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Terry Wilson

Sep 03, 1923 - Mar 30, 1999 (75 years old) in Huntington Park, California, USA

Terry W. Wilson (September 3, 1923 – March 30, 1999) was an American actor most noted for his role as "Bill Hawks", the assistant trail master, in all 267 episodes of the NBC and ABC western television series, Wagon Train, which aired from 1957 to 1965.

Wilson appeared in more than thirty-five films and television programs between 1948 and 1981. Many of his early roles were uncredited. On July 2, 1953, he was cast as a stagecoach guard in episode 121, "Woman from Omaha", of The Lone Ranger. In 1956, he had another uncredited role as a robber in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Cheyenne, the first television western in an hour-long format, starring Clint Walker. Wilson was with Wagon Train for the entire run and worked with all the other stars on the program, including Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Frank McGrath, Denny Miller, and Michael Burns.

Terry enlisted and served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. CLR

Wilson died at age 75 on March 30, 1999. He was survived by his wife Mary Ann Wilson and three children.

Known For

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Wagon Train
Bill Hawks
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The Lone Ranger
Stage Guard Hank
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Barnaby Jones
Judge Lennon
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Cheyenne
1st Robber (uncredited)
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The Virginian
Turner
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Tarzan
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Gunsmoke
Liveryman
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Banacek
Chuck Smith
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Hondo
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The Searchers
Texas Ranger (uncredited)

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