Deceased

How Did Arthur Hunnicutt Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69

Also known asArthur Hunnicut, Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt, Arthur Lee HunnicuttGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/02/1910Born inGravelly, Arkansas, USADied26/09/1979 (aged 69)Died inWoodland HillsCauselip and oral cavity carcinoma, cancerWikidataQ709942 ↗Buried atCoop Prairie CemeteryTMDb#50971 ↗

Arthur Lee Hunnicutt was an American actor known for his portrayal of old, wise, grizzled rural characters. He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Big Sky (1952). He was also known for his role in the Western television series Sugarfoot (1957–1961).

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Filmography66 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1975	MoonrunnersMovie	Uncle Jesse Hagg	65
1975	WinterhawkMovie	McClusky	65
1975	The Daughters of Joshua Cabe ReturnMovie	Miner	65
1974	Mrs. SundanceMovie	Walt Putney	64
1974	The Spikes GangMovie	Kid White	64
1972	The RevengersMovie	Free State	62
1972	The Bounty ManMovie	Sheriff	62
1972	Climb an Angry MountainMovie	Sunny	62
1971	Shoot OutMovie	Homer Page	61
1971	The Million Dollar DuckMovie	Mr. Purdham	61
1969	My World and Welcome to ItSeries	—	59
1968	Adam-12Series	Slim Draper	58
1968	The OutcastsSeries	—	58
1967	The Adventures of Bullwhip GriffinMovie	Referee	57
1966	El DoradoMovie	Bull Harris	56
1965	The Wild Wild WestSeries	—	55
1965	Cat BallouMovie	Butch Cassidy	55
1965	LaredoSeries	—	55
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Gabe	54
1964	A Tiger WalksMovie	Frank Lewis	54
1963	Burke's LawSeries	Professor Llewellen Kingston	53
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Lamont	53
1963	The CardinalMovie	Sheriff	53
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Simon Kenton	53
1962	The VirginianSeries	Tom Croft	52
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Jedediah Wakefield	50
1960	My Three SonsSeries	—	50
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	50
1960	The WesternerSeries	Old Man	50
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Hyder Simpson	49
1959	BonanzaSeries	Obie	49
1959	Black SaddleSeries	Roy Tagger	49
1959	The Swamp FoxSeries	—	49
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	48
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Amos Carter	48
1958	The Donna Reed ShowSeries	—	48
1958	Born RecklessMovie	Cool Man	48
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Amos Kenesaw Mountain Keller	47
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Sandy Bowen	47
1957	SugarfootSeries	Pop Purty	47
1956	The Kettles in the OzarksMovie	Sedgewick Kettle	46
1956	Wire ServiceSeries	Hopeful	46
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Uriah Spessard	45
1955	CheyenneSeries	—	45
1954	The French LineMovie	'Waco' Mosby	44
1953	Devil's CanyonMovie	Frank Taggert	43
1953	Split SecondMovie	Asa Tremaine	43
1952	The Lusty MenMovie	Booker Davis	42
1952	The Big SkyMovie	Zeb Calloway	42
1951	The Red Badge of CourageMovie	Bill Porter	41
1951	Distant DrumsMovie	Monk	41
1951	Passage WestMovie	Pop Brennan	41
1950	Stars in My CrownMovie	Chloroform Wiggins	40
1950	The FuriesMovie	Cowhand (uncredited)	40
1950	A Ticket to TomahawkMovie	Sad Eyes	40
1950	Broken ArrowMovie	Milt Duffield	40
1950	Two Flags WestMovie	Sergeant Pickens	40
1949	Lust for GoldMovie	Ludi	39
1949	Border IncidentMovie	Clayton Nordell	39
1949	PinkyMovie	Police Chief Anderson (uncredited)	39
1945	Murder, He SaysMovie	Townsman (uncredited)	35
1944	Abroad with Two YanksMovie	Arkie	34
1943	Law of the NorthwestMovie	Arkansas	33
1943	Robin Hood of the RangeMovie	Arkansas (as Arthur 'Arkansas' Hunnicutt)	33
1943	Johnny Come LatelyMovie	Tramp	33
1942	Silver QueenMovie	Newspaper Publisher Brett	32