X Brands
X Brands (born July 24, 1927 in Kansas City , Missouri , † May 8, 2000 in Northridge , California ; also Jay X. Brands ) was an American actor and stuntman of German descent.
Act
Brands played in numerous TV series and films between 1952 and 1979, plus several stunts. Mainly he played the character of an indomitable Indian, including in his parade role as the mostly quiet Pawnee Indian Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah ( wolf standing in the water ) in the 1958/1959 CBS western series Yancy Derringer . There he was the companion of Jock Mahoney in his leading role as Yancy Derringer in all 34 episodes . Frequent co-actress there was Frances Bergen as the game club owner Madame Francine . Brands was honored for his authentic portrayal and ability to speak the language of the Pawnees in a letter from Pawnee Indian spokesman Brummett Echohawk to the Hollywood producers.
In addition, X Brands played in 16 episodes of the series Roy Bean, a judge in the wild west in 1956 , in nine episodes of Cowboy G-Men in 1952/1953 , in eight episodes of The Adventures of Kit Carson in 1954/1955 and in seven from 1968 to 1975 Episodes of Smoking Colts .
In 1973 he played the role of Hook at the side of Glenn Ford in Santee, the loner , in 1966 he was Vallejo in Three Foreign Legionaries .
Filmography
actor
TV Shows
- 1952-1953: Cowboy G-Men
- 1954: Studio 57
- 1954–1955: The Adventures of Kit Carson
- 1955: Soldiers of Fortune
- 1956: Roy Bean, a judge in the wild west
- 1956: Buffalo Bill, Jr.
- 1956: Crossroads
- 1956: Annie Oakley
- 1956: Rin-Tin-Tin
- 1957: The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- 1957: Casey Jones, the engine driver
- 1957: The Texas Rangers
- 1957: Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
- 1957: 26 men
- 1957-1958: Sergeant Preston
- 1957-1961: Tales of Wells Fargo
- 1958: Maverick
- 1958: Broken Arrow
- 1958–1959: Yancy Derringer
- 1958-1961: Cheyenne
- 1958–1962: Wagon Train
- 1959: Northwest Passage
- 1959: Special Agent 7
- 1960: Bat Masterson
- 1962: At the foot of the Blue Mountains
- 1964–1968: The Shiloh Ranch people
- 1965: Bonanza
- 1965: Outlawed
- 1965: Laredo
- 1966: Solo for ONCEL
- 1966: Shane
- 1966–1968: Daniel Boone
- 1967: Iron Horse
- 1967: The Monroes
- 1967: Colonel Custer
- 1967: Hondo
- 1967-1970: High Chaparral
- 1968–1975: Smoking Colts
- 1969: Here Come the Brides
- 1970: Here's Lucy
- 1970: Adam-12
- 1971: Without fear and without saddle
- 1972: Cobra, take over
- 1972: Alias Smith and Jones
- 1973: Cannon
- 1973: California 911
Television films
- 1976: Bridger
- 1979: Beach Patrol
Movies
- 1955: Hot colts and fast horses
- 1956: Frontier Gambler
- 1956: Naked Gun
- 1957: She Devil
- 1957: Hamisch, the slave trader
- 1957: Young and Dangerous
- 1958: patrol westward
- 1958: With the knife in the back
- 1959: Gunslinger of Laredo
- 1960: Oklahoma Territory
- 1966: Three Foreign Legionnaires
- 1968: Three Guns for Texas
- 1971: Captain Apache
- 1973: Santee, the loner
- 1978: Avalanche
Stuntman
- 1953: I'm called Hondo
- 1953: The wild one
- 1954: The Adventures of Kit Carson (for Bill Williams )
- 1956: The Conqueror
- 1972: Three Our Fathers for Four Scoundrels (for Lee Van Cleef )
Web links
- X Brands in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- X Brands in the online film database
- X. Brands in the online film database
- X Brands in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ TV Acres: Ethnic Groups; Native American ( Memento from February 5, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) (en), accessed on February 23, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brands, X |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brands, Jay X. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and stuntman of German descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kansas City , Missouri , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 2000 |
| Place of death | Northridge , California , USA |