Chuck Courtney


Biography

Chuck Courtney was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Courtney began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Sterling Hayden crime feature "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950), the Tyrone Power dramatic adaptation "The Long Gray Line" (1955) and "At Gunpoint" (1955) with Fred MacMurray. He also appeared in the drama "Friendly Persuasion" (1956) with Gary Cooper,...

Biography

Chuck Courtney was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Courtney began his acting career appearing in various films, such as the Sterling Hayden crime feature "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950), the Tyrone Power dramatic adaptation "The Long Gray Line" (1955) and "At Gunpoint" (1955) with Fred MacMurray. He also appeared in the drama "Friendly Persuasion" (1956) with Gary Cooper, the horror flick "Teenage Monster" (1957) with Anne Gwynne and the Eli Wallach crime picture "The Lineup" (1958). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the sixties and the seventies, appearing in "El Dorado" (1966), "Rio Lobo" (1970) and "Santee" (1973). Courtney had a number of different projects under his belt in the eighties and the nineties, including "Invasion U.S.A." (1985), "Pet Sematary" with Fred Gwynne (1989) and "Fire Birds" with Nicolas Cage (1990). His credits also expanded to "The Rookie" (1990) starring Clint Eastwood. Courtney more recently acted in the romance "Rich Girl" (1991) with Jill Schoelen.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Rich Girl (1991)
1st Policeman
Pet Sematary (1989)
The Assassin (1986)
Santee (1973)
The Cowboys (1972)
Rio Lobo (1970)
El Dorado (1967)
Jared MacDonald
Billy the Kid vs. Dracula (1966)
Billy the Kid
Spartacus (1960)
Soldier
Some Came Running (1959)
Hotel clerk
The Lineup (1958)
Boy
Teenage Monster (1958)
Marv Howell
No Time to Be Young (1957)
Teenage boy
Teen Age Thunder (1957)
Johnnie Simpson
Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956)
Wagon man
Battle Stations (1956)
Away All Boats (1956)
Helmsman
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Ranchhand
Tea and Sympathy (1956)
Boy in soda shop
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Reb courier
The Bamboo Prison (1955)
Stenotypist
Bring Your Smile Along (1955)
Student
The Long Gray Line (1955)
Whitey Larson
5 Against the House (1955)
Boy
The Eternal Sea (1955)
Seaman
At Gunpoint (1955)
Horseman
Flight Nurse (1954)
Patient
Two Guns and a Badge (1954)
Val Moore
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953)
Student
Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
Cow Country (1953)
Tom
Francis Goes to West Point (1952)
Plebe
Bonzo Goes to College (1952)
Spotter
Willie and Joe Back at the Front (1952)
Young solider
Fearless Fagan (1952)
Soldier
It Grows on Trees (1952)
Paperboy
Born to the Saddle (1952)
Bill Walton
Insurance Investigator (1951)
Attendant
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Pilot replacement
Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
Stars in My Crown (1950)
Jed Isbell
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Red
Louisa (1950)
Delivery boy
The West Point Story (1950)
Plebe

Producer (Feature Film)

Live a Little, Steal a Lot (1974)
Producer

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968)
Stunt coordinator

Stunts (Feature Film)

Mannequin 2: On the Move (1991)
Stunt Man
Fourth Story (1991)
Stunts
The Rookie (1990)
Stunts
Fire Birds (1990)
Stunts
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Stunts
Porky's Revenge (1985)
Stunts
Two Fathers' Justice (1985)
Stunt Coordinator
Live a Little, Steal a Lot (1974)
Stunt Coordinator

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Coach of the Year (1980)
Assistant
The Omega Man (1971)
Stunts
Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956)
Stunts

Stunts (Special)

More Wild Wild West (1980)
Stunt Coordinator

Stunts (TV Mini-Series)

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (1984)
Stunt Coordinator

Life Events

Bibliography