7.5
7.5
Winners Of The Wilderness
1927
as Col. Sir Dennis O'Hara
Tim McCoy
Acting
Born:April 10, 1891
Died:January 29, 1978(aged 86)
Birthplace:Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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CommunityBiography
One of the great stars of early American Westerns. McCoy was the son of an Irish soldier who later became police chief of Saginaw, Michigan, where McCoy was born. He attended St. Ignatius College in Chicago and after seeing a Wild West show there, left school and found work on a Wyoming ranch. He became an expert horseman and roper and developed a keen knowledge of the ways and languages of the Indian tribes in the area. He competed in numerous rodeos, then enlisted in the U.S. Army when America entered the First World War. He was commissioned and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. At the end of World War I, he returned to his ranch in Wyoming, only to be called by Governor Bob Carry to the post of Adjutant General of Wyoming, a position he held until 1921. The position carried with it the rank of Brigadier General (a brevet promotion) and it has been reported that this made him the youngest general officer in the U.S. Army. His reputation as a friend to the Wind River Reservation Indians, both Arapahoe and Shoshone, preceded him and in 1922, he was asked by the head of Famous Players-Lasky, Jesse L. Lasky, to provide Indian extras for the Western extravaganza, The Covered Wagon (1923). He resigned from the state position and recruited several hundred Indians to the Utah movie location. When the film wrapped, he was asked to choose several Indians to accompany him to Hollywood. There the production company developed a live 'prologue' to be presented just prior to the movie showing. The idea was a success and McCoy and his Indian group toured the U.S. and eventually, Europe as well. After touring this country and Europe with the Indians as publicity, McCoy returned to Hollywood and used his connections to obtain further work in the movies, both as a technical advisor and eventually as an actor. MGM speedily signed him to a contract to star in a series of Westerns and McCoy rapidly rose to stardom, making scores of Westerns and occasional non-Westerns. He retired from the army and from films after the war, but emerged in the late 1940s for a few more films and some television work. In 1942 he ran for the Republican Nomination for the U.S. Senate in Wyoming. He was defeated and returned to Hollywood and an uncertain future. In 1946 he sold his Wyoming ranch and moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the life of the gentleman farmer. While living there, he met and married Danish writer Inga Arvad. He later built a home in Nogales, Arizona where Inga subsequently died in 1973. He spent his later years as a retired rancher. He died at the U.A. Army hospital at Ft. Hauchuca, Arizona on January 29 1978 at the age of 86. Inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1974. During World War I, he served as an artillery officer in the US Army in France. Spouse Inga Arvad (1945 - 1973) (her death) Alice Miller (? - 1931) (divorced) (3 children)
Filmography (93 movies)
6.6
6.6
Around the World in Eighty Days
1956
as Colonel
6.5
6.5
Roarin' Guns
1936
as Tim Corwin
6.0
6.0
The Fighting Marshal
1931
as Tim Benton
6.0
6.0
Fighting Shadows
1935
as Constable Tim O'Hara
6.0
6.0
Run of the Arrow
1957
as Gen. Allen (as Colonel Tim McCoy)
6.0
6.0
Two Gun Justice
1938
as Tim
6.0
6.0
West of Rainbow's End
1938
as Tim Hart
6.0
6.0
End of the Trail
1932
as Captain Tim Travers
6.0
6.0
Border Caballero
1936
as Tim Ross
6.0
6.0
Requiem for a Gunfighter
1965
