Palmer Edwin Lee (January 25, 1927 – October 31, 2015), known by his stage name Gregg Palmer, was an American film and television actor.[4] He was known for playing Tom McLowery in the final season of the American western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
Gregg Palmer | |
|---|---|
 Palmer in Magnificent Obsession, 1954 | |
| Born | January 25, 1927 |
| Died | October 31, 2015 (aged 88) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1950–1982 |
| Spouse |
Ruth Stump Brooks
(m. 1967; died. 1999) |
Life and career
editPalmer was born in San Francisco, California,[3] He served in the United States Army Air Corps as a cryptographer in World War II.[5] He began his acting career in 1950 with the uncredited role of an ambulance driver[5] in the film My Friend Irma Goes West.[6]
Palmer guest-starred in numerous television programs, including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Virginian, The Wild Wild West, Rawhide, Star Trek: The Original Series, Mannix, Mission: Impossible and Death Valley Days.[5][6] He also appeared in films, including Big Jake, Rio Lobo, Magnificent Obsession, To Hell and Back, The Shootist, The Rebel Set, Zombies of Mora Tau,[7] Taza, Son of Cochise, Francis Goes to West Point and The Creature Walks Among Us.[3][6] He retired in 1982, his last credit being in the miniseries The Blue and the Gray.
Palmer died on October 31, 2015 in Encino, California, at the age of 88.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Actor Makes Good, Gets a New Name; Palmer Lee Emerges as Gregg Palmer as Universal Starts Grooming Him for Stardom". The New York Times. July 8, 1953. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Room, Adrian (January 10, 2014). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th Ed. McFarland. p. 366. ISBN 9780786457632 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Magers, Boyd. "Gregg Palmer". Western Clippings. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Halliburton, Suzanne (April 11, 2021). "John Wayne Gave His Co-Star This Iconic Nickname". Outsider. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Gregg Palmer Obituary (1927 – 2015)". The Times. November 2, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Barnes, Mike (November 5, 2015). "Gregg Palmer, Bad Guy in John Wayne's 'Big Jake,' Dies at 88". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Johnson, John (1996). Cheap Tricks and Class Acts: Special Effects, Makeup, and Stunts from the Films of the Fantastic Fifties. McFarland. p. 214. ISBN 9780786400935 – via Google Books.