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Ted Mapes was an American character actor, who was also a prolific stuntman and body double. Born on November 25, 1901 in St. Edward, Nebraska, he moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s, and entered the film industry in 1929, first as a grip, and then as a stuntman and actor. He doubled for many famous actors, including Jimmy Stewart and Gary Cooper. His film and television career spanned forty years, during which time he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, either as an actor, stuntman or body double. After his career in front of the camera ended in 1969, Mapes became an advocate for animal safety in films, working as an observer on sets for the American Humane Association.
Birth Name
John Tylor Mapes
Born
Monday, 25 November 1901
Died
Sunday, 09 September 1984
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Forsaken Westerns | Sid Hanson | 2017 |
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
Cotter | Rodeo Cowboy | 1973 |
Hello, Dolly! | Policeman | 1969 |
The Reluctant Astronaut | Hot Dog Vendor | 1967 |
The Ride to Hangman's Tree | Townsman | 1967 |
Gunfight in Abilene | Townsman | 1967 |
Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Groom | 1966 |
The Rare Breed | Liveryman | 1966 |
Laredo | Mr. Jason | 1965 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Forsaken Westerns | Sid Hanson | 2017 |
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
Cotter | Rodeo Cowboy | 1973 |
Hello, Dolly! | Policeman | 1969 |
The Reluctant Astronaut | Hot Dog Vendor | 1967 |
The Ride to Hangman's Tree | Townsman | 1967 |
Gunfight in Abilene | Townsman | 1967 |
Pistols 'n' Petticoats | Groom | 1966 |
The Rare Breed | Liveryman | 1966 |
Laredo | Mr. Jason | 1965 |
Dear Brigitte | Mr. Rudy - the Mailman | 1965 |
Cheyenne Autumn | Trooper | 1964 |
A New Kind of Love | Floorwalker | 1963 |
Cattle King | Brassfield Cowhand | 1963 |
Going My Way | Wedding Guest | 1962 |
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Townsman | 1962 |
The Virginian | Townsman / Barfly / Townsman at Shootout / Rustler / Gang Member / Deputy / Cowhand / Cowboy With Anders | 1962 |
The Music Man | Townsman | 1962 |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Highpockets | 1962 |
Two Rode Together | Settler | 1961 |
Whispering Smith | Deputy | 1961 |
The Tall Man | Lynch Mob Member | 1960 |
Overland Trail | Townsman / Posse Member / Henchman / Guard | 1960 |
Shotgun Slade | Bartender | 1959 |
The FBI Story | FBI Agent | 1959 |
Laramie | Townsman | 1959 |
Bonanza | Townsman / Party Guest | 1959 |
The Deputy | Townsman | 1959 |
Bell Book and Candle | Gillian's Customer | 1958 |
Cimarron City | Townsman | 1958 |
Bat Masterson | Agate Henchman | 1958 |
Lawman | Townsman | 1958 |
Yancy Derringer | Party Guest / Court Martial Officer | 1958 |
Man from God's Country | Barfly | 1958 |
The Restless Gun | Cowboy with dying Lex | 1957 |
Wagon Train | Wagon Train Member / Townsman / Ted / Outrider / Outlaw Gang Member / Henry Jamison / Deputy / Barfly | 1957 |
Night Passage | Leary | 1957 |
Tales of Wells Fargo | Juror / Barfly / Gunman / Restaurant Patron / Townsman | 1957 |
State Trooper | Hutchinson | 1956 |
The Second Greatest Sex | Osawkie Townsman | 1955 |
Gunsmoke | Townsman / Barfly / Stage Passenger | 1955 |
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Gang Member | 1955 |
Désirée | Court Member | 1954 |
Two Guns and a Badge | Hank Bartlett | 1954 |
The Boy from Oklahoma | Stage Guard | 1954 |
The Far Country | Deputy | 1954 |
Vigilante Terror | Wells Fargo Stagecoach Guard | 1953 |
