Terry Wilson
Biography
Terry Wilson was an American actor and stunt performer best known as Bill Hawks, the assistant trail master on Wagon Train, appearing in all 267 episodes of the western series from 1957 to 1965. Born in Huntington Park, California, he served in the Marine Corps during World War II, and afterward Warner Bros. selected him from a group of athletes to train for stunt work, specializing in fistfights and horse riding. Many of his early roles went uncredited, part of a screen career of more than thirty-five film and television credits stretching from 1948 to 1981. He doubled for John Wayne in Sands of Iwo Jima and Rio Grande and joined the John Ford stock troupe. Later credits included The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) and Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), where he played Biff Jenkins. His final role came in 1981 on The Dukes of Hazzard. He died in 1999.
75years old at death
- Born Huntington Park
- Died Canoga Park
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Terry W. Wilson
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 8 years1967 to 1975
Every film, newest first
- 1975Escape to Witch MountainIMDb rating 6.3
- 1973WestworldIMDb rating 6.9
- 1969This Savage LandIMDb rating 5.8
- 1968The Shakiest Gun in the WestIMDb rating 6.4
- 1967The War WagonIMDb rating 6.8
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Early training
After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, Warner Bros. selected Wilson from a group of athletes to train for stunt work, and he specialized in fistfights and horse work.
Own stunts
Wilson spent his early years as a stunt performer for John Wayne. His work in that role included Sands of Iwo Jima in 1949 and Rio Grande in 1950.
Big break
Wilson often worked with Frank McGrath, another stunt performer and his friend. Ward Bond asked in 1957 for both of them to become regulars on Wagon Train.
Own stunts
In the film Hondo, Wilson served as John Wayne's double during the knife fight with Silva, the Indian. Frank McGrath also had a speaking part in that movie.
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Worked with
Terry Wilson shares two films with Edward Faulkner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Edward Faulkner's page
Charles Seel's page
Bruce Dern's page
John Wayne's page
Donald Pleasence's page
Keenan Wynn's page
All films by Michael Crichton
John HoughDirector, 1 film, 1975
All films by John Hough
Burt KennedyDirector, 1 film, 1967
All films by Burt Kennedy
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