Jeff York
Acting
Born 1912-03-23
Died 1995-10-11
Los Angeles, California, USA
58 credits
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Jeff York (March 23, 1912 - October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name Granville Owen Schofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke.
During his early career, the tall, dark haired actor was a natural to play characters such as Pat Ryan in the 1940 serial Terry and the Pirates and was given the lead in the 1940 film Li'l Abner. However, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Bud Searcy in Disney's classic Old Yeller and its 1963 sequel Savage Sam. Beverly Washburn played Lisbeth Searcy, Bud's daughter. York also appeared in The Great Locomotive Chase, Westward Ho, the Wagons!, and Johnny Tremain which were all part of Walt Disney's productions.
York attracted considerable attention in the mid-1950s with his television portrayal of Mike Fink, the flamboyant keelboat operator in two episodes of Disney's hugely popular Davy Crockett miniseries in the episodes "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." York was cast opposite Fess Parker in the role. The first episode featured a memorable boasting contest and a keelboat race, with Fink's boat named The Gullywumper; in the second, Crockett and Fink join forces to fight a band of river pirates who blame their depredations on local Native Americans.
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Filmography
Acting
44 credits
Perry Mason
Daniel Boone
Old Yeller
The Asphalt Jungle
Start Cheering
Father of the Bride
The Yearling
They Were Expendable
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Kansas City Confidential
The Duel at Silver Creek
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Demetrius and the Gladiators
The Paleface
The Inspector General
Savage Sam
Kid Galahad
Johnny Tremain
Special Agent
Nazi Agent
Kid Glove Killer
The Great Locomotive Chase
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
Expensive Husbands
Isn't It Romantic?
The Unknown Man
Kill the Umpire
Short Grass
The Adventurous Blonde
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Up Goes Maisie
Alias Mr. Twilight
The Devil's Saddle Legion
Li'l Abner
Panhandle
Fear in the Night
Surrender
That Certain Woman
Blondie's Holiday
Little Miss Big
The Great Plane Robbery
Terry and the Pirates
The Lady Says No
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
Other credits
14 credits
The Rifleman
Cheyenne
Lawman
Peter Gunn
Zorro
Bronco
Outlaws
The Alaskans
The Wonderful World of Disney
Davy Crockett
The Three Musketeers
The Liberty Story
The Camera Caught It
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
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