Jack Lilley obit

Jack Lilley Dies: ‘Little House On The Prairie’ & ‘Blazing Saddles’ Actor & Stuntman Who Had 70-Year Screen Career Was 91

 

He was not on the list.

Jack Lilley, whose showbiz career spanned more than seven decades as an actor, stuntman, animal coordinator and other roles and included Little House on the Prairie, Blazing Saddles, John Ford films and TV Westerns, has died. He was 91. His family posted the news on Instagram but did not provide a date or cause of death.

“The man who started it all. Figuratively and literally,” the social post reads in part. “The card shark, the horse trader, the wrangler, the man with a story for everything, he always knew someone who could help if he couldn’t, known to many as friend, storyteller, joker, and a heck of a horseman.”

Little House star Melissa Gilbert also paid tribute to Lilley on IG, calling him “one of my favorite people on the planet” and adding, “I am so lucky that he was my friend.” See her full post below.

Born on August 15, 1931, in Santa Clarita, just north of Los Angeles, Lilley started his career in the late 1940s, following his horse-wrangler father into the entertainment industry. The younger Lilley was a trained horseman and began landing stunt, animal-coordinating and background actor work in such early-TV Westerns as Wagon Train, Death Valley Days and nearly three dozen episodes of Zorro. He also worked on a number of big-screen Westerns of the era.

In a 2017 interview for SCVTV, Lilly said he got his start “in 1947, ’48, they were all scrambling to make little Westerns — something to sell to TV.”

Lilley would go on to work on dozens of shows including Maverick with James Garner, Clint Eastwood’s Rawhide, the record-setting Gunsmoke and four seasons on The High Chaparral as a background actor and stand-in for its star Leif Erickson. He also worked with four-time Oscar-winning director Ford on How the West Was Won (1962) and The Man who Shot Liberty Valence (1962), starring James Stewart and John Wayne. He also was part of Wayne’s final film, The Shootist (1976).

Lilley worked on more than three dozens episodes of Little House on the Prairie during its Emmy-winning 1974-1983 run on NBC. He appeared onscreen, usually uncredited, as a stage or wagon driver, townsman and other bit roles. He also served as a stunt performer and coordinator and stand-in on the beloved series led by Michael Landon and several follow-up TV movies. He later reteamed with Landon on Highway to Heaven.

Lilley also was part of the gang put together by Harvey Korman’s Hedy Lamarr — oops, that’s Hedley — in Mel Brooks’ NSFW Western comedy classic Blazing Saddles. And as a stuntman on the 1974 film, he pulled off one of its wildest gags: When the rowdy “pack of murderers and thieves” first descends on the poor denizens of Rock Ridge, Lilley is riding a horse that appears to slip on a wooden boardwalk and falls into a waterhole.

“It was a freak deal,” Lilley told SCVTV. “They took a firehose and washed the side of that street at Warner Bros. Well, when that water hits that old wood, it goes like soap. It got slick. If you look at it, I come in on that black horse … this horse weighed 1,200 pounds, and he wasn’t a ‘falling’ horse … but he got to scrambling. I can’t look to see if I’m near a glass window or not, so I just snatched him and fell him. I got up, and Mel Brooks went, ‘Holy sh*t — what was that? I ain’t never seen nothing like that in my life!'”

Lilley also talked about doing a “scrapped” scene when Mongo (Alex Karras) rode that bull into the church where the townspeople were gathered and filming the famous scene when Sheriff Bart (Cleavon Little) happens upon Count Basie and his orchestra in the wilds of what turns out to be Palmdale.

Lilley continued to work in multiple capacities as a stuntman, stand-in and/or background actor throughout the 1980s and ’90s on such popular fare as Used Cars, Sudden Impact — again with Eastwood — Pink Cadillac, Army of Darkness, Texas Rangers, Three Amigos! and A Walk in the Clouds. His later TV credits include Dallas, Fantasy Island and Bonanza: The Next Generation.

