Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
February 17, 1910
Died
September 26, 1979 (age 69)
Place of Birth
Gravelly, Arkansas, USA
Also Known As
Arthur Hunnicut
Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt
Arthur Lee Hunnicutt
Arthur Hunnicutt
Biography
Arthur Lee Hunnicutt (February 17, 1910 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portrayal of wise, grizzled, and old rural characters. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Big Sky (1952). He was also known for his role in the Western television series Sugarfoot (1957–1961).
Known For
TV
Perry Mason
Amos Kenesaw Mountain Keller
1957
TV
Perry Mason
Sandy Bowen
1957
TV
Bonanza
Salty Hubbard
1959
TV
Bonanza
Obie
1959
TV
The Twilight Zone
Hyder Simpson
1959
TV
The Andy Griffith Show
Jedediah Wakefield
1960
TV
The Rifleman
1958
TV
Adam-12
Slim Draper
1968
TV
The Virginian
Tom Croft
1962
TV
Cheyenne
1955
TV
Daniel Boone
Gabe
1964
TV
My Three Sons
1960
TV
The Donna Reed Show
1958
TV
The Wild Wild West
1965
TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Amos Carter
1958
TV
Burke's Law
Professor Llewellen Kingston
1963
TV
The Outer Limits
Lamont
1963
TV
Black Saddle
Roy Tagger
1959
TV
Gunsmoke
Uriah Spessard
1955
TV
Outlaws
1960
Filmography
1975FilmWinterhawkas McClusky1975FilmMoonrunnersas Uncle Jesse Hagg1975FilmThe Daughters of Joshua Cabe Returnas Miner1974FilmHarry and Tontoas Wade Carlton1974FilmThe Spikes Gangas Kid White1974FilmMrs. Sundanceas Walt Putney1972FilmClimb an Angry Mountainas Sunny1972FilmThe Bounty Manas Sheriff1972FilmThe Revengersas Free State1971FilmThe Trackersas Ben Vogel1971FilmShoot Outas Homer Page1971FilmThe Million Dollar Duckas Mr. Purdham1969TVMy World and Welcome to It1968TVThe Outcasts1968TVAdam-12as Slim Draper1967FilmThe Adventures of Bullwhip Griffinas Referee1966FilmEl Doradoas Bull Harris1965FilmApache Uprisingas Bill Gibson1965TVThe Wild Wild West1965TVLaredo1965FilmCat Ballouas Butch Cassidy1965FilmKilroyas Seth Turner1964TVDaniel Booneas Gabe1964FilmA Tiger Walksas Frank Lewis1963FilmThe Cardinalas Sheriff1963TVThe Great Adventureas Simon Kenton1963TVBurke's Lawas Professor Llewellen Kingston1963TVThe Outer Limitsas Lamont1962TVThe Virginianas Tom Croft1960TVThe Andy Griffith Showas Jedediah Wakefield1960TVThe Westerneras Old Man1960TVMy Three Sons1960TVOutlaws1959TVThe Swamp Fox1959TVThe Twilight Zoneas Hyder Simpson1959TVBonanzaas Salty Hubbard1959TVBlack Saddleas Roy Tagger1958FilmBorn Recklessas Cool Man1958TVThe Rifleman1958TVThe Donna Reed Show1958TVWanted: Dead or Aliveas Amos Carter1957TVPerry Masonas Amos Kenesaw Mountain Keller1957TVSugarfootas Pop Purty1957FilmThe Tall Tas Ed Rintoon1956TVWire Serviceas Hopeful1956FilmThe Kettles in the Ozarksas Sedgewick Kettle1955TVCheyenne1955TVGunsmokeas Uriah Spessard1955FilmThe Last Commandas Davy Crockett1954FilmShe Couldn't Say Noas Odie Chalmers1954FilmThe French Lineas 'Waco' Mosby1953FilmDevil's Canyonas Frank Taggert1953FilmSplit Secondas Asa Tremaine1952FilmThe Lusty Menas Booker Davis1952FilmThe Big Skyas Zeb Calloway1951FilmDistant Drumsas Monk1951FilmPassage Westas Pop Brennan1951FilmThe Red Badge of Courageas Bill Porter1951FilmSugarfootas Fly-Up-the-Creek Jones1950FilmTwo Flags Westas Sgt. Pickens1950FilmThe Furiesas Cowhand (uncredited)1950FilmBroken Arrowas Milt Duffield1950FilmA Ticket to Tomahawkas Sad Eyes1950FilmStars in My Crownas Chloroform Wiggins1949FilmBorder Incidentas Clayton Nordell1949FilmPinkyas Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)1949FilmThe Great Dan Patchas Chet Williams1949FilmLust for Goldas Ludi1945FilmMurder, He Saysas Townsman (uncredited)1944FilmAbroad with Two Yanksas Arkie1944FilmRiding Westas Prof. Arkansas Higgins (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)1943FilmThe Chance of a Lifetimeas Elwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited)1943FilmHail to the Rangersas Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)1943FilmJohnny Come Latelyas Tramp1943FilmRobin Hood of the Rangeas Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)1943FilmFrontier Furyas Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)1943FilmLaw of the Northwestas Arkansas1943FilmThe Fighting Buckarooas Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)1942FilmPardon My Gunas Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)1942FilmFall Inas Luke Hatfield1942FilmSilver Queenas Newspaper Publisher Brett1942FilmRiding Through Nevadaas Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)1942FilmWildcatas 'Watchfob' Jones