'Davy Crockett' Star Fess Parker Dies

TMZ ^ | 03/18/10

[Borges]

Fess Parker -- who played Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone -- has died of natural causes ... a rep confirms with TMZ.

Parker -- who also starred in "Old Yeller" -- owned the DoubleTree Resort in Santa Barbara and the Wine Country Inn & Spa in Los Olivos, CA.

Parker married Marcella Rinehart in 1960. They had two kids.

He was 85.

[fatnotlazy]

I remember those shows. When I was a youngster, I used to sit with my Dad and watch them. Mom didn’t understand that a girl would go for shows like that, but I did. Years later I found Rifleman and Bonanza on TV Land and I would still watch them from time to time (I think TV Land retired Rifleman, but Bonanza is still around).

[zot]

Thanks for the ping. Fess Parker went to Texas A&M where he majored in drama. He was a big man, so the football players wanted him to play football and bugged him about majoring in drama. One of them was a friend of mine who slapped himself upside the head when he heard that Fess Parker had a million dollar contract to play Davy Crockett.

[Reagan Man]

RIP, Fess Parker.

[Barb4Bush]

You’re a magician. Where did you find a picture of Rip Masters? Wow! Be still my heart.

P.S.: You had good taste at 5. Mine went steadily downhill as I got older.

[Impy]

RIP

My grandma died today but everyone is talking about this guy.

They showed old stuff like Davy Crockett on the Disney Channel when I was a kid.

My favorites were Zorro and Leslie Nielsen as the Swamp Fox.

[GOPsterinMA]

Sorry to hear about your Grandmother Impy - RIP.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[Bender2]

My best memory of Fess is his PJ turn... in Them!

And with Buddy... as Davey!

[caww]

Heres a bit of his tv or movie show...starts right up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wuOhxyYAP8&NR=1

[AuH2ORepublican]

Sorry to hear about your grandma. May she rest in peace.

[ICAB9USA]

Fess Parker....God, he was HOT in his day! :P

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Well I'm a guy, and I hear you on that from your perspective (I assune you are a woman.).

But, being a guy born in '47, I thought Richard Boone as Paladin was totally cool.

[ICAB9USA]

lol

[ICAB9USA]

Who's that ............ Willie Nelson's brother?

;-)

[ICAB9USA]

re: LOL, I hear ya, here were a few of my secret loves as a 5 year old.excellent

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....... see # 231.

[ICAB9USA]

"I'm just a youngster compaired to you two :), I'll be 60 in June. I had a Davy Crockett coonskin cap, fringed jacket, belt, and toy flintlock. Sad day." -----

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I had the same shirt as you.

lol

[ICAB9USA]

Fess Parker went to Texas A&M where he majored in drama. He was a big man, so the football players wanted him to play football and bugged him about majoring in drama. One of them was a friend of mine who slapped himself upside the head when he heard that Fess Parker had a million dollar contract to play Davy Crockett.

lol

[calex59]

“The Great Locomotive” chase was one of my favorite books and movies growing up. I wonder if it’s available on DVD.

Well,you can order it off of Netflix so I would imagine that somewhere you can buy it on DVD.

[wagglebee]

Yeah I saw that, I think I will probably order it.

[gimme1ibertee]

You assume correctly! :)

Paladin was ok,I guess...I don’t remember a lot about Richard Boone (I was born in 1957),but I know my older brother and my parents liked him and his movies. I liked John Wayne more than anyone.John was THE MAN.

[BnBlFlag]

I liked John Wayne more than anyone.John was THE MAN.

Amen!