Clint Walker Biography

Fast Facts

• Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Okla․, in 2004
• Enlisted in the United States Merchant Marines during World War II at the age of 17
• Served as deputy sheriff at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas
• Worked in the oilfields of Brownwood, Texas, before moving to the West Coast
• His towering physique led to him being cast in a number of imposing roles
• Returned to work two months after having a ski pole pierce his heart in a freak accident
• He was an accomplished singer and lent his voice to a number of albums