Calamity Jane | Townsman | 1953 |
Topeka | Henchman Cully / Cully | 1953 |
The Great Jesse James Raid | Knife-Throwing Ambusher | 1953 |
Thunder Bay | Oil Man | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | (unconfirmed) / Jack / Joe | 1953 |
I Led 3 Lives | Forest Ranger | 1953 |
Hopalong Cassidy | Henchman Biggs / Henchman Gil | 1952 |
The Kid from Broken Gun | Henchman: clips from 'The Fighting Frontiersman' | 1952 |
Death Valley Days | Party Guest | 1952 |
Waco | Stage Guard Jake | 1952 |
The Greatest Show on Earth | Roustabout | 1952 |
Schlitz Playhouse | Bartender | 1951 |
The Adventures of Kit Carson | Cousin Mack / Drayson's Henchman / Henchman / Tall Henchman | 1951 |
Fort Worth | Outrider | 1951 |
Raton Pass | Stagecoach Driver | 1951 |
Silver City Bonanza | Sniper | 1951 |
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek | Henchman | 1950 |
Broken Arrow | Mail Rider | 1950 |
The Gene Autry Show | Deputy Tom | 1950 |
The Old Frontier | Henchman | 1950 |
Winchester '73 | Bartender | 1950 |
The Gunfighter | Pete's Pal | 1950 |
Cow Town | Ed Loomis - Henchman | 1950 |
Barricade | Townsman | 1950 |
Blondie's Hero | Fruit Salesman | 1950 |
The Cisco Kid | Henchman / Sheriff / Sheriff Tom Enright / Marty - Henchman / Burke | 1950 |
Punchy Cowpunchers | Red Dillon | 1950 |
Samson and Delilah | Captain Killed with Jawbone | 1949 |
Bandits of El Dorado | Rider Knocked from Horse in El Dorado | 1949 |
Brimstone | Cowhand | 1949 |
Look for the Silver Lining | Express Wagon Driver | 1949 |
Outcasts of the Trail | Fred Smith | 1949 |
Desert Vigilante | Henchman | 1949 |
Riders of the Whistling Pines | Logger | 1949 |
Gun Law Justice | Henchman | 1949 |
Badmen of Tombstone | Mine Foreman | 1949 |
The Paleface | Horseman | 1948 |
Blood on the Moon | Cowboy | 1948 |
El Dorado Pass | Dodd | 1948 |
Black Eagle | Sam | 1948 |
Desperadoes of Dodge City | Henchman Jake | 1948 |
Good Sam | Minor Role | 1948 |
Trail to Laredo | Chuck - Henchman | 1948 |
The Strawberry Roan | Smitty | 1948 |
Fury at Furnace Creek | Townsman | 1948 |
Dangers of the Canadian Mounted | Constable Mack [Ch. 11] | 1948 |
The Fabulous Texan | Guard | 1947 |
The Black Widow | Slade | 1947 |
Unconquered | Villager - Fort Pitt Defender | 1947 |
The Wild Frontier | Henchman | 1947 |
Riders of the Lone Star | Henchman Slade | 1947 |
Jesse James Rides Again | 1st Ambusher / Brush-Fire Henchman | 1947 |
The Stranger from Ponca City | Henchman Fargo | 1947 |
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West | Tex Collier | 1947 |
Son of Zorro | Ranchhouse Henchman | 1947 |
Terror Trail | Henchman Waco | 1946 |
Conquest of Cheyenne | Townsman | 1946 |
Daughter of Don Q | Ned Gray (Thug) [Ch. 4] / Ned Gray - Thug [Ch. 4] | 1946 |
My Pal Trigger | Riley | 1946 |
Two-Fisted Stranger | Duke Benson | 1946 |
Under Arizona Skies | Red Connors | 1946 |
The Well Groomed Bride | Ship Guard #1 | 1946 |
The Gay Cavalier | Money Coach Driver | 1946 |
Roaring Rangers | Slade - Fake Durango | 1946 |
The Phantom Rider | Riot Leader | 1946 |
Drifting Along | Henchman Ted | 1946 |
Texas Panhandle | Henchman Trig | 1945 |
Frontier Feud | Slade Burnett | 1945 |
Blazing the Western Trail | Henchman | 1945 |
Outlaws of the Rockies | Deputy | 1945 |
Rustlers of the Badlands | Packard | 1945 |
Incendiary Blonde | Waco Smith | 1945 |
Flame of the West | Toby Grissum | 1945 |
The Monster and the Ape | Joe Butler- Henchman / Joe Butler | 1945 |
The Return of the Durango Kid | Tall Henchman | 1945 |
Rough Ridin' Justice | Henchman | 1945 |
Cyclone Prairie Rangers | Townsman | 1944 |
