Ken Maynard
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting96
movieMeanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
(archive footage)
movieThe Marshal of Windy Hollow
1972
Texas Ranger
movieBigfoot
1970
Mr. Bennett
movieHarmony Trail
1944
Marshal Ken Maynard
movieArizona Whirlwind
1944
Ken Maynard
movieWestward Bound
1944
Ken Maynard
movieDeath Valley Rangers
1943
Ken Maynard
movieBlazing Guns
1943
Marshal Ken Maynard
movieThe Law Rides Again
1943
U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
movieWild Horse Stampede
1943
Marshal Ken Maynard
movieLightning Strikes West
1940
Lightning Ken Morgan
moviePhantom Rancher
1940
Ken Mitchell
movieDeath Rides the Range
1939
Ken Baxter
movieFlaming Lead
1939
Ken Clark
movieSix Shootin' Sheriff
1938
Jim 'Trigger' Morton
movieWhirlwind Horseman
1938
Ken Morton
movieTrailing Trouble
1937
John 'Friendly' Fields
movieBoots of Destiny
1937
Ken Crawford
movieThe Fugitive Sheriff
1936
Ken Marshall
movieAvenging Waters
1936
Ken Morley
movieHeroes of the Range
1936
Ken Smith
movieHeir to Trouble
1935
Ken Armstrong
movieLawless Riders
1935
Ken Manley
movieWestern Courage
1935
Ken Baxter
movieWestern Frontier
1935
Ken Masters
movieMystery Mountain
1934
Ken Williams
movieIn Old Santa Fe
1934
Ken aka 'Kentucky'
movieSmoking Guns
1934
Ken Masters
movieHonor of the Range
1934
Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
movieWheels of Destiny
1934
Ken Manning
movieGun Justice
1933
Ken Lance
movieFargo Express
1933
Ken Benton
movieStrawberry Roan
1933
Ken Masters
movieThe Trail Drive
1933
Ken Benton
movieThe Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
'Fiddlin'
movieKing of the Arena
1933
Captain Ken Kenton
movieThe Lone Avenger
1933
Cal Weston
moviePhantom Thunderbolt
1933
Thunderbolt Kid
movieDrum Taps
1933
Ken Cartwright
movieHaunted Gold
1932
Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieCome On, Tarzan
1932
Ken Benson
movieDynamite Ranch
1932
Blaze Howell
movieWhistlin' Dan
1932
'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black
movieHell-Fire Austin
1932
Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin
movieTexas Gun Fighter
1932
Bill Dane
movieThe Sunset Trail
1932
Jim Brandon
movieThe Pocatello Kid
1931
The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
movieBranded Men
1931
Rod Whitaker
movieRange Law
1931
Hap Conners
movieThe Arizona Terror
1931
The Arizonian
movieAlias: The Bad Man
1931
Ranger Ken Neville
movieThe Two Gun Man
1931
'Blackie' Weed
movieFighting Thru
1930
Dan Barton
movieSons of the Saddle
1930
Jim Brandon
movieSong of the Caballero
1930
Juan Posing as El Lobo
movieMountain Justice
1930
Ken McTavish
movieThe Fighting Legion
1930
Dave Hayes
movieLucky Larkin
1930
'Lucky' Larkin
movieParade of the West
1930
Bud Rand
movieSeñor Americano
1929
Lieutenant Michael Banning
movieThe Wagon Master
1929
The Rambler
movieThe California Mail
1929
Bob Scott
movieThe Royal Rider
1929
Dick Scott
movieThe Lawless Legion
1929
Cal Stanley
movieCheyenne
1929
Cal Roberts
movieThe Phantom City
1928
Tim Kelly
movieThe Glorious Trail
1928
Pat O'Leary
movieThe Code of the Scarlet
1928
Bruce Kenton
movieThe Upland Rider
1928
Dan Dailey
movieThe Canyon of Adventure
1928
Steven Bancroft
movieThe Wagon Show
1928
Bob Mason
movieGun Gospel
1927
Granger Hume
movieThe Red Raiders
1927
Lieutenant John Scott
movieThe Devil's Saddle
1927
Harry Morrel
movieThe Land Beyond the Law
1927
Jerry Steele
movieSomewhere in Sonora
1927
Bob Bishop
movieThe Overland Stage
1927
Jack Jessup
movieThe Unknown Cavalier
1926
Tom Drury
movieSenor Daredevil
1926
Don Luis O'Flaherty
movieHaunted Range
1926
Terry Bladwin
movieThe Grey Vulture
1926
Bart Miller
movieNorth Star
1925
Noel Blake
Fighting Courage
1925
Richard Kingsley
movieThe Demon Rider
1925
Billy Dennis
movieJanice Meredith
1924
Paul Revere
movie$50,000 Reward
1924
Tex Sherwood
movieCameo Kirby
1923
(uncredited)
movieThe Gunfighter
1923
(uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Won
1923
Conroy
movieBrass Commandments
1923
(uncredited)
Production15
movieHonor of the Range
1934
Producer
movieWheels of Destiny
1934
Producer
movieGun Justice
1933
Producer
movieStrawberry Roan
1933
Producer
movieThe Trail Drive
1933
Producer
movieThe Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
Producer
movieKing of the Arena
1933
Producer
movieSons of the Saddle
1930
Producer
movieSong of the Caballero
1930
Producer
movieMountain Justice
1930
Producer
movieThe Fighting Legion
1930
Producer
movieLucky Larkin
1930
Producer
movieParade of the West
1930
Producer
movieSeñor Americano
1929
Producer
movieThe Wagon Master
1929
Producer
Writing3
Directing1
movieThe Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
Director