Actor

No Name and Dynamite Davenport (2022)

No Name and Dynamite Davenport

3.7

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2022

 

Lance Henriksen, Jennie Garth, and Bradley Cooper in The Last Cowboy (2003)

The Last Cowboy

6.2

TV Movie

Fuller

2003

 

The Master of My Life

7.8

TV Movie

Kevin Decker

2002

 

The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud (2001)

The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud

5.3

Vincent Meadows

2001

 

Dennis Quaid, Mare Winningham, and Ryan Merriman in Everything That Rises (1998)

Everything That Rises

6.5

TV Movie

Sheriff

1998

 

The Magnificent Seven (1998)

The Magnificent Seven

7.4

TV Series

Stage Coach Driver

1998

1 episode

 

Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ben Chaplin in Washington Square (1997)

Washington Square

6.7

Carriage Driver

1997

 

Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Gary Busey in Rough Riders (1997)

Rough Riders

7.3

TV Mini Series

Stagecoach shotgun guard

1997

 

Mariska Hargitay, Dixie Carter, and Kenny Rogers in Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994)

Gambler V: Playing for Keeps

6.0

TV Movie

Frisco

1994

 

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw (1991)

The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw

6.4

TV Movie

Jack Lilley

1991

 

Hard Promises (1991)

Hard Promises

5.5

Cowboy

1991

 

Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)

Bonanza: The Next Generation

5.5

TV Movie

Jory

1988

 

Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)

Highway to Heaven

6.8

TV Series

Thug #3

1985

1 episode

 

Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Linwood Boomer, and Matthew Labyorteaux in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Little House: Bless All the Dear Children

7.3

TV Movie

Stagecoach Driver

1984

 

Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)

Little House: The Last Farewell

7.7

TV Movie

Stagecoach driver

1984

 

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983)

Little House: Look Back to Yesterday

7.6

TV Movie

Townsman #1

1983

 

Father Murphy (1981)

Father Murphy

6.4

TV Series

Stage Driver

Gambler

Driver

1981–1983

4 episodes

 

Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Little House on the Prairie

7.5

TV Series

Stage Driver

2nd Stage Driver

Wagon Driver ...

1974–1983

37 episodes

 

Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)

Fantasy Island

6.6

TV Series

Carriage Driver (uncredited)

1981

1 episode

 

Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)

Dallas

7.1

TV Series

Barfly (uncredited)

1979

1 episode

 

The Big Bus (1976)

The Big Bus

5.7

Bus Driver in Bar (uncredited)

1976

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

Special Deputy

Brawler

Townsman (uncredited) ...

1961–1974

27 episodes

 

Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)

Blazing Saddles

7.7

Overseer (uncredited)

1974

 

Cotter (1973)

Cotter

6.4

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

1973

 

Bonanza (1959)

Bonanza

7.3

TV Series

Juror

Brawler

Barfly (uncredited) ...

1961–1972

13 episodes

 

Kung Fu (1972)

Kung Fu

7.6

TV Series

Overseer (uncredited)

1972

1 episode

 

Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

Alias Smith and Jones

7.6

TV Series

Bannerman Agent (uncredited)

1971

1 episode

 

Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)

Support Your Local Sheriff!

7.4

Danby Family Member (uncredited)

1969

 

Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)

The High Chaparral

7.6

TV Series

Ranch Hand

Bartender

Guard (uncredited) ...

1967–1969

15 episodes

 

Howard Keel in Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)

Arizona Bushwhackers

5.1

Townsman (uncredited)

1968

 

Robert Conrad and Ross Martin in The Wild Wild West (1965)

The Wild Wild West

8.1

TV Series

Murdered Stage Driver

Clock Mover on Train

Driver #2 (uncredited) ...

1965–1968

5 episodes

 

Brian Keith, Sebastian Cabot, Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones, and Johnny Whitaker in Family Affair (1966)

Family Affair

7.0

TV Series

Driver

Commuter

1967–1968

2 episodes

 

Doris Day in The Ballad of Josie (1967)

The Ballad of Josie

5.7

Cowhand (uncredited)

1967

 

Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)

The Big Valley

7.6

TV Series

Townsman

Settler (uncredited)

1965–1967

3 episodes

 

Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

7.7

TV Series

Thrush Agent (uncredited)

1967

1 episode

 

Waterhole #3 (1967)

Waterhole #3

6.1

Trooper (uncredited)

1967

 

Stuart Whitman in Cimarron Strip (1967)

Cimarron Strip

7.1

TV Series

Townsman (uncredited)

1967

1 episode

 

Rough Night in Jericho (1967)

Rough Night in Jericho

6.4

Henchman (uncredited)

1967

 