as Judge Irving Short
6.0
6.0
Cornered
1932
as Sheriff Tim Laramie
5.7
5.7
Ghost Town Law
1942
as Marshal Tim McCall
5.7
5.7
The Fighting Renegade
1939
as Bill Carson posing as El Puma
5.5
5.5
Code of the Cactus
1939
as Bill Carson
5.4
5.4
Forbidden Trails
1941
as Marshal Tim McCall
5.3
5.3
Square Shooter
1935
as Tim Baxter
5.2
5.2
Straight Shooter
1939
as "Lightning" Bill Carson
5.0
5.0
California
1927
as Capt. Archibald Gillespie
5.0
5.0
Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936
as Marshal Lightnin' Bill Carson
5.0
5.0
Arizona Gang Busters
1940
as Trigger Tim Rand
5.0
5.0
West of the Law
1942
as Marshal Tim McCall
4.9
4.9
Below the Border
1942
as Marshal Tim McCall
4.8
4.8
Lightning Carson Rides Again
1938
as Lightning Bill Carson / Jose
4.8
4.8
Aces and Eights
1936
as Tim Madigan
4.7
4.7
Bulldog Courage
1935
as Slim Braddock / Tim Braddock
4.6
4.6
Two-Fisted Law
1932
as Tim Clark
4.5
4.5
The Indians Are Coming
1930
as Jack Manning
4.2
4.2
Ghost Patrol
1936
as Tim Caverly
4.2
4.2
Phantom Ranger
1938
as Tim Hayes
4.2
4.2
Texas Cyclone
1932
as Texas Grant
4.0
4.0
Riders of the West
1942
as Marshal Tim McCall
4.0
4.0
The Gunman From Bodie
1941
as Marshal Tim McCall
3.5
3.5
Arizona Bound
1941
as Tim McCall
3.0
3.0
Frontier Crusader
1940
as Trigger Tim Rand
3.0
3.0
Six-Gun Trail
1938
as Captain William Carson
3.0
3.0
Hollywood on Parade
1932
as Self
2.5
2.5
The Law of the Range
1928
as Jim Lockhart
2.0
2.0
Police Car 17
1933
as Tim Conlon
Voice in the Night
1934
as Tim Dale
Beyond the Law
1934
as Tim Weston
The Westerner
1934
as Tim Addison
Justice of the Range
1935
as Tim Condon
Injun Talk
1946
as Himself
The Thundering Herd
1925
as Burn Hudnall
The Overland Telegraph
1929
as Captain Allen
Sioux Blood
1929
as Flood
The Man from Guntown
1935
as Tim Hanlon
The Traitor
1936
as Tim McCoy: Sergeant Tim Vallance - Texas Ranger
Beyond the Sierras
1928
as The Masked Stranger
The Bushranger
1928
as Edward
Riders of the Dark
1928
as Lt. Crane
Wyoming
1928
as Lt. Jack Colton
Texas Renegades
1940
as 'Silent' Tim Smith
The Man Who Would Not Die
1924
The Revenge Rider
1935
as Tim O'Neil
The Lion's Den
1936
as Tim Barton
Spoilers of the West
1927
as Lieutenant Lang
Down Texas Way
1942
as U. S. Marshal Tim McCall
A Man's Game
1934
as Tim Bradley
Hell Bent for Love
1934
as Police Captain Tim Daley
The Outlaw Deputy
1935
as Tim Mallory
Outlaws' Paradise
1939
as William Carson / Trigger Mallory
The Western Code
1932
as Tim Barrett
Trigger Fingers
1939
as 'Lightning' Bill Carson
Code of the Rangers
1938
as Tim Strong
The Whirlwind
1933
as Tim Reynolds
Silent Men
1933
as Tim Richards
Rusty Rides Alone
1933
as Tim Burke
Prescott Kid
1934
as Tim Hamlin
Man Of Action
1933
as Ranger Tim Barlow
Texas Wildcats
1939
as 'Lightning' Bill Carson
The Texas Marshal
1941
as Marshal Trigger Tim Rand
The Adventurer
1928
as Jim McClellan
Foreign Devils
1927
as Capt. Robert Kelly
The Frontiersman
1927
as John Dale
War Paint
1926
as Lt. Tim Marshall
Law Beyond the Range
1935
as Tim McDonald
Gun Code
1940
as Marshal Tim Hammond posing as Tim Hays
Riders of Black Mountain
1940
as Marshal Tim Donovan
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
1941
as Tim Barton
Riding Wild
1935
as Tim Malloy / Tex Ravelle
The Desert Rider
1929
as Jed Tyler
Morgan's Last Raid
1929
as Capt. Daniel Clairbourne
The One Way Trail
1931
as Tim Allen
Shotgun Pass
1931
as Tim Walker
The Fighting Fool
1932
as Sheriff Tim Collins
The Riding Tornado
1932
as Tim Torrant
Daring Danger
1932
as Tim Madigan
Fighting for Justice
1932
as Tim Keene
Hold the Press
1933
as Tim Collins
Straightaway
1933
as Tim Dawson
Speed Wings
1934
as Tim
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