Deceased

When Did Lou Frizzell Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 59

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/06/1920Born inMissouri, USADied17/06/1979 (aged 59)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ3260124 ↗TMDb#160969 ↗

Lou Frizzell was an American actor and music director who worked on Broadway productions, television shows and films. He was perhaps best known for playing Dusty Rhodes in the American western television series Bonanza. Frizzell died in June 1979 of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 59.

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Filmography41 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1979	Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries	Conductor	59
1978	Devil Dog: The Hound of HellMovie	George	58
1978	Ruby and OswaldMovie	Captain J. Will Fritz	58
1978	Project U.F.O.Series	—	58
1978	Colorado C.I.Movie	Frank Bannock	58
1978	Steel CowboyMovie	Arky	58
1977	Capricorn OneMovie	Horace Gruning	57
1977	LucanMovie	Casey	57
1977	The FitzpatricksSeries	Thurlow Clark	57
1976	Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanSeries	Nat Dearborn	56
1975	The Nickel RideMovie	Paulie	55
1975	IsisSeries	Chuck Nelson	55
1975	CrossfireMovie	Arthur Peabody	55
1974	The Rockford FilesSeries	Wes Wesley	54
1974	The Front PageMovie	Endicott	54
1974	Our TimeMovie	Dr. Freeman	54
1974	Chopper OneSeries	Mitch	54
1974	The Crazy World of Julius VrooderMovie	Fowler	54
1974	The Man from IndependenceMovie	Quilling	54
1973	Barnaby JonesSeries	Mr. Downey	53
1973	Runaway!Movie	Brakeman	53
1973	Letters from Three LoversMovie	Eddie	53
1973	Money to BurnMovie	Guard Sergeant	53
1972	RageMovie	Dr. Spike Boynton	52
1972	FootstepsMovie	Meat Inspector	52
1972	Hickey & BoggsMovie	Lawyer	52
1972	The OtherMovie	Uncle George	52
1972	The Streets of San FranciscoMovie	Lou	52
1971	NicholsSeries	Warden	51
1971	LawmanMovie	Cobden	51
1971	DuelMovie	Bus Driver (expanded cut only)	51
1971	Summer of '42Movie	Druggist	51
1970	The Partridge FamilySeries	George	50
1970	Halls of AngerMovie	Phil Stuart	50
1970	The Andersonville TrialMovie	Jasper Culver	50
1969	The ReiversMovie	Doyle	49
1969	Tell Them Willie Boy Is HereMovie	Station Agent	49
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Masters	48
1968	The Stalking MoonMovie	Stationmaster	48
1967	The High ChaparralSeries	Jeff Patterson	47
1959	BonanzaSeries	Dusty Rhodes	39