Who's yer favorite Western character actor?

[Boston John Doucette]

'Course I'm a bit biased, but my all-time favorite is cousin John Doucette...
... followed closely by

Arthur Hunnicutt
Jack Elam
Tom Tyler
and Ward Bond.

BJD

P.S. Favorite leading actor in a Western?

Randolph Scott, hands down! 

[Silver Creek Slim]

Gabby Hayes. 

Slim

[Badlands Walker]

#1.  The Duke.

#2. Robert Duvall

#3. Clint Eastwood

[Jose Grande]

Ol Jack Elam has to be one of the best. Slim Pickens did a couple leads,but he was good in everything I ever saw him involved in.

[Joyce (AnnieLee)]

Jack Elam.



Randolph Scott!?!

<Had to say it>



AnnieLee

[Lucky Irish Tom]

The Duke

Clint Eastwood

[Col. Riddles]

He said Character actor, not star.

Dub Taylor & Gabby Hayes

[Silver Creek Slim]

Floyd Taliaferro Alderson AKA Wally Wales AKA Hal Taliaferro.
Star of low-budget westerns from the late silent era through the mid-30's; thereafter, character player in serials and a major film or two, most often as bad guy. http://www.surfnetinc.com/chuck/wales.htm

Slim

[Uncle Eph]

Ben Johnson, the man knew horses and watch how he handles firearms in any of his movies, he was at home with them to.

[San Yskidrow Belle]

Check out this site:
http://www.dougmacaulay.com/kingspud/ks_index_gca.html

Right off the top of my head:

Walter Brennan - the only actor to win 3 Acadamy Awards for Best Supporting Actor
Dan Dureya (sp) - always played the bad guy
Andy Devine - that ole' squeaky voice
Ben Johnson - what a hunk of a man to look at.

[Tensleep]

Ben Johnson, the man knew horses and watch how he handles firearms in any of his movies, he was at home with them to.

Amen

My vote goes to Ben Johnson too.

[RIO DEL RIO]

All of the above and toss in Lee Marvin and Lee Van Cleef for good measure.

[Big John Denny]

Ben Johnson followed closely by Jack Elam.

[Paper Chaser]

Thomas Luther Price  aka Robert Culp (great guns he carried in "Hannie Caulder"

[Wymore Wrangler]

Ben Johnson, Harry Carrey Jr. and Ken Curtis

[Fightin Creek Slim]

Ya'll left out John Caradine, Walter Brennan, Pat Butram, Jack Palance and Bruce Dern. I have to say that Slim Pickins was my all around favotite character actor, Got the opportunity to meet him once down in Orygun.

[Rubideaux]

I like the ones mentiones so far, but add my vote for Woody Strode.

[Badlands Walker]

He said Character actor, not star.

Dub Taylor & Gabby Hayes

Doesn't change a thing Col.

# 1.  The Duke / Rooster Cogburn

# 2.  Robert Duvall / Boss Spearmen

# 3.  Clint Eastwood / Josey Whales

[Book Miser]

Gabby Hayes and Andy Devine.

Got a soft spot in my heart for those sidekick types.

Let's not talk about the soft spot in my brain, OK? 

[Silver Creek Slim]

Gabby Hayes and Andy Devine.

Got a soft spot in my heart for those sidekick types.

Let's not talk about the soft spot in my brain, OK? 

Me too.
Smiley Burnette, Andy Clyde

Slim