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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.
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
9.0
1976
The Marshal of Windy Hollow
Texas Ranger
0.0
1972
Bigfoot
Mr. Bennett
3.0
1970
Harmony Trail
Marshal Ken Maynard
4.8
1944
Arizona Whirlwind
Ken Maynard
5.5
1944
Westward Bound
Ken Maynard
4.0
1944
Death Valley Rangers
Ken Maynard
6.7
1943
Blazing Guns
Marshal Ken Maynard
6.0
1943
The Law Rides Again
U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
6.0
1943
Wild Horse Stampede
Marshal Ken Maynard
4.0
1943
Lightning Strikes West
Lightning Ken Morgan
3.0
1940
Phantom Rancher
Ken Mitchell
3.5
1940
Death Rides the Range
Ken Baxter
6.0
1939
Flaming Lead
Ken Clark
4.0
1939
Six Shootin' Sheriff
Jim 'Trigger' Morton
5.7
1938
Whirlwind Horseman
Ken Morton
4.0
1938
Trailing Trouble
John 'Friendly' Fields
5.0
1937
Boots of Destiny
Ken Crawford
0.0
1937
The Fugitive Sheriff
Ken Marshall
0.0
1936
The Cattle Thief
Ken
0.0
1936
Avenging Waters
Ken Morley
6.0
1936
Heroes of the Range
Ken Smith
0.0
1936
Heir to Trouble
Ken Armstrong
0.0
1935
Lawless Riders
Ken Manley
0.0
1935
Western Courage
Ken Baxter
6.0
1935
Western Frontier
Ken Masters
0.0
1935
Mystery Mountain
Ken Williams
0.0
1934
In Old Santa Fe
Ken aka 'Kentucky'
5.0
1934
Smoking Guns
Ken Masters
0.0
1934
Honor of the Range
Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
5.0
1934
Wheels of Destiny
Ken Manning
3.0
1934
Gun Justice
Ken Lance
0.0
1933
Fargo Express
Ken Benton
0.0
1933
Strawberry Roan
Ken Masters
5.5
1933
The Trail Drive
Ken Benton
0.0
1933
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
'Fiddlin'
0.0
1933
King of the Arena
Captain Ken Kenton
0.0
1933
The Lone Avenger
Cal Weston
0.0
1933
Phantom Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt Kid
4.3
1933
Drum Taps
Ken Cartwright
4.5
1933
Tombstone Canyon
Ken
3.5
1932
Haunted Gold
Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.9
1932
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
Self
0.0
1932
Between Fighting Men
Ken
5.0
1932
Come On, Tarzan
Ken Benson
5.0
1932
Dynamite Ranch
Blaze Howell
5.5
1932
Whistlin' Dan
'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black
4.7
1932
Hell-Fire Austin
Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin
4.0
1932
Texas Gun Fighter
Bill Dane
5.0
1932
The Sunset Trail
Jim Brandon
10.0
1932
The Pocatello Kid
The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
5.0
1931
Branded Men
Rod Whitaker
5.0
1931
Range Law
Hap Conners
0.0
1931
The Arizona Terror
The Arizonian
0.0
1931
Alias: The Bad Man
Ranger Ken Neville
4.3
1931
The Two Gun Man
'Blackie' Weed
5.5
1931
Fighting Thru
Dan Barton
0.0
1930
Sons of the Saddle
Jim Brandon
0.0
1930
Song of the Caballero
Juan Posing as El Lobo
0.0
1930
Mountain Justice
Ken McTavish
5.0
1930
The Fighting Legion
Dave Hayes
0.0
1930
Lucky Larkin
'Lucky' Larkin
0.0
1930
Parade of the West
Bud Rand
0.0
1930
Señor Americano
Lieutenant Michael Banning
0.0
1929
The Wagon Master
The Rambler
0.0
1929
The California Mail
Bob Scott
0.0
1929
The Royal Rider
Dick Scott
0.0
1929
The Lawless Legion
Cal Stanley
0.0
1929
Cheyenne
Cal Roberts
0.0
1929
The Phantom City
Tim Kelly
5.0
1928
The Glorious Trail
Pat O'Leary
0.0
1928
The Code of the Scarlet
Bruce Kenton
0.0
1928
The Upland Rider
Dan Dailey
0.0
1928
The Canyon of Adventure
Steven Bancroft
0.0
1928
The Wagon Show
Bob Mason
0.0
1928
Gun Gospel
Granger Hume
0.0
1927
The Red Raiders
Lieutenant John Scott
8.0
1927
The Devil's Saddle
Harry Morrel
0.0
1927
The Land Beyond the Law
Jerry Steele
0.0
1927
The Overland Stage
Jack Jessup
0.0
1927
The Unknown Cavalier
Tom Drury
0.0
1926
Senor Daredevil
Don Luis O'Flaherty
0.0
1926
Haunted Range
Terry Bladwin
0.0
1926
The Grey Vulture
Bart Miller
0.0
1926
North Star
Noel Blake
6.0
1925
Fighting Courage
Richard Kingsley
0.0
1925
The Demon Rider
Billy Dennis
0.0
1925
Janice Meredith
Paul Revere
5.0
1924
$50,000 Reward
Tex Sherwood
5.0
1924
Somebody Lied
0.0
1923
Cameo Kirby
(uncredited)
5.5
1923
The Gunfighter
(uncredited)
0.0
1923
The Man Who Won
Conroy
0.0
1923
Brass Commandments
(uncredited)
0.0
1923
The Voice of Hollywood No. 9
0.0