Which Actor was the Fastest 6 Gun Draw? 

Audie Murphy, a true American Hero and Patriot.

Peter Breck (Nick) from the show the Big Valley was pretty quick as well. The instructor that worked with him said he'd never seen anyone faster.

According to Wyatt Earp it was not about speed, rather, it was about steadiness and best aim. Interesting too that he said in his day no-one would have ever thought of fanning his pistol as he shot. This, he wrote, was an invention of Hollywood. Cheers!

I heard a story once about Audie Murphy, he was on set of a movie when another big name actor, kept picking at him about who was fastest, Murphy got tired of it, and said ok, but they'd use real bullets, that ended the teasing. 😅😅😅

I knew about Glen Ford’s speed of hand. The others, however, I did not know about. Thanks for making the video.

You might check out Jay Silverheels (played Tonto in the Lone Ranger TV series). As for Audie Murphy, his neighbor once accused Audie of taking a shot at him. At his trial, Audie denied doing any such thing, saying, "If I'd shot at him, I wouldn't have missed."

Wild Bill Hickok said that being fast is not as important as being accurate!

Audie Murphy also grew up in a poor family and as a child he also hunted for the family to eat, so he was very familiar with firearms from a young age.

The Late Bob Munden had them all beat, though not all of his records have full documentation. His fast draw was a record .175. In .25 he could fire twice and hit two balloons 6 feet apart.

Don't know about fastest but I absolutely would not have wanted Audie Murphy shooting at me.

Was there anything Sammy Davis Jr couldn’t do ? What an amazing talent .

In case you forgot Clint Walker in Cheyenne was very, very fast!

Audie Murphy was a real badass in the service.

They actually had contests for this back in the 1960s. Various western stars and actors would compete under some rules and they raised funds for charity if I recall. The winner of one of these, I think the first one, was Peter Brown who played the deputy on Lawman.

Glenn Ford in my opinion was one of the fastest ! He was really good!

I am glad you included Sammy Davis Jr. He is fun to watch.

“There’s always someone faster”.

Glenn Ford made a Western called the Desperadoes. He then joined the US Marines (post Pearl Harbor). During Basic training his Sergeant made him recreate a fancy shot he had done in the movie. Ford tried to explain about Hollywood special effects the Sergeant didn’t care & he made Ford endlessly repeat the shot until he got it right.

Just watched "Ride a Crooked Trail" the other night. He was so fast it almost looked like the gun materialized in his hand, straight from the holster. And, yes, I'm a Murphy fan.

I read in a Western magazine one time that. The guy in black that James Arness shots in the opening. Was the weapons expert who provided the guns. And taught a lot of them how to handle the guns and shoot.

I enjoyed this video but Audie Murphy was always a WWII hero, nothing 'former' about it.

I saw most of those movies and TV shows when I was growing up. Those were the days.

Glad you include Scott Glenn in his gunshooting scene in Silverado. Being a lefty made him unique.

One of the fastest I ever saw was Robert Fuller on Laramie

Clint Walker. ❤❤

I think consideration should be given to Val Kilmer in tombstone as Doc Holiday

2:07 You mention Audie Murphy's military experience, but you didn't give any information about three things that WWII military experience greatly affected about James Arness' western character Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke. Arness was one of the first ashore on the beaches at the battle of Anzio, Italy in January 1944. Arness was wounded in both legs by German machine gun fire. He had one bullet go through an ankle and at 6'6" tall it gave him his trademark walk, actually more of a limp on Gunsmoke. He was in constant pain during filming and many breaks had to be taken for him to deal with his extremely painful injuries that there was no cure for at that time, there weren't any artificial replacement joints like there are now. So he was good with all kinds of weapons, not just a wheel gun, but he was fast and accurate in real life from his military training and he had an imposing walk that made him look really mean, even though he was the nicest guy in the world in everyday life.

I saw a lot of westerns, but when I saw Audie Murphy, I was amazed how fast he drew.

Dale Robertson as Jim Hardie was very fast too Tales of Wells Fargo

When I was a kid there was a guy from Rogers Arkansas named Dee Woolem. He wore a cowboy outfit and called his character ‘The Daisy Kid’. He played shows as a fast draw champion which he was. He was four time winner of America’s fastest draw contest championship which was electronically timed (by sound) to one hundredth of a second and had to accurately hit a target. Dee could draw, cock a single action old West style revolver, aim, and fire in 21/100ths of a second! His favorite stage trick was to face someone about a foot apart with their hands body width apart ready to clap. Dee could draw and put the the gun with a click of the trigger up to their chest before they could clap their hands together. I think he was on the TV show “I’ve Got A Secret” showing his quick draw around early 1960’s. There might be a film clip of him on line. Not sure I spelled his name right.

