Bob Woodward (actor)

Bob Woodward (March 5, 1909 – February 7, 1972) was an American actor of film and television, best known for his role in The Range Rider (1951–1953).

Career In his earlier roles, Woodward co-starred in the western films California Mail (1936), Pioneer Justice (1947), Range Renegades (1948), and Junction City (1952). Woodward played the role of a stagecoach driver in two television series, The Gene Autry Show (1950–55) in 43 episodes, and Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955–1956) in 20 episodes. He was cast as a henchman on the series The Range Rider (1951–53) in 24 episodes. He also appeared in the syndicated series Annie Oakley. In the 1950s and 1960s, he guest-starred in nine episodes of The Lone Ranger, seven episodes of Tales of Wells Fargo, five episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel, and in three episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He worked as a stuntman in a film and television, and appeared as a stunt double for Gene Autry. He is a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.

Films 91 Titles in Filmography, as listed in the AFI Catalog:

1931 – Rider of the Plains 1936 – California Mail 1937 – The Fighting Texan 1938 – The Frontiersmen 1939 – The Taming of the West 1940 – The Dark Command 1941 – Sheriff of Tombstone 1946 – Swing, Cowboy, Swing 1947 – Pioneer Justice 1949 – Gun Law Justice 1948 – Range Renegades 1948 – Courtin' Trouble 1948 – Back Trail 1948 – Partners of the Sunset 1948 – The Sheriff of Medicine Bow 1948 – The Tioga Kid 1948 - Hidden Danger 1948 – Triggerman 1949 – Law of the West 1950 – Vigilante Hideout 1952 – Junction City 1953 – Jack Slade 1958 – The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold 1963 – Red Runs the River

Stunts Source:

1939 – Melody Ranch 1949 – Stampede 1950 – Stage to Tucson 1951 – Texans Never Cry 1953 – The Stranger Wore a Gun 1956 – Westward Ho the Wagons! 1956 – 7th Cavalry 1958 – Apache Territory

TV series

1950 – The Gene Autry Show 1951 – The Range Rider 1954 – Annie Oakley 1955 – Buffalo Bill, Jr.

References Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949–1996

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