Cast: Fess Parker
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Fess Parker. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 22
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
Hell Is for Heroes
1962 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Don Siegel
Cast Steve McQueen · Bobby Darin · Fess Parker · Harry Guardino
6.2
869 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
Daniel Boone (TV Series)
1964 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction William Wiard · Nathan Juran · George Sherman · George Marshall
Cast Fess Parker · Patricia Blair · Darby Hinton · Ed Ames
5.6
219 votes
5.6
219 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
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
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
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956 · Movie · 81 min. · United States
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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The Kid from Left Field
1953 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Harmon Jones
Cast Dan Dailey · Anne Bancroft · Billy Chapin · Lloyd Bridges
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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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Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
1966 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
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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Disneyland, USA
1956 · Documentary · 42 min. · United States
Direction Hamilton Luske
Cast Winston Hibler · Walt Disney · Buddy Ebsen · Fess Parker
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