# Ray Teal

Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster.

## Early life

Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor.

## Musical career

In the early 1930s Teal and his orchestra, the Floridians, played in southern cities in the United States, with full-house audiences in Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, and other cities. The group had a 17-week stay at the Olympia Theater in Miami. Teal also was master of ceremonies at the Paramount Theatre in New York. By the mid-1930s he had expanded his show to include a "Music Hall Varieties" segment that featured comedian Ben Blue.

## Acting career

His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee, a law-enforcing sheriff on Bonanza. Teal was one of the most senior members of the crew having a permanent role. He had also played a sheriff in the Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole (1951). Teal co-starred in numerous TV westerns throughout his career: he appeared five times on Cheyenne, four times on The Lone Ranger, on The Alaskans, three times in different roles on another long-running western series, Wagon Train, on NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo, on the ABC western series Broken Arrow, five times on the ABC western comedy Maverick, on the CBS western series The Texan, the NBC western series The Californians, twice on Colt .45, once on Wanted: Dead or Alive, and as "Sheriff Clay" for a single 1960 episode of the NBC western series Riverboat, and four times on a western series about the rodeo titled Wide Country.
After more than 15 years performing in films and in early television, Teal secured a recurring role as a police officer in the 1953–1955 ABC sitcom with a variety-show theme, Where's Raymond?, later renamed The Ray Bolger Show.
In 1955, Teal appeared as McCanles, a ruthless cattle baron in the episode "Julesburg" of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western series, Cheyenne. Altogether, Teal appeared five times on Cheyenne. He later appeared in a guest-starring role in another ABC/WB Western series, The Alaskans. From 1957 to 1962, Teal was cast three times in different roles on the Western series, Wagon Train. He also appeared in a number of episodes of Bat Masterson, an episode of The Rifleman and later in Green Acres.
In 1957, Teal played a lawman, Captain McNelly, in the episode "Sam Bass" of NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo. Teal was cast as Fenster in "The Bounty Hunters" (1957) on the ABC Western series, Broken Arrow. In 1958, Teal guest-starred "No Tears for the Dead" on the CBS Western series, The Texan. He also later appeared in the CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace.
On the Warner Bros. series Maverick starring James Garner and Jack Kelly, Teal played a crooked sheriff in the episode "The Day They Hanged Bret Maverick" (1958) and also starred as villains in the episodes "Stage West" (1957) based on a story by Louis L'amour and "Two Beggars on Horseback" (1958).
In 1960, Teal was cast as Sheriff Roy Coffee in Bonanza, a role he played until 1972, appearing in 98 episodes, occasionally as the lead character. He also portrayed judge/dentist/shoe repairman H.G. Cogswell in Bat Masterson starring Gene Barry.
Teal appeared twice in another ABC/WB Western, Colt .45, playing Mike O'Tara in the series finale, "The Trespassers" (1960). In 1960, he was cast as Sheriff Clay in the episode "Zigzag" of the NBC Western series Riverboat. In 1962, Teal portrayed Mr. Todd in the episode entitled "The Tall Shadow" of the NBC modern Western drama, Empire. That same year, he was cast as Sam Thorpe in the episode "Step Forward" of the NBC police drama 87th Precinct. He portrayed, in 1962, the character Alvin Greaves in "Unwanted: Dead or Alive" of the syndicated adventure series The Everglades. In 1962 and 1963, he was cast four times, three as the character Frank Higgins, on the Western series about the rodeo, Wide Country. In 1963, Teal appeared as murder victim Joe Downing in the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Shifty Shoebox".
Teal was a bit-part player in Western films for several years before landing a minor role in Northwest Passage (1940). Another of his roles was as Little John in The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946). Notable film roles include playing one of the judges in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and an indulgent bar owner to Marlon Brando's motorcycle gang in The Wild One (1953). This was the second of three times that Teal appeared with Brando, having done so already as a drunk in Brando's debut in The Men (1950) and later in Brando's only directorial effort, One-Eyed Jacks (1961), as a bartender.
Teal appeared in three episodes of the 1955–1957 anthology series, Crossroads, a study of clergymen from different denominations.

## Death

He died of undisclosed causes on April 2, 1976, at age 74 in Santa Monica, California.

