Dee Pollock | |
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![]() Pollock in Dragnet, 1958 | |
Born | Finis Dee Pollock
[1] September 24, 1937
Alhambra, California, U.S. |
Died | December 27, 2005
Chico, California, U.S. | (aged 68)
Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
Years active | 1951–1985 |
Finis Dee Pollock (September 24, 1937 – December 27, 2005) [2] was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Billy Urchin in the American western television series Gunslinger. [2] [3]
Pollock was born in Alhambra, California, the son of Lucia Curtwright and Robert Pollock. [1] He attended Mark Keppel High School. [4] He began his acting career in 1951, appearing in the western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson. [2] Pollock then appeared in the film The Blue Vail, [2] [5] In 1952, he made appearances in the films The Old West, Beware, My Lovely, Park Row, and It Grows on Trees. [6]
Pollock guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, 12 O'Clock High, Johnny Ringo, Outlaw, Tales of Wells Fargo, Perry Mason, The Virginian and The Fugitive. [2] In 1961, he joined the cast of the new CBS western television series Gunslinger, playing the role of Billy Urchin. [2] [3] Pollock appeared in the films Carousel (as Enoch Snow Jr.), [2] Take a Giant Step, Captain Apache, The Lineup, The Legend of Tom Dooley, The Plunderers [7] and The Wayward Bus. [1] In 1970, he played the role of Jones in the film Kelly's Heroes. His final film credit was from the 1972 film Embassy. [2]
Pollock retired from acting in the early 1970s. In 1989, he moved to Chico, California to look after his mother. [1]
Pollock died in December 2005 of a heart attack in Chico, California, at the age of 68. [2] [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Rawhide | Inger Jeffries | S3:E28, "Incident of the Blackstorms" |
1966 | Gunsmoke | Tom Carlyle | S11:E18, "The Raid" |
Dee Pollock | |
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![]() Pollock in Dragnet, 1958 | |
Born | Finis Dee Pollock
[1] September 24, 1937
Alhambra, California, U.S. |
Died | December 27, 2005
Chico, California, U.S. | (aged 68)
Occupation(s) | Film and television actor |
Years active | 1951–1985 |
Finis Dee Pollock (September 24, 1937 – December 27, 2005) [2] was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Billy Urchin in the American western television series Gunslinger. [2] [3]
Pollock was born in Alhambra, California, the son of Lucia Curtwright and Robert Pollock. [1] He attended Mark Keppel High School. [4] He began his acting career in 1951, appearing in the western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson. [2] Pollock then appeared in the film The Blue Vail, [2] [5] In 1952, he made appearances in the films The Old West, Beware, My Lovely, Park Row, and It Grows on Trees. [6]
Pollock guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, 12 O'Clock High, Johnny Ringo, Outlaw, Tales of Wells Fargo, Perry Mason, The Virginian and The Fugitive. [2] In 1961, he joined the cast of the new CBS western television series Gunslinger, playing the role of Billy Urchin. [2] [3] Pollock appeared in the films Carousel (as Enoch Snow Jr.), [2] Take a Giant Step, Captain Apache, The Lineup, The Legend of Tom Dooley, The Plunderers [7] and The Wayward Bus. [1] In 1970, he played the role of Jones in the film Kelly's Heroes. His final film credit was from the 1972 film Embassy. [2]
Pollock retired from acting in the early 1970s. In 1989, he moved to Chico, California to look after his mother. [1]
Pollock died in December 2005 of a heart attack in Chico, California, at the age of 68. [2] [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1961 | Rawhide | Inger Jeffries | S3:E28, "Incident of the Blackstorms" |
1966 | Gunsmoke | Tom Carlyle | S11:E18, "The Raid" |