About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1955-05-15
Place of birth:
Muleshoe, Texas, USA
Website:
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Lee Horsley

Overview

Lee Arthur Horsley is an American film, television, and theater actor known for starring roles in the television series Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston, and Paradise. He starred in the 1982 film The Sword and the Sorcerer and recorded the audiobook edition of Lonesome Dove.

Horsley began his acting career touring in stage productions of West Side Story, Damn Yankees, and Oklahoma!. In 1981, he portrayed TV detective Archie Goodwin in the short-lived NBC drama series Nero Wolfe. He played the title character in the detective series Matt Houston, as well as Ethan Allen Cord in the Western Heritage Award-winning series Paradise. This was followed by a lead role on Bodies of Evidence.

He appeared in the feature-length cult film The Sword and the Sorcerer in 1982, and appeared in its sequel Tales of an Ancient Empire in 2010. He recorded the audiobook edition of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove. In 2006, Horsley and Marshall R. Teague traveled the world in search of exotic game on the Outdoor Life Network for the reality show, Benelli's Dream Hunts. In 2012. he appeared in the Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained, as Sheriff Gus, and also has a role as a stagecoach driver in Tarantino's 2015 western The Hateful Eight.

Known for

Acting
2015 The Hateful Eight Actor Ed 76
Good
2012 Django Unchained Actor Sheriff Gus (Snowy Snow) 81
Very good
2010 Tales of an Ancient Empire Actor Talon 57
Average
2007 Showdown at Area 51 Actor Diamond Joe Carson 58
Average
2003 Dismembered Actor Joe Kenny 59
Average
1999 Nightmare Man Actor Ed Cody N/A
N/A
1998 Wind on Water Actor N/A
N/A
1996 The Care and Handling of Roses Actor Tom Doster N/A
N/A
1996 Home Song Actor Tom Gardner N/A
N/A
1994 Hawkeye Actor Natty 'Hawkeye' Bumppo 69
Fair
1994 The Corpse Had a Familiar Face Actor Ben Nicholson 59
Average
1994 French Silk Actor Detective Cassidy 58
Average
1994 Unlawful Passage Actor Peter Browning 58
Average
1992 Bodies of Evidence Actor Lieutenant Ben Carroll 70
Good
1991 Palomino Actor Tate Jordan 58
Average
1990 The Face of Fear Actor Graham Harris 59
Average
1989 Single Women, Married Men Actor Ross Marino N/A
N/A
1988 Paradise Actor Ethan Allen Cord 68
Fair
1987 Infidelity Actor Nick Denato 58
Average
1986 Crossings Actor Nick Burnham 69
Fair
1985 Thirteen at Dinner Actor Bryan Martin 58
Average
1985 When Dreams Come True Actor Alex Kazloff 58
Average
1985 Night of 100 Stars II Actor Self 59
Average
1982 The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch Actor Capt. John Cain 58
Average
1982 Matt Houston Actor Matt Houston 67
Fair
1982 The Sword and the Sorcerer Actor Talon 58
Average
1981 Nero Wolfe Actor Archie Goodwin 70
Good