Clint Walker had the exact same effect on me that others here are conveying. He just blew you away… the size and looks and voice and demeanor. Everything there in one package to make a boy have a hero and a girl have a heart throb. Clint could have made it anywhere, anytime. He had it all. Miss him.
I watched Cheyenne as a young boy. I was so impressed with his size. My mom would always tell me how respectful he was, especially with the ladies. For me to be the same way also. I started lifting weights when I was 15. Hoping I could be like Clint. My father was 5’7” and my mom 5’5”. I made it to 6’ somehow. At 70 now, after all these decades of working out. I am still at the gym 5 days a week lifting weights. Twice I met Clint at the Festival of the West in Scottsdale, AZ. It was an emotional experience for me. I was saddened to hear Clint tell me he was losing his eyesight from Macular Degeneration. He signed 2 photographs for me. Thank you Clint, always so much, much more than an actor…
Thanks for sharing that! we had to buy the DVD's to watch...and glad we did....we watch the entire series at least once a year...great writing....great stories.
Clint was a good guy for sure. I saw him in the Phoenix Jaycee Rodeo parade when I was a kid. I ran out to the street when I saw my favorite cowboy. He stopped, turning his horse around and posing until I ran out of film in my camera. What a class act he was.
Clint is my favorite actor. He was a gentleman and a good actor. I am 74 years old and regularly watch his show Cheyenne. He had a miraculous recovery after his near death experience. Likewise at 66 I had open heart surgery and it was followed by a 2 month coma. I did have a miraculous recovery almost 10 years ago
I have a lot of memories of Clint Walker even though I never had the honor to meet him. I was his second cousin, my dad, Durrell Walker being his first cousin. I can remember as a child hearing the phone ring, back when all phone calls were long distance and no one called just to chat. The news: Clint was on TV tonight! All plans changed or stood still. We were glued to the TV to watch our cousin. He did not disappoint. I absolutely loved his deep voice. He brought so much joy to our family and all of us Walkers (a very large family). Cousin - May you Rest In Peace and know how much you meant to all of us. You were always Our Good Guy! Love and memories, Vivian Walker Cushman
Clint Walker a real American Patriot who loved this country loved his Lord,family and was very Gracious to his fans, Thank you Jerry for bringing us the story of a real American Patriot
I went to Mr Walkers web site a few years ago and asked him a question about some of his co -stars. Within 2 hours he replied to me and answered my question. It is one of my favorite replies ever. I saved it and will always cherish it. Definitely one of the best Cowboys ever.
You didn't happen to ask him about Lee Marvin did you and if so would you mind telling me what he said? Big Clint Walker and Lee Marvin fan since I was a little kid
@@jameshuseby6290 No I asked him about two of my favorite Character Actors; Robert Wilke and Peter Whitney with who he worked a lot with. I asked him if they were as good as guys as I hoped and thought they were.. He said they were both great actors and great guys to work with. Wilke and Whitney were both in every TV Western made back then. Wilke was the guy in The Magnificent Seven that brought a gun to a knife fight and lost and Whitney played Lafe Crick on the Beverly Hillbillies.Like Clint told me they were both great actors.I like Lee Marvin too he was one of the best.
@@mesaeddie Robert Wilke, Harry Lauter, Myron Healy; my favorite "bad guys" whom fellow actors held in very high regard. I had heard tell once that Harry took over a horse dragging scene from an inexperienced young stunt man because he felt the guy might get hurt, now that's character right there, no wonder these guys were revered.
BeachsideHank I totally agree I used to get Harry and Myron mixed up at times.Another great character actor was John Anderson it seemed like he was in almost half of the Rifleman episodes . If he wasn’t Peter Whitney seemed to be . I grew up watching all of the Westerns and still catch all the ones I can.
