Guy Wilkerson
Guy Wilkerson
"A very funny guy -- funnier than most gave him credit for," as one director described him, lanky, slow-moving Guy Wilkerson is fondly remembered for playing comedy sidekick Panhandle Perkins in the 1942-1945 PRC Texas Rangers film series, a low-rent competition for Republic Pictures' popular Three Mesquiteers Westerns. As Panhandle, Wilkerson's comedy was never intrusive and often used merely as a slow-witted counterpoint to the action. In Hollywood from at least 1937 (some sources claim he appeared onscreen as early as the 1920s), Wilkerson had honed his skills in minstrel shows, burlesque, and vaudeville, but away from his sidekick duties at PRC, he was usually seen playing less humorous characters, notably ministers or undertakers. Appearing in hundreds of feature films and television series over three decades, Guy Wilkerson was last seen in the crime thriller The Todd Killings in 1971, the year of his death from cancer. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Guy Wilkerson:
- Jubal with Glenn Ford , Ernest Borgnine , Rod Steiger , Felicia Farr , Charles Bronson , Basil Ruysdael , Noah Jr. Beery , John Dierkes , Jack Elam , Robert Burton , Don Harvey
- The Stranger Wore a Gun with Randolph Scott , Claire Trevor , Joan Weldon , George MacReady , Alfonso Bedoya , Lee Marvin , Ernest Borgnine , Pierre Watkin , Clem Bevans , Paul Maxey , Frank Scannell , Reed Howes , Roscoe Ates , Edward Earle , Rayford Barnes , Franklin Farnum , Terry Frost , Frank S. Hagney , Al Hill , Francis J. McDonald , James Millican , Herbert Rawlinson , Harry Seymour , Richard Benjamin
- Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven with Guy Madison , Diana Lynn , James Dunn , Lionel Stander , Florence Bates , Michael Chekhov , Margaret Hamilton , Irene Ryan , Colin Campbell , Clem Bevans , Roscoe Karns , William Frawley , Erskine Sanford , James Burke , Audie Murphy , Tom Dugan , John Gallaudet , Jody Gilbert , Ralph Peters , Dewey Robinson , Frank Scannell , Mary Louise Treen , Herb Vigran , Jesse White
- Cowboy with Jack Lemmon , Glenn Ford , Brian Donlevy , Dick York , Richard Jaeckel , King Donovan , Vaughn Taylor , James Westerfield , Frank DeKova , Buzz Henry , Strother Martin
- Santa Fe with Randolph Scott , Janis Carter , Jerome Courtland , John Archer , Warner Anderson , Roy Roberts , Olin Howland , Harry Cording , Frank Ferguson , Irving Pichel , Harry Tyler , Paul E. Burns , Stanley Blystone , Lane R. Chandler , Chief Thundercloud , Rychard Cramer , Edgar Dearing , William Haade , Frank S. Hagney , Chuck Hamilton , Reed Howes , James Sr. Kirkwood , Francis J. McDonald , Jock Mahoney , Louis Mason , Merrill McCormack , Charles Meredith , Ralph Sanford , Paul Stanton , Harry Tenbrook , Frank O'Connor , William Tannen
- The Major and the Minor with Ginger Rogers , Ray Milland , Diana Lynn , Robert Benchley , Rita Johnson , Norma Varden , Frankie Thomas , Charles B. Smith , Boyd Irwin , Stanley Andrews , Marie Blake , Ethel Clayton , Dell Henderson , Milton Kibbee , William 'Billy' Newell , Emory Parnell , Edward Sr. Peil , Archie Twitchell , Will Wright , Mary Field , Tom Dugan
- Band of Angels with Clark Gable , Yvonne DeCarlo , Sidney Poitier , Efrem Jr. Zimbalist , Patric Knowles , Rex Reason , Torin Thatcher , Andrea King , Ray Teal , Raymond Bailey , William Forrest , Roy Barcroft , Ann Doran , William Fawcett , Charles Frank Horvath , Juanita Moore , William Schallert , Bob Steele , Dan White
- Winchester '73 with James Stewart , Shelley Winters , Dan Duryea , Charles Drake , Rock Hudson , Millard Mitchell , Tony Curtis , John McIntire , Jay C. Flippen , John Alexander , Steve Brodie , James Millican , Abner Biberman , James Best , Edmund Cobb , Steven Darrell , John Doucette , Ethan Laidlaw , Ted Mapes , Bud Osborne , Chuck Roberson , Forrest Taylor , Ray Teal , Chief Yowlachie
- Sergeant York with Gary Cooper , Walter Brennan , Joan Leslie , Ward Bond , Margaret Wycherly , Stanley Ridges , George Tobias , Noah Jr. Beery , June Lockhart , Dickie Moore , Clem Bevans , Harvey Stephens , David Bruce , Joseph Sawyer , Pat Flaherty , Erville Alderson , Murray Alper , Arthur Aylesworth , Lane R. Chandler , Clyde Cook , Elisha Jr. Cook , Howard DaSilva , Jean DelVal , Donald Douglas , Charles Drake , Frank Faylen , Jody Gilbert , Kit Guard , William Haade , Creighton Hale , Russell Hicks , George S. Irving , Selmer Jackson , Si Jenks , Edward Keane , Victor Kilian , Frank Marlowe , Tully Marshall , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Charles B. Middleton , Frank Orth , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Walter Sande , Ray Teal , Charles Trowbridge , Theodore vonEltz , Frank Wilcox , Douglas Wood , Gig Young , Jack Pennick