Yvonne De Carlo, Tab Hunter, and George Montgomery in Hostile Guns (1967)

Hostile Guns

5.4

Cowhand (uncredited)

1967

 

Audie Murphy and Laraine Stephens in 40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)

40 Guns to Apache Pass

5.7

Mr. Carter (uncredited)

1967

 

Beau Geste (1966)

Beau Geste

6.1

Legionnaire (uncredited)

1966

 

Steve McQueen in Nevada Smith (1966)

Nevada Smith

6.9

Gang Member (uncredited)

1966

 

Jane Russell and Dana Andrews in Johnny Reno (1966)

Johnny Reno

5.7

Townsman (uncredited)

1966

 

The Rare Breed (1966)

The Rare Breed

6.3

Townsman (uncredited)

1966

 

James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)

The Virginian

7.6

TV Series

Barfly

Conway Gunman

Colter Ranch Hand (uncredited) ...

1962–1966

12 episodes

 

A Man Called Shenandoah (1965)

A Man Called Shenandoah

7.7

TV Series

Townsman (uncredited)

1965

1 episode

 

Lon Chaney Jr., Linda Darnell, Rory Calhoun, Richard Arlen, and Terry Moore in Black Spurs (1965)

Black Spurs

5.8

Townsman (uncredited)

1965

 

Cat Ballou (1965)

Cat Ballou

6.7

Brawler (uncredited)

1965

 

Chuck Connors in Branded (1965)

Branded

7.4

TV Series

Townsman (uncredited)

1965

1 episode

 

Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, and Sheb Wooley in Rawhide (1959)

Rawhide

7.9

TV Series

Vaquero

Cowhand

Townsman (uncredited) ...

1959–1964

9 episodes

 

Audie Murphy, Ruta Lee, and Darren McGavin in Bullet for a Badman (1964)

Bullet for a Badman

6.4

Townsman (uncredited)

1964

 

Audie Murphy in Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)

Gunfight at Comanche Creek

6.0

Barfly (uncredited)

1963

 

Ty Hardin and Suzanne Pleshette in Wall of Noise (1963)

Wall of Noise

6.0

Auction Guest (uncredited)

1963

 

Stoney Burke (1962)

Stoney Burke

7.7

TV Series

Cowboy (uncredited)

1962

1 episode

 

Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Carroll O'Connor, Michael Kane, William Schallert, and Bronze Star in Lonely Are the Brave (1962)

Lonely Are the Brave

7.5

Prisoner (uncredited)

1962

 

James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

8.1

Townsman (uncredited)

1962

 

Cheyenne (1955)

Cheyenne

8.0

TV Series

Barfly

Soldier

Indian (uncredited)

1957–1962

3 episodes

 

James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)

Maverick

8.0

TV Series

Bandit

Indian

Townsman (uncredited) ...

1959–1962

6 episodes

 

John Derek, Richard Jaeckel, and Chill Wills in Frontier Circus (1961)

Frontier Circus

7.9

TV Series

Indian (uncredited)

1961

1 episode

 

Audie Murphy, Zohra Lampert, and John Saxon in Posse from Hell (1961)

Posse from Hell

6.6

Townsman (uncredited)

1961

 

Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)

Bronco

7.1

TV Series

Townsman

Cowhand (uncredited)

1960–1961

2 episodes

 

Guy Williams in Zorro (1957)

Zorro

8.2

TV Series

Tavern Patron

Lancer

Bandito (uncredited) ...

1957–1961

32 episodes

 

Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)

Have Gun - Will Travel

8.4

TV Series

Townsman (uncredited)

1957–1960

3 episodes

 

Riverboat (1959)

Riverboat

7.3

TV Series

Townsman (uncredited)

1960

2 episodes

 

Sugarfoot (1957)

Sugarfoot

7.4

TV Series

Barfly (uncredited)

1960

1 episode

 

Clu Gulager and Barry Sullivan in The Tall Man (1960)

The Tall Man

7.3

TV Series

Barfly (uncredited)

1960

1 episode

 

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

Wanted: Dead or Alive

8.0

TV Series

Townsman (uncredited)

1960

1 episode

 

Death Valley Days (1952)

Death Valley Days

7.5

TV Series

Bandit

Townsman (uncredited)

1960

2 episodes

 

Overland Trail (1960)

Overland Trail

7.3

TV Series

Indian

Townsman (uncredited)

1960

2 episodes

 

Don Durant and Mark Goddard in Johnny Ringo (1959)

Johnny Ringo

6.9

TV Series

Townsman (uncredited)

1960

1 episode

 

Bat Masterson (1958)

Bat Masterson

7.3

TV Series

Ranch Hand

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

1959

2 episodes

 

Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)

The Deputy

6.9

TV Series

Guard (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

8.4

TV Series

Townsman

Mustanger

Rebel (uncredited) ...

