John Alderson (actor)

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John Alderson
Born John Bramwell Alderson
(1916-04-10)10 April 1916
Horden, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1951-1990
Television Boots and Saddles

John Alderson (10 April 1916 – 4 August 2006) was a British actor noted for playing the lead in the 1957-58 syndicated western television series, Boots and Saddles, which ran for thirty-eight episodes in a single season, and many supporting roles in film and television shows in a career spanning almost forty years, from 1951 to 1990, including the gum-chewing bandit shot by antagonist Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles.

Alderson was cast as the rugged trail guide Hugh Glass, an historical figure, in the 1966 episode "Hugh Glass Meets the Bear" of the syndicated series, Death Valley Days. Others in the episode were Morgan Woodward as Thomas Fitzpatrick, Victor French as Louis Baptiste and Tris Coffin.[1]

Other television appearances included:

In 1966, the first four episodes of Blue Light were edited together to create the theatrical film I Deal in Danger. Alderson's Blue Light appearance was included in the film.

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