The popular adult star died after he fell from a balcony at a hotel in Mexico City late on Monday.. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1924 and 1944. Páll Valtýr Pálsson or "Bill" Cody Sr. (January 5, 1891 – January 24, 1948) was a Hollywood B-Western actor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and father to Bill Cody Jr. Cody began his acting career in the early days of film and just happened to have the same name as "Buffalo" Bill Cody, although he was not a relation. Wilsey, who also directed the film, is credited as Buffalo Bill Jr., the pseudonym under which he was known as a western actor during the 1920s. [1] [2] With the advent of talking pictures, Adamson produced a series of Z-grade westerns featuring actors from the silent age in the decline of their careers, including Buffalo Bill, Jr. , Wally Wales and Buddy Roosevelt . Wilsey was paid a pittance for the independent westerns he made--his colleague Buddy Roosevelt is known to have gotten $250 for each three-day wonder he made for Victor Adamson, so Wilsey's pay was most likely about the same--and as starring roles in the independent "B" westerns dried up he took to accepting supporting parts and stunt work in other cowboy stars' westerns and personal appearances at rodeos and "wild west" shows. If you have a new more reliable information about net worth, earnings, please, fill out the form below. Wilbert Jay Wilsey was born in Clark County, Missouri, in 1896. Bill Cody Jr. (April 18, 1925 – August 11, 1989) was an American motion picture child actor. Jamie Lee Curtis is the latest actor attached to star in Borderlands.. Buffalo Bill, Jr. Real name: Wilbert Jay Wilsey Sometimes reported as: Albert Jay Wilsey or Jay C. Wilsey 1896 - 1961 This was probably taken sometime in the mid 1920s during a Pathé Company/Pathé Exchange exhibitor/distributor get-together. Buffalo Bill Jr. is an American western television series with Dick Jones (1927-2014) in the title role of a young fictional marshal in West Texas. And he played the title role in the 1955 “Buffalo Bill Jr.” series. Chris Evans Shows Off His Biceps & Unbuckled Belt After Thanksgiving Dinner Chris Evans looks like he had a really good Thanksgiving! For 16.04.2020 – We have next information about Bill Cody earnings, net worth: $577,006 Dollars* Source of income: Actors. Inept and shoddy in every conceivable aspect of filmmaking--the budget on the 1934 Adamson western "Lightning Bill" was so low that its title card was misspelled as Lighting Bill (1934) and Adamson couldn't afford to have the card redone--they nevertheless made money because the budgets were so rock-bottom they didn't have to sell all that many tickets in order to make a profit. Active - 1924 - 1943 | Born - Feb 6, 1896 in Hillsdale, MO | Died - Oct 25, 1961 in Los Angeles, CA | Genres - Western. Jones plays Buffalo Bill, Jr., with Nancy Gilbert as his younger sister, Calamity, who at the age of twelve is training to be a telegraph operator at the station at nearby Wiley Junction. He was no relation to William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. https://silentwesterns.fandom.com/wiki/Buffalo_Bill_Junior?oldid=4189. Wilbert Jay Wilsey was born in Clark County, Missouri, in 1896. He entered films in 1934, and … With Dickie Jones, Nancy Gilbert, Harry Cheshire, Bob Woodward. Newly renamed, Buffalo Bill Jr. (kids bought the deception hook, line, and sinker) starred in a series of fast-paced shoot-'em-ups with little in the way of production values but plenty of hard riding. The two were orphaned years earlier in the Black Hills of South Dakota following a massacre of their wagon train. The back of this still has a notation of "Jean Brainerd Okla City" which may be the unidentified man. In my opinion, Wilsey's best work was not as the star or hero but as a featured/supporting player and stunt man ... and he pops up in a number of films during the 1930s through the early 1940s. Wilsey worked steadily during the silent era, mostly for Scott. The 39-year-old Captain America actor … He starred in a series of very low-budget westerns in the 1920s and 1930s, billed as Buffalo Bill Jr. Cody was the son of B-Western star Bill Cody (not to be confused with Western figure Buffalo Bill Cody). He learned to ride a horse at a very young age, and when he got older he began appearing on the rodeo circuit. [1] Wilsey's career as an actor diminished as sound films increased in popularity, causing him to become a stunt performer. Silent Westerns Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Write the first section of your page here. Chadwick Boseman on Monday became the first actor to receive two posthumous nominations in the same year at the 26th Critics' Choice Awards. Buffalo Bill Cody earned his nickname by hunting and killing over 4,000 buffalo, and his status as an Old West legend was cemented with his traveling Wild West show. