Dee Pollock
Finis Dee Pollock was an American film and television actor. He was perhaps best-known for playing Billy Urchin in the American Western television series Gunslinger.
Life and career
Pollock was born in Alhambra, California, the son of Lucia Curtwright and Robert Pollock. He attended Mark Keppel High School. He began his acting career in 1951, appearing in the Western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson. Pollock then appeared in the film The [Blue Veil |The Blue Vail], In 1952, he made appearances in the films The [Old West |The Old West], Beware, My Lovely, Park Row, and It Grows on Trees.Pollock guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, 12 O'Clock High, Johnny Ringo, Outlaw, Tales of Wells Fargo, Perry Mason, The Virginian, and The Fugitive. In 1961, he joined the cast of the new CBS Western television series Gunslinger, playing the role of Billy Urchin. Pollock appeared in the films Carousel, Take a Giant Step, Captain Apache, The Lineup, The Legend of Tom Dooley, The Plunderers, and The [Wayward Bus |The Wayward Bus]. In 1970, he played the role of Jones in the film Kelly's Heroes. His final film credit was from the 1972 film Embassy.
Pollock retired from acting in the early 1970s. In 1989, he moved to Chico, California, to look after his mother.