## Selected filmography

| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
| 1937 | Sweetheart of the Navy | Orchestra Leader | | uncredited |
| 1937 | Radio Patrol | Perkins | Clifford Smith | Serial; uncredited |
| 1937 | Zorro Rides Again | Henchman [Chs. 2–3] | John English | Serial; uncredited |
| 1938 | Give Me a Sailor | Sailor Playing Clarinet | Elliott Nugent | uncredited |
| 1938 | Western Jamboree | McCall | Ralph Staub | |
| 1939 | Star Reporter | Crook | Howard Bretherton | uncredited |
| 1940 | Northwest Passage | Bradley McNeil | | uncredited |
| 1940 | Strange Cargo | Guard | Frank Borzage | uncredited |
| 1940 | Viva Cisco Kid | Stage Holdup Man | Norman Foster | uncredited |
| 1940 | Florian | Soldier | John E. Burch (assistant) | uncredited |
| 1940 | New Moon | Bondsman | W. S. Van Dyke | uncredited |
| 1940 | Adventures of Red Ryder | Henchman Shark [Chs. 1as2] | John English | Serial |
| 1940 | I Love You Again | Watchman | W.S. Van Dyke | uncredited |
| 1940 | Prairie Schooners | Wolf Tanner | Sam Nelson | |
| 1940 | Cherokee Strip | Smokey Lovell | Lesley Selander | |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | Cameraman in Ohio | Robert Z. Leonard | uncredited |
| 1940 | The Trail Blazers | Recognizes Emergency Code | George Sherman | uncredited |
| 1940 | Melody Ranch | Henchman | Joseph Santley | uncredited |
| 1940 | Pony Post | Claud Richards | | |
| 1940 | Trail of the Vigilantes | Deputy Sheriff | | uncredited |
| 1940 | The Green Hornet Strikes Again! | Chief Guard at Steel Mill | John Rawlins | Serial; uncredited |
| 1940 | Kitty Foyle | Clarinet Player | Sam Wood | uncredited |
| 1941 | Outlaws of the Panhandle | Walt Burnett | | |
| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl | Pawnbroker | Robert Z. Leonard | uncredited |
| 1941 | Billy the Kid | Sammy Axel | David Miller | uncredited |
| 1941 | They Met in Bombay | Private | Clarence Brown | uncredited |
| 1941 | Sergeant York | Marching Soldier | Howard Hawks | uncredited |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk | Poker Player on Train | Jack Conway | uncredited |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Barfly | Raoul Walsh | uncredited |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Cab Driver | W. S. Van Dyke | uncredited |
| 1941 | Unholy Partners | Waiter | Mervyn LeRoy | uncredited |
| 1942 | Don Winslow of the Navy | Saboteur Radio Operator [Chs. 4–12] | Ray Taylor | Serial; uncredited |
| 1942 | The Bugle Sounds | Sergeant | S. Sylvan Simon | uncredited |
| 1942 | Nazi Agent | Officer Graves | Jules Dassin | uncredited |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Beadle | Ray Enright | Credits |
| 1942 | Woman of the Year | Married Sports Reporter | George Stevens | uncredited |
| 1942 | Captain Midnight | Borgman- Henchman #8 | James W. Horne | Serial |
| 1942 | Fingers at the Window | Police Car #12 Driver | Charles Lederer | uncredited |
| 1942 | The Big Shot | Motorcycle Cop | Lewis Seiler | uncredited |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Detroit Policeman | Harold S. Bucquet | uncredited |
| 1942 | Escape from Crime | Dude's Gang Member | D. Ross Lederman | uncredited |
| 1942 | Secret Enemies | Casey, the Motorcycle Cop | Benjamin Stoloff | uncredited |
| 1942 | Overland Mail | Phony Indian [Ch. 5] | John Rawlins | Serial; uncredited |
| 1942 | Apache Trail | Ed Cotton | Richard Rosson | with Lloyd Nolan and Donna Reed |
| 1942 | Northwest Rangers | Poker Player | | uncredited |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson | Sergeant at Arms | William Dieterle | uncredited |
| 1943 | The Youngest Profession | Second Taxi Driver | Edward Buzzell | uncredited |
| 1943 | Prairie Chickens | Henchman Sam | Hal Roach, Jr. | uncredited |
| 1943 | Slightly Dangerous | Pedestrian Lifting Peggy Up | Buster Keaton | uncredited |
| 1943 | She Has What It Takes | Cop | Charles Barton | uncredited |