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. "B"-picture cowboy star Bill Cody was born William Joseph Cody, Jr., on January 5, 1891, in St. Paul, Minnesota (some sources list his place of birth as Manitoba, Canada). Buffalo Bill - Buffalo Bill - The Wild West show: Such exploits provided choice material not only for newspaper reporters but also for dime novelists, who transformed the hard-riding, fast-shooting Cody into a Western folk hero. Wilbert Jay Wilsey was born in Clark County, Missouri, in 1896. Vor seiner Karriere im Filmgeschäft diente Arlen im Ersten Weltkrieg als Pilot im Royal Canadian Flying Corps. Born William Joseph Cody Jr. in Los Angeles, California, where his father Bill Cody was a cowboy star of B-movie westerns, the youngster was reportedly 7 years old when he accompanied his father on a personal appearance tour throughout the United States. Jay Wilsey was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. … [2], Wilsey was married to actress Jeanette Boutelle. Bill Cody Jr. was nine years old when he began … Gene Autry, successful with his own Flying A produced TV series as well as “Range Rider” and “Annie Oakley”, borrowed the name of a famous American hero for his 3rd series, “Buffalo Bill Jr.” starring 28 year old Dick Jones in an action-packed half-hour 42 episode series syndicated from March 1, 1955, to September 21, 1956 (26 episodes in season one, 16 in season two). Jay Wilsey died of lung cancer on October 25, 1961, in Los Angeles. Buffalo Bill, Jr. Running Deer (1955) Cavalcade of America (1953-1954) Public Defender Harry Boyle (1954) The children were rescued and adopted by Judge Ben "Fair and Square" Wiley, played by Harry V. Cheshire, whom they often called "Uncl… His last film role was in the John Wayne Cold War propaganda piece Big Jim McLain (1952), in which Wayne, as an investigator ferreting out Communist subversives, travels to Hawaii to root out Commies plotting to take over the islands. Cody was the son of B-Western star Bill Cody (not to be confused with Western figure Buffalo Bill Cody). Actor. Wilsey started off his career in film with roles in "Dynamite Denny" (1932) and the western "Deadwood Pass" (1933) with Tom Tyler. He learned to ride a horse at a very young age, and when he got older he began appearing on the rodeo circuit. A January 29, 1940, newspaper article reported that he had performed 6,000 stunts up to that time. Wilsey worked for notorious micro-budget producer Victor Adamson (aka Denver Dixon and the father of 1960s schlock director/producer Al Adamson) in a string of ultra-cheap westerns that are considered among the worst pictures--let alone westerns--ever made. Most TV stations programmed the … Fichtner has appeared in a number of films, TV series and video games. … Judson) and Prentiss Ingraham. Porn star Bill Bailey has died at age 38. Among these early authors were Ned Buntline (pen name of E.Z.C. Jay Wilsey - Buffalo Bill, Jr. - Hollywood Cowboy Hero, Supporting Player, Stunt Man Newly renamed, Buffalo Bill Jr. (kids bought the deception hook, line, and sinker) starred in a series of fast-paced shoot-'em-ups with little in the way of … But late in the decade, when landing roles became tough, he started to get involved in real estate. When sound came along Wilsey didn't have any trouble making the transition, and along with former colleagues at Action Pictures Buddy Roosevelt and Wally Wales worked in westerns on a regular basis for a succession of low-budget--VERY low-budget--production companies, such as Big 4, Syndicate, West Coast Pictures and Cosmos Pictures. Above from left to right are Bill Cody, an unidentified man, Wally Wales, and Jay Wilsey (Buffalo Bill, Jr.) is kneeling. Wilsey stayed mired at the bottom of the Hollywood food chain, churning out not only cheap features but also even cheaper two-reelers for such quickie producers as William M. Pizor of Imperial Pictures. *The information was submitted by our reader Sonnnie Orchard. He also appeared in a couple of non-westerns for Universal, the serials A Final Reckoning (1928) and The Pirate of Panama (1929). Overview. William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Buffalo Bill, Jr. Wilbert Jay Wilsey (1896-1961) Stuntman, Actor, Director. He was married to Elizabeth Sidford MacGregor. He learned to ride a horse at a very young age, and when he got older he began appearing on the rodeo circuit. Buffalo Bill, Jr. (TV Series 