Clint Walker, who starred as a gentle giant cowboy on the ABC Western "Cheyenne," died Monday, TMZ reports. He was 90.
HIs daughter Valerie told the outlet he died of congestive heart failure.
Walker's signature role, though, was Cheyenne Bodie, the nomadic post-Civil War cowboy he played for more than 100 episodes over seven seasons.
"Cheyenne" ran from 1955 to 1962, and earned one Emmy nomination in 1957.
HIs daughter Valerie told the outlet he died of congestive heart failure.
Walker's signature role, though, was Cheyenne Bodie, the nomadic post-Civil War cowboy he played for more than 100 episodes over seven seasons.
"Cheyenne" ran from 1955 to 1962, and earned one Emmy nomination in 1957.
By RACHEL DESANTIS
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
Cheyenne Bodie was inducted into the Television Crossover Hall of Fame in the Summer of 2003, when the Toobworld Dynamic website had gone off-line but before the Inner Toob blog had begun. Here are his qualifications:
'Cheyenne'
108 episodes (1955 - 1962)
[Cheyenne (1955) season five, episode seven, "Duel at Judas Basin", was the only one to feature Ty Hardin as 'Bronco', Clint Walker, and Will Hutchins as 'Sugarfoot' all in the same episode.]
'Maverick'
"Hadley's Hunters" (1960)
Cheyenne Bodie was inducted into the Television Crossover Hall of Fame in the Summer of 2003, when the Toobworld Dynamic website had gone off-line but before the Inner Toob blog had begun. Here are his qualifications:
'Cheyenne'
108 episodes (1955 - 1962)
[Cheyenne (1955) season five, episode seven, "Duel at Judas Basin", was the only one to feature Ty Hardin as 'Bronco', Clint Walker, and Will Hutchins as 'Sugarfoot' all in the same episode.]
'Maverick'
"Hadley's Hunters" (1960)
"The Gambler IV: The Luck of the Draw" (1991)
'Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'
"Gunfighters" (1995)
Detective John Munch is now considered the King of Crossovers. Before him, it was Sam Drucker from Hooterville. But I would make the claim that Cheyenne Bodie was the first (with Lucy Ricardo as the first Queen of Crossovers.)
To honor the memory of Clint Walker and to celebrate his contribution of Cheyenne Bodie to the greater glory of Toobworld, I offer the following videos as my tribute.
'Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'
"Gunfighters" (1995)
Detective John Munch is now considered the King of Crossovers. Before him, it was Sam Drucker from Hooterville. But I would make the claim that Cheyenne Bodie was the first (with Lucy Ricardo as the first Queen of Crossovers.)
To honor the memory of Clint Walker and to celebrate his contribution of Cheyenne Bodie to the greater glory of Toobworld, I offer the following videos as my tribute.
Good night and may God bless Clint Walker.....
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