About

Known credits:
114
Birthday:
1895-07-21
Place of birth:
Vevay, Indiana, USA
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Ken Maynard

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Actor (archive footage) 58
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1972 The Marshal of Windy Hollow Actor Texas Ranger N/A
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1970 Bigfoot Actor Mr. Bennett 57
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1944 Harmony Trail Actor Marshal Ken Maynard 58
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1944 Arizona Whirlwind Actor Ken Maynard 58
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1944 Westward Bound Actor Ken Maynard 58
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1943 Death Valley Rangers Actor Ken Maynard 58
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1943 Blazing Guns Actor Marshal Ken Maynard 58
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1943 The Law Rides Again Actor U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard 58
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1943 Wild Horse Stampede Actor Marshal Ken Maynard 58
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1940 Lightning Strikes West Actor Lightning Ken Morgan 59
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1940 Phantom Rancher Actor Ken Mitchell 58
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1939 Death Rides the Range Actor Ken Baxter 58
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1939 Flaming Lead Actor Ken Clark 58
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1938 Six Shootin' Sheriff Actor Jim 'Trigger' Morton 59
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1938 Whirlwind Horseman Actor Ken Morton 59
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1937 Trailing Trouble Actor John 'Friendly' Fields 59
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1937 Boots of Destiny Actor Ken Crawford N/A
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1936 The Fugitive Sheriff Actor Ken Marshall N/A
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1936 The Cattle Thief Actor Ken N/A
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1936 Avenging Waters Actor Ken Morley 59
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1936 Heroes of the Range Actor Ken Smith N/A
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1935 Heir to Trouble Actor Ken Armstrong N/A
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1935 Lawless Riders Actor Ken Manley N/A
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1935 Western Courage Actor Ken Baxter N/A
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1935 Western Frontier Actor Ken Masters N/A
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1934 Mystery Mountain Actor Ken Williams N/A
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1934 In Old Santa Fe Actor Ken aka 'Kentucky' 58
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1934 Smoking Guns Actor Ken Masters N/A
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1934 Honor of the Range Actor Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem 59
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1934 Wheels of Destiny Actor Ken Manning 58
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1933 Gun Justice Actor Ken Lance N/A
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1933 Fargo Express Actor Ken Benton N/A
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1933 Strawberry Roan Actor Ken Masters 58
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1933 The Trail Drive Actor Ken Benton N/A
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1933 The Fiddlin' Buckaroo Actor 'Fiddlin' N/A
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1933 King of the Arena Actor Captain Ken Kenton N/A
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1933 The Lone Avenger Actor Cal Weston N/A
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1933 Phantom Thunderbolt Actor Thunderbolt Kid 58
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1933 Drum Taps Actor Ken Cartwright 59
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1932 Tombstone Canyon Actor Ken 58
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1932 Haunted Gold Actor Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited) 58
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1932 Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 Actor Self N/A
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1932 Between Fighting Men Actor Ken 58
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1932 Come On, Tarzan Actor Ken Benson 59
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1932 Dynamite Ranch Actor Blaze Howell 59
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1932 Whistlin' Dan Actor 'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black 58
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1932 Hell-Fire Austin Actor Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin 59
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1932 Texas Gun Fighter Actor Bill Dane 59
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1932 The Sunset Trail Actor Jim Brandon 59
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1931 The Pocatello Kid Actor The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe 58
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1931 Branded Men Actor Rod Whitaker 59
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1931 Range Law Actor Hap Conners N/A
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1931 The Arizona Terror Actor The Arizonian N/A
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1931 Alias: The Bad Man Actor Ranger Ken Neville 58
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1931 The Two Gun Man Actor 'Blackie' Weed 58
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1930 Fighting Thru Actor Dan Barton N/A
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1930 Sons of the Saddle Actor Jim Brandon N/A
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1930 Song of the Caballero Actor Juan Posing as El Lobo N/A
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1930 Mountain Justice Actor Ken McTavish 59
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1930 The Fighting Legion Actor Dave Hayes N/A
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1930 Lucky Larkin Actor 'Lucky' Larkin N/A
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1930 Parade of the West Actor Bud Rand N/A
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1929 Señor Americano Actor Lieutenant Michael Banning N/A
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1929 The Wagon Master Actor The Rambler N/A
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1929 The California Mail Actor Bob Scott N/A
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1929 The Royal Rider Actor Dick Scott N/A
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1929 The Lawless Legion Actor Cal Stanley N/A
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1929 Cheyenne Actor Cal Roberts N/A
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1928 The Phantom City Actor Tim Kelly 58
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1928 The Glorious Trail Actor Pat O'Leary N/A
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1928 The Code of the Scarlet Actor Bruce Kenton N/A
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1928 The Upland Rider Actor Dan Dailey N/A
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1928 The Canyon of Adventure Actor Steven Bancroft N/A
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1928 The Wagon Show Actor Bob Mason N/A
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1927 Gun Gospel Actor Granger Hume N/A
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1927 The Red Raiders Actor Lieutenant John Scott 58
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1927 The Devil's Saddle Actor Harry Morrel N/A
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1927 The Land Beyond the Law Actor Jerry Steele N/A
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1927 The Overland Stage Actor Jack Jessup N/A
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1926 The Unknown Cavalier Actor Tom Drury N/A
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1926 Senor Daredevil Actor Don Luis O'Flaherty N/A
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1926 Haunted Range Actor Terry Bladwin N/A
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1926 The Grey Vulture Actor Bart Miller N/A
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1925 North Star Actor Noel Blake 58
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1925 Fighting Courage Actor Richard Kingsley N/A
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1925 The Demon Rider Actor Billy Dennis N/A
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1924 Janice Meredith Actor Paul Revere 58
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1924 $50,000 Reward Actor Tex Sherwood 58
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1923 Somebody Lied Actor N/A
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1923 Cameo Kirby Actor (uncredited) 58
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1923 The Gunfighter Actor (uncredited) N/A
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1923 The Man Who Won Actor Conroy N/A
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1923 Brass Commandments Actor (uncredited) N/A
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The Voice of Hollywood No. 9 Actor N/A
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Directing
1933 The Fiddlin' Buckaroo Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1935 Heir to Trouble Writing Story N/A
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1935 Western Frontier Writing Story N/A
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1934 Smoking Guns Writing Story N/A
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Production
1934 Honor of the Range Production Producer 59
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1934 Wheels of Destiny Production Producer 58
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1933 Gun Justice Production Producer N/A
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1933 Strawberry Roan Production Producer 58
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1933 The Trail Drive Production Producer N/A
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1933 The Fiddlin' Buckaroo Production Producer N/A
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1933 King of the Arena Production Producer N/A
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1930 Sons of the Saddle Production Producer N/A
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1930 Song of the Caballero Production Producer N/A
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1930 Mountain Justice Production Producer 59
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1930 The Fighting Legion Production Producer N/A
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1930 Lucky Larkin Production Producer N/A
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1930 Parade of the West Production Producer N/A
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1929 Señor Americano Production Producer N/A
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1929 The Wagon Master Production Producer N/A
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