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person_profile-Ken Maynard

Ken Maynard Died at age: 77

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Ken Maynard

Date of Birth:

Jul 21, 1895

Country of birth:

Vevay - Indiana - USA

Died:

Mar 23, 1973

Biography of

Ken Maynard

    From Wikipedia

    Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.

    Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios.

    He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930.

    In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934.

    Maynard appeared in more than ninety films in twenty years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters, but alcoholism so severely affected his life that his acting career ended in 1944. He made appearances at state fairs and rodeos. He owned a small circus operation featuring rodeo riders but eventually lost it to creditors. His substantial wealth had vanished, and he lived a desolate life in a rundown trailer. During these years, Maynard was supported by an unknown benefactor, long thought to be Gene Autry. More than twenty five years after his last starring role, Maynard returned to the screen two small roles, in 1970 and 1972, the more notably in The Marshal of Windy Hollow.

    Maynard died of stomach cancer in 1973 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery in Cypress, California.

    For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ken Maynard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd.

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Ken Maynard

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Filmography of

Ken Maynard

Found 88 Movies in total

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

The Marshal of Windy Hollow

Texas Ranger ( Actor )

... 1972

Bigfoot

Mr. Bennett ( Actor )

... 1970

Harmony Trail

Marshal Ken Maynard ( Actor )

... 1944

Arizona Whirlwind

Ken Maynard ( Actor )

... 1944

Westward Bound

Ken Maynard ( Actor )

... 1944

Death Valley Rangers

Ken Maynard ( Actor )

... 1943

Blazing Guns

Marshal Ken Maynard ( Actor )

... 1943

The Law Rides Again

U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard ( Actor )

... 1943

Wild Horse Stampede

Marshal Ken Maynard ( Actor )

... 1943

Lightning Strikes West

Lightning Ken Morgan ( Actor )

... 1940

Phantom Rancher

Ken Mitchell ( Actor )

... 1940

Death Rides the Range

Ken Baxter ( Actor )

... 1939

Flaming Lead

Ken Clark ( Actor )

... 1939

Six Shootin' Sheriff

Jim 'Trigger' Morton ( Actor )

... 1938

Trailing Trouble

John 'Friendly' Fields ( Actor )

... 1937

Boots of Destiny

Ken Crawford ( Actor )

... 1937

The Fugitive Sheriff

Ken Marshall ( Actor )

... 1936

The Cattle Thief

Ken ( Actor )

... 1936

Avenging Waters

Ken Morley ( Actor )

... 1936

Heroes of the Range

Ken Smith ( Actor )

... 1936

Heir to Trouble

Ken Armstrong ( Actor )

Story

... 1935

Lawless Riders

Ken Manley ( Actor )

... 1935

Western Courage

Ken Baxter ( Actor )

... 1935

Western Frontier

Ken Masters ( Actor )

Story

... 1935

Mystery Mountain

Ken Williams ( Actor )

... 1934

In Old Santa Fe

Ken aka 'Kentucky' ( Actor )

... 1934

Smoking Guns

Ken Masters ( Actor )

Story

... 1934

Honor of the Range

Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem ( Actor )

Producer

... 1934

Wheels of Destiny

Ken Manning ( Actor )

Producer

... 1934

Gun Justice

Ken Lance ( Actor )

Producer

... 1933

Fargo Express

Ken Benton ( Actor )

... 1933

Strawberry Roan

Ken Masters ( Actor )

Producer

... 1933

The Trail Drive

Ken Benton ( Actor )

Producer

... 1933

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

'Fiddlin' ( Actor )

Director

... 1933

King of the Arena

Captain Ken Kenton ( Actor )

Producer

... 1933

The Lone Avenger

Cal Weston ( Actor )

... 1933

Phantom Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt Kid ( Actor )

... 1933

Drum Taps

Ken Cartwright ( Actor )

... 1933

Tombstone Canyon

Ken ( Actor )

... 1932

Haunted Gold

Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

... 1932

Come On, Tarzan

Ken Benson ( Actor )

... 1932

Dynamite Ranch

Blaze Howell ( Actor )

... 1932

Whistlin' Dan

'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black ( Actor )

... 1932

Hell-Fire Austin

Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin ( Actor )

... 1932

Texas Gun Fighter

Bill Dane ( Actor )

... 1932

The Sunset Trail

Jim Brandon ( Actor )

... 1932

The Pocatello Kid

The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe ( Actor )

... 1931

Branded Men

Rod Whitaker ( Actor )

... 1931

Range Law

Hap Conners ( Actor )

... 1931

The Arizona Terror

The Arizonian ( Actor )

... 1931

Alias: The Bad Man

Ranger Ken Neville ( Actor )

... 1931

The Two Gun Man

'Blackie' Weed ( Actor )

... 1931

Fighting Thru

Dan Barton ( Actor )

... 1930

Sons of the Saddle

Jim Brandon ( Actor )

Producer

... 1930

Song of the Caballero

Juan Posing as El Lobo ( Actor )

Producer

... 1930

Mountain Justice

Ken McTavish ( Actor )

Producer

... 1930

The Fighting Legion

Dave Hayes ( Actor )

Producer

... 1930

Lucky Larkin

'Lucky' Larkin ( Actor )

Producer

... 1930

Parade of the West

Bud Rand ( Actor )

Producer

... 1930

Señor Americano

Lieutenant Michael Banning ( Actor )

Producer

... 1929

The Wagon Master

The Rambler ( Actor )

Producer

... 1929

The California Mail

Bob Scott ( Actor )

... 1929

The Royal Rider

Dick Scott ( Actor )

... 1929

The Lawless Legion

Cal Stanley ( Actor )

... 1929

Cheyenne

Cal Roberts ( Actor )

... 1929

The Glorious Trail

Pat O'Leary ( Actor )

... 1928

The Code of the Scarlet

Bruce Kenton ( Actor )

... 1928

The Upland Rider

Dan Dailey ( Actor )

... 1928

The Canyon of Adventure

Steven Bancroft ( Actor )

... 1928

The Wagon Show

Bob Mason ( Actor )

... 1928

Gun Gospel

Granger Hume ( Actor )

... 1927

The Red Raiders

Lieutenant John Scott ( Actor )

... 1927

The Devil's Saddle

Harry Morrel ( Actor )

... 1927

The Land Beyond the Law

Jerry Steele ( Actor )

... 1927

The Overland Stage

Jack Jessup ( Actor )

... 1927

The Unknown Cavalier

Tom Drury ( Actor )

... 1926

Senor Daredevil

Don Luis O'Flaherty ( Actor )

... 1926

The Grey Vulture

Bart Miller ( Actor )

... 1926

North Star

Noel Blake ( Actor )

... 1925

The Demon Rider

Billy Dennis ( Actor )

... 1925

Janice Meredith

Paul Revere ( Actor )

... 1924

$50,000 Reward

Tex Sherwood ( Actor )

... 1924

Cameo Kirby

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1923

The Gunfighter

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1923

The Man Who Won

Conroy ( Actor )

... 1923

Brass Commandments

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1923