Even though it's never mentioned Ken Curtis (Festus) from Gunsmoke always seemed faster than anyone else on the series

i used to like when palladin would recite a profound quote from a book to somebody to give them a chance to backdown before popping him one.

I read the guy James Arness is drawing against was the professional that trained Arness in how to draw and handle a gun.

That would be the great “Quick Draw McGraw” of Hannah Barbara productions!!!!!

Wyatt Earp said "the deadliest gunfighter is the one who takes his time. The first guy to draw is usually jumpy and misses. A good gunfighter will draw the same speed regardless of who he's facing. He takes the same amount of time. He doesn't waste time, he keeps a cool head and takes his time."

Lots of Hollywood actors were involved in the Walk & Draw craze. As you see many were very fast.

Clint Eastwood won the quickdraw contest in Vegas against a slew of coy boy actors. He won saddle bags full of silver dollars.

I enjoyed watching many of these shows growing up, Just for the fun of it, I always liked "My name is Nobody" Terrance HIll

There is one actor you may want to check into may top your list was Robert Fuller hard to see his draw.if you blink you WILL miss it..

Robert Fuller (who played Jess) on the TV Series Laramie, was pretty doggone fast too! Anyone else agree?

The Rifleman was a class acf. He had Sammy Davis on there. Wow.

A number of years ago a western based channel wanted to know who was the fastest gun. Their final answer was Gene Wilder in the movie Blazing Saddles. He shoot guns from the hands of 6 men with pulled guns and he was so fast you don't see him draw! That ended their search!

Hugh O"Brian was well known for for being exceedingly fast

From a show on "The Rifleman" called The Sidewinder, that little boy called Gridley Maule Jr. was extremely fast with a gun. Played by Billy E. Hughes

When I was a kid, I use to go to a shoe repair shop in Venice Calif, where the owner was a man by the name of Nick Nacastro. His shop walls had hundreds of pictures with him and a lot of the western stars of the day. He was (to my understanding) the fastest quick draw in the US., and he trained a lot of the western stars. As I remember, his speed was 0.04 of a second (I think, 65 years ago) In the opening shot of Gunsmoke, he was the man in black facing James Arness. Also I remember Sammy Davis also having this skill. Great Video, and wonderful to see them listed like this. Thank You!

As soon as I saw the title of this video I remembered Sammy Davis Jr. and a demonstration he did on some TV show. Thanks for including him.

GLEN FORD WAS TRULY IMPRESSIVE

Did anyone ever see just how fast Audie Murphy was in the movie Night Passage with James Stewart? There is a scene where Audie’s character is talking to a young member of the outlaw gang. Audie has his hand a horse stall post, the youngster who had been bragging about outshooting a man and taking his gun belt and guns. Audie tell him to draw, Audie’s hand was so fast you hardly saw it as he pulled his gun out of the holster. And the man was a real life bad ass as well. He won every medal our country could give him, plus 2 from France and 1 from Belgium. All before he was 19 years old. I read a story once from a actor (sorry don’t remember name) he was in several movies with Audie, but he and Audie were in this movie together and it required this actor to grow his hair long. They had went to this bar and ordered rum and coke I believe, but Audie kept pushing over his rum to the other actor and was only drinking coke. This big man came in and started harassing them, in particular the actor with the long hair. They tried to ignore him but he kept on and finally got up from his table and came up to that actor, and yanked his head back by his hair. Audie didn’t say a word, he just got up and cold cocked that man right in the jaw. That man went down like a ton of bricks and didn’t get up. Audie calmly sat back down and finished his coke. That’s how badass he was. Audie wasn’t a big man, but that man could fight. I wish I could remember that actors name who told that story. He usually played bad guys in Western films. If ever there was anyone whom I’d want in a fight, it would be Audie Murphy.

Rory Calhoun who played the Texan.

I once heard Glenn Ford was quite fast. The modern day fast draw was Bob Munden . He was named fastest quick draw in the world. Just very few seconds like 4.2 are somewhere along that amount of time. I saw him draw several times and it was like lightening.