Okay here is another tribute... I was getting ready to retire after thirty three years of police work. I had been a big fan of Cheyenne as a kid but had forgotten. So I found Cheyenne and started watching. I realized that a lot of the things Cheyenne had said I had said to suspects, victims and other police officers over the years. Then I realized just what this show had meant to me and how I had internalized the values that were being taught. I had never written a letter to a celebrity but when I found out he was still alive I sent him a letter. I got one back in which he touched on things I had said to him. My wife thought that he just had a secretary read and answer letters. I recognized “Cheyenne” from my childhood. I was lucky that Cheyenne and Clint Walker was involved in my moral compass ..
You won’t believe this Jerry, but 70 to 75 years ago, the kids in my neighborhood started to lift weights so we could build our bodies to look like Clint. He was a specimen of a man. We never achieved what he looked like, but we sure did love Clint. Thanks so much for this documentary, brought back a lot memories. Stay safe Jerry,.......Augie and Jill Blase🤠
Clint Walker will definitely be remembered as a “good guy” by everyone to whom he was personally known, and to those of us who only knew him from the silver screen. thank you, jerry skinner, for another great biography!
Clint Walker was more than a good guy and I wish he was still around today to set an example for the children these days. Jerry thank you so much for another great video.
Wonderful piece. Thank you very much. I'm 65 and I used to watch Cheyenne with my dad when I was small. My dad was over 6'5" with hair and other features similar to Mr. Walker. As a wee lad I thought they looked so much alike. Rest in peace Cheyenne.
one of my mother's favourite leading men. Brought up on Cheyenne as a boy. My mum died 2 years before Clint, at much the same age. I watched this respectful tribute partly to remember her in her pomp. Thank you Mr Skinner.
There will never be anyone like him, most of the great actors are gone. Loved him growing up as a kid, he was a handsome gentleman, he was a good guy always. Thank you Jerry, you have done it again.
My favorite movies with Clint were Fort Dobbs, and Yuma. Clint was my favorite actor. He was the type of Man every boy wants to be when he grows up, but never becomes. Thank You Jerry, you are also a treasure.
Fort Dobbs was a great movie! One of those you can watch a million times. Hated to see Brian Keith play such a smarmy guy, though; he’s another of my faves.
Really great documentary on Clint Walker's life. Learned a lot of things here that I have not heard another's. Ever since I was little, I always felt like he was a special man, gentle and genuine with great character and values. Thank you for compiling all of this for those of us who loved him and his career.
LAWD!!! Clint Walker was a fiiine man...even in his elder years!!! He was most certainly a fiiine actor!!! GOD had his hand on him, as he was a medical miracle!!! I'm glad to have watched all of his work on tv. His home is close to mine in Missouri, yay!!! THANK YOU JERRY for another fabulous video!!! Your voice is very soothing, like Bob Ross' voice!!! Please continue bringing us your beautiful work!!! Peace blessings and love to you and yours!!! 💝💝💝
These young "celebrity" ( and I use that word loosely!) upstarts of today could learn a thing or two from Clint. What a fabulous man he was, not to mention completely and utterly GORGEOUS...
I was living in LA when Clint had his skiing accident, and I remember the news about his bizarre mishap as though it was only yesterday. I remember thinking, "If anybody could live though something like this, it would be Clint Walker," he was so big and strong. It's interesting how such a giant of man could be such a sweet and kind person. Thank you for another great video, Jerry, and I hope you are doing well.
I was raised in a town that had a NASCAR speedway. Clint Walker was the celebrity guest at one of the city's Race Day Parades. I was a kid on a bicycle and he was sitting in a convertible Cadillac by himself in the marshaling area. He talked to me and was very nice. He looked like a giant. I met Alan Hale at almost the same spot a year later.
Diane Johnson ===== Sure they do. As a young man I the studied autobiographies of many great men and followed in their paths of philosophy, clean living, hard work, and success. Teddy Roosevelt, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Clint Walker, and others. I built myself up to about Clint’s size but not quite so tall sorry. I graduated from college then law school and became a very successful trial attorney while living a great but simple life in the country in a house next to a lake. And yes I married my sweetheart 40 years ago.
