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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 12, 1902
Died
April 2, 1976
Place of Birth
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
- Ray E. Teal
- Рэй Тил
- Ray Elgin Teal
Ray Teal
0.5 Popularity
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster. Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor. His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee, a law-enforcing sheriff on Bonanza. Teal was one of the most senior members of the crew having a permanent role. He had also played a sheriff in the Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole (1951). Teal co-starred in numerous TV westerns throughout his career: he appeared five times on Cheyenne, four times on The Lone Ranger, on The Alaskans, three times in different roles on another long-running western series, Wagon Train, on NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo, on the ABC western series Broken Arrow, five times on the ABC western comedy Maverick, on the CBS western series The Texan, the NBC western series The Californians, twice on Colt .45, once on Wanted: Dead or Alive, and as "Sheriff Clay" for a single 1960 episode of the NBC western series Riverboat, and four times on a western series about the rodeo titled Wide Country. After more than 15 years performing in films and in early television, Teal secured a recurring role as a police officer in the 1953–1955 ABC sitcom with a variety-show theme, Where's Raymond?, later renamed The Ray Bolger Show. In 1955, Teal appeared as McCanles, a ruthless cattle baron in the episode "Julesburg" of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western series, Cheyenne. Altogether, Teal appeared five times on Cheyenne. He later appeared in a guest-starring role in another ABC/WB Western series, The Alaskans. From 1957 to 1962, Teal was cast three times in different roles on the Western series, Wagon Train. He also appeared in a number of episodes of Bat Masterson, an episode of The Rifleman and later in Green Acres. In 1957, Teal played a lawman, Captain McNelly, in the episode "Sam Bass" of NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo. Teal was cast as Fenster in "The Bounty Hunters" (1957) on the ABC Western series, Broken Arrow. In 1958, Teal guest-starred "No Tears for the Dead" on the CBS Western series, The Texan. He also later appeared in the CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace. In 1960, Teal was cast as Sheriff Roy Coffee in Bonanza, a role he played until 1972, appearing in 98 episodes, occasionally as the lead character. He also portrayed judge/dentist/shoe repairman H.G. Cogswell in Bat Masterson starring Gene Barry. He died of undisclosed causes on April 2, 1976, at age 74 in Santa Monica, California. CLR
Known For
7.7
Pete, 1. Bombenleger
Western von gestern
1978
4.0
Judge Homer Bayne
The Hanged Man
1974
6.1
The Rancher
Hacksaw
1971
6.7
Justice J.B. Wilson
Chisum
1970
5.8
Chief of Police
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
5.8
Mr. Eric Ekstrom
The Doris Day Show
1968
10.0
Sheriff Snead
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
1968
0.0
Snead
Gallegher Goes West
1966
5.7
The Monroes
1966
7.8
Admiral Tugwell
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
Credits
Western von gestern
as Pete, 1. Bombenleger
1978
7.7
The Hanged Man
as Judge Homer Bayne
1974
4.0
Hacksaw
as The Rancher
1971
6.1
Chisum
as Justice J.B. Wilson
1970
6.7
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Chief of Police
1970
5.8
The Doris Day Show
as Mr. Eric Ekstrom
1968
5.8
Gallegher: The Mystery of Edward Sims
as Sheriff Snead
1968
10.0
Gallegher Goes West
as Snead
1966
0.0
The Monroes
1966
5.7
I Dream of Jeannie
as Admiral Tugwell
1965
7.8
Green Acres
as Mr. Grimes
1965
7.3
Taggart
as Ralph Taggart
1965
5.4
The Adventures of Gallegher
as Snead
1965
0.0
Bullet for a Badman
as Townsman
1964
6.2
Bristle Face
as Justice Mackley
1964
0.0
The Fugitive
as Sheriff McNary
1963
7.2
The Lieutenant
as Mr. Coolidge
1963
6.0
Cattle King
as Edwin 'Ed' Winters (Teton Ranch Foreman)
1963
6.2
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Curtiss Ives
1961
8.0
Everglades
1961
8.5
Bus Stop
1961
0.0
87th Precinct
as Sam Thorpe
1961
7.5
One-Eyed Jacks
as Barney
1961
6.7
Posse from Hell
as Banker
1961
6.2
Klondike
as Augie Teege
1960
6.2
Route 66
1960
6.3
