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Woodward, who looked really good in a cowboy hat, passed away on Feb. 22, 2019 at age 93.
He is best remembered as the walking boss, Boss Godfrey, ''the man with no eyes'', in COOL HAND LUKE, for 19 guest appearances on GUNSMOKE, playing Deputy Shotgun Gibbs for 3 seasons on THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF WYATT EARP, his memorable guest spots on STAR TREK and for his stint on DALLAS as Jock's friend Marvin 'Punk' Anderson.
COOL HAND LUKE's Man With No Eyes
Dr. Simon Van Gelder in the Dagger Of The Mind episode of STAR TREK
As Capt. Tracey in The Omega Glory episode of STAR TREK
That's Lloyd Kino as Wu
With James Arness on GUNSMOKE
With Susan Howard on DALLAS
Woodward appeared in over 125 TV shows and films, at his best in westerns.
His deep voice and rough-hewn face got him cast as many a corrupt bad guy, but he was equally adept at sympathetic good guys as well.
Other notable roles for Woodward include:
2 Bosses in THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (billed as The Boss) & FINAL CHAPTER: WALKING TALL (billed as The Boss again!), powerful J.P. Sands in GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, Old Harry Cokley on THE X-FILES, Charles Haid's father on HILL STREET BLUES, Willard, a member of Henry Fonda's cutthroat gang in FIRECREEK, Ellison Hatfield in the 1975 tele-film THE HATFIELDS AND THE McCOYS, Sen. Clayborne, Catherine Bach's incestuous father in THE MIDNIGHT MAN, Cavalry Sgt. Raines in ONE LITTLE INDIAN, Crug Crider in RUNNING WILD, Ab Cross in THE WILD COUNTRY, city father Ivan Stanek in DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER, moonshiner Boone Walton on THE WALTONS. Sweetwater in MOONSHINE COUNTY EXPRESS and outlaw gang leader Drago in GUNPOINT.
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With James Garner in ONE LITTLE INDIAN
With Kent Smith in DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER
With Henry Fonda, Jack Elam and Gary Lockwood in FIRECREEK,
which starts out with classic potential but falters along the way--but very watchable
for the great cast
THE WALTONS
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With Ben Gazzara and Timothy Carey in the John Cassevetes cult classic
THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE
That's Seymour Cassel's mug behind Carey's hand
Woodward's other TV credits include: 12 appearances on WAGON TRAIN, 8 guest shots on BONANZA, as well as such shows as CIMARRON STRIP, FANTASY ISLAND, THE A-TEAM, STEVE CANYON, SUGARFOOT, THE RESTLESS GUN, HAVE GUN--WILL TRAVEL, PERRY MASON, RAWHIDE, BRANDED, DEATH VALLEY DAYS, HONDO, DAYS OF OUR LIVES, TARZAN, IT TAKES A THIEF, BEARCATS!, LANCER, POLICE WOMAN, HEC RAMSEY, THE DUKES OF HAZZARD, KUNG FU, PLANET OF THE APES, Morgan on LOGAN'S RUN, THE OREGON TRAIL, PROJECT U.F.O., ENOS, VEGA$, KNIGHT RIDER, MATT HOUSTON, THE FALL GUY, T.J. HOOKER, MURDER, SHE WROTE, MATLOCK, THE LUCY SHOW with Duke Wayne, THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCOE COUNTY, MILLENNIUM and pretty much every western TV series of the 1950's & '60's not previously mentioned.
With Dan Blocker on BONANZA
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STEVE CANYON
With John Wayne on THE LUCY SHOW
LOGAN'S RUN
His TV movie and mini-series credits include: CENTENNIAL, HOW THE WEST WAS WON, GUNSMOKE: TO THE LAST MAN, A LAST CRY FOR HELP, THE OTHER SIDE OF HELL, DEADLY GAME, THE BIG RIP-OFF, YUMA and THE LAST DAY.
CENTENNIAL
Woodward's other big screen appearances include: SPEEDTRAP, A SMALL TOWN IN TEXAS, THE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE, WESTWARD HO, THE WAGONS!, THE DEVILS BEDROOM (also co-wrote), RIDE IN A PINK CAR, WHICH WAY IS UP?, SUPERVAN, DARK BEFORE DAWN, BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS, THE SWORD OF ALI BABA, GUNFIGHT RIDGE, SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE and more.
Did you know...?
Woodward was born in Fort Worth, Texas on September 16th, 1925.
He won a Golden Boot Award in 1988.
He has been flying airplanes since he was 16. His chief hobby is restoring, rebuilding and flying antique planes, receiving several awards for his restoration projects.
Woodward served with the U.S. Air Force as a pilot during WWII & the Korean War.
Woodward ranks third with most GUNSMOKE guest roles, behind Victor French & Gregg Palmer.
Woodward on film:
Scene from COOL HAND LUKE
STAR TREK Dagger Of The Mind trailer
Clip from ST: The Omega Glory
Clip from GUNSMOKE's ''The Sodbusters'' episode
Look for Harrison STAR WARS Ford
THE WALTONS episode The Moonshiner
FINAL CHAPTER: WALKING TALL
DEATH OF A GUNFIGHTER trailer
FIRECREEK trailer
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