My Name is Nobody Terrence Hill: The slap Scene and some fast drawing,

Michael Landon as Joe Cartwright on Bananza, Lee Majors as Health Barclay on Big Valley, and Robert Conrad on Wild Wild West all looked pretty fast in their fast draws.

Read that Wyatt Earp Said, " Take your time in a hurry." Be accurate in quick time.

Quick Draw McGraw! Everybody knows that! A close second was, Sheriff Bart!

Bob Munden is so fast (and accurate) you cannot see it, so fast any gunslinger would not even get near his gun before hit. He bursts two balloons in a fast blink

Top guns for sure. Wouldn't it be interesting to imagine this group in a contest such as the one in the movie 'The Quick And The Dead'. My money is on Ford and Murphy.

DAMN😮😮😮😮 I just gained a whole new respect for Sammy Davis Jr

It was said that jay Silverheels of Lone Ranger fame was the fastest in the 50's and 60's. In addition, Jerry Lewis was said to be a fast draw expert as well.

Don't recall where I read it, but it was published that in the 60's that Jerry Lewis and Sammy Davis was two of the fastest fast draw competition drawers ever in that arena,

Of all the fast guns, mentioned and unmentioned, only one placed high in formal fast gun competition, Sammy Davis, Jr.

I always liked Alex Cord when he handled the draw. Looked impressive.

Love the classic westerns .....when I first saw the episode of the Rifleman with Sammy Davis jr. I was amazed how lightning fast he was. An honorable mention would be Peter Brown from the Lawman tv series. He didn't expose it but a couple times but he could smoke that holster too. Great presentation , thanks !

I saw a video recently that said that Glen Ford was the fastest of all the cowboys in the old Westerns...

you left one notable out-- JERRY LEWIS! he was very fast and fancy with a gun :D

I had no idea that Sammy Davis Jr. Was that good with a gun. And I guess Clint Eastwood didn't make the count down I love all of his Western Movies. Great content thanks for putting this together it was very cool to see.

And the FASTEST for the Win is Gene Wilder as Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles. LMAO

Arvo Ojala was the most famous cowboy holster maker in Hollywood and not only made holsters, he taught many actors how to draw quickly and properly, and was the man who OUTDREW Matt Dillon in the opening scene of "Gunsmoke". He also taught many TV 'gunmen', especially Hugh O'Brian as "Wyatt Earp" in drawing his 'Buntline'. (I shoot some CAS with a Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 'Buntline' and it takes a specially made rig and LOTS of practice to get a sub-1-second draw.)

Peter Breck of Black Sadle and the Big Valley.... (.16 seconds)

Terence Hill. My Name is Nobody...Nobody was faster.

How about Allan Ladd in Shane?

Audie was a true hero his characters were plausible and he wore the black hat as well as the white...unfortunately he had many life challenges

Supposedly Peter breck, well-known for play Nick Barkley on the The Big Valley, clocked in at 16/100th of a second, which I believe would have made him the fastest of all, yet he's not mentioned here.

I'd be interested to know what Tom Selleck did in "Quigley Down Under", especially in the shootout near the end w/Alan Rickman. Great movie IMO....Especially given all the L'Amour Westerns he'd starred in.

Audi Murphy was presented Colt's SAA revolvers during a tour of the factory. On his arrival in Hollywood, he stayed with James Cagney in his pool house. Audie used to take his Colt's behind the Hollywood hills and practice until his fingers bled. He was given a custom rig made by Arvo Ojala. By any standards, Murphy was formidable with a gun.

"You must learn to be slow in a hurry.” - Wyatt Earp He should know I suppose. 🤔

If I remember correctly, the person Arness is drawing against in the opening credits of Gunsmoke was the fastest draw in the U S at the time and taught Arness how to draw.

I feel like Clint Eastwood and Terrance Hill should be in vids like this.

I heard Hugh O'Brian was the fastest in Hollywood. The big trick to fast draws was the film was cut and sped up during the draw. So who can really say watching film clips.

I agree with those who say Terrence Hill should be added to the list. One name I don't see in the comments so far and who was a very fast draw was James Garner ("Maverick").

I would say Glenn Ford.

Thanks for posting this. How about James Garner in Support Your Local Gunslinger or Tom Selleck in Quigley Down Under.

