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==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas. He made his film debut, as a fighter in the 1941 classic [[Abbott and Costello]] comedy, ''[[Buck Privates]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26634 | title=Buck Privates: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> Cason was often cast as the bad guy, or henchman during his career, as in 1952's ''[[Black Hills Ambush]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50423 | title=Black Hills Ambush: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> Most of his roles were un-credited, but he occasionally he received named billing, such as Henchman Lucas in the 1944 Western ''[[Wild Horse Phantom]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24660 | title=Wild Horse Phantom: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> as Blazer in ''[[Rimfire (film)|Rimfire]]'' (1949),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26078 | title=Rimfire: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> and as Westy in the 1953 Western, ''[[Gun Fury]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50865 | title=Gun Fury: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> Other notable films in which Cason appears include: ''[[Her Husband's Affairs]]'' (1947), starring [[Lucille Ball]], [[Franchot Tone]], and [[Edward Everett Horton]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=25196 | title=Her Husband's Affairs: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> 1949's ''[Tough Assignment]]'', a crime film starring [[Don Barry]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26153 | title=Tough Assignment: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> as Corporal Paluso in the classic war melodrama ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'', starring [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Montgomery Clift]], and [[Frank Sinatra]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50845 | title=From Here to Eternity: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> the 1957 comedy, ''[[Don't Go Near the Water (film)|Don't Go Near the Water]]'', starring [[Glenn Ford]] and [[Gia Scala]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52160 | title=Don't Go Near the Water: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> and as one of Glenn Ford's henchmen in the classic Western ''[[3:10 to Yuma (1957 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]'', which also stars [[Van Heflin]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52402 | title=3:10 to Yuma: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> Cason also appeared in several [[serial film|film serials]], including the featured role of Hopper in 1953's ''[[The Lost Planet]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046012/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_80 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=The Lost Planet (1953) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> the recurring role of Casey in ''[[Desperadoes of the West]]'' (1950) starring [[Tom Keene (actor)|Tom Keene]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042390/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_109 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Desperadoes of the West (1950) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> and as Smoky in 1952's ''[[Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger]]'' starring [[Clayton Moore]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045176/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_84 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger (1952) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> His final film performance was in the role of Suggs in yet another Glen Ford Western, 1960's ''[[Cimarron (1960 film)|Cimarron]]'', which also stars [[Maria Schell]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=53484 | title=Cimarron: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref>
Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas. He made his film debut, as a fighter in the 1941 classic [[Abbott and Costello]] comedy, ''[[Buck Privates]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26634 | title=Buck Privates: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> Cason was often cast as the bad guy, or henchman during his career, as in 1952's ''[[Black Hills Ambush]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50423 | title=Black Hills Ambush: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> Most of his roles were un-credited, but he occasionally he received named billing, such as Henchman Lucas in the 1944 Western ''[[Wild Horse Phantom]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=24660 | title=Wild Horse Phantom: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> as Blazer in ''[[Rimfire (film)|Rimfire]]'' (1949),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26078 | title=Rimfire: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> and as Westy in the 1953 Western, ''[[Gun Fury]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50865 | title=Gun Fury: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> Other notable films in which Cason appears include: ''[[Her Husband's Affairs]]'' (1947), starring [[Lucille Ball]], [[Franchot Tone]], and [[Edward Everett Horton]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=25196 | title=Her Husband's Affairs: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> 1949's ''[[Tough Assignment]]'', a crime film starring [[Don Barry]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=26153 | title=Tough Assignment: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> as Corporal Paluso in the classic war melodrama ''[[From Here to Eternity]]'', starring [[Burt Lancaster]], [[Montgomery Clift]], and [[Frank Sinatra]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50845 | title=From Here to Eternity: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> the 1957 comedy, ''[[Don't Go Near the Water (film)|Don't Go Near the Water]]'', starring [[Glenn Ford]] and [[Gia Scala]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52160 | title=Don't Go Near the Water: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> and as one of Glenn Ford's henchmen in the classic Western ''[[3:10 to Yuma (1957 film)|3:10 to Yuma]]'', which also stars [[Van Heflin]];<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=52402 | title=3:10 to Yuma: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref> Cason also appeared in several [[serial film|film serials]], including the featured role of Hopper in 1953's ''[[The Lost Planet]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046012/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_80 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=The Lost Planet (1953) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> the recurring role of Casey in ''[[Desperadoes of the West]]'' (1950) starring [[Tom Keene (actor)|Tom Keene]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042390/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_109 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Desperadoes of the West (1950) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> and as Smoky in 1952's ''[[Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger]]'' starring [[Clayton Moore]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045176/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_84 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger (1952) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> His final film performance was in the role of Suggs in yet another Glen Ford Western, 1960's ''[[Cimarron (1960 film)|Cimarron]]'', which also stars [[Maria Schell]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=53484 | title=Cimarron: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= August 5, 2015}}</ref>

