Bob Woodward (actor)

Bob Woodward (March 5, 1909 – February 7, 1972) was an American actor of film and television, best known for his role in The Range Rider (1951–1953).

Career

In his earlier roles, Woodward co-starred in the western films California Mail (1936), Pioneer Justice (1947), Range Renegades (1948), and Junction City (1952). Woodward played the role of a stagecoach driver in two television series, The Gene Autry Show (1950–55) in 43 episodes, and Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955–1956) in 20 episodes. He was cast as a henchman on the series The Range Rider (1951–53) in 24 episodes. He also appeared in the syndicated series Annie Oakley. In the 1950s and 1960s, he guest-starred in nine episodes of The Lone Ranger, seven episodes of Tales of Wells Fargo, five episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel, and in three episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He worked as a stuntman in a film and television, and appeared as a stunt double for Gene Autry. He is a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.

Films

91 Titles in Filmography, as listed in the AFI Catalog:

• 1931 – Rider of the Plains
• 1936 – California Mail
• 1937 – The Fighting Texan
• 1938 – The Frontiersmen
• 1939 – The Taming of the West
• 1940 – The Dark Command
• 1941 – Sheriff of Tombstone
• 1946 – Swing, Cowboy, Swing
• 1947 – Pioneer Justice
• 1949 – Gun Law Justice
• 1948 – Range Renegades
• 1948 – Courtin' Trouble
• 1948 – Back Trail
• 1948 – Partners of the Sunset
• 1948 – The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
• 1948 – The Tioga Kid
• 1948 - Hidden Danger
• 1948 – Triggerman
• 1949 – Law of the West
• 1950 – Vigilante Hideout
• 1952 – Junction City
• 1953 – Jack Slade
• 1958 – The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
• 1963 – Red Runs the River

Stunts

Source:

• 1939 – Melody Ranch
• 1949 – Stampede
• 1950 – Stage to Tucson
• 1951 – Texans Never Cry
• 1953 – The Stranger Wore a Gun
• 1956 – Westward Ho the Wagons!
• 1956 – 7th Cavalry
• 1958 – Apache Territory

TV series

• 1950 – The Gene Autry Show
• 1951 – The Range Rider
• 1954 – Annie Oakley
• 1955 – Buffalo Bill, Jr.

References

• Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949–1996

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