Happy 90th Birthday Clu Gulager!!!
Nov 16, 2018 11:15:44 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Nov 16, 2018 11:15:44 GMT
Happy 90th Birthday Clu Gulager!!! 
Born on November 16, 1928 in Holdenville, Oklahoma
Thanks for everything, so far...
American television and film actor and director. Later a reliable character actor.
His paternal grandmother, Martha Schrimsher Gulager, was a sister of Mary Scrimshaw, the mother of Will Rogers, making Gulager and Rogers first cousins.
His nickname was given to him by his father for the clu-clu birds (known in English as martins) that were nesting at the Gulager home at the time of his birth. He has Cherokee Indian ancestry.
From 1946-48, Gulager served in the United States Marine Corps. After attending Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Gulager transferred to Baptist-affiliated Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He won a one-year scholarship to study abroad, where he worked under Jean Louis Barrault, internationally known French actor and director. In 1952, he returned to Baylor. In 1960, he married Miriam Nethery. The couple had two sons and remained married until her death in 2003.
He first became known for his work in television, appearing in the co-starring role of William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) in the 1960–62 NBC television series The Tall Man and as Emmett Ryker in another NBC western series, The Virginian 1963-68.
Gulager directed the short film A Day with the Boys, which was nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.
Some examples from his career:
The Tall Man TV-series 1960 to 1962 in 75 episodes.
The Virginian TV-series, with Lee J. Cobb, Clu was credited in 104 episodes 1962 to 1968. (credited = he didn't appear in all 104, just in the credits).
The Killers 1964, with Lee Marvin.
Winning 1969, with Paul Newman
A Day with the Boys 1969 short film that Clu directed, and competed for a Palme d'Or in Cannes short category.
The Last Picture Show 1971, with Oscar winning Ben Johnson.
Mystery in Dracula's Castle, a Disney TV 2-parter 1973
McQ 1974, with John Wayne and Diana Muldaur
Gangsterfilmen aka A Stranger Came by Train 1974, playing the lead in a Swedish movie!
The Other Side of Midnight 1977
A Force of One 1979, in sunglasses, a Chuck Norris movie.
Into the Night 1985
Return of the Living Dead 1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge 1985, with Hope Lange
Feast III: The Happy Finish 2009, Clu was also in Feast 2005 and Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds 2008.
Piranha 3DD 2012
Clu Gulager has acted in over 160 movies and television productions.
Born on November 16, 1928 in Holdenville, Oklahoma
Thanks for everything, so far...
American television and film actor and director. Later a reliable character actor.
His paternal grandmother, Martha Schrimsher Gulager, was a sister of Mary Scrimshaw, the mother of Will Rogers, making Gulager and Rogers first cousins.
His nickname was given to him by his father for the clu-clu birds (known in English as martins) that were nesting at the Gulager home at the time of his birth. He has Cherokee Indian ancestry.
From 1946-48, Gulager served in the United States Marine Corps. After attending Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Gulager transferred to Baptist-affiliated Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He won a one-year scholarship to study abroad, where he worked under Jean Louis Barrault, internationally known French actor and director. In 1952, he returned to Baylor. In 1960, he married Miriam Nethery. The couple had two sons and remained married until her death in 2003.
He first became known for his work in television, appearing in the co-starring role of William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) in the 1960–62 NBC television series The Tall Man and as Emmett Ryker in another NBC western series, The Virginian 1963-68.
Gulager directed the short film A Day with the Boys, which was nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.
Some examples from his career:
The Tall Man TV-series 1960 to 1962 in 75 episodes.
The Virginian TV-series, with Lee J. Cobb, Clu was credited in 104 episodes 1962 to 1968. (credited = he didn't appear in all 104, just in the credits).
The Killers 1964, with Lee Marvin.
Winning 1969, with Paul Newman
A Day with the Boys 1969 short film that Clu directed, and competed for a Palme d'Or in Cannes short category.
The Last Picture Show 1971, with Oscar winning Ben Johnson.
Mystery in Dracula's Castle, a Disney TV 2-parter 1973
McQ 1974, with John Wayne and Diana Muldaur
Gangsterfilmen aka A Stranger Came by Train 1974, playing the lead in a Swedish movie!
The Other Side of Midnight 1977
A Force of One 1979, in sunglasses, a Chuck Norris movie.
Into the Night 1985
Return of the Living Dead 1985
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge 1985, with Hope Lange
Feast III: The Happy Finish 2009, Clu was also in Feast 2005 and Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds 2008.
Piranha 3DD 2012
Clu Gulager has acted in over 160 movies and television productions.
I wish you many more, or maybe the better way to put it, as many more as you want. 