@@swampwhiteoak1 Good for you, since there are so few out there. I like a strong country man who's like a Tall glass of water who's retired like I'm am and live in the country. That's so sweet that you married your sweetheart😻😻❤❤❤
For sure your wish to be remembered as a 'good man' will be honored. It's so rare to see actors that were blessed with natural looks and physique yet be so humble and gracious all around.
After my father-in-law passed away, I used to visit my mother-in-law every Monday and Wednesday, and a few more times over the month. We are both fans of old movies, and we'd talk about our favorite actors...Muni, Stanwyck, Howard and the like. My mother-in-law would light up when we talked about Clint Walker. My father-in-law was like Mr. Walker. Tall and good looking. My mother-in-law passed away a few years ago, but the five years I went over there are memories I cherish, and Clint Walker is a part of those fond recollections. That's what you give to your subscribers Mr. Skinner... fond memories. Thank you.
It's heart breaking to know that a "good guy" passed away on my birthday... 3 friends passed away on our wedding anniversary in a civil air patrol a/c crash and this gave me the same feeling :-( Superb as always Mr Skinner, you're the best!!!
Mr. Jerry, thank you for all the great stories. I have learned so much about all the great actors/actresses I grew up with. I'm 67 and have stopped watching movies. Today's actors are mostly evil people. I prefer the old-timers. You are a wonderful story teller. An again, thank you!
He had a near death experience from that accident he died look it up on Google, sad mr. Skinner didn’t talk about it, I think Clint would have liked that. His wish was granted when he ask to come back. He also seen a UFO.
I remember him being on Art Linkletter's show shortly after the skiing accident. I remember him saying that one of the things that saved him was his being so barrel chested -- so much muscle tissue to go through, the 4 inch ski point only pierced his heart slightly. Had it happened to a more average sized man, it would have killed them for sure.
I watched Clint Walker tell the story himself about getting pierced with that ski thing whatever it was and he said it did pierce his heart and he died and was laying on the table in the hallway when a doctor walked by and said I think he's still alive Clint said his self that he was dead ....he recounted the whole lncident.
The problem with watching NOTG on TV, is that they always cut his song Angela. Many people have seen that movie and still don't know what a beautiful voice he had.
Mr. Skinner I love your biographies. I grew up watching the older actors and actresses and a lot of them I didn’t know their lives behind the screen. Thank you for your videos.
Thank you Jerry. Loved watching Clint as Cheyenne when i was a kid although in those days only monochrome TV. Loved him then and would watch anything of his now given the chance. As previously mentioned he conveyed a wonderful demeanour to the camera. God was looking down on Clint and the surgeon who saved his life that day. What a great looking chap he was.
What a gorgeous specimen of a man he was. You do such a great job telling stories Jerry. Your voice is perfect for this. Thank you. I really enjoyed hearing about Clint.
Just someone wanting attention. Nothing better to do. The hours of research Jerry must put in to provide the most accurate and up to date info he can find. Don't give the thumbs down get to you I caertainly don't.
It should be a requirement that you leave a reason with your identity for voting something down. This would greatly reduce the number of thumbs down votes that individuals click and run and hide on otherwise great presentations such as this. RU-vid, are you listening?
I honestly believe that some people just hop on the internet in the morning and make it their days entertainment, for some bizarre reason, to just go and thumbs down everything they run across. They don’t watch them, that isn’t the point. 🤷♀️🙄.
The thumbs down humanoids go to various sites just to do that. They dont even have to read or know the person ir subject. High numbers of thumbs up, especially get their attention. They are gratifide when they do this.. IGNORE THEM THEY ALSO SEEK ATTENTION.
Thanks once more for a delightful, well presented biography of one of my favorite actors. I have his 8-year series of "Cheyenne" and watch them often, as well as "Night of the Grizzly". He was a very loved and caring man. R.I.P., Clint.