Dead or Alive | Luke Brown (Yackey henchman) / Luke Brown | 1944 |
Black Arrow | Bill | 1944 |
Fuzzy Settles Down | Bank Robber | 1944 |
The Last Horseman | Duke Cudlow | 1944 |
Riding West | Henchman Keller | 1944 |
Law Men | Curly Balou / Curly Balou, Stage Driver | 1944 |
Jam Session | Joe - Stagecoach Guard | 1944 |
Partners of the Trail | Slinkky - Henchman | 1944 |
Sundown Valley | Defense Plant Worker | 1944 |
The Racket Man | Sgt. Mowbray | 1944 |
Sundown Riders | Henry Wilson | 1944 |
Hail to the Rangers | Henchman | 1943 |
Robin Hood of the Range | Henchman | 1943 |
Frontier Fury | Jim Wallace | 1943 |
King of the Cowboys | Parade Rider / Show Spectator | 1943 |
Land of Hunted Men | Henchman Piebald | 1943 |
The Outlaw | Deputy | 1943 |
The Valley of Vanishing Men | Jeff | 1942 |
A Tornado in the Saddle | Henchman | 1942 |
Pardon My Gun | Lead Henchman | 1942 |
Outlaws of Pine Ridge | Saloon Patron | 1942 |
The Secret Code | Nazi Agent | 1942 |
Vengeance of the West | Henchman Mason / Mason - Henchman | 1942 |
Texas Trouble Shooters | Henchman Slim / Slim | 1942 |
The Yukon Patrol | Blake - Henchman | 1942 |
Home in Wyomin' | Bar-O Rodeo Cowboy | 1942 |
Sunset on the Desert | Henchman Deputy | 1942 |
Captain Midnight | Slim- Henchman #10 | 1942 |
Man from Cheyenne | Tall Cowhand at Dance | 1942 |
Thunder River Feud | Buck / Buck, thug in white vest | 1942 |
The Lone Star Vigilantes | Townsman | 1942 |
Riders of the Badlands | Henchman | 1941 |
Red River Valley | Henchman | 1941 |
The Royal Mounted Patrol | Canadian Mountie | 1941 |
Gauchos of El Dorado | Deputy | 1941 |
Tonto Basin Outlaws | Ricks / Henchman Ricks | 1941 |
Sergeant York | Soldier in Trench | 1941 |
The Iron Claw | Henchman Slim | 1941 |
Lady from Louisiana | Policeman | 1941 |
In Old Cheyenne | Rancher | 1941 |
Adventures of Captain Marvel | First 'Carfax' Seaman [Ch. 10] | 1941 |
Robin Hood of the Pecos | Army Sentry | 1941 |
The Border Legion | Miner | 1940 |
North West Mounted Police | Constable Palmer | 1940 |
Under Texas Skies | Deputy | 1940 |
King of the Royal Mounted | Blake - Gang Pilot / Blake - Gang Pilot [Chs. 2-4, 7, 9] | 1940 |
Oklahoma Renegades | Henchman | 1940 |
The Ranger and the Lady | Kramer - Henchman / Henchman Kramer | 1940 |
The Carson City Kid | Stage Shotgun Guard | 1940 |
Adventures of Red Ryder | Stage Driver | 1940 |
Rocky Mountain Rangers | Stage Driver | 1940 |
Terry and the Pirates | Henchman | 1940 |
Zorro's Fighting Legion | Tall Henchman in Armory / Tall Henchman in Armory [Ch. 4] | 1939 |
The Arizona Kid | McBride Henchman | 1939 |
Calling All Marines | Jim | 1939 |
Dick Tracy's G-Men | Dan Murchison / Agent Dan Murchison | 1939 |
In Old Monterey | Henchman | 1939 |
Wall Street Cowboy | Henchman | 1939 |
In Old Caliente | Curly Henchman | 1939 |
Daredevils of the Red Circle | Man | 1939 |
Three Texas Steers | Henchman | 1939 |
Blue Montana Skies | Mountie | 1939 |
The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Merritt / Settler | 1939 |
Rio Grande | Cowhand Slim | 1938 |
Hawk of the Wilderness | Henchman | 1938 |
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Brown (Ch.6) | 1938 |
Stampede | Whitey - Henchman | 1936 |
The Cowboy Star | Wrangler at Corral | 1936 |
Legion of Terror | Newsstand Owner | 1936 |
End of the Trail | Henchman | 1936 |
The Vigilantes Are Coming | Burr Henchman / Cossack | 1936 |
Kelly the Second | Policeman | 1936 |
The Law Rides | Ed - Henchman | 1936 |
Secret Patrol | RCMP Mountie | 1936 |
Border Caballero | Deputy | 1936 |
The Silent Code | First Mountie Constable | 1935 |
Timber War | Logger | 1935 |
Trails of the Wild | Mountie | 1935 |