Rod Cameron Biography

Fast Facts

• Was involved with various boys' schools and orphanages, assisting with juvenile welfare
• Before he got into acting, he was in the business of selling fertilizer
• Originally moved to Los Angeles to drive tunnels for the Metropolitan Water District
• Started his film career as a stunt man and a double for Buck Jones and Fred MacMurray
• Quote: "The most exciting thing I did in my whole career was a screen test with Ingrid Bergman for 'For Whom the Bell Tolls․' She was just remarkable․"
• Quote: "I never had any great artistic integrity about the pictures I made․ It was a job and I did what I was told․"
• His rugged and tall looks and physique helped him become a western movie icon
• A fictionalized version of himself appeared in 20 issues of the comic book "Rod Cameron Western" published by Fawcett Comics
• Lived on Lake Lanier in northern Georgia during the later years of his life
• An accomplished painter, he also enjoyed wood and ivory carving