Portrait of Arthur Hunnicutt

Arthur Hunnicutt

Acting

Biography

Arthur Lee Hunnicutt (February 17, 1910 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portrayal of wise, grizzled, and old rural characters. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Big Sky (1952). He was also known for his role in the Western television series Sugarfoot (1957–1961).

Born: February 17, 1910

Place of Birth: Gravelly, Arkansas, USA

Filmography

1975
Winterhawk

as McClusky

1975
Moonrunners

as Uncle Jesse Hagg

1974
Harry and Tonto

as Wade Carlton

1974
The Spikes Gang

as Kid White

1974
Mrs. Sundance

as Walt Putney

1972
The Bounty Man

as Sheriff

1972
The Revengers

as Free State

1971
The Trackers

as Ben Vogel

1971
Shoot Out

as Homer Page

1971
1968
Adam-12

as Slim Draper

1966
El Dorado

as Bull Harris

1965
Apache Uprising

as Bill Gibson

1965
1965
Cat Ballou

as Butch Cassidy

1965
Kilroy

as Seth Turner

1964
1964
A Tiger Walks

as Frank Lewis

1963
The Cardinal

as Sheriff

1963
The Great Adventure

as Simon Kenton

1963
Burke's Law

as Professor Llewellen Kingston

1963
1962
The Virginian

as Tom Croft

1960
The Andy Griffith Show

as Jedediah Wakefield

1960
The Westerner

as Old Man

1959
Bonanza

as Salty Hubbard

1959
Bonanza

as Obie

1959
Black Saddle

as Roy Tagger

1958
Born Reckless

as Cool Man

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Amos Carter

1957
Perry Mason

as Amos Kenesaw Mountain Keller

1957
Perry Mason

as Sandy Bowen

1957
Sugarfoot

as Pop Purty

1957
The Tall T

as Ed Rintoon

1956
Wire Service

as Hopeful

1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks

as Sedgewick Kettle

1955
Gunsmoke

as Uriah Spessard

1955
The Last Command

as Davy Crockett

1954
She Couldn't Say No

as Odie Chalmers

1954
The French Line

as 'Waco' Mosby

1953
Devil's Canyon

as Frank Taggert

1953
Split Second

as Asa Tremaine

1952
The Lusty Men

as Booker Davis

1952
The Big Sky

as Zeb Calloway

1951
1951
Passage West

as Pop Brennan

1951
1951
Sugarfoot

as Fly-Up-the-Creek Jones

1950
Two Flags West

as Sgt. Pickens

1950
The Furies

as Cowhand (uncredited)

1950
Broken Arrow

as Milt Duffield

1950
1950
Stars in My Crown

as Chloroform Wiggins

1949
Border Incident

as Clayton Nordell

1949
Pinky

as Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)

1949
The Great Dan Patch

as Chet Williams

1949
1945
Murder, He Says

as Townsman (uncredited)

1944
Riding West

as Prof. Arkansas Higgins (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)

1943
The Chance of a Lifetime

as Elwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited)

1943
Hail to the Rangers

as Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)

1943
1943
Robin Hood of the Range

as Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)

1943
Frontier Fury

as Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)

1943
1943
The Fighting Buckaroo

as Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)

1942
Pardon My Gun

as Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)

1942
Fall In

as Luke Hatfield

1942
Silver Queen

as Newspaper Publisher Brett

1942
Riding Through Nevada

as Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)

1942
Wildcat

as 'Watchfob' Jones