John Cason

Jun 29, 1918 - Jul 07, 1961 (43 years old) in Texas, USA

John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.

Known For

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The Lone Ranger

Shorty

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The Untouchables

Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)

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The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

Cell Guard (uncredited)

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Range Land

Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason)

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High Noon

Barfly (uncredited)

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The Last Frontier

First Sentry (uncredited)

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3:10 to Yuma

Wade Henchman (uncredited)

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Cowboy

Trail Hand (uncredited)

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Gun Fury

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The Cisco Kid

Cavvy - Henchman

Credits

U-238 and the Witch Doctor 1966

Regas

★ 3
Cimarron 1960

Suggs (uncredited)

★ 6
The Untouchables 1959

Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.8
Gunmen from Laredo 1959

★ 4.7
Snowfire 1958

Buff Stoner

★ NR
Cowboy 1958

Trail Hand (uncredited)

★ 6.3
The Hard Man 1957

Henchman with Eye Patch (uncredited)

★ 4.8
3:10 to Yuma 1957

Wade Henchman (uncredited)

★ 7.2
The Last Frontier 1955

First Sentry (uncredited)

★ 6.1
A Lawless Street 1955

Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)

★ 5.3
Count Three and Pray 1955

★ 4.5
The Adventures of Champion 1955

Cole

★ 5.3
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1955

Cell Guard (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Cattle Queen of Montana 1954

Henchman (uncredited)

★ 5.6
Wyoming Renegades 1954

O.C. Hanks

★ 5.8
Red River Shore 1953

Joe

★ 5
Thunder Over the Plains 1953

Kehoe (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Gun Fury 1953

★ 5.9
From Here to Eternity 1953

Cpl. Paluso (uncredited)

★ 7.3
The Lost Planet 1953

Hopper

★ 1
Savage Frontier 1953

Buck Matson

★ NR
Jungle Drums of Africa 1953

Regas

★ 6
Son of Geronimo 1952

Smoky (ch's 10-12) (uncredited)

★ NR
Wagon Team 1952

Henchman Slim

★ 6
Hellgate 1952

Guard (uncredited)

★ 6.7
High Noon 1952

Barfly (uncredited)

★ 7.7
Black Hills Ambush 1952

Jake

★ NR
The Hawk of Wild River 1952

Duke/Henchman

★ 5.5
The Black Lash 1952

Henchman Cord (as John Cason)

★ NR
Westward the Women 1951

Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)

★ 7
Boston Blackie 1951

Ed

★ 4
The Adventures of Kit Carson 1951

Carl Rigby

★ 5.3
The Thundering Trail 1951

Henchman Conway

★ 4
The Texas Rangers 1951

★ 5.7
Don Daredevil Rides Again 1951

Henchman Hagen (as John Cason)

★ 6
A Snitch in Time 1950

Louie (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Rustlers on Horseback 1950

Henchman Murray

★ 5
Redwood Forest Trail 1950

Curley

★ NR
The Cisco Kid 1950

Cavvy - Henchman

★ 5.9
Streets of Ghost Town 1950

★ NR
Desperadoes of the West 1950

Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]

★ 3.8
Fast on the Draw 1950

Tex

★ NR
Crooked River 1950

Kent

★ 3
West of the Brazos 1950

The Cyclone Kid

★ 3.5
Colorado Ranger 1950

Loco Joe

★ 4.3
Marshal of Heldorado 1950

Jake Tulliver

★ 3
Hostile Country 1950

Ed Brady

★ 2.3
Range Land 1949

Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason)

★ NR
Red Desert 1949

Bob Horn

★ NR
Tough Assignment 1949

Joe

★ 6
The Lone Ranger 1949

Shorty

★ 6.8
Ringside 1949

Tiger Johnson

★ 4.2
Laramie 1949

Henchman (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Challenge of the Range 1949

Henchman Henley (uncredited)

★ 5
Rimfire 1949

Blazer

★ 4.5
Belle Starr's Daughter 1948

Kiowa Posseman

★ 4.1
Mark of the Lash 1948

Colt Jackson

★ 5
Sunset Carson Rides Again 1948

Sam Webster

★ 4.1
Dead Man's Gold 1948

Matt Conway

★ 4
The Gallant Legion 1948

Sprauge

★ 7
The Lone Hand Texan 1947

Henchman (uncredited)

★ 5
Overland Riders 1946

Henchman

★ 3.5
Prairie Badmen 1946

Steve

★ 4.5
Ghost Of Hidden Valley 1946

Buck

★ NR
Larceny in Her Heart 1946

Club Bouncer

★ 6
Ambush Trail 1946

Henchman Ed Blaine

★ NR
Fighting Bill Carson 1945

Joe

★ 4
Flaming Bullets 1945

Henchman Jim (uncredited)

★ 5
Stagecoach Outlaws 1945

Joe

★ 5
Shadows of Death 1945

Butch

★ 5.6
Gun Smoke 1945

Henchman Red

★ 4.8
His Brother's Ghost 1945

Henchman Jarrett

★ 5.2
Ghost Guns 1944

Henchman Bart

★ 5.8
Wild Horse Phantom 1944

Lucas

★ 5
Border Patrol 1943

Miner

★ 5.3
Lost Canyon 1942

Henchman

★ 4.5
Down Rio Grande Way 1942

Red

★ NR
Rio Rita 1942

Ranger (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Valley of the Sun 1942

Officer at Court Martial (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Lone Star Vigilantes 1942

Henchman Soldier (uncredited)

★ NR
Go West, Young Lady 1941

Barfly

★ 6.9
Badlands of Dakota 1941

Townsman

★ 5.9
Fugitive Valley 1941

Whip Rider (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Buck Privates 1941

Fighter (uncredited)

★ 6.7