Actor Clint Walker From TV Show Cheyenne, Dies At 90

He was tall, dashing, with a deep baritone voice.  He was a heartthrob for many women way back when. Famous Western actor Clint Walker has died at age 90.

Walker was born in Hartford, Illinois. His mother was Czech.He had a twin sister named Lucy.

He left school at an early age to work in a factory and on a riverboat. Later he signed up for United States Merchant Marine at the age of 17 in the last months of World War II. After the war, he worked doing odd jobs in Brownwood, Texas, Long Beach, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada and was even a doorman at the Sands Hotel. He was even a nightclub bouncer for a time.

Among is credits in IMDB are movies like The Dirty Dozen and playing comedy roles on The Lucy TV Show. He starred in the TV show Cheyenne from 1955 to 1962 where his name and face became known across America.

Episodes of Cheyenne can be found on YouTube if you want to watch an episode or two.