Very ironic! I was just looking through your documentaries YESTERDAY to see if you had one on CW because I wanted to learn more about him.....now today, here it is! Thank you very much for taking the time to remember this "good guy"!
In 1957 we lived, for a month or so, in the Perry Lodge in Kanab, Utah. Clint Walker was staying in the room next to ours while they were filming the movie Fort Dobbs. I spent al lot of time in the evenings with him while he worked on his jeep. What a great, gentle giant he was. I was 11 years old at the time.
Thank you Pete, those were the good old days, thank you for telling us about Clint from someone that was there. Kanab, is a beautiful place to spend a month in. Jerry
He was so handsome.!!!! I had a crush on him too.(do not ask my age.lol.). My family all watched Cheyenne back when westerns were the best. He was one of my all time favorite actors.
When I was 16 years old I was living in north hollywood ca. I went into a standard brand paint store. while looking for paint I turned around and ,,, WOW !!!there was clint walker , a mile high !! I held my hand out and said Hi. cheyene ! He smiled put out his giant hand saying, howdy boy ! we turned and that was it ..great memory!
I knew about The Mighty Clint Walker till recently but regardless of this I'm a big fan of all of his movies and series, such an imposing figure, a man's man, I think he deserved better roles, better movies, but hey such is life and I'm thankful for his pass through this world... Clint Walker, that's how an actor is supposed to look, and gifted with a unique voice that was perfect for his frame... Rest in peace gentle giant.
Clint Walker. Those who knew him, know what a true hero he was. His mother, born Gladys Schwanda, was born in the province of Bohemia, when it was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy.
In the 60's i worked as a delivery boy in a butchers shop in Knightsbridge uk these three huge guys in black t shirts came walking past my shop they were clint walker lee marvin and charles bronson they were in england filming the dirty dozen and staying at the carlton towers hotel i got autographs from all three they were really kind tome and very polite clint was the biggest man id ever seen what a great memory..
Clint was the Gentle Giant of Hollywood. When I was a kid in the 1950s, he was my idol: big strong and powerful but also kind and gentle. A strong man, like Clint, is someone you don't want to mess with. Clint is an example of strong man who could afford to be gentle. Gentleness should never be taken as a sign of weakness. The weak have to pretend to be strong.
I am not thought about Clint Walker since I was a young person when he was on Cheyenne but I did think he was one of the most handsome man I have ever seen and it is great to know he was as good of a person as he was looking
I am from the uk. When I was a kid we used to watch Cheyenne and my mum thought he was a big handsome man. Now at 65 I can see why. Not many men in Hollywood like him today sigh. A real man,gorgeous and decent to boot. 🇬🇧🥰
God broke the mold when he created Clint Walker, 6'6 1/2" 255-290 pds, long legs, blue eyes, door way wide shoulders & a heart just as big! A great actor & a great person in real life👍✌
New subbie. My friend sent me a picture of Clint Walker and I was super struck with how handsome he was. I am 31 and grew up watching vintage cowboy films and movies but never saw Chyenne. I will have to watch it now. They just don't make men like him anymore. Thanks for sharing this video 😊!
Let’s Not Forget Night Of The Grizzly...Great Movie With A lot Of Great Actors !! Great Actor With A Heart ❤️ Don’t Make Them Like That Anymore...RIP Clint
My mom LOVED Clint!! I remember in 1959 we saw him appear on stage in downtown Chicago promoting his latest movie " Yellowstone Kelly". My wife loves him too & we watch Cheyenne on Starz Westerns Mon-Fri.
A really interesting account of his life - knew very little about him before - although he was one of my favourite television actors as ‘Cheyenne’ growing up. Well worth watching, with some fascinating information about this man and his background. Excellent.
That knife fight in Dirty Dozen between him and Lee Marvin...... And that name Posey. That scene always stuck with me because I imagined that's what he was like in real life. A force to be reckoned with yet slow to anger.
