William R. Thompkins

Summary

William R. Thompkins (April 21, 1925 – September 18, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman known for playing Toothless in the TV series Rawhide between 1960 and 1964,[1] and Baxter Gang Member in A Fistful of Dollars (1964).[2] He was killed on September 18, 1971, in a road accident.

William R. Thompkins
William R. Thompkins in Rawhide (1960-1964)
Born(1925-04-21)April 21, 1925
DiedSeptember 18, 1971(1971-09-18) (aged 46)
Occupation(s)Actor and stuntman

Filmography edit

Year Title Role Notes
1964 A Fistful of Dollars Baxter Gang Member

Television edit

Year Title Role Notes
1959-1960 Rawhide Drover S2:11 Episodes
1960 Rawhide Dinger S2:E21, "Incident at Sulphur Creek"
1960 Rawhide Achilles S2:E24, "Incident of the Dancing Death"
1960-1961 Rawhide Drover S3:15 Episodes
1961 Rawhide Thomkins S3:E12, "Incident at the Top of the World"
1961 Rawhide Toothless S3:E17, "Incident of the New Start"
1961 Rawhide Corporal S3:E20, "Incident of the Running Iron"
1961 Rawhide Thomkins S3:E23, "Incident of the Phantom Bugler"
1961-1962 Rawhide Drover S4:12 Episodes
1961 Rawhide Jeffries S4:E2, "The Sendoff"
1961 Rawhide Sloan's Heavy S4:E24, "The Child Woman"
1962-1963 Rawhide Toothless S5:26 Episodes
1963-1964 Rawhide Toothless S6:20 Episodes
1964 Rawhide Toothless S7:E1, "The Race"

References edit

  1. ^ Chance, Norman (7 January 2011). Who was Who on TV. Vol. 3. Xlibris Corporation. p. 95. ISBN 9781456824563.
  2. ^ Neibaur, James L. (12 March 2015). The Clint Eastwood Westerns. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 7. ISBN 9781442245044.

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