caption branch death_date death_place birth_place image_size name birth_date spouse alma_mater image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
preston as christopher colt -lrb- 1958 -rrb- united states army 6 february 1992 lovelock , pershing county , nevada denver , colorado , usa 200px wayde preston 10 september 1929 carol ohmart -lrb- married 1956-1958 -rrb- laramie high school wayde preston colt 45 1958.jpg wayde preston
 william erksine strange actor : '' colt .45 '' colon cancer
wayde preston

wayde preston -lrb- september 10 , 1929 -- february 6 , 1992 -rrb- was an american actor cast from 1957 to 1960 in the lead role in sixty-seven episodes of the abc/warner brothers western television series , `` colt .45 '' .
he is also known for his appearance in the title role of an acclaimed 1959 episode entitled `` the saga of waco williams '' of another abc/wb western series , `` maverick '' .