1958–1959

8 episodes

 

Lawman (1958)

Lawman

8.1

TV Series

Barfly (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

Nick Adams in The Rebel (1959)

The Rebel

7.8

TV Series

Indian

Townsman (uncredited)

1959

2 episodes

 

Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, and John Saxon in The Big Fisherman (1959)

The Big Fisherman

5.4

Arabian (uncredited)

1959

 

Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Earl Holliman, and Ziva Rodann in Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

Last Train from Gun Hill

7.3

Townsman (uncredited)

1959

 

Richard Carlson in Mackenzie's Raiders (1958)

Mackenzie's Raiders

7.4

TV Series

Indian (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

George Montgomery in Cimarron City (1958)

Cimarron City

7.4

TV Series

Bandit (uncredited)

1959

1 episode

 

Audie Murphy and Gia Scala in Ride a Crooked Trail (1958)

Ride a Crooked Trail

6.6

Teeler Gang Member (uncredited)

1958

 

Mickey Rooney, Tom Ewell, Dina Merrill, and Mickey Shaughnessy in A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

5.6

Stablehand (uncredited)

1958

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.5

TV Series

Wagon Train Member (uncredited)

1957

2 episodes

 

Valerie French and Guy Madison in The Hard Man (1957)

The Hard Man

6.1

Townsman (uncredited)

1957

 

Joel McCrea in The Oklahoman (1957)

The Oklahoman

6.4

Townsman (uncredited)

1957

 

John Derek in Fury at Showdown (1957)

Fury at Showdown

6.3

Townsman (uncredited)

1957

 

Jeff Chandler in Drango (1957)

Drango

6.0

Townsman (uncredited)

1957

 

Jeffrey Hunter, Dean Stockwell, Fred MacMurray, and Janice Rule in Gun for a Coward (1956)

Gun for a Coward

6.0

Cowhand (uncredited)

1956

 

Stunts

Big Money Rustlas (2010)

Big Money Rustlas

3.9

horse wrangler

2010

 

Patrick Duffy, Stacy Keach, and Drake Johnston in Desolation Canyon (2006)

Desolation Canyon

5.5

TV Movie

stunts

2006

 

Texas Rangers (2001)

Texas Rangers

5.2

stunts

2001

 

Durango Kids (1999)

Durango Kids

4.9

stunt performer (as Jack Lilly)

1999

 

Christopher Lloyd, Michael Jeter, and Haley Joel Osment in The Ransom of Red Chief (1998)

The Ransom of Red Chief

5.5

TV Movie

stunts

1998

 

Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón in A Walk in the Clouds (1995)

A Walk in the Clouds

6.7

stunts

1995

 

Ally Sheedy and Cameron Arnett in Man's Best Friend (1993)

Man's Best Friend

5.2

stunts

1993

 

Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)

Army of Darkness

7.4

stunts

1992

 

W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989)

W.B., Blue and the Bean

4.4

Video

stunts

1989

 

Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters in Pink Cadillac (1989)

Pink Cadillac

5.4

stunts

1989

 

Donna Dixon in Lucky Stiff (1988)

Lucky Stiff

4.7

stunt coordinator

1988

 

Charles Durning and Byron Allen in Case Closed (1988)

Case Closed

5.4

TV Movie

stunts

1988

 

Shaun Cassidy and Willie Nelson in Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)

Once Upon a Texas Train

5.7

TV Movie

stunts (uncredited)

1988

 

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

6.1

TV Movie

stunts (uncredited)

1987

 

Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short in Three Amigos! (1986)

Three Amigos!