Thriller
as Sheriff Wiley
1960
6.6
Inherit the Wind
as Jessie H. Dunlap
1960
7.7
Home from the Hill
as Dr. Carson
1960
6.7
Dennis the Menace
as Mr. Phillips
1959
6.5
The Alaskans
1959
5.5
The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Franklin
1959
8.5
Laramie
1959
6.6
Riverboat
as Sheriff Clay
1959
6.2
Bonanza
as Sheriff Roy Coffee
1959
7.5
Rawhide
as Hennegan
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Sheriff
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
as Captain Hobart
1958
6.7
Girl on the Run
as Lt. Harper
1958
0.0
Bat Masterson
as Virgil Gardiner
1958
6.1
Bat Masterson
as H.G. Cogswell
1958
6.1
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
5.8
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Sheriff Blaney
1958
5.8
Lawman
as Judge Leonard Whitehall
1958
5.6
The Rifleman
1958
7.1
The Texan
as Sheriff Dave Travers
1958
5.5
Bronco
1958
5.9
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Nebro
1958
6.8
Gunman's Walk
as Jensen Sieverts
1958
6.6
Saddle the Wind
as Brick Larson
1958
6.5
Shirley Temple's Storybook
as Judge Thatcher
1958
6.2
The Tall Stranger
as Cap
1957
6.5
Decision at Sundown
as Morley Chase
1957
6.3
Frank Sinatra Show
as Self
1957
0.0
Zorro
as Vasquez (uncredited)
1957
7.5
Casey Jones
as Pete Dunlap
1957
5.5
Trackdown
as Ward
1957
6.4
Trackdown
as Sheriff Michaels
1957
6.4
Maverick
as Mart Fallon
1957
6.9
Maverick
as Sheriff Chick Tucker
1957
6.9
The Wayward Girl
as Sheriff
1957
6.0
Perry Mason
as Joe Downing
1957
7.7
Wagon Train
as Ray Tarback
1957
6.6
Band of Angels
as Mr. Calloway
1957
6.2
The Oklahoman
as Jason - Stableman
1957
5.6
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
as Salt Pork
1957
6.3
The Phantom Stagecoach
as Sheriff Ned Riorden
1957
5.0
Panic!
1957
0.0
Utah Blaine
as Russ Nevers
1957
6.6
The Blessed Midnight
as Mr. O'Hara
1956
5.0
Wire Service
as Captain Gormand
1956
0.0
🎬
Broken Arrow
as Col. McBride
1956
5.0
The Young Guns
as Josh
1956
6.8
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Sheriff Carson Singletary
1956
5.0
The Burning Hills
as Joe Sutton
1956
6.0
The Indian Fighter
as Morgan
1955
6.2
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Bartlett
1955
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Sheriff
1955
5.4
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Farmer Clark
1955
6.5
The Desperate Hours
as State Police Lt. Fredericks
1955
7.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Police Lieutenant
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Warden Jacobs
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sheriff Briggs
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Chief of Detectives
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fire Chief
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ben Tulip
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Jim Hale
1955
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Police Detective
1955
7.8
Frontier
as Kennicut
1955
5.0
Cheyenne
as McCanles
1955
6.0
Cheyenne
as Maj. Heffler (uncredited)
1955
6.0
Gunsmoke
as Sgt. Jones
1955
6.6
Apache Ambush
as Sgt. Tim O'Roarke
1955
6.0
Run for Cover
as Sheriff
1955
6.7
The Man from Bitter Ridge
as Shep Bascom
1955
5.8
Rage at Dawn
as Sheriff of Seymour
1955
6.1
The Millionaire
as Roger Willard
1955
5.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Snead
1954
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Frank Oxford
1954
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Sheriff Snead
1954
7.8
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Justice Mackley
1954
7.8
Studio 57
as Marshal Frank
1954
0.0
Rogue Cop
as Patrolman Mullins
1954
5.3
Lassie
1954
6.1
Lassie
as Jim Teal
1954
6.1
About Mrs. Leslie
as Barney
1954
7.0
Lucky Me
as Thayer Crony (uncredited)
1954
6.7
Public Defender
1954
5.7
The Command
as Dr. Trent
1954
6.2
The Wild One
as Frank Bleeker
1953
6.6
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
as Doc
1953
6.5
Hangman's Knot
as Quincey
1952
6.4
Montana Belle
as Emmett Dalton
1952
5.9
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Mr. Sanders
1952
5.9
Cavalcade of America
as Howard
1952
3.5
Cattle Town
as Judd Hastings
1952
6.7
Carrie
as Allen - Bondsman
1952
6.4
The Turning Point
as Clint, Police Captain
1952
6.2
Jumping Jacks
as W.W. Timmons
1952
6.4
The Lion and the Horse
as Dave Tracy
1952
5.7
The Captive City
as Chief Gillette
