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Lane Bradford

Highest Rated: 71% The Slender Thread (1965)

Lowest Rated: 50% A Distant Trumpet (1964)

Birthday: Aug 29, 1922

Birthplace: Yonkers, New York, USA

For over 30 years, there was no escaping Lane Bradford's face; the prolific actor appeared in nearly 300 films and TV shows during his career, many of them Westerns and family adventure series. Bradford, the son of the similarly prolific actor John Merton, got his start in the '40s with small roles in B-movie Westerns like "Shadow Valley," starring country-singer-turned-cowboy-actor Eddie Dean, and "Death Valley Gunfighter"; many of his roles during this time were named either "Henchman" or "Cowhand," and lasted no more than a few scenes. By the '50s he had added sci-fi and monster movies to the mix; he appeared as a virtuous hero in the "The Invisible Monster" and played a traitorous scientist conspiring with invading Martians in "Zombies of the Stratosphere." As the Western migrated from the big screen to television during the latter half of the decade, so did Bradford; he appeared in almost every major Western series, including "Gunsmoke," "The Lone Ranger," and "Maverick," portraying a variety of criminals, villains, and general ne'er-do-wells. He also branched out with supporting roles on shows like the long-running "Lassie," about the adventures of a gentle collie in a small farming town, and "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin," another dog-centric series set at an Arizona army outpost.

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Highest rated movies

71% 74% The Slender Thread
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60% 76% The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
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50% 40% A Distant Trumpet
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17% The Spoilers
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The Fortyniners
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The Missourians
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46% Ride Clear of Diablo
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The Great Sioux Uprising
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Black Hills
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The Hawk of Powder River
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
71% 74% The Slender Thread Al McCardle (Character) - 1965
50% 40% A Distant Trumpet Maj. Miller (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gun Hawk Joe Sully (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Satan's Satellites Marex (Character) - 1958
60% 76% The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold Henchman Wilson (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet Apache Warrior Sgt. Gaunt (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 33% Gun Glory Ugly (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Showdown at Abilene Loop (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 17% The Spoilers Second Sourdough (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Silver Needle in the Sky Duveen (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 46% Ride Clear of Diablo Harry Lowerie (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fortyniners Bill Norris (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Forbidden Moon Landor (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Great Sioux Uprising Lee (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet African Treasure Hardy (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zombies of the Stratosphere Marex (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Man From the Black Hills Sheriff Moran (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Texas City Hank (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Longhorn Purdy (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rose of Cimarron Mike Finch (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desperadoes Outpost Mike (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Man's Trail Brad Duncan (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Target Henchman Garrett (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Waco Wallace (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gunman Jack Gatlin (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Oklahoma Justice Deuce Logan (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lady From Texas Lafe (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Missourians Lead Henchman (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet James Brothers of Missouri Monk Tucker (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Slaves of the Invisible Monster Burton (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Arizona Cowboy Henchman Curley Applegate (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Invisible Monster Unknown (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fighting Redhead Henchman Windy (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Prairie Pirates Henchman Cooper (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Law of the Golden West Henchman Belden (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bandit King of Texas Henchman Cal Barker (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hawk of Powder River Henchman Cooper (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tornado Range Henchman Thorne (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Far Frontier Butch (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ghost Town Renegades Henchman Waco (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shadow Valley Cowhand Bob (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pioneer Justice Joe (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Hills Al Cooper (Character) - 1947

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannon Walt Morgan (Guest Star) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gunsmoke Gant (Guest Star) 1959-1960 1962 1964-1965 1968-1969 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Buck (Guest Star) 1959-1963 1965-1968 1970-1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The High Chaparral Unknown (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cimarron Strip Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Iron Horse Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Bank Robber (Guest Star) 1957 1962 1965 1967
No Score Yet 76% Lost in Space Barfly (Guest Star) 1966
10% No Score Yet The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laredo Unknown (Guest Star) 1965-1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Man Called Shenandoah Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Daktari Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Loner Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1958 1960-1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Daniel Boone Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet My Favorite Martian Unknown (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fugitive Sheriff Anderson (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Archie Manners (Guest Star) 1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Dakotas Sgt. Abel Round (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laramie Manton (Character),
Charlie (Guest Star)
1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cheyenne Unknown (Guest Star) 1956-1957 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rawhide Unknown (Guest Star) 1960-1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perry Mason Det. Arnold Buck (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thriller Unknown (Character) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Tall Man Coleridge (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marshal Dillon Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp Marcia (Guest Star) 1955 1957 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rifleman Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bat Masterson Rod Bradbury (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Zane Grey Theatre Unknown (Character) 1959-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Deputy Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Wells Fargo Sam Pike (Guest Star) 1957 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Restless Gun Thad (Guest Star) 1958-1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Have Gun -- Will Travel Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bronco Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sugarfoot Unknown (Guest Star) 1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lone Ranger Joe (Guest Star) 1949-1954 1956-1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Jeff's Collie Unknown (Guest Star) 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Superman Unknown (Guest Star) 1953 1955-1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Adventures of Champion Carr Preston (Guest Star) 1955-1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gene Autry Show Gregorio the Outlaw (Guest Star) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Father Knows Best Unknown (Guest Star) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Roy Rogers Show Ned Crowton (Guest Star) 1952-1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hopalong Cassidy Unknown (Guest Star) 1952