With the advent of television, Cason began appearing in television series. His first appearance on the small screen was in 1949, in the first season of the series ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'', appearing as a henchman. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0635535/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_411 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=The Lone Ranger: Season 1, Episode 6, War Horse (20 Oct. 1949) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> Other television series he appeared on include: ''[[Hopalong Cassidy#Television and radio|Hopalong Cassidy]]'' (1952), several different roles from 1951—53 on ''[[The Adventures of Kit Carson]]'', several appearances on ''[[The Roy Rogers Show]]'' from 1953—57, in different roles on several episodes of ''[[Judge Roy Bean]]'' in 1956, as several different guest roles on ''[[The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp]]'' from 1956—59, on both ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' and ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' in 1960, and on ''[[The Untouchables (1959 TV series)|The Untouchables]]'' and ''[[Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]'' in 1961.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143806/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=John L. Cason (1918–1961) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> His final performance was on the 1961 episode of ''[[Lawman (TV series)|Lawman]]'', "By the Book", in which he played the character Brad Oliver.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0629935/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1 | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Lawman: Season 4, Episode 15, By the Book (24 Dec. 1961) | accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:09, 6 August 2015

John L. Cason
Born
John Lacy Cason

(1918-07-30)July 30, 1918
Valley View, Texas, United States
DiedJuly 7, 1961(1961-07-07) (aged 42)
Santa Barbara, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1941—61

John L. Cason, also known as Bob Cason or simply as John Cason, (1918—1961) was an American actor active in both films and television. During his 20 year career he appeared in over 200 films and television shows. He is best known for his work on the television program The Adventures of Kit Carson, where he appeared in several roles from 1951—53.

Life and career

Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas. He made his film debut, as a fighter in the 1941 classic Abbott and Costello comedy, Buck Privates.[1] Cason was often cast as the bad guy, or henchman during his career, as in 1952's Black Hills Ambush.[2] Most of his roles were un-credited, but he occasionally he received named billing, such as Henchman Lucas in the 1944 Western Wild Horse Phantom,[3] as Blazer in Rimfire (1949),[4] and as Westy in the 1953 Western, Gun Fury.[5] Other notable films in which Cason appears include: Her Husband's Affairs (1947), starring Lucille Ball, Franchot Tone, and Edward Everett Horton;[6] 1949's Tough Assignment, a crime film starring Don Barry;[7] as Corporal Paluso in the classic war melodrama From Here to Eternity, starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra;[8] the 1957 comedy, Don't Go Near the Water, starring Glenn Ford and Gia Scala;[9] and as one of Glenn Ford's henchmen in the classic Western 3:10 to Yuma, which also stars Van Heflin;[10] Cason also appeared in several film serials, including the featured role of Hopper in 1953's The Lost Planet,[11] the recurring role of Casey in Desperadoes of the West (1950) starring Tom Keene,[12] and as Smoky in 1952's Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger starring Clayton Moore.[13] His final film performance was in the role of Suggs in yet another Glen Ford Western, 1960's Cimarron, which also stars Maria Schell.[14]

With the advent of television, Cason began appearing in television series. His first appearance on the small screen was in 1949, in the first season of the series The Lone Ranger, appearing as a henchman. [15] Other television series he appeared on include: Hopalong Cassidy (1952), several different roles from 1951—53 on The Adventures of Kit Carson, several appearances on The Roy Rogers Show from 1953—57, in different roles on several episodes of Judge Roy Bean in 1956, as several different guest roles on The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp from 1956—59, on both Maverick and Rawhide in 1960, and on The Untouchables and Bat Masterson in 1961.[16] His final performance was on the 1961 episode of Lawman, "By the Book", in which he played the character Brad Oliver.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Buck Privates: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Black Hills Ambush: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Wild Horse Phantom: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Rimfire: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  5. ^ "Gun Fury: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  6. ^ "Her Husband's Affairs: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "Tough Assignment: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  8. ^ "From Here to Eternity: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "Don't Go Near the Water: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "3:10 to Yuma: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  11. ^ "The Lost Planet (1953)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  12. ^ "Desperadoes of the West (1950)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  13. ^ "Son of Geronimo: Apache Avenger (1952)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  14. ^ "Cimarron: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "The Lone Ranger: Season 1, Episode 6, War Horse (20 Oct. 1949)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  16. ^ "John L. Cason (1918–1961)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  17. ^ "Lawman: Season 4, Episode 15, By the Book (24 Dec. 1961)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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