Robert Fuller from Laramie was fast as hell

Anything can go faster (or slower) while watching film - depending on the frames per second you're viewing. And in real world fights involving guns, you don't fire one shot and then see how well that works - you shoot the enemy right into the ground before you stop shooting to reload. Most actors handling firearms in movies get professional training from people who used firearms for a living. Editing can't fix everything... and they probably know there's lots of cops, competitive shooters, and veterans who have been to the two way gun range in the audience. Some are better students than others, some have more interest in firearms than others. Sammi Davis Jr., Tom Sellick, and Keano Reeves are three that were enthusiastic and diligent students. Baldwin proved that he was among the worst. Watching shooting live is something else again. I saw Bob Munden shoot numerous times at exhibitions here in Montana where he lived. He was a top competitor in fast draw competition for quite a while. Then there's Jerry Miculek whose made his living as a pro shooter in action shooting for decades - and he's still a threat in competition in his senior citizen years... age hasn't slowed him down too much. Munden and Miculek appeared in different segments of a TV series that showed incredible shooting with handgun, rifle, and longbow. 1.88 seconds to knock down six steel plates at 15 yards, starting with hands head high (instead of just above the gun grip as with fast draw competition), using ammunition powerful enough to knock the plates over. Miculek did that at age 69 to set a new world record for shooting revolvers... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pAlbzLp8CPg.htmlsi=1LWC1rmpRv0kWk1T&t=178

I remember that episode with Sammy Davis. He was really impressive. I thought he was fastest so I appreciate your enlightenment. Never would have guessed Audie Murphy but no surprise really. I used to strap up for my showdown with Matthew on Gunsmoke. A lot of practice and I still remember my older brother saying, "you got him".😅 What a rush... Of course I was a kid so the weight was probably equal. Not everything was made of plastic back then. lol

Least we forget about Jim, the Waco Kid. Never even saw his hand draw. 😂

Jelly Bryce was the fastest gun that ever lived. He could draw and fire and hit his target in 2/10ths of a second. A life magazine story on him in 1945 shows him with high-speed camera photos' He has a coin on the back of his hand at waist level. He draws the gun, and the coin hasn't cleared his knees. In his storied law enforcement career, he killed many criminals who had the drop on him. In a competition with the Vice President of Smith and Wesson, The VP of S&W was holding a gun in his hand. Bryce drew and fired before the VP could get a shot off.

I once went to the Rivera in Vegas to see Dean Martin..during his show he put on an Exceptional exhibition in drawing a gun..

Should have Dale Robertson in the list somewhere.

I just found this video. I am now subscribed. Thank you. Every one of these actors were amazing.

On a side note..... i think this one is a movie trick and on the comedic side ( I THINK )... and is from Terence Hill in I Am Nobody

I've got a feeling when you get to those miniscule microseconds personal attitude is the deciding factor. In other words, not just God-given quickness, but finally fearlessness and total concentration - regardless of the consequences. With that in mind ... Audie Murphy. I definitely want him in combat with me. Also, it would have been fun to see how fast and accurate Bruce Lee could have achieved, had he gone that route.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Dont matter if eastwood or john wayne were fast they would DRAW the biggest crowds FAST

Bob Munden was asked one time what was faster than his draw. His response was "The speed of light". I believe it. His accuracy was uncanny also. Nobody on earth faster.

I heard Val Kilmer became pretty fast doing Tombstone. So you know how fast he was?

Robert fuller on Laramie in case no one mentioned him

When I was kid I can remember going to my Uncle's Ranch in the Santa Cruz Hills CA. Where he taught many of the Actors in the late 50's and early 60's quick draw. His name was Ron Welch, My dad and I met Clint Eastwood there once when I was 13, that was pretty cool to say the least. Dad would always ask whos the fastest and Uncle would say the camera, the movie parts are all edited. They would train off and on horses for technic with planks to make it look more realistic for the camera, it would save a lot of time on the set.

Arvil Ojala would have been a good addition. While he was mostly a background actor (Who Dillon shoots in the Gunsmoke opening) was also a fantastic armorer and taught almost everyone else in this piece how to draw and shoot.

Very nicely done. I didn’t think I’d be interested, but this was so well presented. Great music, great choice of scenes, which speak for themselves - and they’re all from my childhood. Too bad Paladin didn’t make the list, but it doesn’t matter, he was incredible. Such a good actor - and so ___ you fill in your own thing. :) 🐺🐎🐦‍⬛😼✨

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