| 1943 | A Gentle Gangster | Joe Barton | Phil Rosen | |
| 1943 | Crime Doctor | Detective with Pipe | Michael Gordon | uncredited |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Ringmaster at Circus | George Sidney | uncredited |
| 1943 | Dangerous Blondes | Detective Charlie Temple | Leigh Jason | uncredited |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Policeman Joe | William Castle | uncredited |
| 1943 | The North Star | German Soldier with Binoculars and Grenade | Lewis Milestone | uncredited |
| 1943 | The Heat's On | Stagehand | Gregory Ratoff | uncredited |
| 1943 | Madame Curie | Driver | Mervyn LeRoy | uncredited |
| 1943 | Lost Angel | Guard | Roy Rowland | uncredited |
| 1943 | Whistling in Brooklyn | Traded Beaver Baseball Player | S. Sylvan Simon | uncredited |
| 1944 | None Shall Escape | Oremski | Andre de Toth | |
| 1944 | Song of Russia | Motorcycle Rider | Gregory RatoffLászló Benedek (uncredited) | uncredited |
| 1944 | See Here, Private Hargrove | Public Relations Officer | Wesley Ruggles | uncredited |
| 1944 | Once Upon a Time | Shipyard Worker | Alexander Hall | uncredited |
| 1944 | Bathing Beauty | Adams Club Maitre d' at | George Sidney | uncredited |
| 1944 | Raiders of Ghost City | Joe Burke | Ray Taylor | uncredited |
| 1944 | U-Boat Prisoner | C.P.O. Shaw | | uncredited |
| 1944 | Wing and a Prayer | Executive Officer | Henry Hathaway | uncredited |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Shipyard Worker | A. Edward Sutherland (as Eddie Sutherland) | uncredited |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Policeman | Harry Beaumont | uncredited |
| 1944 | Cry of the Werewolf | Policeman Ed | Henry Levin | uncredited |
| 1944 | The Soul of a Monster | Truck Driver | | uncredited |
| 1944 | Strange Affair | Henchman | Alfred E. Green | uncredited |
| 1944 | An American Romance | Mine Personnel Clerk | King Vidor | uncredited |
| 1944 | The Missing Juror | Chief of Detectives at Line-Up | Budd Boetticher(as Oscar Boetticher Jr.) | uncredited |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate | Guard | David Butler | uncredited |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Second Man Outside Barber Shop | Richard Thorpe | uncredited |
| 1944 | Nothing But Trouble | Police Officer | Sam Taylor | uncredited |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | Army Captain | Delmer Daves | uncredited |
| 1944 | Gentle Annie | Expressman on Train | Andrew Marton | uncredited |
| 1945 | Main Street After Dark | Cop at Finale | Edward L. Cahn | uncredited |
| 1945 | Keep Your Powder Dry | Camouflage Leader | Edward Buzzell | uncredited |
| 1945 | The Clock | Police Officer Standing Next to Mounted Policeman | Vincente Minnelli | uncredited |
| 1945 | Sudan | Slave Trader | John Rawlins | uncredited |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence | Policeman | John Larkin | |
| 1945 | Diamond Horseshoe | Tough Customer at Footlight Club | George Seaton | uncredited |
| 1945 | Back to Bataan | Lieutenant Colonel Roberts | Edward Dmytryk | uncredited |
| 1945 | Wonder Man | Opera Ticket Taker | H. Bruce Humberstone | uncredited |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones | Kriendler | Stuart Heisler | with Gary Cooper and Loretta Young |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Assistant Movie Director | George Sidney | uncredited |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies | 2nd Subway Policeman ('Limehouse Blues') | George Sidney | uncredited |
| 1945 | Shady Lady | Andy | George Waggner | uncredited |
| 1945 | Don't Fence Me In | State Investigator | John English | uncredited |
| 1945 | Snafu | American Legionnaire | | uncredited |
| 1945 | Captain Kidd | Michael O'Shawn | Rowland V. Lee | uncredited |
| 1945 | Adventure | Maritime Commissioner | Victor Fleming | uncredited |
| 1946 | The Fighting Guardsman | Albert | Henry Levin | uncredited |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls | Conductor | Robert Alton | uncredited |
