Fess Parker Discussion

Fess Parker: Fess Parker. Actor: The Great Locomotive Chase. A former college athlete at the University of Texas, Fess studied drama in the early fifties and debuted in Springfield Rifle (1952). He made only a handful of movies until he was signed by Walt Disney to star in the "Davy Crockett" series. When Walt was looking for an actor to play the part of Davy, he screened the sci-fi movie Them! (1954)...

Known For: The Great Locomotive Chase (James J. Andrews), Back to the Future (Soundtrack("The Ballad of Davy Crockett")), Old Yeller (Jim Coates), Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier (Davy Crockett)