KIR
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Recognize any of these guys?
Supporting Characters...
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Most of them by face but only a handful by name.
Several went on to have their own TV series.
Several went on to have their own TV series.
I recognize a lot of them. I think Kris Kristofferson is the only one still alive. Great character actors!
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I too recognized many of them, AND knew their names. And quite a few of them became well known in various series & movies.
Not a single one. Who are they?
No Gabby Hayes, or Pat Buttram.
Couple of my old favorites there. Warren Oates and Edmund O'Brien. But a lot of familiar faces and names. Just Watched Chill Wills in "McClintock" the other day. One of my favorite Westerns.
MHtractorguy
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If I recognize 15 of them, does that make me a vintage collectible?
Wonder where the rest of the western crowd is? Probably at least 100 more around somewhere(LOL).
woodsy
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Because of my age and having watched AMC, and now TCM, they are ALL familiar to me (and my wife). Several, at least, are missing. Such as Ken Curtis and Gabby.
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I taped Edmund O'Brien a couple of nights ago in the original "D.O.A.". Likely gonna watch it tonight (for about the 5th time!).
Watched "He Walked By Night" from 1947 last night. Scott Brady, Jack Webb (in a supporting role), and Richard Basehart, with at least a 1/2 dozen supporting actors on that list!
Can't forget Elisha Cook, Jr.!
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RonEgg
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Bob Steele, started out as a leading hero, but ended up usually playing the bad guy.
Ken Curtis is in the top row.
Rat76
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Gabby's a comedic sidekick. 
This book has several of them in it and their stories are interesting
With us watching a lot of older shows I recognize many of them. One I get a kick out of is L. Q. Jones who took that stage name from the name of the character he played in the World War II Marines movie Battle Cry.
L. Q. Jones is one of my favorite actors. The opening scene of Battle Cry where he gives the sleeping Indian a hot foot is hilarious!
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After reading a few responses here,, I did a count. I knew 35 of them. Dern I feel old. Well, maybe it's just my tastes in movies & such is old!
KIR
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I still remember that original 'D.O.A.' as I watched it as a kid in the 50's. Must have made quite an impression on me since O'Brien died at the end of the movie. Have not seen it since.
Bob Steele 'Duffy' on F Troop was a leading actor in his early movies. Whenever he got into a fight with a bad guy, he was always punching towards their stomach. He was a short, but good looking actor with curly hair.
I got the book, "Names you Never Remember, With Faces you Never Forget" from the library a several weeks ago. Interesting!
While many might be 'character' actors, there are a couple who won 'Oscars' for their acting ability. Victor McLaglen for Best Actor in "The Informer" (although my fave movie of his was his role in 'Gunga Din') and Thomas Mitchell Best Supporting Actor in "Stagecoach"
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I know about 3/4 of them. I watch at least one old western movie every day, sometimes two a day. I get a kick out of seeing firearms that had not been invented yet like seeing a movie with a mid 1800's time frame with Colt SAA revolvers and double action revolvers. I wish they would leave the B&W flims alone and not colorize them. It looks stupid with colors flashing on and off in the picture.
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