Clint Walker
Yesterday, I happened to catch the beginning of one of my favorite war movies – The Dirty Dozen. One of the prisoners, Posey, stands out because of his soft spoken nature and the fact that he is six foot six inches tall and very muscular. The character Posey, was played by Clint Walker.
Norman Eugene “Clint” Walker was born on May 30, 1927 in Hartford, Illinois and has a twin sister. He is one-quarter Cherokee Indian. He had many jobs at a young age including working in a factory and on a river boat. At 17 he joined the Merchant Marines during World War II. After the war, he worked odd jobs in Texas, Las Vegas and California. In California, several actors encouraged him to get into the movie business because of his good looks and stature. He was hired by Cecil B. DeMille to play a guard in The Ten Commandments. Warner Brothers then hired him as the lead in the television series Cheyenne. The series lasted for eight seasons.
After the series, Walker appeared in a number of movies, including The Dirty Dozen. In the 1970s he appeared in a number of western television shows and in 1998 he was the voice of Nick Nitro in the film Small Soldiers.
In 1974, Walker had a freak skiing accident and was pierced in the heart by a ski pole. He eventually recovered.
He has been married three time. First to Verna Garver in 1948, they divorced in 1968 and had one daughter. Then to Giselle Hennessy who is married in 1974. She passed away in 1994. He is currently married to Susan Cavallari.
Just re-watched “The Dirty Dozen” and I reviewed it on my blog. What a great film!
http://fastfilmreviews.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/the-dirty-dozen/
A mans man. From iron worker Las Vegas
i recently have been priveleged to again watch the Cheyenne series. I did so as a child, but did not appreciate the beauty of this man until now. there is something special about him. you can see it even though he’s acting, his true nature comes out. i have 2 grandsons ages 5 and 2 years old, and they love Cheyenne. that’s all they talk about. how about that? out of the mouths of babes.
Clint just attended the Memphis Film Festival. At 83 he still looks pretty good. We were heading back to our room one night and there was Clint, standing by the stairs surrounded by 20 or 30 adoring fans, sharing his time and some wonderful stories. I got the chance to talk to him the next day for a few minutes and it was like a dream come true. He is very religious and nicer than you can imagine. He signed a photo “your friend, Clint Walker” and I was practically on the verge of tears for two days. He was my hero when Cheyenne went on the air in 1955 (I was 5) and he remains so even more today.
Wow – loved reading your page and comments. I first heard of Clint through my mum’s numerous mentions of him whilst I was growing up. Never saw who she was talking about so years later as an adult I finally google him for pictures out of sheer curiosity.
I see my taste in men is not that different from my mum’s! He’s gorgeously …male (you can almost smell the testosterone in the pic)
I’m now off to YouTube search for video!
best wishes
K
The Best looking man who ever lived, and a real gentlemen. I’ve loved him since I was 9 years old, and I am now 63. I often imagined that someday I would meet and marry him. I know that will never be, but it never hurts to dream!!
His wife is a very lucky woman.
My sister meet him and his wife at her yard sale about 25 years ago.
She said they were both very nice and he even took a picture with her.
I was jealous !
i think clint walker is the best looking man in the world .i have never had the chance to meet him .i know he is a perfect gentleman that ever was .i agree with his morals. i am 69 years old.i have the same morals as clint does.i know susan is the luckesr lady in the world to have clint walker for a husband.god bless them both.
thank you so very much for giving me this opportunity to be able to write this again thank you gwen jones
I grew up watching all of the old Warner Bros westerns. I loved Cheyenne. My Dad, my brother, and me. It was great. I watch it now every night on the Western channel. Clint Walker was a class act then, and I understand that he still is today. Wish that I could have met him.
I emailed him once and told him about the rumour that he had died when I was a kid in Belfast. He took the time to email me back.(nice guy)
It is good to see women still appreciate decent guys, men that stood for principle had character, toughness and charm. Todays guys are boys who play video games, can’t spell the word ‘chores’ let alone know what it means, guys who cry at Oprah, guys who sit in the audience of ‘The View and Ellen. I am lucky to have witnessed through better standards of television and movies, the likeness of Clint Walker to Clint Eastwood.
Today we have ‘Morty the accountant’ and some confused patsies acting as guys; uh boy, what will the young lads of tomorrow yield. Check of ‘Chato’s Land’, Once Upon a Time in the West….