Tim McCoy

Birth Name:

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy

Birth Place:

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Profession

Actor

Served in the U․S․ Army during World War I and became the Adjutant General of Wyoming after the war, and returned to the Army for World War II
Was an expert of Native American sign language and received the name "High Eagle" from the Arapaho tribe of the Wind River reservation
Got his start in the film industry when he assisted with the recruitment of Native Americans for the Western film "The Covered Wagon" in 1922
Made his screen acting debut in the film "The Thundering Herd" in 1925
Spent his early years working as a ranch hand in Lander, Wyoming, learning Native American sign language and customs
Best known for his role as "Texas" Grant in "Texas Cyclone" and as Tim Clark in "Two-Fisted Law․"
Toured with the Ringling Brothers Circus in 1935 and later started his own wild west show called "Col․ Tim McCoy's Wild West and Rough Riders of the World․"
Was a writer and producer on the TV series "Wild West" in 1950
Was a technical advisor on films like "The Covered Wagon," "The Thundering Herd," and "The Vanishing American․"
Wrote a variety of short stories and poems about the West, cowboys, and Native Americans, as well as an autobiography in 1977 called "Tim McCoy Remembers the West․"

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