6.5

stunts

1986

 

Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)

Little House: The Last Farewell

7.7

TV Movie

stunts (uncredited)

1984

 

Clint Eastwood in Sudden Impact (1983)

Sudden Impact

6.6

stunts

1983

 

Father Murphy (1981)

Father Murphy

6.4

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1981–1983

 

Used Cars (1980)

Used Cars

6.7

stunts

1980

 

Charlton Heston and Brian Keith in The Mountain Men (1980)

The Mountain Men

6.3

stunt person

1980

 

Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Karl Malden, and Trevor Howard in Meteor (1979)

Meteor

5.1

stunts

1979

 

The Big Bus (1976)

The Big Bus

5.7

stunts (uncredited)

1976

 

Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Little House on the Prairie

7.5

TV Series

stunt coordinator

1974–1983

 

Mel Brooks and Cleavon Little in Blazing Saddles (1974)

Blazing Saddles

7.7

stunts (uncredited)

1974

 

Brian Keith, Michele Carey, and Rick Lenz in Scandalous John (1971)

Scandalous John

5.7

stunts (uncredited)

1971

 

James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)

Gunsmoke

8.1

TV Series

stunt double: Paul Picerni (uncredited)

1967

1 episode

 

Beau Geste (1966)

Beau Geste

6.1

stunts (uncredited)

1966

 

Henry Fonda, Glenn Ford, Hope Holiday, and Sue Ane Langdon in The Rounders (1965)

The Rounders

6.1

stunts (uncredited)

1965

 

Marlon Brando in One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

One-Eyed Jacks

7.1

stunts (uncredited)

1961

 

Debra Paget and Cornel Wilde in Omar Khayyam (1957)

Omar Khayyam

5.9

stunts (uncredited)

1957

 

Additional Crew

Kym Wilson, Keith Biondi, Bernadette Pérez, Lane Compton, and Gabriel Sousa in Black Knuckle and Deputy Maltese (2018)

Black Knuckle and Deputy Maltese

6.1

Short

boss wrangler

2018

 

Don Quixote (2015)

Don Quixote

5.3

boss wrangler

2015

 

AJ Michalka and Jean-Luc Bilodeau in Expecting Amish (2014)

Expecting Amish

6.2

TV Movie

boss wrangler

wrangler

2014

 

The Wretched Prologue (2013)

The Wretched Prologue

9.0

Short

animal trainer

2013

 

Love's Everlasting Courage (2011)

Love's Everlasting Courage

6.8

TV Movie

boss wrangler

2011

 

Andrea Bowen and Rick Malambri in After the Fall (2010)

After the Fall

5.9

TV Movie

wrangler boss

2010

 

Love Begins (2010)

Love Begins

6.9

TV Movie

boss wrangler

2010

 

Love Finds a Home (2009)

Love Finds a Home

6.8

TV Movie

boss wrangler

2009

 

Love Takes Wing (2009)

Love Takes Wing

6.7

TV Movie

horse wrangler

2009

 

The Governor's Wife (2008)

The Governor's Wife

4.4

TV Movie

head horse wrangler

2008

 

Shiloh Falls (2007)

Shiloh Falls

3.4

head horse wrangler

2007

 

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses (2007)

Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses

6.2

TV Movie

wrangler boss

2007

 

Kevin Sorbo in Avenging Angel (2007)

Avenging Angel

5.4

TV Movie

animal wrangler

2007

 

Love's Unending Legacy (2007)

Love's Unending Legacy

6.9

TV Movie

boss wrangler

2007

 

Sacrifices of the Heart (2007)

Sacrifices of the Heart

6.0

TV Movie

animal wrangler

2007

 

What I Did for Love (2006)

What I Did for Love

5.6

TV Movie

livestock wrangler

2006

 

Patrick Duffy, Stacy Keach, and Drake Johnston in Desolation Canyon (2006)

Desolation Canyon

5.5

TV Movie

boss wrangler

2006

 

Love's Abiding Joy (2006)

Love's Abiding Joy

6.8

boss wrangler

2006

 

Erin Cottrell and Logan Bartholomew in Love's Long Journey (2005)

Love's Long Journey

7.1

TV Movie

boss wrangler

2005

 

Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary Crosby, Giovanna Zacarías, Mar Carrera, and Alexandra Benedetti in The Legend of Zorro (2005)

The Legend of Zorro

6.0

head of animal department

2005

 

David Lee Hefner, Karen Knotts, Tyler Ostrander, Tim Weske, Alpha Blair, Tom Hefner, and Dan Hefner in An Occurrence at Black Canyon (2004)