1952
6.1
Flaming Feather
1952
5.8
The Wild North
as Ruger
1952
6.9
Distant Drums
as Pvt. Mohair
1951
6.2
Warpath
as Maj. Reno (uncredited)
1951
5.8
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Capt. Donovan
1951
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Linc Johnson
1951
7.2
Tomorrow Is Another Day
as Mr. Dawson
1951
6.5
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited)
1951
6.6
Fort Worth
as Gabe Clevenger
1951
6.7
Ace in the Hole
as Sheriff
1951
7.9
Along the Great Divide
as Deputy Lou Gray
1951
7.3
Home Town Story
as Complaining Electrical Worker (uncredited)
1951
4.6
The Redhead and the Cowboy
as Brock (Union agent)
1951
4.9
Southside 1-1000
as Detective
1950
5.9
Where Danger Lives
as Sheriff Joe Borden (uncredited)
1950
6.4
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Lt. Boyd
1950
7.1
🎬
Lux Video Theatre
as Chief Rowan
1950
6.3
When You're Smiling
as Steve
1950
0.0
The Men
as Man at Bar
1950
7.0
The Petty Girl
as Policeman #1 (uncredited)
1950
3.6
No Way Out
as Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)
1950
6.9
Edge of Doom
as Ned Moore
1950
5.9
Convicted
as Cell Block / Yard Guard (uncredited)
1950
6.0
Our Very Own
as Jim Lynch
1950
5.4
Winchester '73
as Marshall Noonan (uncredited)
1950
7.3
The Asphalt Jungle
as Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited)
1950
7.5
Harbor of Missing Men
as Frank Leggett
1950
5.5
Quicksand
as Motorcycle Officer
1950
6.0
The Kid from Texas
as Sheriff Rand
1950
5.3
Gun Crazy
as California Border Inspector (uncredited)
1950
7.4
Ambush
as Capt. J.R. Wolverson
1950
5.2
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Captain McHale
1950
4.9
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
as Policeman
1949
4.7
🎬
Rusty's Birthday
as Virgil Neeley
1949
4.0
The Lone Ranger
as Doc Grayson
1949
6.8
Once More, My Darling
as Truck Driver
1949
5.7
Mr. Soft Touch
as Squad Car Police Officer (Uncredited)
1949
6.8
Kazan
as McCready
1949
0.0
It Happens Every Spring
as Mac (uncredited)
1949
6.5
Streets of Laredo
as Cantrel
1949
5.9
Bad Boy
as Policeman Bob
1949
6.8
Hello Out There
as The Husband
1949
5.1
One Sunday Afternoon
as Policeman on bicycle
1948
6.0
Joan of Arc
as Bertrand de Poulengy, a squire
1948
6.1
Whispering Smith
as Seagrue
1948
6.6
The Countess of Monte Cristo
as Charlie
1948
5.0
Road House
as Policeman
1948
6.7
Walk a Crooked Mile
as Police Sergeant
1948
6.0
The Man from Colorado
as Bartender
1948
6.7
The Man from Colorado
as Bartender (uncredited)
1948
6.7
Daredevils of the Clouds
as Jim Mitchell
1948
6.0
Hazard
as Plain Clothes Policeman in L.A. (uncredited)
1948
8.0
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes
as Death Row Guard (uncredited)
1948
5.5
Raw Deal
as (uncredited)
1948
6.7
Fury at Furnace Creek
as Sergeant (uncredited)
1948
6.0
The Miracle of the Bells
as Koslick, Miner
1948
5.9
The Black Arrow
as Nick Appleyard
1948
5.2
Tenth Avenue Angel
as Mounted Train Yard Guard (uncredited)
1948
6.0
Black Bart
as Pete (uncredited)
1948
4.5
High Wall
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
1947
6.3
Roses Are Red
as Weston
1947
5.5
Driftwood
as Mr. Perkins
1947
6.1
Desert Fury
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
1947
6.0
Michigan Kid
as Sergeant
1947
6.0
Deep Valley
as Prison Official
1947
5.6
Brute Force
as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
1947
7.3
Cheyenne
as Gambler (uncredited)
1947
6.8
The Peanut Man
as Dr. Miller
1947
0.0
The Long Night
as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
1947
5.6
Ramrod
as Ed Burma
1947
6.5
The Sea of Grass
as Cattleman (uncredited)
1947
6.1
My Favorite Brunette
as State Trooper Sergeant (uncredited)
1947
6.6
Undercover Maisie
as Man at Union Station
1947
8.0
Undercover Maisie
as Wolf at Union Station (Uncredited)
1947
8.0
Dead Reckoning
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
1946
6.8
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mr. Mollett
1946
7.8
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1946
5.7
The Strange Woman
as Alex Duncan (uncredited)
1946
6.1
Decoy
as Policeman (uncredited)
1946
5.8
The Missing Lady
as Interrogating Detective with Black Mustache (uncredited)
1946
4.6
Canyon Passage
as Neal Howison (uncredited)
1946
6.6
Strange Voyage
as Capt. Andrews
1946
6.0
Deadline for Murder
as Frank (uncredited)
1946
0.0
Dangerous Business
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