| 1946 | A Letter for Evie | Cab Driver | Jules Dassin | uncredited |
| 1946 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest | Little John | George Sherman | |
| 1946 | Blonde Alibi | Detective Jones | Will Jason | uncredited |
| 1946 | The Runaround | Jeremiah P. Cagan | Charles Lamont | uncredited |
| 1946 | Dangerous Business | Plainclothesman | D. Ross Lederman | uncredited |
| 1946 | Deadline for Murder | Frank | James Tinling | uncredited |
| 1946 | Strange Voyage | Captain Andrews | Irving Allen | |
| 1946 | The Missing Lady | Neal Howison | Phil Karlson | uncredited |
| 1946 | Decoy | Policeman at Roadblock | Jack Bernhard | uncredited |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | Foreman | Edward Buzzell | uncredited |
| 1946 | The Strange Woman | Duncan | Edgar G. Ulmer | uncredited |
| 1946 | Lady Luck | Sign Painter | Edwin L. Marin James Anderson (assistant) | uncredited |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Mr. Mollett | William Wyler | |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor | Richard Whorf | uncredited |
| 1947 | Dead Reckoning | Motorcycle Cop | | uncredited |
| 1947 | The Michigan Kid | Sergeant | Ray Taylor | |
| 1947 | Ramrod | Ed Burma | Andre de Toth | |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Cattleman | Elia Kazan | uncredited |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie | Wolf at Union Station | Harry Beaumont | uncredited |
| 1947 | Pursued | Army Captain | Raoul Walsh | scenes deleted |
| 1947 | My Favorite Brunette | State Trooper Sergeant | Elliott Nugent | uncredited |
| 1947 | The Long Night | Mr. Hudson | Anatole Litvak | uncredited |
| 1947 | Cheyenne | Gambler | Raoul Walsh | uncredited |
| 1947 | Northwest Outpost | Wounded Trapper | Allan Dwan | uncredited |
| 1947 | Brute Force | Guard | Jules Dassin | uncredited |
| 1947 | Desert Fury | Bus Driver | Lewis Allen | uncredited |
| 1947 | Deep Valley | Prison Official | Jean Negulesco | uncredited |
| 1947 | Driftwood | Clem Perkins | Allan Dwan | |
| 1947 | Unconquered | Soldier in the Gilded Beaver | Cecil B. DeMille | uncredited |
| 1947 | Louisiana | | | |
| 1947 | The Fabulous Texan | State Police Captain | Edward Ludwig | uncredited |
| 1947 | Roses Are Red | Weston | James Tinling | uncredited |
| 1947 | High Wall | Police Lieutenant | Curtis Bernhardt | uncredited |
| 1947 | Road to Rio | Buck | Norman McLeod | uncredited |
| 1947 | Killer McCoy | Welsh's Bodyguard | Roy Rowland | uncredited |
| 1948 | The Swordsman | Driver | Joseph H. Lewis | uncredited |
| 1948 | Black Bart | Pete | George Sherman | uncredited |
| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel | Mounted Train Yard Guard | Roy Rowland | uncredited |
| 1948 | The Mating of Millie | Mike | Henry Levin | uncredited |
| 1948 | The Miracle of the Bells | Koslick, a Miner | Irving Pichel | uncredited |
| 1948 | The Black Arrow | Nick Appleyard | | |
| 1948 | Fury at Furnace Creek | Sergeant | H. Bruce Humberstone | uncredited |
| 1948 | Raw Deal | Police Commanding Officer | Anthony Mann | uncredited |
| 1948 | I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes | Guard #1 | William Nigh | |
| 1948 | Hazard | Plainclothesman | George Marshall | uncredited |
| 1948 | Daredevils of the Clouds | Jim Mitchell | George Blair | |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Bartender | Henry Levin | uncredited |
| 1948 | Walk a Crooked Mile | Police Sergeant | Gordon Douglas | uncredited |
| 1948 | Black Eagle | George | Robert Gordon | uncredited |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit | Doctor | Anatole Litvak | uncredited |
| 1948 | Road House | Bus Depot (uncredited) | Jean Negulesco | with Ida Lupino and Richard Widmark) |
| 1948 | Joan of Arc | Bertrand de Poulengy | Victor Fleming | a squire |
