Cast: Fess Parker

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Fess Parker. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Them!

1954 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Gordon Douglas

Cast James Whitmore · Edmund Gwenn · Joan Weldon · James Arness

Synopsis That ol' cinematic devil the A-bomb has spawned a colony of giant murderous ants bent on destroying humanity in this, the seminal big bug movie (an obvious and oft-credited influence for Alien among countless others). The special effects may be...

6.8

2K votes

6.8

2K votes

Old Yeller

1957 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Robert Stevenson

Cast Dorothy McGuire · Fess Parker · Jeff York · Chuck Connors

Synopsis Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860's. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with...

6.4

203 votes

6.4

203 votes

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Fess Parker · Jeffrey Hunter · Jeff York · John Lupton

Synopsis This is based on a true story. During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as...

6.3

38 votes

6.3

38 votes

The Hangman

1959 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Michael Curtiz

Cast Robert Taylor · Tina Louise · Fess Parker · Jack Lord

Synopsis A Federal Marshall nicknamed "The Hangman" traces a robbery suspect to a small town, but the convict has turned his life around, he's now married and he and his wife are expecting a child. Not only is he supported by...

6.3

141 votes

6.3

141 votes

6.2

869 votes

Thunder Over the Plains

1953 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction André De Toth

Cast Randolph Scott · Lex Barker · Phyllis Kirk · Charles McGraw

Synopsis In Post-Bellum Texas, an army captain tries to keep the peace between overtaxed, impoverished farmers and greedy carpetbaggers.

6.0

209 votes

6.0

209 votes

Untamed Frontier

1952 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Hugo Fregonese

Cast Joseph Cotten · Shelley Winters · Scott Brady · Suzan Ball

Synopsis The Denbow family hope to freeze out homesteaders by denying access across their land; but to evade a murder charge, Glenn Denbow marries the only witness, Jane, who's conveniently in love with him, but favors the settlers. When Glenn goes...

5.7

98 votes

5.7

98 votes

The Jayhawkers!

1959 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Melvin Frank

Cast Jeff Chandler · Fess Parker · Nicole Maurey · Henry Silva

Synopsis In the maelstrom of Pre-Civil War Kansas, a government agent infiltrates the vigilante group called the Jayhawks.

5.6

89 votes

5.6

89 votes

Smoky

1966 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction George Sherman

Cast Fess Parker · Diana Hyland · Katy Jurado · Hoyt Axton

Synopsis A cowboy finds, captures and patient trains a beautiful wild stallion until a bond develops between the two that is almost unbreakable. The cowboy's brother, however, needing money to pay off debts, trades the horse, and tries to sneak the...

5.4

23 votes

5.4

23 votes

Direction Norman Foster

Cast Fess Parker · Buddy Ebsen · Basil Ruysdael · Hans Conried

Synopsis Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davey Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russell fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress...

5.2

66 votes

5.2

66 votes

Direction Norman Foster

Cast Fess Parker · Buddy Ebsen · Jeff York · Kenneth Tobey

Synopsis Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass themselves off...

4.7

54 votes

4.7

54 votes

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

1992 · Documentary · 68 min. · United States

Cast Richard Boone · Veda Ann Borg · John Dierkes · Jester Hairston

Synopsis Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of the film, clips from it and interviews with members of the cast, crew and local residents in...

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Take Me to Town

1953 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction Douglas Sirk

Cast Ann Sheridan · Sterling Hayden · Phillip Reed · Lee Patrick

Synopsis Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Meanwhile, the three 'cute' sons of widower Will Hall come to town in search...

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Stories of the Century (TV Series)

1954 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction William Witney · Franklin Adreon

Cast Jim Davis · Mary Castle · Kristine Miller · Pat Hogan

Synopsis Railroad detective Matt Clark roams the west, tracking down outlaws and bandits who are preying on the railroad.

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Destry (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Gene Nelson · Frank Baur · John Florea · Earl Bellamy

Cast John Gavin · Ken Mayer · Bill Coontz · John Astin

Synopsis Young Harrison Destry, son of legendary lawman Tom Destry, had been a sheriff himself until he was framed and sent to prison. Now he roams about looking for the hombres that did him wrong. He's not the typical foolhardy hero,...

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Direction George Sherman

Cast Fess Parker · Ed Ames · Patricia Blair · Armando Silvestre

Synopsis Daniel Boone leads a party of settlers into Kentucky to find the town of Boonesborough. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with a lovely, red-haired servant named Rebecca and must vie with the gambler, Jim Santee for...

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The Light in the Forest

1958 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Herschel Daugherty

Cast Fess Parker · Wendell Corey · Joanne Dru · James MacArthur

Synopsis A young white man who spent his whole life raised by a Natvie American tribe is sent to live with his true family and must learn to fit in with the people he was taught to hate.

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Not rated

Disneyland, USA

1956 · Documentary · 42 min. · United States

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Not rated