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Tim McCoy
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Tim McCoy
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1891-04-10,Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
One of the great stars of early American Westerns. McCoy was the son of an Irish soldier who later became police chief of Saginaw, Michigan, where McCoy was born. He attended St. Ignatius College in Chicago and after seeing a Wild West show there, left school and found work on a Wyoming ranch. He became an expert horseman and roper and developed a keen knowledge of the ways and languages of the Indian tribes in the area. He competed in numerous rodeos, then enlisted in the U.S. Army when America entered the First World War. He was commissioned and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. At the end of World War I, he returned to his ranch in Wyoming, only to be called by Governor Bob Carry to the post of Adjutant General of Wyoming, a position he held until 1921. The position carried with it the rank of Brigadier General (a brevet promotion) and it has been reported that this made him the youngest general officer in the U.S. Army. His reputation as a friend to the Wind River Reservation Indians, both Arapahoe and Shoshone, preceded him and in 1922, he was asked by the head of Famous Players-Lasky, Jesse L. Lasky, to provide Indian extras for the Western extravaganza, The Covered Wagon (1923). He resigned from the state position and recruited several hundred Indians to the Utah movie location. When the film wrapped, he was asked to choose several Indians to accompany him to Hollywood. There the production company developed a live 'prologue' to be presented just prior to the movie showing. The idea was a success and McCoy and his Indian group toured the U.S. and eventually, Europe as well. After touring this country and Europe with the Indians as publicity, McCoy returned to Hollywood and used his connections to obtain further work in the movies, both as a technical advisor and eventually as an actor. MGM speedily signed him to a contract to star in a series of Westerns and McCoy rapidly rose to stardom, making scores of Westerns and occasional non-Westerns. He retired from the army and from films after the war, but emerged in the late 1940s for a few more films and some television work. In 1942 he ran for the Republican Nomination for the U.S. Senate in Wyoming. He was defeated and returned to Hollywood and an uncertain future. In 1946 he sold his Wyoming ranch and moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the life of the gentleman farmer. While living there, he met and married Danish writer Inga Arvad. He later built a home in Nogales, Arizona where Inga subsequently died in 1973. He spent his later years as a retired rancher. He died at the U.A. Army hospital at Ft. Hauchuca, Arizona on January 29 1978 at the age of 86. Inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1974. During World War I, he served as an artillery officer in the US Army in France. Spouse Inga Arvad (1945 - 1973) (her death) Alice Miller (? - 1931) (divorced) (3 children)

