Ray Teal

January 12, 1902

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster. Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor. His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee, a law-enforcing sheriff on Bonanza. Teal was one of the most senior members of the crew having a permanent role. He had also played a sheriff in the Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole (1951). Teal co-starred in numerous TV westerns throughout his career: he appeared five times on Cheyenne, four times on The Lone Ranger, on The Alaskans, three times in different roles on another long-running western series, Wagon Train, on NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo, on the ABC western series Broken Arrow, five times on the ABC western comedy Maverick, on the CBS western series The Texan, the NBC western series The Californians, twice on Colt .45, once on Wanted: Dead or Alive, and as "Sheriff Clay" for a single 1960 episode of the NBC western series Riverboat, and four times on a western series about the rodeo titled Wide Country. After more than 15 years performing in films and in early television, Teal secured a recurring role as a police officer in the 1953–1955 ABC sitcom with a variety-show theme, Where's Raymond?, later renamed The Ray Bolger Show. In 1955, Teal appeared as McCanles, a ruthless cattle baron in the episode "Julesburg" of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western series, Cheyenne. Altogether, Teal appeared five times on Cheyenne. He later appeared in a guest-starring role in another ABC/WB Western series, The Alaskans. From 1957 to 1962, Teal was cast three times in different roles on the Western series, Wagon Train. He also appeared in a number of episodes of Bat Masterson, an episode of The Rifleman and later in Green Acres. In 1957, Teal played a lawman, Captain McNelly, in the episode "Sam Bass" of NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo. Teal was cast as Fenster in "The Bounty Hunters" (1957) on the ABC Western series, Broken Arrow. In 1958, Teal guest-starred "No Tears for the Dead" on the CBS Western series, The Texan. He also later appeared in the CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace. In 1960, Teal was cast as Sheriff Roy Coffee in Bonanza, a role he played until 1972, appearing in 98 episodes, occasionally as the lead character. He also portrayed judge/dentist/shoe repairman H.G. Cogswell in Bat Masterson starring Gene Barry. He died of undisclosed causes on April 2, 1976, at age 74 in Santa Monica, California. CLR

Cast

Decoy

(Policeman (uncredited))

Rogue Cop

(Patrolman Mullins)

The Princess and the Pirate

(Guard (uncredited))

The Long Night

(Mr. Hudson (uncredited))

Dangerous Business

(Plainclothesman (uncredited))

Ace in the Hole

(Sheriff)

Nothing But Trouble

(Police Officer (uncredited))

Black Bart

(Pete (uncredited))

She Has What It Takes

(Cop (uncredited))

Home Town Story

(Complaining Electrical Worker (uncredited))

Circumstantial Evidence

(Policeman)

Tomorrow Is Another Day

(Mr. Dawson)

Edge of Doom

(Ned Moore)

Gunman's Walk

(Jensen Sieverts)

Band of Angels

(Mr. Calloway)

Jumping Jacks

(W.W. Timmons)

The Man from Colorado

(Bartender)

The Turning Point

(Clint, Police Captain)

Thousands Cheer

(Ringmaster at Circus (uncredited))

Bathing Beauty

(Maitre d' at Adams Club (uncredited))

Distant Drums

(Pvt. Mohair)

Blonde Alibi

(Detective Jones (Uncredited))

The Captive City

(Chief Gillette)

Kazan

(McCready)

Decision at Sundown

(Morley Chase)

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

(Death Row Guard (uncredited))

The Desperate Hours

(State Police Lt. Fredericks)

Third Finger, Left Hand

(Cameraman in Ohio (uncredited))

One-Eyed Jacks

(Barney)

Bristle Face

(Justice Mackley)

Secret Command

(Shipyard Worker (uncredited))

Along Came Jones

(Kriendler)

Fort Worth

(Gabe Clevenger)

Hangman's Knot

(Quincey)

Whistling in Brooklyn

(Traded Beaver Baseall Player (uncredited))

The Clock

(Policeman)

High Wall

(Police Lieutenant (uncredited))

Shadow of the Thin Man

(Cab Driver (uncredited))

Crime Doctor

(Detective with Pipe (uncredited))

The Indian Fighter

(Morgan)

The Chance of a Lifetime

(Policeman Joe (Uncredited))

Sudan

(Slave Trader (uncredited))

The Hanged Man

(Judge Homer Bayne)

Montana Belle

(Emmett Dalton)

The Burning Hills

(Joe Sutton)

Home from the Hill

(Dr. Carson)

The Countess of Monte Cristo

(Charlie)

The Redhead and The Cowboy

(Brock (Union agent))

Brute Force

(Jackson - Guard (uncredited))

Driftwood

(Mr. Perkins)

About Mrs. Leslie

(Barney)

The Oklahoman

(Jason - Stableman)

The Command

(Dr. Trent)

Ambush at Tomahawk Gap

(Doc)

Bullet for a Badman

(Townsman)

Deadline for Murder

(Frank (uncredited))

The Petty Girl

(Policeman #1 (uncredited))

Cattle King

(Edwin 'Ed' Winters (Teton Ranch Foreman))

The Tall Stranger

(Cap)

