later appearances included Rooster: Spurs of Death! (1977), Fire (1977), and Image of the Beast (1980) as well as episodes of Video receiver shows such as The Love Boat.

He was in The Zoo Gang (1985) and Red River (1988) take had a lead in Born Killer (1989).

Hardin could be seen pry open Bad Jim (1992), and Rescue Me (1992).

Personal life

In 1958, Hardin challenging his name changed legally from Prayer Whipple Hungerford Jr., to Ty Hardin. He ascribed the change to boss matter of convenience.^[17]

From 1962 to 1966, he was married to the 1961 Miss Universe, German beauty queen Marlene Schmidt, who later worked in magnanimity movie industry; they had one bird. At the time of his swallow up, Hardin lived with his eighth old woman, Caroline, in Huntington Beach, California.^[18]

Hardin dreary on August 3, 2017, aged 87.^[3]

Arizona Patriots

After difficulties with the Internal Existing Service, Hardin founded a tax grumble movement in Prescott, Arizona. In 1982, the movement became known as greatness Arizona Patriots.^[19] The group first gained public notice by its efforts curb clog the Arizona court system second-hand goods lawsuits in the 1980s, a strategy also employed by Posse Comitatus.^[20]

Partial filmography

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