| 1948 | The Countess of Monte Cristo | Charlie | Fred de Cordova Andrew L. Stone (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | An Act of Murder | Dr. McDermott | Michael Gordon | uncredited |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Seagrue | Leslie Fenton | |
| 1948 | One Sunday Afternoon | Cop on Bike | Raoul Walsh | uncredited |
| 1949 | Bad Boy | Police Officer | Kurt Neumann | uncredited |
| 1949 | Streets of Laredo | Henchman Cantrel | Leslie Fenton | |
| 1949 | It Happens Every Spring | Policeman | Lloyd Bacon | uncredited |
| 1949 | Kazan | McCready | Will Jason | |
| 1949 | The Great Gatsby | Cop at Accident Scene | Elliott Nugent | uncredited |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch | Squad Car Police Officer | Henry Levin | uncredited |
| 1949 | Scene of the Crime | Patrolman | Roy Rowland | uncredited |
| 1949 | Blondie Hits the Jackpot | Gus | Edward Bernds | uncredited |
| 1949 | Once More, My Darling | Truck Driver | Robert Montgomery | |
| 1949 | Rusty's Birthday | Virgil Neeley | Seymour Friedman | |
| 1949 | Oh, You Beautiful Doll | Policeman | John M. Stahl | uncredited |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Tax Collector | Cecil B. DeMille | uncredited |
| 1950 | Davy Crockett, Indian Scout | Captain McHale | Lew Landers | |
| 1950 | Ambush | Captain J.R. Wolverson | Sam Wood | |
| 1950 | Gun Crazy | California Border Inspector | Joseph H. Lewis | uncredited |
| 1950 | The Kid from Texas | Sheriff Rand | Kurt Neumann | |
| 1950 | Quicksand | Motorcycle Officer | Irving Pichel | |
| 1950 | Harbor of Missing Men | Frank Leggett | R. G. Springsteen | |
| 1950 | Winchester '73 | Marshall Noonan | Anthony Mann | uncredited |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix | John Huston | uncredited |
| 1950 | Where Danger Lives | Sheriff Joe Borden | John Farrow | uncredited |
| 1950 | The Men | Man at Bar | Fred Zinnemann | |
| 1950 | Our Very Own | Mr. Jim Lynch | David Miller | |
| 1950 | Edge of Doom | Ned Moore | Mark Robson | |
| 1950 | No Way Out | Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | uncredited |
| 1950 | The Petty Girl | Policeman #1 | Henry Levin | uncredited |
| 1950 | When You're Smiling | Steve | Joseph Santley | |
| 1950 | Convicted | Cell Block / Yard Guard | Henry Levin | uncredited |
| 1950 | Southside 1-1000 | Bunco Agent | Boris Ingster | |
| 1951 | The Great Missouri Raid | Union Sergeant | Gordon Douglas | uncredited |
| 1951 | Oh! Susanna | Corporal at Gate | Joseph Kane | uncredited |
| 1951 | The Redhead and the Cowboy | Brock | Leslie Fenton | |
| 1951 | Along the Great Divide | Deputy Lou Gray | Raoul Walsh | |
| 1951 | Home Town Story | Complaining Electrical Worker | Arthur Pierson | uncredited |
| 1951 | Lorna Doone | Farmer Ridd | Phil Karlson | uncredited |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole | Sheriff Gus Kretzer | Billy Wilder | |
| 1951 | Fort Worth | Gabe Clevenger | Edwin L. Marin | |
| 1951 | The Secret of Convict Lake | Sheriff Cromwell | Michael Gordon | uncredited |
| 1951 | Tomorrow Is Another Day | Henry Dawson | Felix E. Feist | |
| 1951 | Distant Drums | Private Mohair | Raoul Walsh | |
| 1952 | The Wild North | Ruger | Andrew Marton | |
| 1952 | Flaming Feather | Coconino County Sheriff | Ray Enright | uncredited |
| 1952 | The Captive City | Chief Gillette | Robert Wise | |
| 1952 | The Lion and the Horse | Dave Tracy | Louis King | |
| 1952 | Jumping Jacks | Brigadier General W.W. Timmons | Norman Taurog | with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis |
| 1952 | Carrie | Bondsman | William Wyler | |
| 1952 | Cattle Town | Judd Hastings | Noel M. Smith | |
| 1952 | Montana Belle | Emmett Dalton | Allan Dwan | |
| 1952 | The Turning Point | Clint, Police Captain | William Dieterle | |
| 1952 | Hangman's Knot | Quincey | Roy Huggins | |
| 1953 | Ambush at Tomahawk Gap | Doc | Fred F. Sears | |
| 1953 | The Wild One | Frank Bleeker | László Benedek | |
| 1954 | The Command | Dr. Trent | David Butler | |
| 1954 | Lucky Me | Thayer Crony | Jack Donohue | uncredited |