Fury at Furnace Creek

(Sergeant (uncredited))

Streets of Laredo

(Cantrel)

Warpath

(Maj. Reno (uncredited))

The Missing Lady

(Interrogating Detective with Black Mustache (uncredited))

Secret Enemies

(Casey (uncredited))

Hello Out There

(The Husband)

Harbor of Missing Men

(Frank Leggett)

Girl on the Run

(Lt. Harper)

Cattle Town

(Judd Hastings)

The Lion and the Horse

(Dave Tracy)

The Man from Bitter Ridge

(Shep Bascom)

Lucky Me

(Thayer Crony (uncredited))

Once More, My Darling

(Truck Driver)

The Young Guns

(Josh)

One Sunday Afternoon

(Policeman on bicycle)

Western Jamboree

(McCall)

Adventures of Red Ryder

(Shark)

Apache Ambush

(Sgt. Tim O'Roarke)

Pony Post

(Claud Richards)

Adventure

(Steve - Maritime Commissioner (uncredited))

Till the Clouds Roll By

(Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited))

Anchors Aweigh

(Assistant Movie Director (uncredited))

Give Me a Sailor

(Sailor Playing Clarinet (uncredited))

Raw Deal

((uncredited))

Our Very Own

(Jim Lynch)

Posse from Hell

(Banker)

It Happens Every Spring

(Mac (uncredited))

Whispering Smith

(Seagrue)

Chisum

(Justice J.B. Wilson)

Apache Trail

(Ed Cotton)

Utah Blaine

(Russ Nevers)

The Asphalt Jungle

(Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited))

Hazard

(Plain Clothes Policeman in L.A. (uncredited))

Radio Patrol

(Perkins)

Judgment at Nuremberg

(Curtiss Ives)

The Wild One

(Frank Bleeker)

Billy the Kid

(Sammy Axel (uncredited))

Carrie

(Allen - Bondsman)

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

(Salt Pork)

Star Reporter

(Crook)

Prairie Chickens

(Sam)

The Men

(Man at Bar)

Nazi Agent

(Officer Graves (uncredited))

Ambush

(Capt. J.R. Wolverson)

Main Street After Dark

(Cop at Finale (uncredited))

Viva Cisco Kid

(Josh - Stage Holdup Man)

Inherit the Wind

(Jessie H. Dunlap)

Strange Voyage

(Capt. Andrews)

Desert Fury

(Bus Driver (uncredited))

The Green Hornet Strikes Again!

(Chief Guard at Steel Mill)

Prairie Schooners

(Wolf Tanner)

Tenth Avenue Angel

(Mounted Train Yard Guard (uncredited))

Along the Great Divide

(Deputy Lou Gray)

The Phantom Stagecoach

(Sheriff Ned Riorden)

No Way Out

(Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited))

Road House

(Policeman)

Calling Dr. Gillespie

(Detroit Policeman (uncredited))

U-Boat Prisoner

(C.P.O. Shaw (uncredited))

Winchester '73

(Marshall Noonan (uncredited))

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

(Chief of Police)

The Sea of Grass

(Cattleman (uncredited))

The Black Arrow

(Nick Appleyard)

Trail of the Vigilantes

(Deputy Sheriff)

Roses Are Red

(Weston)

Run for Cover

(Sheriff)

Dead Reckoning

(Motorcycle Cop (uncredited))

Taggart

(Ralph Taggart)

Sergeant York

(Marching Soldier (uncredited))

Northwest Passage

(Bradley McNeil)

The Wild North

(Ruger)

Strange Cargo

(Guard (uncredited))

Kitty Foyle

(Clarinet Player (uncredited))

My Favorite Brunette

(State Trooper Sergeant (uncredited))

New Moon

(Bondsman)

The Peanut Man

(Dr. Miller)

I Love You Again

(Watchman (uncredited))

Florian

(Soldier)

Melody Ranch

(Henchman)

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

(Captain McHale)

When You're Smiling

(Steve)

Rusty's Birthday

(Virgil Neeley)

The Kid from Texas

(Sheriff Rand)

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

(Jack Handley)

Outlaws of the Panhandle

(Walt Burnett)

Ramrod

(Ed Burma)

Northwest Rangers

(Poker Player)

Overland Mail

(Phony Indian)

Undercover Maisie

(Man at Union Station)

They Died with Their Boots On

(Barfly (uncredited))

Honky Tonk

(Poker Player on Train (uncredited))

Don Winslow of the Navy

(Gang Radioman Barker)

Hacksaw

(The Rancher)

Woman of the Year

(Married Sports Reporter (uncredited))

Rage at Dawn

(Sheriff of Seymour)

Dangerous Blondes

(Detective Charlie Temple (uncredited))

Slightly Dangerous

(Pedestrian lifting Peggy up (uncredited))

The Strange Woman

(Alex Duncan (uncredited))

American Spoken Here

(Bartender (uncredited))

Quicksand

(Motorcycle Officer)

None Shall Escape

(Oremski)

Cry of the Werewolf

(Ed, a Policeman (uncredited))

The Bugle Sounds

(Sergeant)

