Walter Coy
Walter Darwin Coy (January 31, 1909 – December 11, 1974) was an American stage, radio, film, and, principally, television actor. Early years. Originally from Great Falls, Montana, Coy was the son of Theodore Coy, who had a furniture store. The family moved to Seattle, Washington, around 1923. He played varsity football at the University of Washington and majored in dramatics. Before Coy became an actor, he worked at salmon canneries in Alaska. In 1929, he moved to New York. During World War II, he served in the Army. Career. Coy performed on Broadway from 1930 to 1948. He appeared  in several early Group Theatre productions. He was the first actor to play Lone Wolf on the radio series of the same name. Western programs. Of the 31 "Frontier" episodes, 16 are narrated by Coy: Coy also appeared on Jim Davis' western anthology series, "Stories of the Century" in the role of Sam Clayton in the 1954 episode entitled "Tom Horn," an account of the western lawman-turned outlaw Tom Horn. He appeared on many other western television programs, including "Cheyenne", "Bronco", "Cimarron City", "The Lone Ranger", "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (one episode as Ben Thompson), "Shotgun  Slade", "The Deputy", "Bonanza", "Bat Masterson", "The Adventures of Jim Bowie", "Trackdown", "Tales of Wells Fargo", "Yancy Derringer", "Laramie", "Two Faces West", "Lawman", "", "The Restless Gun", "The Rough Riders", "Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre", "Pony Express", "Rawhide", "Mackenzie's Raiders", "Have Gun – Will Travel", "The Texan", "The Man from Blackhawk", "Hotel de Paree", "Overland Trail", "Maverick", "The Virginian", "The Big Valley", "Bat Masterson", "Laredo", "The Outcasts", "Wagon Train" (five times), and Robert Conrad's "The Wild Wild West". Other television roles. Coy portrayed Jason Farrel in the ABC soap opera "Flame in the Wind" (1965), King Zorvac in the  syndicated science fiction series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" (1954) and Jason in the ABC serial "A Time for Us". Other guest-starring roles in drama include "Crusader", "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse", "Crossroads", "Whirlybirds", "U.S. Marshal", "Rescue 8", "The Lineup", "East Side/West Side", "Mr. Adams and Eve", "Mike Hammer", "The Defenders", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "Navy Log", "Tightrope", "Lock-Up", "Lassie", "Ironside", "M Squad", and "I Spy". Coy also appeared in two comedies, "McKeever and the Colonel" and "Hazel". Coy's last television role was as Chief Blackfish on the NBC series "Daniel Boone" in the 1970 episode "How to  Become a Goddess".