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Ken Maynard

Born · July 21, 1895

Died · March 23, 1973 (77 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Vevay, Indiana, USA

Bio

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.

Known for

Bigfoot

Bigfoot

Haunted Gold

Haunted Gold

Cameo Kirby

Cameo Kirby

Six Shootin' Sheriff

Six Shootin' Sheriff

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

(archive footage)

1976

The Marshal of Windy Hollow

Texas Ranger

1972

Bigfoot

Mr. Bennett

1970

Harmony Trail

Marshal Ken Maynard

1944

Arizona Whirlwind

Ken Maynard

1944

Westward Bound

Ken Maynard

1944

Death Valley Rangers

Ken Maynard

1943

Blazing Guns

Marshal Ken Maynard

1943

The Law Rides Again

U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard

1943

Wild Horse Stampede

Marshal Ken Maynard

1943

Lightning Strikes West

Lightning Ken Morgan

1940

Phantom Rancher

Ken Mitchell

1940

Death Rides the Range

Ken Baxter

1939

Flaming Lead

Ken Clark

1939

Six Shootin' Sheriff

Jim 'Trigger' Morton

1938

Whirlwind Horseman

Ken Morton

1938

Trailing Trouble

John 'Friendly' Fields

1937

Boots of Destiny

Ken Crawford

1937

The Fugitive Sheriff

Ken Marshall

1936

The Cattle Thief

Ken

1936

Avenging Waters

Ken Morley

1936

Heroes of the Range

Ken Smith

1936

Heir to Trouble

Ken Armstrong

1935

Lawless Riders

Ken Manley

1935

Western Courage

Ken Baxter

1935

Western Frontier

Ken Masters

1935

Mystery Mountain

Ken Williams

1934

In Old Santa Fe

Ken aka 'Kentucky'

1934

Smoking Guns

Ken Masters

1934

Honor of the Range

Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem

1934

Wheels of Destiny

Ken Manning

1934

Gun Justice

Ken Lance

1933

Fargo Express

Ken Benton

1933

Strawberry Roan

Ken Masters

1933

The Trail Drive

Ken Benton

1933

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

'Fiddlin'

1933

King of the Arena

Captain Ken Kenton

1933

The Lone Avenger

Cal Weston

1933

Phantom Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt Kid

1933

Drum Taps

Ken Cartwright

1933

Tombstone Canyon

Ken

1932

Haunted Gold

Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)

1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-5

Self

1932

Between Fighting Men

Ken

1932

Come On, Tarzan

Ken Benson

1932

Dynamite Ranch

Blaze Howell

1932

Whistlin' Dan

'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black

1932

Hell-Fire Austin

Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin

1932

Texas Gun Fighter

Bill Dane

1932

The Sunset Trail

Jim Brandon

1932

The Pocatello Kid

The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe

1931

Branded Men

Rod Whitaker

1931

Range Law

Hap Conners

1931

The Arizona Terror

The Arizonian

1931

Alias: The Bad Man

Ranger Ken Neville

1931

The Two Gun Man

'Blackie' Weed

1931

Fighting Thru

Dan Barton

1930

Sons of the Saddle

Jim Brandon

1930

Song of the Caballero

Juan Posing as El Lobo

1930

Mountain Justice

Ken McTavish

1930

The Fighting Legion

Dave Hayes

1930

Lucky Larkin

'Lucky' Larkin

1930

Parade of the West

Bud Rand

1930

Señor Americano

Lieutenant Michael Banning

1929

The Wagon Master

The Rambler

1929

The California Mail

Bob Scott

1929

The Royal Rider

Dick Scott

1929

The Lawless Legion

Cal Stanley

1929

Cheyenne

Cal Roberts

1929

The Phantom City

Tim Kelly

1928

The Glorious Trail

Pat O'Leary

1928

The Code of the Scarlet

Bruce Kenton

1928

The Upland Rider

Dan Dailey

1928

The Canyon of Adventure

Steven Bancroft

1928

The Wagon Show

Bob Mason

1928

Gun Gospel

Granger Hume

1927

The Red Raiders

Lieutenant John Scott

1927

The Devil's Saddle

Harry Morrel

1927

The Land Beyond the Law

Jerry Steele

1927

Somewhere in Sonora

Bob Bishop

1927

The Overland Stage

Jack Jessup

1927

The Unknown Cavalier

Tom Drury

1926

Senor Daredevil

Don Luis O'Flaherty

1926

Haunted Range

Terry Bladwin

1926

The Grey Vulture

Bart Miller

1926

North Star

Noel Blake

1925

Fighting Courage

Richard Kingsley

1925

The Demon Rider

Billy Dennis

1925

Janice Meredith

Paul Revere

1924

$50,000 Reward

Tex Sherwood

1924

Somebody Lied

1923

Cameo Kirby

(uncredited)

1923

The Gunfighter

(uncredited)

1923

The Man Who Won

Conroy

1923

Brass Commandments

(uncredited)

1923

The Voice of Hollywood No. 9