1946
0.0
Blonde Alibi
as Detective Jones (Uncredited)
1946
3.9
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as Little John
1946
5.0
The Harvey Girls
as Conductor (uncredited)
1946
6.5
Adventure
as Steve - Maritime Commissioner (uncredited)
1945
6.2
Captain Kidd
as Michael O'Shawn (uncredited)
1945
6.2
A Gun in His Hand
as Police Lt. O'Neill (uncredited)
1945
5.8
Anchors Aweigh
as Assistant Movie Director (uncredited)
1945
6.8
Along Came Jones
as Kriendler
1945
5.6
Back to Bataan
as Lt. Col. Roberts (uncredited)
1945
6.0
The Clock
as Policeman
1945
7.1
Circumstantial Evidence
as Policeman
1945
4.8
Sudan
as Slave Trader (uncredited)
1945
6.3
Keep Your Powder Dry
as Army Captain/Camouflage Leader (uncredited)
1945
5.9
Main Street After Dark
as Cop at Finale (uncredited)
1945
4.0
Hollywood Canteen
as Army Captain (uncredited)
1944
7.3
Nothing But Trouble
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1944
6.0
The Princess and the Pirate
as Guard (uncredited)
1944
6.9
The Missing Juror
as Chief of Detectives at Line-Up (Uncredited)
1944
6.0
Strange Affair
as Truck Driver (Uncredited)
1944
6.2
Cry of the Werewolf
as Ed, a Policeman (uncredited)
1944
4.6
The Soul of a Monster
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
1944
5.1
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Policeman (Uncredited)
1944
6.2
Secret Command
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
1944
6.8
U-Boat Prisoner
as C.P.O. Shaw (uncredited)
1944
6.0
Bathing Beauty
as Maitre d' at Adams Club (uncredited)
1944
5.7
Main Street Today
as Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)
1944
6.2
None Shall Escape
as Oremski
1944
6.3
Madame Curie
as Driver (uncredited)
1943
7.2
Whistling in Brooklyn
as Traded Beaver Baseall Player (uncredited)
1943
6.3
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Policeman Joe (Uncredited)
1943
6.2
Dangerous Blondes
as Detective Charlie Temple (uncredited)
1943
6.0
Thousands Cheer
as Ringmaster at Circus (uncredited)
1943
6.4
Ode to Victory
as Master Sergeant - Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
1943
3.0
Crime Doctor
as Detective with Pipe (uncredited)
1943
6.2
Prairie Chickens
as Sam
1943
0.0
She Has What It Takes
as Cop (uncredited)
1943
0.0
Slightly Dangerous
as Pedestrian lifting Peggy up (uncredited)
1943
6.1
Northwest Rangers
as Poker Player
1942
6.0
Overland Mail
as Phony Indian
1942
0.0
Secret Enemies
as Casey (uncredited)
1942
5.2
Apache Trail
as Ed Cotton
1942
6.4
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Detroit Policeman (uncredited)
1942
6.5
Escape from Crime
as Gangster
1942
5.2
Fingers at the Window
as Police Car #12 Driver (uncredited)
1942
5.5
Nazi Agent
as Officer Graves (uncredited)
1942
6.6
Woman of the Year
as Married Sports Reporter (uncredited)
1942
6.9
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Jack Handley
1942
4.7
The Bugle Sounds
as Sergeant
1942
6.0
Don Winslow of the Navy
as Gang Radioman Barker
1942
0.0
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1941
7.0
They Died with Their Boots On
as Barfly (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Honky Tonk
as Poker Player on Train (uncredited)
1941
6.4
Sergeant York
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
1941
7.2
Billy the Kid
as Sammy Axel (uncredited)
1941
5.0
Ziegfeld Girl
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941
6.5
Outlaws of the Panhandle
as Walt Burnett
1941
6.0
Kitty Foyle
as Clarinet Player (uncredited)
1940
6.5
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
as Chief Guard at Steel Mill
1940
6.2
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Deputy Sheriff
1940
0.0
Pony Post
as Claud Richards
1940
0.0
American Spoken Here
as Bartender (uncredited)
1940
0.0
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Cameraman in Ohio (uncredited)
1940
6.8
Prairie Schooners
as Wolf Tanner
1940
6.0
Melody Ranch
as Henchman
1940
5.8
I Love You Again
as Watchman (uncredited)
1940
7.2
New Moon
as Bondsman
1940
6.5
Adventures of Red Ryder
as Shark
1940
5.5
Florian
as Soldier
1940
1.0
Viva Cisco Kid
as Josh - Stage Holdup Man
1940
5.5
Strange Cargo
as Guard (uncredited)
1940
7.0
Northwest Passage
as Bradley McNeil
1940
6.5
Star Reporter
as Crook
1939
3.4
Western Jamboree
as McCall
1938
5.0
Give Me a Sailor
as Sailor Playing Clarinet (uncredited)
1938
5.8
Radio Patrol
as Perkins
1937
0.0