American actor and stuntman
Guy Teague
Born Albert Guy Teague
(1913-01-20 ) January 20, 1913Died January 24, 1970(1970-01-24) (aged 57) Occupation(s) Actor, stuntman
Albert Guy Teague (January 20, 1913 – January 24, 1970) was an American actor and stuntman .[ 1] He was known for serving as a double for Eric Fleming 's character Gil Favor in the American western television series Rawhide .[ 2]
Life and career
Teague was born in Mount Vernon, Texas .[ 2] He began his career in 1947 in the film King of the Bandits , which starred Gilbert Roland and Angela Greene . Teague then appeared and performed a stunt for the 1948 film Panhandle ,[ 2] which starred Rod Cameron . In the same year, he performed a stunt for the film Adventures of Frank and Jesse James ,[ 2] which starred Clayton Moore , Steve Darrell , Noel Neill and George J. Lewis .[ 3]
In 1950, Teague had credited roles in films that included Jack in Desperadoes of the West (with Tom Keene , Judy Clark , Roy Barcroft , I. Stanford Jolley and Lee Phelps ), Blackie in Vigilante Hideout (with Allan Lane ) and Pickney in The Showdown (with Wild Bill Elliott , Walter Brennan and Marie Windsor ).[ 4] He made numerous appearances in films such as Giant , Don Daredevil Rides Again , The Phantom Stagecoach , The Kid from Amarillo (as Dirk), A Lawless Street , No Time to Be Young , Fury at Gunsight Pass , Wyoming Renegades (as 'Black Jack' Ketchum), Man with the Steel Whip and Siege at Red River .[ 2]
Teague's television appearances included Gunsmoke , State Trooper , Colt .45 , Tales of Wells Fargo , Gunslinger , Tales of the Texas Rangers , Bat Masterson , Maverick and The Adventures of Kit Carson .[ 2] He had served as a stunt double for actor John Wayne and numerous other notable actors.[ 2] In Rawhide , Teague acted as a double for Eric Fleming in his role as Gil Favor, also appearing as a driver throughout the show, and helped Clint Eastwood become more comfortable riding a horse.[ 2] He was honored in the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.[ 2]
Death
Teague died in January 1970, aged 57, in Mineral Wells, Texas , where he is interred in Elmwood Cemetery.[ 2] [ 5]
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1961
Rawhide
Stitch
S4:E2, "The Sendoff"
References
^ "Hollywood Actors Visit at Trident" . Great Falls Tribune . Great Falls, Montana . August 21, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c d e f g h i j Scott Freese, Gene (April 10, 2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed . McFarland. p. 282. ISBN 9780786476435 – via Google Books .
^ Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956 . McFarland. p. 10. ISBN 9781476604480 – via Google Books .
^ "The Showdown (1950)" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Wayback Machine .
^ Aaker, Everett (1997). Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959 . McFarland. p. 499. ISBN 9780786402847 – via Google Books .
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