Acting
Arthur Hunnicutt
Born 1910-02-17
Gravelly, Arkansas, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Arthur Lee Hunnicutt (February 17, 1910 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portrayal of wise, grizzled, and old rural characters. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Big Sky (1952). He was also known for his role in the Western television series Sugarfoot (1957–1961).
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The Twilight Zone
1959
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Perry Mason
1957
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Bonanza
1959
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The Andy Griffith Show
1960
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El Dorado
1966
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The Rifleman
1958
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The Donna Reed Show
1958
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Adam-12
1968
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The Wild Wild West
1965
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Gunsmoke
1955
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (85 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Winterhawk | McClusky | Movie | 1975 |
 | Moonrunners | Uncle Jesse Hagg | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return | Miner | Movie | 1975 |
 | Harry and Tonto | Wade | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Spikes Gang | Kid White | Movie | 1974 |
 | Mrs. Sundance | Walt Putney | Movie | 1974 |
 | Climb an Angry Mountain | Sunny | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Bounty Man | Sheriff | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Revengers | Free State | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Trackers | Ben Vogel | Movie | 1971 |
 | Shoot Out | Homer Page | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Million Dollar Duck | Mr. Purdham | Movie | 1971 |
 | My World and Welcome to It | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1969 |
 | The Outcasts | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Adam-12 | Slim Draper | TV Series | 1968 |
 | The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Referee | Movie | 1967 |
 | El Dorado | Bull Harris | Movie | 1966 |
 | Apache Uprising | Bill Gibson | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Wild Wild West | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Laredo | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Cat Ballou | Butch Cassidy | Movie | 1965 |
 | Kilroy | Seth Turner | Movie | 1965 |
 | Daniel Boone | Gabe | TV Series | 1964 |
 | A Tiger Walks | Frank Lewis | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Cardinal | Sheriff | Movie | 1963 |
 | The Great Adventure | Simon Kenton | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Burke's Law | Professor Llewellen Kingston | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Outer Limits | Lamont | TV Series | 1963 |
 | The Virginian | Tom Croft | TV Series | 1962 |
 | The Andy Griffith Show | Jedediah Wakefield | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Westerner | Old Man | TV Series | 1960 |
 | My Three Sons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Outlaws | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | The Swamp Fox | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | The Twilight Zone | Hyder Simpson | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Bonanza | Salty Hubbard | TV Series | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Obie | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Black Saddle | Roy Tagger | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Born Reckless | Cool Man | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Rifleman | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Donna Reed Show | Old Man | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Amos Carter | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Perry Mason | Amos Kenesaw Mountain Keller | TV Series | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Sandy Bowen | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Sugarfoot | Pop Purty | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Tall T | Ed Rintoon | Movie | 1957 |
 | Wire Service | Hopeful | TV Series | 1956 |
 | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Sedgewick Kettle | Movie | 1956 |
 | Cheyenne | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Gunsmoke | Uriah Spessard | TV Series | 1955 |
 | The Last Command | Davy Crockett | Movie | 1955 |
 | She Couldn't Say No | Odie Chalmers | Movie | 1954 |
 | The French Line | 'Waco' Mosby | Movie | 1954 |
 | Devil's Canyon | Frank Taggert | Movie | 1953 |
 | Split Second | Asa Tremaine | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Lusty Men | Booker Davis | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Big Sky | Zeb Calloway | Movie | 1952 |
 | Distant Drums | Monk | Movie | 1951 |
 | Passage West | Pop Brennan | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Red Badge of Courage | Bill Porter | Movie | 1951 |
 | Sugarfoot | Fly-Up-the-Creek Jones | Movie | 1951 |
 | Two Flags West | Sergeant Pickens | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Furies | Cowhand (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | Broken Arrow | Milt Duffield | Movie | 1950 |
 | A Ticket to Tomahawk | Sad Eyes | Movie | 1950 |
 | Stars in My Crown | Chloroform Wiggins | Movie | 1950 |
 | Border Incident | Clayton Nordell | Movie | 1949 |
 | Pinky | Police Chief Anderson (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Great Dan Patch | Chet Williams | Movie | 1949 |
 | Lust for Gold | Ludi | Movie | 1949 |
 | Murder, He Says | Townsman (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Abroad with Two Yanks | Arkie | Movie | 1944 |
 | Riding West | Prof. Arkansas Higgins (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt) | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Elwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Hail to the Rangers | Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Johnny Come Lately | Tramp | Movie | 1943 |
 | Robin Hood of the Range | Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Frontier Fury | Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Law of the Northwest | Arkansas | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Fighting Buckaroo | Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Pardon My Gun | Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Fall In | Luke Hatfield | Movie | 1942 |
 | Silver Queen | Newspaper Publisher Brett | Movie | 1942 |
 | Riding Through Nevada | Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Wildcat | 'Watchfob' Jones | Movie | 1942 |