1912-03-23 Los Angeles, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff York (March 23, 1912 - October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name Granville Owen Schofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke. During his early career, the tall, dark haired actor was a natural to play characters such as Pat Ryan in the 1940 serial Terry and the Pirates and was given the lead in the 1940 film Li'l Abner. However, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Bud Searcy in Disney's classic Old Yeller and its 1963 sequel Savage Sam. Beverly Washburn played Lisbeth Searcy, Bud's daughter. York also appeared in The Great Locomotive Chase, Westward Ho, the Wagons!, and Johnny Tremain which were all part of Walt Disney's productions. York attracted considerable attention in the mid-1950s with his television portrayal of Mike Fink, the flamboyant keelboat operator in two episodes of Disney's hugely popular Davy Crockett miniseries in the episodes "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." York was cast opposite Fess Parker in the role. The first episode featured a memorable boasting contest and a keelboat race, with Fink's boat named The Gullywumper; in the second, Crockett and Fink join forces to fight a band of river pirates who blame their depredations on local Native Americans. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff York,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Savage Sam | Bud Searcy | 1963-06-01 |
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Johnny Tremain | James Otis | 1957-06-19 |
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The Liberty Story | 1957-05-29 | |
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Old Yeller | Bud Searcy | 1957-12-25 |
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Westward Ho, The Wagons! | Hank Brekenridge | 1956-12-20 |
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Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker | 1956-05-30 | |
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The Great Locomotive Chase | William Campbell | 1956-06-08 |
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Mike Fink | 1956-07-18 |
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Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race | Mike Fink | 1955-11-16 |
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The Camera Caught It | 1954-10-09 | |
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Demetrius and the Gladiators | Albus | 1954-06-16 |
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Kansas City Confidential | Capt. McBride (uncredited) | 1952-11-11 |
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The Lady Says No | Goose | 1952-01-06 |
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The Duel at Silver Creek | Abe Cooney (uncredited) | 1952-09-05 |
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The Unknown Man | 1951-11-09 | |
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Kill the Umpire | Panhandle Jones (uncredited) | 1950-04-27 |
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Short Grass | Curley | 1950-12-24 |
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Surrender | Canning | 1950-09-15 |
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Father of the Bride | Policeman (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
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The Asphalt Jungle | Policeman (uncredited) | 1950-05-12 |
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The Inspector General | Guard (uncredited) | 1949-12-31 |
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Special Agent | Jake Rumpler (uncredited) | 1949-07-22 |
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Isn't It Romantic? | Elmer | 1948-10-06 |
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The Paleface | Big Joe | 1948-12-17 |
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Panhandle | Jack | 1948-02-22 |
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Jingle, Jangle, Jingle | Jeff Leonard | 1948-01-02 |
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The Three Musketeers | 1948-10-20 | |
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Fear in the Night | Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke) | 1947-04-10 |
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Blondie's Holiday | Paul Madison | 1947-04-10 |
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Little Miss Big | Clancy | 1946-01-01 |
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The Yearling | Oliver Hutto | 1946-12-18 |
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Alias Mr. Twilight | Police Lieutenant Barton | 1946-12-24 |
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Up Goes Maisie | Elmer Sauders | 1946-02-01 |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice | Blair | 1946-05-02 |
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They Were Expendable | Ens. Tony Aiken | 1945-12-07 |
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Nazi Agent | Keeler (uncredited) | 1942-03-01 |
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Li'l Abner | Li'l Abner Yokum | 1940-11-09 |
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Terry and the Pirates | Pat Ryan | 1940-04-12 |
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The Great Plane Robbery | Jim Day | 1940-12-09 |
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Start Cheering | Student | 1938-03-03 |
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The Adventurous Blonde | Dr. Nally | 1937-11-13 |
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Kid Galahad | (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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Expensive Husbands | Announcer at Polo Game | 1937-11-27 |
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The Devil's Saddle Legion | Chris Madden | 1937-08-14 |