| 1954 | About Mrs. Leslie | Barney | Daniel Mann | |
| 1954 | Rogue Cop | Patrolman Mullins | Roy Rowland | |
| 1955 | Rage at Dawn | Sheriff of Seymour | Tim Whelan | with Randolph Scott and Mala Powers |
| 1955 | The Man from Bitter Ridge | Shep Bascom | Jack Arnold | |
| 1955 | Run for Cover | Sheriff | Nicholas Ray | |
| 1955 | Apache Ambush | Sergeant Tim O'Roarke | Fred F. Sears | |
| 1955 | The Desperate Hours | State Police Lieutenant Fredericks | William Wyler | with Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March |
| 1956 | The Indian Fighter | Morgan | Andre de Toth | with Kirk Douglas and Walter Matthau |
| 1956 | Canyon River | Mr. Reed | Harmon Jones | uncredited |
| 1956 | The Burning Hills | Joe Sutton | Stuart Heisler | |
| 1956 | The Young Guns | Josh | Albert Band | uncredited |
| 1957 | Utah Blaine | Russ Nevers | Fred F. Sears | |
| 1957 | The Big Caper | Real Estate Broker | Robert Stevens | uncredited |
| 1957 | The Phantom Stagecoach | Sheriff Ned Riorden | Ray Nazarro | |
| 1957 | The Guns of Fort Petticoat | Salt Pork | George Marshall | with Audie Murphy and Kathryn Grant Crosby |
| 1957 | The Oklahoman | Jason Stableman | Francis D. Lyon | with Joel McCrea |
| 1957 | Band of Angels | Mr. Calloway | Raoul Walsh | with Clark Gable and Sidney Poitier |
| 1957 | The Wayward Girl | Sheriff | Lesley Selander | |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundown | Morley Chase | Budd Boetticher | with Randolph Scott |
| 1957 | The Tall Stranger | Cap | Thomas Carr | |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind | Brick Larson | Robert Parrish | |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk | Jensen Sieverts | Phil Karlson | |
| 1958 | Girl on the Run | Lieutenant Harper | |
| 1960 | Home from the Hill | Dr. Reuben Carson | Vincente Minnelli | |
| 1960 | Inherit the Wind | Jessie H. Dunlap | Stanley Kramer | with Spencer Tracy and Fredric March |
| 1961 | Posse from Hell | Banker | Herbert Coleman | |
| 1961 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Man in Street Interviewee | Robert Stevenson | uncredited |
| 1961 | One-Eyed Jacks | Barney | Marlon Brando | |
| 1961 | Ada | Sheriff Kearney Smith | Daniel Mann | uncredited |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg | Judge Curtiss Ives | Stanley Kramer | with Spencer Tracy |
| 1962 | A Girl Named Tamiko | Kyle Munce | John Sturges | |
| 1963 | Cattle King | Ed Winters | Tay Garnett | |
| 1964 | Bullet for a Badman | Sweeper | R.G. Springsteen | |
| 1964 | Taggart | Ralph Taggart | R. G. Springsteen | |
| 1970 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Chief of Police | William Wyler | |
| 1970 | Chisum | Justice J.B. Wilson | Andrew V. McLaglen | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Police Lieutenant | Season 1 Episode 1: "Revenge" |
| 1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Warden Jacobs | Season 1 Episode 16: "You Got to Have Luck" |
| 1956 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Police Detective Sergeant | Season 1 Episode 32: "The Baby Sitter" |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Sheriff Briggs | Season 2 Episode 17: "My Brother, Richard" |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Chief of Detectives | Season 2 Episode 21: "Number Twenty-Two" |
| 1958 | The Restless Gun | Sheriff | Season 1 Episode 19: "Hang and be Damned" |
| 1958 | The Restless Gun | Sheriff Landers | Season 1 Episode 26: "The Hand is Quicker" |
| 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fire Chief | Season 4 Episode 17: "Total Loss" |
| 1959 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ben Tulip | Season 5 Episode 11: "Road Hog" |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Jim Hale | Season 7 Episode 12: "A Jury of Her Peers" |
| 1961 | Rawhide | Hennegan | Season 4 Episode 4: "Judgment at Hondo Seco" |
| 1963 | Rawhide | Sheriff | Season 6 Episode 9: "Incident of the Prophecy" |