Guy Wilkerson
Guy Owen Wilkerson was an American actor, known primarily for his roles in Western B movies. With his tall, lanky frame, he often played sidekick or comedy relief parts.
Biography
Wilkerson was born December 21, 1899, in Whitewright, Texas. He got his start as a dancer in 1914. In 1936, after 18 months trying to break into Hollywood films, he won his first part when he let his beard grow.
He was one-third of the Texas Rangers in the Rangers series of films, alongside Dave O'Brien in all 22 of the film's series from 1942 to 1945. James Newill was his other co-star in the first 14 of the series. Tex Ritter replaced Jim for the concluding eight entries in the series.
Wilkerson played Panhandle Perkins in all 22 films. He appeared in his 200th Western film, Decision at Sundown, in 1957.
He later made the move to television, appearing in shows such as The Lone Ranger, The Twilight Zone, Thriller, Maverick, Gunsmoke, The Fugitive, Kentucky Jones, Green Acres, and Adam-12. Wilkerson died July 15, 1971, in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
Paradise Express - Skinny SmithMountain Justice - Asaph AndersonYodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge - Turpentiner ZekeMountain Music - Medicine Show Spectator Heart of the Rockies - Dawson Clan MemberWife, Doctor and Nurse - Assistant Delivery Man Gold Is Where You Find It - Vocal Farmer Kentucky Moonshine - Townsman Professor Beware - Shoeshine Customer Down in 'Arkansaw' - Townsman [The Cowboy (1958 film)|Cowboy and the Lady (1938 film)|The Cowboy and the Lady] - Rodeo Cowboy Dodge City - Man Wanting Revenge by Hanging Forged Passport - Jim - Servant-Henchman Man of Conquest - Texican Our Neighbors – The Carters - Father Gone with the Wind - Wounded Card Player Untamed - Sim Jarvis Sergeant York - Tom Spooks Run Wild - ConstableBirth of the Blues - Man Outside of Jail Swamp Woman - Abner EnderberryCaptain Midnight - Ichabod 'Icky' MuddJuke Girl - Bean Picker Beyond the Blue Horizon - Husband at Circus The Pride of the Yankees - Sportsman at Ballgame Vengeance of the West - Long JohnThe Rangers Take Over - Texas Ranger Panhandle PerkinsBad Men of Thunder Gap - Panhandle PerkinsHangmen Also Die! - Santrock Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour - Mac - Western Union Messenger West of Texas - Panhandle PerkinsBorder Buckaroos - Panhandle PerkinsFighting Valley - Panhandle PerkinsTrail of Terror - Panhandle PerkinsThe Unknown Guest - Man in Sheriff's Party The Return of the Rangers - Panhandle PerkinsBoss of Rawhide - Panhandle PerkinsOutlaw Roundup - Panhandle PerkinsGuns of the Law - Panhandle PerkinsThe Pinto Bandit - Panhandle PerkinsSpook Town - Panhandle PerkinsBrand of the Devil - Panhandle PerkinsGunsmoke Mesa - Panhandle PerkinsGangsters of the Frontier - Panhandle PerkinsDead or Alive - Panhandle PerkinsThe Whispering Skull - Panhandle PerkinsMarked for Murder - Texas Ranger Panhandle PerkinsEnemy of the Law - Panhandle PerkinsThree in the Saddle - Panhandle PerkinsFrontier Fugitives - Panhandle PerkinsFlaming Bullets - Panhandle PerkinsThe Royal Mounted Rides Again - Citizen Visiting Nelson Captain Tugboat Annie - JenkinsAbilene Town - Fan-Tan Player with 'Bravo' Trimble The Scarlet Horseman - Henchman PanhandleThe Spider Woman Strikes Back - Lem - Rancher Duel in the Sun - Dance-Floor Cowboy California - Stranger The Michigan Kid - Shotgun Messenger The Sea of Grass - Brewton Ranch Hand Danger Street - Jake - Caretaker Unconquered - Frontiersman That Hagen Girl - Link - Janitor Big Town After Dark - Newspaper Building Custodian The Man from Texas - Townsman Fury at Furnace Creek - Court Clerk Speed to Spare - Pop, Trucker's Cafe Owner Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven - Thibault Red River - Pete The Plunderers - Loafer Townsman The Decision of Christopher Blake - Stage Doorman The Sun Comes Up - Farmer Volunteering to Take in Six Orphans The Walking Hills - Cowhand Red Stallion in the Rockies - Rancher The Girl from Jones Beach - Relaxing Janitor Roseanna McCoy - A Hatfield Woman in Hiding - Searcher in Rowboat Comanche Territory - Barfly Talking to Katie A Ticket to Tomahawk - Dr. Brink Please Believe Me - Rural Mailman Return of the Frontiersman - Prisoner Winchester '73 - Virgil Earp Wyoming Mail - Townsman Mr. Music - Actor in Show Stage to Tucson - Tom - Stage Driver The Great Missouri Raid - Clell MillerSanta Fe - Depot Clerk The Fat Man - Justice of the Peace Along the Great Divide - Jury Foreman Passage West - Frontiersman in Wagon Comin' Round the Mountain - Uncle Clem McCoyMr. Belvedere Rings the Bell - Kramer The Red Badge of Courage - Veteran Drums in the Deep South - Confederate Sentry Scandal Sheet - Janitor Carbine Williams - Prisoner The San Francisco Story - Man in Jail The Story of Will Rogers - Townsman The Big Sky - Henchman Longface The Legend of the Lone Ranger - Deputy Corey All I Desire - Clem The Last Posse - George RomerThe Man from the Alamo - Rifleman The Mississippi Gambler - Ike - Station Agent Take the High Ground! - Carey's Father Those Redheads from Seattle - Wandering Willie Crime Wave - Beer-Drinker at Counter The Boy from Oklahoma - Huey Mitchell Ma and Pa Kettle at Home - Jones The Far Country - Tanana Pete Wyoming Renegades - Stagecoach Driver Foxfire - Mr. Barton One Desire - Marshal Coe Lucy Gallant - Painter I'll Cry Tomorrow - Barfly Ransom! - Farmer at Roadside Meet Me in Las Vegas - Slim Jubal - Cookie You Can't Run Away from It - Herdsman Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend - Loafer The Buster Keaton Story - BoarderBand of Angels - Minister 3:10 to Yuma - Hotel Proprietor-Bartender Decision at Sundown - Abe Cowboy - Peggy - Trail Hand-Cook Wild Heritage - Chaco - Trail Drive CookMan of the West - Train Conductor The Hanging Tree - Townsman Who Sells Cabib No Name on the Bullet - Farmer The FBI Story - Cliff Eberhardt Toby Tyler - Townsman Elmer Gantry - Janitor in Revival Tent Seven Ways from Sundown - Townsman of Beeker's Crossing The Walking Target - Lank Susan Slade - SlimMoon Pilot - Conventioneer in Elevator To Kill a Mockingbird - Jury Foreman Spencer's Mountain - Slim Temple The Haunted Palace - Gideon Leach / Mr. LeachThe Brass Bottle - Client Your Cheatin' Heart - The Minister War Party - Wooden FaceBlack Spurs - HenryHarlow - Comic Hunter Never Too Late - Plant Foreman The Silencers - Farmer Alvarez Kelly - Jailer Good Times - Deputy True Grit - The Hangman The Great Bank Robbery - Glazier Hello, Dolly! - Laborer There Was a Crooked Man... - Prisoner In Solitary Monte Walsh - Old Man The Todd Killings - Mr. Carpenter