- The Red Badge of Courage with Audie Murphy , John Dierkes , Royal Dano , Arthur Hunnicutt , Douglas Dick , Whit Bissell , Dick Curtis , Andy Devine , Robert Easton , I. Stanford Jolley , Fred Jr. Kohler , Emmett Lynn , William "Bill" Phillips , Buddy Roosevelt , Glenn Strange , Frank Sully , Dan White , James Whitmore
- I'll Cry Tomorrow with Susan Hayward , Richard Conte , Eddie Albert , Jo vanFleet , Don Taylor , Margo , Ray Danton , Virginia Gregg , Patty Duke , Don "Red" Barry , Veda Ann Borg , Peter Brocco , Timothy Carey , Anita Ekberg , Ben Gazzara , Henry Kulky , George H. Lloyd , Charles Tannen , Robert Vaughn , Harlan Warde , John Cassavetes , Vittorio DeSica
- Gone With the Wind with Si Jenks , Leslie Howard , Vivien Leigh , Lester Dorr , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Hattie R. McDaniel , Thomas Mitchell , Barbara O'Neil , Victor Jory , Evelyn Keyes , George Reeves , Ann Rutherford , Butterfly McQueen , Howard C. Hickman , Rand Brooks , Laura Hope Crewes , Harry Davenport , Jane Darwell , Alberto Morin , Mary Anderson , Cliff Edwards , Ona Munson , Eddy Chandler , Roscoe Ates , Eric Linden , Tom Tyler , William Bakewell , Paul C. Hurst , Louis Jean Heydt , Isabel Jewell , George Meeker , Wallis Clark , Irving Bacon , Adrian Morris , Joseph M. Kerrigan , Olin Howland , Yakima Canutt , Ward Bond , Trevor Bardette , James Bush , Clark Gable , Frank Jr. Coghlan , Olivia DeHavilland , Frank Faylen , Marjorie Reynolds , William Stack , Harry Strang
- The Far Country with James Stewart , Ruth Roman , Corinne Calvet , Walter Brennan , John McIntire , Jay C. Flippen , Steve Brodie , Connie Gilchrist , Robert J. Wilke , Royal Dano , Jack Elam , Kathleen Freeman , Eugene Borden , Paul Bryar , John Doucette , Robert Foulk , Don Harvey , Ted Mapes , Damian O'Flynn , Eddie Parker , Stuart Randall , Chuck Roberson , Marjorie Stapp , Eddy C. Waller
- Duel in the Sun with Griff Barnett , Jennifer Jones , Gregory Peck , Charles Bickford , Joseph Cotten , Lionel Barrymore , Sidney Blackmer , Harry Sr. Carey , Lillian Gish , Lane R. Chandler , Walter Huston , Herbert Marshall , Charles Dingle , Otto Kruger , Francis J. McDonald , Robert McKenzie , Butterfly McQueen , Dan White , Si Jenks , Victor Kilian , Bert Roach , Hank Worden , Orson Welles
Guy Wilkerson Trivia
When was Guy Wilkerson born?
Guy Wilkerson date of birth: December 21, 1899
What role did Guy Wilkerson play in Man of the West?
Guy Wilkerson played Conductor in Man of the West
Who did Guy Wilkerson play in Paradise Express?
Guy Wilkerson was Skinny Smith in Paradise Express
What role did Guy Wilkerson portray in Spooks Run Wild?
Guy Wilkerson played Constable in Spooks Run Wild
What role did Guy Wilkerson portray in Jubal?
Guy Wilkerson played Cookie in Jubal
What role did Guy Wilkerson play in The Stranger Wore a Gun?
Guy Wilkerson played Ike in The Stranger Wore a Gun
Who did Guy Wilkerson portray in Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven?
Guy Wilkerson was Thibault in Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven
What role did Guy Wilkerson play in Cowboy?
Guy Wilkerson played Peggy in Cowboy
Who did Guy Wilkerson portray in The Silencers?
Guy Wilkerson was Farmer in The Silencers
Who did Guy Wilkerson portray in No Name on the Bullet?
Guy Wilkerson was Uncredited farmer in opening scene in No Name on the Bullet
Who did Guy Wilkerson play in The Major and the Minor?
Guy Wilkerson was Farmer Truck Driver in The Major and the Minor
Who did Guy Wilkerson play in Band of Angels?
Guy Wilkerson was Minister in Band of Angels
Who did Guy Wilkerson play in Winchester '73?
Guy Wilkerson was Virgil in Winchester '73
Who did Guy Wilkerson portray in True Grit?
Guy Wilkerson was The Hangman in True Grit
Who did Guy Wilkerson portray in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Guy Wilkerson was Jury Foreman in To Kill a Mockingbird
What role did Guy Wilkerson play in Sergeant York?
Guy Wilkerson played Tom Carver in Sergeant York
What role did Guy Wilkerson play in I'll Cry Tomorrow?
Guy Wilkerson played Man in I'll Cry Tomorrow
Who did Guy Wilkerson play in Gone With the Wind?
Guy Wilkerson was Wounded card player (uncredited) in Gone With the Wind
Who did Guy Wilkerson play in The Far Country?
Guy Wilkerson was Tanana Pete in The Far Country
Who did Guy Wilkerson play in Duel in the Sun?
Guy Wilkerson was Barfly in Duel in the Sun
