John Cason
Biography
John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.
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Known For
Acting History
1966
U-238 and the Witch Doctor as Regas
1960Cimarron as Suggs (uncredited)
1959The Untouchables as Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)
1959Gunmen from Laredo
1958Snowfire as Buff Stoner
1958Cowboy as Trail Hand (uncredited)
1957The Hard Man as Henchman with Eye Patch (uncredited)
19573:10 to Yuma as Wade Henchman (uncredited)
1955The Last Frontier as First Sentry (uncredited)
1955A Lawless Street as Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1955Count Three and Pray
1955The Adventures of Champion as Cole
1955The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Cell Guard (uncredited)
1954Cattle Queen of Montana as Henchman (uncredited)
1954Wyoming Renegades as O.C. Hanks
1953Red River Shore as Joe
1953Thunder Over the Plains as Kehoe (uncredited)
1953Gun Fury
1953From Here to Eternity as Cpl. Paluso (uncredited)
1953The Lost Planet as Hopper
1953Savage Frontier as Buck Matson
1953Jungle Drums of Africa as Regas
1952Son of Geronimo as Smoky (ch's 10-12) (uncredited)
1952Wagon Team as Henchman Slim
1952Hellgate as Guard (uncredited)
1952High Noon as Barfly (uncredited)
1952Black Hills Ambush as Jake
1952The Hawk of Wild River as Duke/Henchman
1952The Black Lash as Henchman Cord (as John Cason)
1951Westward the Women as Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
1951Boston Blackie as Ed
1951Boston Blackie as Knot Head
1951The Adventures of Kit Carson as Carl Rigby
1951The Thundering Trail as Henchman Conway
1951The Texas Rangers
1951Don Daredevil Rides Again as Henchman Hagen (as John Cason)
1950A Snitch in Time as Louie (uncredited)
1950Rustlers on Horseback as Henchman Murray
1950Redwood Forest Trail as Curley
1950The Cisco Kid as Cavvy - Henchman
1950Streets of Ghost Town
1950Desperadoes of the West as Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]
1950Fast on the Draw as Tex
1950Crooked River as Kent
1950West of the Brazos as The Cyclone Kid
1950Colorado Ranger as Loco Joe
1950Marshal of Heldorado as Jake Tulliver
1950Hostile Country as Ed Brady
1949Range Land as Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason)
1949Red Desert as Bob Horn
1949Tough Assignment as Joe
1949The Lone Ranger as Shorty
1949The Lone Ranger as Rawhide
1949Ringside as Tiger Johnson
1949Laramie as Henchman (uncredited)
1949Challenge of the Range as Henchman Henley (uncredited)
1949Rimfire as Blazer
1948Belle Starr's Daughter as Kiowa Posseman
1948Mark of the Lash as Colt Jackson
1948Sunset Carson Rides Again as Sam Webster
1948Dead Man's Gold as Matt Conway
1948The Gallant Legion as Sprauge
1947The Lone Hand Texan as Henchman (uncredited)
1946Overland Riders as Henchman
1946Prairie Badmen as Steve
1946Ghost Of Hidden Valley as Buck
1946Larceny in Her Heart as Club Bouncer
1946Ambush Trail as Henchman Ed Blaine
1945Fighting Bill Carson as Joe
1945Flaming Bullets as Henchman Jim (uncredited)
1945Stagecoach Outlaws as Joe
1945Shadows of Death as Butch
1945Gun Smoke as Henchman Red
1945His Brother's Ghost as Henchman Jarrett
1944Ghost Guns as Henchman Bart
1944Wild Horse Phantom as Lucas
1944Follow the Boys as Soldier Listening to Radio (uncredited)
1943Border Patrol as Miner
1942Lost Canyon as Henchman
1942Down Rio Grande Way as Red
1942Rio Rita as Ranger (uncredited)
1942Valley of the Sun as Officer at Court Martial (uncredited)
1942The Lone Star Vigilantes as Henchman Soldier (uncredited)
1941Go West, Young Lady as Barfly
1941Badlands of Dakota as Townsman
1941Fugitive Valley as Whip Rider (uncredited)
1941Buck Privates as Fighter (uncredited)