An Occurrence at Black Canyon

6.9

Short

horses provider (as Jack Lilly)

2004

 

Brenden Jefferson, Shia LaBeouf, Miguel Castro, Byron Cotton, Khleo Thomas, and Jake M. Smith in Holes (2003)

Holes

7.0

horse wrangler

2003

 

Lance Henriksen, Jennie Garth, and Bradley Cooper in The Last Cowboy (2003)

The Last Cowboy

6.2

TV Movie

wrangler boss

2003

 

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Planet of the Apes

5.7

head horse wrangler

2001

 

Promo Poster

Just Visiting

5.7

head wrangler

2001

 

Comanche (2000)

Comanche

7.7

Short

horse trainer

2000

 

Joey Lawrence and Andrew Lawrence in Horse Sense (1999)

Horse Sense

6.1

TV Movie

animal wrangler

1999

 

Durango Kids (1999)

Durango Kids

4.9

boss wrangler

1999

 

Johnathon Schaech in Houdini (1998)

Houdini

5.6

TV Movie

boss wrangler

1998

 

Christopher Lloyd, Michael Jeter, and Haley Joel Osment in The Ransom of Red Chief (1998)

The Ransom of Red Chief

5.5

TV Movie

boss wrangler

1998

 

Dennis Quaid, Mare Winningham, and Ryan Merriman in Everything That Rises (1998)

Everything That Rises

6.5

TV Movie

head wrangler

1998

 

Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, and Gary Busey in Rough Riders (1997)

Rough Riders

7.3

TV Mini Series

head wrangler

1997

2 episodes

 

Scott Bairstow, Devon Sawa, and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Wild America (1997)

Wild America

6.4

animal wrangler: mule

1997

 

Angela Lansbury and Michael Jeter in Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)

Mrs. Santa Claus

6.6

TV Movie

boss wrangler

1996

 

David Arquette, Jonny Lee Miller, and Edward James Olmos in Dead Man's Walk (1996)

Dead Man's Walk

7.1

TV Mini Series

head wrangler

1996

3 episodes

 

Martin Lawrence and Lynn Whitfield in A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996)

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

5.6

animal wrangler boss

1996

 

Mariska Hargitay, Dixie Carter, and Kenny Rogers in Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994)

Gambler V: Playing for Keeps

6.0

TV Movie

key wrangler

1994

 

Billy Crystal, Jon Lovitz, Jack Palance, and Daniel Stern in City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

5.6

boss wrangler

1994

 

Drew Barrymore, Andie MacDowell, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Madeleine Stowe in Bad Girls (1994)

Bad Girls

5.2

head animal wrangler

1994

 

The Last Outlaw (1993)

The Last Outlaw

6.1

TV Movie

head wrangler

1993

 

The Erotic Adventures of the Three Musketeers (1992)

The Erotic Adventures of the Three Musketeers

5.0

Video

livestock coordinator (as Jack Lilly)

1992

 

Billy Crystal, Helen Slater, Bruno Kirby, and Daniel Stern in City Slickers (1991)

City Slickers

6.8

livestock coordinator: Movin On Livestock

1991

 

Christian Slater, Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Balthazar Getty, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Alan Ruck in Young Guns II (1990)

Young Guns II

6.5

head wrangler

1990

 

W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989)

W.B., Blue and the Bean

4.4

Video

head wrangler

1989

 

Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Dermot Mulroney, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Casey Siemaszko in Young Guns (1988)

Young Guns

6.8

head wrangler

1988

 

Killing Stone (1978)

Killing Stone

6.9

TV Movie

stand-in (uncredited)

1978

 

Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Little House on the Prairie

7.5

TV Series

stand-in: Victor French (uncredited)

1977

1 episode

 

Burt Lancaster and Lee Remick in The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

The Hallelujah Trail

6.5

utility stand-in (uncredited)

1965

 

Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)

The Magical World of Disney

8.4

TV Series

stand-in (uncredited)

1958

1 episode

 

Thanks

Comanche (2000)

Comanche

7.7

Short

special thanks

2000

 

Self

Red Steagall Is Somewhere West of Wall Street (2014)

Red Steagall Is Somewhere West of Wall Street

8.6

TV Series

Self

2020

1 episode

 

The Stunts of 'the Legend of Zorro'

Video

Self

2006