What B-western cowboy star had a part in a major tv hit series, but still felt that his fans had deserted him?jadm (9/6/02 11:51 am)
hmmm...could be a couple of people.... Let's see, there were Bob Steele in "F-Troop" and Alan Lane as the voice of "Mr. Ed." Also, Bob Livingston often appeared on "Cisco Kid" and "Gene Autry Show," mostly playing villains. (I've heard Livingston was often bitter about his lack of stardom and even ranted against Crash Corrigan later in life). Take your pick. There were probably many.Philip R Cable (9/6/02 12:57 pm)
I recall that Don "Red" Barry had a reocurring role on LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE and had hopes of bringing back the B-Western in some fashion but sadly his dream never came true. Even more sadly is that he committed suicide over his ever fading carreer and a personal life that no longer brought him joy.PROFESSOR TNL (9/6/02 1:35 pm)
John is the closest......with the cowboy that was not highly regarded by William Whitney.......jadm (9/6/02 1:41 pm)
Then that would be.... Allan Lane.Chief Thunder Cloud (9/6/02 2:36 pm) Reply
Don "Red" Barry also played a police Lieutenant whose name escapes me at the moment on Warner Bros. tv series "Surfside 6" starring Troy Donohue & Lee Patterson who later played "The Green Hornet" on tv.
I believe Lee is now working as a Sheriff or Sheriff's Deputy somewhere in the Southern USA. I saw him interviewed on I think it was Entertainment To-night, or a show similar to that a few years ago.
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Ron McKnight.
"Chief Thunder Cloud"
John has supplied us with the correct answer again. Lane voiced the talking horse Mr. Ed in the tv series. He was depressed and felt that his western fans had abandoned him.......what had happened was that the made for tv westerns had just killed the B-Western movie business......why go out and pay to see a sixty minute B-western when you could sit at home and watch them for free? Lane with his "big ass" as Whitney described him, had been fortunate to be one of the last B-Western stars that made his niche in film history as Red Ryder and many "Rocky Lane" pictures as well as toys, books, and comics. He had nothing to be ashamed of.