1955–1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Early life. Missouri-born cowboy Jay Wilsey was yet another youngster furnished with a catchy moniker, Buffalo Bill Jr., by enterprising Poverty Row producer Lester F. Scott Jr. and then left to fend for himself in the already overcrowded independent Western field of the mid-'20s. He has won one Primetime Emmy Award from six nominations and one Golden Globe Award from three nominations. He also ground out several "Z" westerns for infamous fly-by-night schlockmeister Robert J. Horner, whose "epics" made the bottom-of-the-barrel films Wilsey turned out for Adamson look like Gone with the Wind (1939) by comparison. Buffalo Bill, byname of William Frederick Cody, (born February 26, 1846, Scott county, Iowa, U.S.—died January 10, 1917, Denver, Colorado), American buffalo hunter, U.S. Army scout, Pony Express rider, Indian fighter, actor, and impresario who dramatized the facts and flavour of the American West through fiction and melodrama. Actor. Richard Arlen (* 1.September 1900 in Charlottesville, Virginia; † 29. His first film was Rarin' to Go (1924). The series is set in southwestern Texas near the Rio Grande River, the boundary with Mexico. Bill Cody Jr. was born on April 18, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA as William Joseph Cody Jr. [2], Björn A. Schmidt Visualizing Orientalness: Chinese Immigration and Race in U.S. 2016 3412505323 "Its main cast features Jay Wilsey as inspector Steve Funney. Coleman's television roles include the title character in Buffalo Bill (1983–1984), Burton Fallin in The Guardian (2001–2004), the voice of Principal Peter Prickly in Recess (1997–2001), and Louis "The Commodore" Kaestner in Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011). In 1924 he found himself in Hollywood and, hearing that producers were looking for good horsemen for western movies, went looking for work and wound up under contract to producer Lester F. Scott Jr. and his Action Pictures, a low-budget company that produced mostly westerns. He made his last film in 1942, just before entering the service in World War II. The series aired in syndication from March 1, 1955, until September 21, 1956. After Wilsey retired, he and his wife, actress Genee Boutell, spent much time on board their 42-foot-long saiboat, the "Ruana", which Wilsey had built himself, and sailed all over the Pacific Ocean, to such places as Mexico, Hawaii and Tahiti. Bill Cody, Actor: Frontier Days. Bill Cody, 79, the last surviving grandchild of famed frontiersman Buffalo Bill Cody. Buffalo Bill Jr. and his kid sister Calamity are raised under the watchful eye of Judge Ben 'Fair and Square" Wiley. März 1976 in Hollywood, Kalifornien; gebürtig Cornelius Richard Van Mattimore) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, der in mehr als 150 Produktionen mitwirkte.. Leben. He appeared in nearly 100 films between 1924 and 1944. He hired actor George Kesterson to act in his films using the Art Mix moniker, a name that Kesterson used for the rest of his career. He entered films in 1934, and appeared with his father in several westerns. Write the second section of your page here. Together this dynamic trio keep law and order in small town of Wileyville, Arizona. Jay Wilsey (February 6, 1896 – October 25, 1961) was an American film actor (born Wilbert Jay Wilsey). Wilsey was unrelated to William F. Cody, the 'real' Buffalo Bill, but the reference reveals the connections..", "Film Stunt Man and Wife, Ex-Actress, Plan Dream Cruise", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jay_Wilsey&oldid=994214349, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Jeanette Boutelle (1933-1961) (his death), This page was last edited on 14 December 2020, at 17:08. Wilbert Jay Wilsey (1896-1961) Stuntman, Actor, Director. Cody's name was what initially drew producers to him; however, he soon proved to be a … The company gave him the stage name "Buffalo Bill Jr.", although he had no connection whatsoever with the real William F. Cody, aka Buffalo Bill. Wilsey, unbilled, has a one-line role as a Communist labor organizer. Jay Wilsey (February 6, 1896 – October 25, 1961) was an American film actor (born Wilbert Jay Wilsey). Buffalo Bill Junior. He was an actor, known for Frontier Days (1934), Scouts to the Rescue (1939) and Romance of the Rockies (1937). Jay Wilsey - Buffalo Bill, Jr. - Hollywood Cowboy Hero, Supporting Player, Stunt Man Jay Wilsey - Buffalo Bill, Jr. He starred in a series of very low-budget westerns in the 1920s and 1930s, billed as Buffalo Bill Jr. Born in St. Francisville, Missouri, Wilsey rode in Wild West shows and rodeos before he became an actor. Buffalo Bill, Jr.