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