1912-03-23 Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Savage Sam | Bud Searcy | 1963-06-01 |
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The Liberty Story | 1957-05-29 | |
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The Saga of Andy Burnett | Joe Crane | 1957-10-02 |
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Johnny Tremain | James Otis | 1957-06-19 |
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Old Yeller | Bud Searcy | 1957-12-25 |
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Westward Ho, The Wagons! | Hank Brekenridge | 1956-12-20 |
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Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Mike Fink | 1956-07-18 |
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The Great Locomotive Chase | William Campbell | 1956-06-08 |
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Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race | Mike Fink | 1955-10-15 |
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The Camera Caught It | 1954-10-09 | |
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The Duel at Silver Creek | Abe Cooney (uncredited) | 1952-09-05 |
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The Lady Says No | Goose | 1952-01-06 |
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Kansas City Confidential | Capt. McBride (uncredited) | 1952-11-11 |
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The Unknown Man | 1951-11-09 | |
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Surrender | Canning | 1950-09-15 |
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Kill the Umpire | Panhandle Jones (uncredited) | 1950-04-27 |
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Short Grass | Curley | 1950-12-24 |
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The Asphalt Jungle | Policeman (uncredited) | 1950-05-12 |
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Father of the Bride | Policeman (uncredited) | 1950-05-18 |
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Special Agent | Jake Rumpler | 1949-07-22 |
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The Inspector General | Guard (uncredited) | 1949-12-31 |
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Jingle, Jangle, Jingle | Jeff Leonard | 1948-01-02 |
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The Paleface | Big Joe | 1948-12-17 |
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Isn't It Romantic? | Elmer | 1948-10-06 |
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Panhandle | Jack | 1948-02-22 |
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Blondie's Holiday | Paul Madison | 1947-04-10 |
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Fear in the Night | Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke) | 1947-04-10 |
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Little Miss Big | Clancy | 1946-01-01 |
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Up Goes Maisie | Elmer Sauders | 1946-02-01 |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice | Blair | 1946-05-02 |
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Alias Mr. Twilight | Police Lieutenant Barton | 1946-12-24 |
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The Yearling | Oliver Hutto | 1946-12-18 |
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They Were Expendable | Ens. Tony Aiken | 1945-12-07 |
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Nazi Agent | Keeler (uncredited) | 1942-03-01 |
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The Great Plane Robbery | Jim Day | 1940-12-09 |
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Terry and the Pirates | Pat Ryan | 1940-04-12 |
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Li'l Abner | Li'l Abner Yokum | 1940-11-09 |
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Start Cheering | Student | 1938-03-03 |
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The Devil's Saddle Legion | Chris Madden | 1937-08-14 |
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The Adventurous Blonde | Dr. Nally | 1937-11-13 |
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Kid Galahad | (uncredited) | 1937-05-29 |
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Expensive Husbands | Announcer at Polo Game | 1937-11-27 |