The Missing Juror

(Chief of Detectives at Line-Up (Uncredited))

The Best Years of Our Lives

(Mr. Mollett)

Walk a Crooked Mile

(Police Sergeant)

Deep Valley

(Prison Official)

Bad Boy

(Policeman Bob)

A Gun in His Hand

(Police Lt. O'Neill (uncredited))

Main Street Today

(Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited))

Madame Curie

(Driver (uncredited))

The Secret of Convict Lake

(Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited))

The Miracle of the Bells

(Koslick, Miner)

Ode to Victory

(Master Sergeant - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited))

Fingers at the Window

(Police Car #12 Driver (uncredited))

Strange Affair

(Truck Driver (Uncredited))

Escape from Crime

(Gangster)

The Adventures of Gallegher

(Snead)

Gallegher Goes West

(Snead)

Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims

(Sheriff Snead)

Hollywood Canteen

(Army Captain (uncredited))

Where Danger Lives

(Sheriff Joe Borden (uncredited))

Convicted

(Cell Block / Yard Guard (uncredited))

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

(Policeman)

Back to Bataan

(Lt. Col. Roberts (uncredited))

Captain Kidd

(Michael O'Shawn (uncredited))

Saddle the Wind

(Brick Larson)

Gun Crazy

(California Border Inspector (uncredited))

The Wayward Girl

(Sheriff)

Mr. Soft Touch

(Squad Car Police Officer (Uncredited))

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

(Little John)

Ziegfeld Girl

(Pawnbroker (uncredited))

Michigan Kid

(Sergeant)

Joan of Arc

(Bertrand de Poulengy, a squire)

The Blessed Midnight

(Mr. O'Hara)

Flaming Feather

Maisie Goes to Reno

(Policeman (Uncredited))

Undercover Maisie

(Wolf at Union Station (Uncredited))

Daredevils of the Clouds

(Jim Mitchell)

Keep Your Powder Dry

(Army Captain/Camouflage Leader (uncredited))

The Man from Colorado

(Bartender (uncredited))

Cheyenne

(Gambler (uncredited))

Canyon Passage

(Neal Howison (uncredited))

The Soul of a Monster

(Truck Driver (uncredited))

Southside 1-1000

(Detective)

The Harvey Girls

(Conductor (uncredited))

77 Sunset Strip

Cheyenne

(McCanles)

Maverick

(Mart Fallon)

I Dream of Jeannie

(Admiral Tugwell)

Route 66

Gunsmoke

(Sgt. Jones)

Perry Mason

(Joe Downing)

Lassie

The Twilight Zone

(Mr. Franklin)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Police Lieutenant)

The Monroes

Everglades

Klondike

(Augie Teege)

Bus Stop

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Rawhide

(Hennegan)

The Fugitive

(Sheriff McNary)

The Millionaire

(Roger Willard)

Thriller

(Sheriff Wiley)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Capt. Donovan)

Frank Sinatra Show

(Self)

Bronco

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

(Sheriff Blaney)

The Alaskans

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(Nebro)

The Rifleman

Bat Masterson

(Virgil Gardiner)

Laramie

Riverboat

(Sheriff Clay)

Wire Service

(Captain Gormand)

Public Defender

Cavalcade of America

(Howard)

Frontier

(Kennicut)

Panic!

Lassie

(Jim Teal)

Dennis the Menace

(Mr. Phillips)

Zorro

(Vasquez (uncredited))

The 20th Century Fox Hour

(Bartlett)

Casey Jones

(Pete Dunlap)

87th Precinct

(Sam Thorpe)

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

(Mr. Sanders)

Maverick

(Sheriff Chick Tucker)

The Wonderful World of Disney

(Snead)

Bonanza

(Sheriff Roy Coffee)

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

(Lt. Boyd)

Rawhide

(Sheriff)

The Lieutenant

(Mr. Coolidge)

Wagon Train

(Ray Tarback)

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

(Linc Johnson)

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

(Sheriff Carson Singletary)

Bat Masterson

(H.G. Cogswell)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Warden Jacobs)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Sheriff Briggs)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Chief of Detectives)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Fire Chief)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Ben Tulip)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Jim Hale)

Studio 57

(Marshal Frank)

The Wonderful World of Disney

(Frank Oxford)

Western von gestern

(Pete, 1. Bombenleger)

Lux Video Theatre

(Chief Rowan)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Police Detective)

Cheyenne

(Maj. Heffler (uncredited))

Lawman

(Judge Leonard Whitehall)

Green Acres

(Mr. Grimes)

Screen Director's Playhouse

(Farmer Clark)

The Wonderful World of Disney

(Sheriff Snead)

The Wonderful World of Disney

(Justice Mackley)

Trackdown

(Ward)

Shirley Temple's Storybook

(Judge Thatcher)

The Texan

(Sheriff Dave Travers)

The Lone Ranger

(Doc Grayson)

The Doris Day Show

(Mr. Eric Ekstrom)

77 Sunset Strip

(Captain Hobart)

Trackdown

(Sheriff Michaels)

Broken Arrow

(Col. McBride)

The 20th Century Fox Hour

(Sheriff)