Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1912-03-23
Day of Death
1995-10-11
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Jeff York
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff York (March 23, 1912 - October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name Granville Owen Schofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke. During his early career, the tall, dark haired actor was a natural to play characters such as Pat Ryan in the 1940 serial Terry and the Pirates and was given the lead in the 1940 film Li'l Abner. However, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Bud Searcy in Disney's classic Old Yeller and its 1963 sequel Savage Sam. Beverly Washburn played Lisbeth Searcy, Bud's daughter. York also appeared in The Great Locomotive Chase, Westward Ho, the Wagons!, and Johnny Tremain which were all part of Walt Disney's productions. York attracted considerable attention in the mid-1950s with his television portrayal of Mike Fink, the flamboyant keelboat operator in two episodes of Disney's hugely popular Davy Crockett miniseries in the episodes "Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race" and "Davy Crockett and the River Pirates." York was cast opposite Fess Parker in the role. The first episode featured a memorable boasting contest and a keelboat race, with Fink's boat named The Gullywumper; in the second, Crockett and Fink join forces to fight a band of river pirates who blame their depredations on local Native Americans. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff York,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (46)
Savage Sam
1963
Old Yeller
1957
Johnny Tremain
1957
The Liberty Story
1957
Westward Ho, The Wagons!
1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956
Behind the Scenes with Fess Parker
1956
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955The Camera Caught It
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
Kansas City Confidential
1952
The Duel at Silver Creek
1952
The Lady Says No
1952
