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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 23, 1912
Died
October 11, 1995
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- Granville Owen Scofield
- Granville Owen
- Jeff Yorke
Jeff York
0.4 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff York (March 23, 1912 - October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name Granville Owen Schofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke. During his early career, the tall, dark haired actor was a natural to play characters such as Pat Ryan in the 1940 serial Terry and the Pirates and was given the lead in the 1940 film Li'l Abner. However, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Bud Searcy in Disney's classic Old Yeller and its 1963 sequel Savage Sam. Beverly Washburn played Lisbeth Searcy, Bud's daughter. York also appeared in The Great Locomotive Chase, Westward Ho, the Wagons!, and Johnny Tremain which were all part of Walt Disney's productions. York attracted considerable attention in the mid-1950s with his television portrayal of Mike Fink, the flamboyant keelboat operator in two episodes of Disney's hugely popular Davy Crockett miniseries in the episodes "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." York was cast opposite Fess Parker in the role. The first episode featured a memorable boasting contest and a keelboat race, with Fink's boat named The Gullywumper; in the second, Crockett and Fink join forces to fight a band of river pirates who blame their depredations on local Native Americans. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff York,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
Daniel Boone
as Big Zack
1964
7.0
Savage Sam
as Bud Searcy
1963
5.1
Outlaws
1960
6.2
The Alaskans
1959
5.5
Lawman
1958
5.6
The Rifleman
1958
7.1
Bronco
1958
5.9
Peter Gunn
1958
6.4
Old Yeller
as Bud Searcy
1957
6.9
Zorro
1957
7.5
Perry Mason
as Pete Mallory
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Capt. Scot Cahill
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Ross Walker
1957
7.7
Johnny Tremain
as James Otis
1957
6.0
The Liberty Story
1957
9.0
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
as Hank Brekenridge
1956
5.5
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Mike Fink
1956
6.3
The Great Locomotive Chase
as William Campbell
1956
6.3
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956
0.0
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
as Mike Fink
1955
7.0
Cheyenne
1955
6.0
Davy Crockett
1954
6.1
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
7.8
🎬
The Camera Caught It
1954
0.0
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Albus
1954
6.4
Kansas City Confidential
as Capt. McBride (uncredited)
1952
7.1
The Duel at Silver Creek
as Abe Cooney (uncredited)
1952
7.0
The Lady Says No
as Goose
1952
4.5
The Unknown Man
1951
4.8
Short Grass
as Curley
1950
6.0
Surrender
as Canning
1950
4.4
Father of the Bride
as Policeman (uncredited)
1950
7.0
The Asphalt Jungle
as Policeman (uncredited)
1950
7.5
Kill the Umpire
as Panhandle Jones (uncredited)
1950
6.3
The Inspector General
as Guard (uncredited)
1949
6.5
Special Agent
as Jake Rumpler (uncredited)
1949
0.0
The Paleface
as Big Joe
1948
6.0
The Three Musketeers
1948
6.7
Isn't It Romantic?
as Elmer
1948
7.0
Panhandle
as Jack
1948
5.7
🎬
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
as Jeff Leonard
1948
0.0
Blondie's Holiday
as Paul Madison
1947
6.0
Fear in the Night
as Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)
1947
5.3
Alias Mr. Twilight
as Police Lieutenant Barton
1946
5.3
The Yearling
as Oliver Hutto
1946
6.6
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Blair
1946
7.0
Up Goes Maisie
as Elmer Sauders
1946
6.7
Little Miss Big
as Clancy
1946
6.0
They Were Expendable
as Ens. Tony Aiken
1945
6.5
Kid Glove Killer
as Henchman (uncredited)
1942
6.2
Nazi Agent
as Keeler (uncredited)
1942
6.6
The Great Plane Robbery
as Jim Day
1940
0.0
Li'l Abner
as Li'l Abner Yokum
1940
5.8
Terry and the Pirates
as Pat Ryan
1940
4.5
Start Cheering
as Student
1938
7.0
Expensive Husbands
as Announcer at Polo Game
1937
4.8
The Adventurous Blonde
as Dr. Nally
1937
5.0
That Certain Woman
as Reporter (uncredited)
1937
5.4
The Devil's Saddle Legion
as Chris Madden
1937
0.5
Kid Galahad
as (uncredited)
1937
7.0