Clint Walker

Birth Name:

Norman Eugene Walker

Birth Place:

Hartford, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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
He was an accomplished singer and lent his voice to a number of albums
Returned to work two months after having a ski pole pierce his heart in a freak accident

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