Jock Gaynor

Actor, TV Producer

1929 – 1998

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Who was Jock Gaynor?

Jock Gaynor was an American actor, producer, and writer, whose work was confined primarily to television. His acting career began at the age of thirty-one, when he was cast in a supporting role as deputy marshal Heck Martin during the first season of the NBC western series Outlaws, starring Barton MacLane and Don Collier, and in the second season, Collier and Bruce Yarnell. His character Heck Martin was the on-screen nephew to Collier's role of Will Foreman.

Gaynor was a native of New York City who sometimes used the stage names Jack Gaynor or Ward Gaynor. His acting career began when he appeared in 1960 as the character Joe Malone in NBC's Wichita Town with Joel McCrea. The then appeared in three ABC programs, Bourbon Street Beat as Mike Cherbourg, Colt .45 as Gabe Randall, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Lieutenant Grange. He appeared in David McLean's NBC summer western Tate as Tavibo weeks prior to appearing on Outlaws.

Thereafter, Gaynor guest starred on Clint Walker's western Cheyenne, Hawaiian Eye with Robert Conrad, and Surfside 6 with Troy Donahue, all on ABC. He appeared twice as "Ogalla" on CBS's Rawhide with Clint Eastwood. He guest starred in the lead role in the short-lived 1961 CBS western Gunslinger in one episode entitled "Johnny Sergeant".

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Born
Sep 14, 1929
New York City
Also known as
  • Jack Gaynor
  • John Gaynor
  • Ward Gaynor
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Apr 2, 1998
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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