Filmography

Around the World in 80 Days

6.655

Around the World in 80 Days
1956-10-17

Voice in the Night

7

Voice in the Night
1934-04-06

The Thundering Herd

9

The Thundering Herd
1925-03-01

9

Sioux Blood
1929-04-20

The Overland Telegraph

9

The Overland Telegraph
1929-03-02

4.813

Two-Fisted Law
1932-06-08

4.5

Texas Cyclone
1932-02-24

Aces and Eights

5.6

Aces and Eights
1936-06-06

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

7.333

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972-01-10

Below the Border

5.5

Below the Border
1942-01-30

Forbidden Trails

5.625

Forbidden Trails
1941-12-25

7.667

Roarin' Guns
1936-01-29

4.2

Arizona Bound
1941-07-19

Riders of the West

6.5

Riders of the West
1942-08-21

Bulldog Courage

6

Bulldog Courage
1935-12-30

6

Ghost Town Law
1942-03-27

6.5

Down Texas Way
1942-05-22

Hell Bent for Love

10

Hell Bent for Love
1934-05-19

4.8

Ghost Patrol
1936-08-02

Lightnin' Bill Carson

7

Lightnin' Bill Carson
1936-04-14

Border Caballero

6.167

Border Caballero
1936-03-01

The Man from Guntown

10

The Man from Guntown
1935-08-15

8

The Traitor
1936-08-29

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

8.5

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976-05-01

The Gunman From Bodie

5.333

The Gunman From Bodie
1941-09-19

Straight Shooter

5.5

Straight Shooter
1939-08-12

The Outlaw Deputy

8

The Outlaw Deputy
1935-06-20

West of Rainbow's End

7.5

West of Rainbow's End
1938-01-12

Justice of the Range

9

Justice of the Range
1935-05-25

4.714

Phantom Ranger
1938-05-27

8

Straightaway
1933-12-22

4.333

Six-Gun Trail
1938-11-25

Lightning Carson Rides Again

5.333

Lightning Carson Rides Again
1938-10-09

9

Speed Wings
1934-02-05

10

A Man's Game
1934-06-16

Fighting Shadows

6.5

Fighting Shadows
1935-04-18

Outlaws' Paradise

8

Outlaws' Paradise
1939-04-18

Code of the Cactus

6.2

Code of the Cactus
1939-02-25

0

Hold the Press
1933-10-25

The Law of the Range

4.667

The Law of the Range
1928-01-21

Hollywood on Parade

6.5

Hollywood on Parade
1932-06-05

The Western Code

9

The Western Code
1932-09-15

Trigger Fingers

7.5

Trigger Fingers
1939-11-01

West of the Law

6.333

West of the Law
1942-10-02

Code of the Rangers

10

Code of the Rangers
1938-04-07

The Fighting Renegade

6.75

The Fighting Renegade
1939-08-31

6.2

Square Shooter
1935-01-21

8

The Whirlwind
1933-04-13

9

Silent Men
1933-03-03

Frontier Crusader

4.333

Frontier Crusader
1940-06-14

Rusty Rides Alone

9

Rusty Rides Alone
1933-05-25

The Prescott Kid

8

The Prescott Kid
1934-11-08

Winners Of The Wilderness

7.667

Winners Of The Wilderness
1927-01-15

8

Man Of Action
1933-01-20

8

Texas Wildcats
1939-04-09

The Texas Marshal

8

The Texas Marshal
1941-07-12

The Revenge Rider

8

The Revenge Rider
1935-03-18

Two Gun Justice

7.5

Two Gun Justice
1938-04-29

8

The Lion's Den
1936-07-07

9

Beyond the Law
1934-07-31

7

The Adventurer
1928-07-14

7

War Paint
1926-10-09

8

Foreign Devils
1927-09-03

The Frontiersman

9

The Frontiersman
1927-06-11

Law Beyond the Range

7

Law Beyond the Range
1935-02-15

The Fighting Marshal

6.6

The Fighting Marshal
1931-11-25

Riders of Black Mountain

9

Riders of Black Mountain
1940-11-11

8

Gun Code
1940-08-03

Requiem for a Gunfighter

7.5

Requiem for a Gunfighter
1965-06-30

The Indians Are Coming

6.333

The Indians Are Coming
1930-10-09

Beyond the Sierras

7

Beyond the Sierras
1928-09-15

7.5

Cornered
1932-08-05

Outlaws of the Rio Grande

9

Outlaws of the Rio Grande
1941-02-26

Arizona Gang Busters

6.5

Arizona Gang Busters
1940-09-16

Run of the Arrow

6.085

Run of the Arrow
1957-09-05

Spoilers of the West

7

Spoilers of the West
1927-12-10

The Desert Rider

8

The Desert Rider
1929-05-11

Morgan's Last Raid

8

Morgan's Last Raid
1929-01-05

5.5

Police Car 17
1933-09-30

The Riding Tornado

7

The Riding Tornado
1932-05-04

End of the Trail

6.5

End of the Trail
1932-12-19

Fighting for Justice

8

Fighting for Justice
1932-08-28

10

Daring Danger
1932-06-22

The Fighting Fool

0

The Fighting Fool
1932-01-20

The One Way Trail

10

The One Way Trail
1931-10-15

7.5

California
1927-05-07

0

Injun Talk
1946-09-16

8

Riding Wild
1935-06-28

Texas Renegades

8

Texas Renegades
1940-01-17

8

Shotgun Pass
1931-11-01

8

The Westerner
1934-12-10

10

The Bushranger
1928-11-17

Riders of the Dark

9

Riders of the Dark
1928-04-21

8

Wyoming
1928-03-24

The Man Who Would Not Die

0

The Man Who Would Not Die
1924-02-03

Heroes of the Flames

9

Heroes of the Flames
1931-06-02