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Rod Cameron (December 7, 1910 - December 21, 1983) was a movie actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in horror
Horror film

Horror films are movies that strive to elicit responses of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of the supernatural....
, war
War

...
, action
Action film

Action movies are a film genre where action sequences, such as explosions, Choreographed fight in cinema, shootouts, stunts, car chases or explosions either take precedence over or, in finer examples of the genre, are used as a form of exposition and character development....
 and science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
 movies, but is best remembered for his many western
Western (genre)

The Western is a fiction genre seen in film, television, radio, literature, painting and other visual arts. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in what became the Western United States , but also in Western Canada, Mexico , Alaska and even Australia ....
s.

Cameron was born Nathan Roderick Cox in Calgary, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. He moved to Hollywood as a young man and started out as a stuntman and bit player for Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
. His early films include Heritage of the Desert with Donald Woods
Donald Woods

Donald James Woods, Order of the British Empire was a white South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist.As editor of the Daily Dispatch from 1965 to 1977, he befriended Steve Biko, leader of the anti-History of South Africa in the apartheid era Black Consciousness Movement, and was banned by the government soon after Biko's d...
 and Russell Hayden
Russell Hayden

Russell "Lucky" Hayden was an United States film and television actor.He was born as Pate Lucid, son of Francis J. and Minnie Harvey Lucid, but later took the name Russell Hayden in honor of his friend, cameraman Russell Harlan....
, Rangers of Fortune with Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray

Frederick Martin MacMurray was an United States actor who appeared in more than 100 movies and a highly successful television series during a career that spanned nearly a half-century, starting in 1930 and extending into the 1970s....
, and Henry Aldrich for President with Jimmy Lydon.






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Rod Cameron (December 7, 1910 - December 21, 1983) was a movie actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in horror
Horror film

Horror films are movies that strive to elicit responses of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of the supernatural....
, war
War

...
, action
Action film

Action movies are a film genre where action sequences, such as explosions, Choreographed fight in cinema, shootouts, stunts, car chases or explosions either take precedence over or, in finer examples of the genre, are used as a form of exposition and character development....
 and science fiction
Science fiction

Science fiction is a broad genre of fiction that often involves speculations based on current or future science or technology. Science fiction is found in books, art, television, films, games, theatre, and other media....
 movies, but is best remembered for his many western
Western (genre)

The Western is a fiction genre seen in film, television, radio, literature, painting and other visual arts. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in what became the Western United States , but also in Western Canada, Mexico , Alaska and even Australia ....
s.

Cameron was born Nathan Roderick Cox in Calgary, Alberta
Alberta

Alberta is one of Canada Canadian Prairies Provinces and territories of Canada. It became a province on September 1, 1905.Alberta is located in western Canada, bounded by the provinces of British Columbia to the west and Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Territories to the north, and the U.S....
, Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
. He moved to Hollywood as a young man and started out as a stuntman and bit player for Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California....
. His early films include Heritage of the Desert with Donald Woods
Donald Woods

Donald James Woods, Order of the British Empire was a white South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist.As editor of the Daily Dispatch from 1965 to 1977, he befriended Steve Biko, leader of the anti-History of South Africa in the apartheid era Black Consciousness Movement, and was banned by the government soon after Biko's d...
 and Russell Hayden
Russell Hayden

Russell "Lucky" Hayden was an United States film and television actor.He was born as Pate Lucid, son of Francis J. and Minnie Harvey Lucid, but later took the name Russell Hayden in honor of his friend, cameraman Russell Harlan....
, Rangers of Fortune with Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray

Frederick Martin MacMurray was an United States actor who appeared in more than 100 movies and a highly successful television series during a career that spanned nearly a half-century, starting in 1930 and extending into the 1970s....
, and Henry Aldrich for President with Jimmy Lydon. He also played bit roles at Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures

This is a partial listing of films produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures, the main film production company/distribution company arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.List of films...
, including in If I Had My Way, starring Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an United States popular singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death.One of the first multimedia stars, from 1934 to 1954 Bing Crosby held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales, radio ratings and motion picture grosses....
 and Gloria Jean
Gloria Jean

Gloria Jean is an American singer and actress who starred or co-starred in 26 feature films between 1939 and 1959. She also made radio, television, stage, and nightclub appearances....
.

In 1943, Rod Cameron gained star status in action serials for Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures is an in-name only independent film, television, and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, best known for its specialization in quality B-film pictures, Western and movie Serial s....
. As crime-busting federal agent Rex Bennett, Cameron battled enemy terrorists in 15 weekly episodes of G-Men vs the Black Dragon
G-Men vs the Black Dragon

G-Men vs The Black Dragon is a Republic Pictures Movie serial. It is noteworthy among adventure serials as containing an unusually high number of fistfights, all staged by director William Witney and a team of stuntmen....
. He was already working in another serial when audience reaction to Black Dragon made him a hit. Cameron was so popular that the studio turned the new production into another Rex Bennett adventure, Secret Service in Darkest Africa
Secret Service in Darkest Africa

Secret Service in Darkest Africa is a Republic Pictures movie serial. It was Republic's thirtieth serial, of the sixty-six produced by the studio....
, with Cameron again battling against Axis agents.

When cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown

This article is for the college football player, for the head coach see Mack Brown.Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor....
 left Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures

This is a partial listing of films produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures, the main film production company/distribution company arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of NBC Universal.List of films...
 for Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures

Monogram Pictures Corporation was a Hollywood studio that produced and released films, most on low budgets, between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation....
, Rod Cameron replaced him as Universal's western series star. Tall and rugged, Cameron looked good in the saddle and was very popular. Universal soon gave him straight character roles in feature films, including Salome, Where She Danced co-starring Yvonne DeCarlo.

Universal reorganized and downsized its activities in 1947, leaving Cameron and other contract players unemployed. He was hired by Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures

Monogram Pictures Corporation was a Hollywood studio that produced and released films, most on low budgets, between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation....
 for a long string of outdoor action pictures.

Cameron starred in three syndicated
Television syndication

In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows to multiple individual stations, without going through a broadcast network....
 television series: City Detective
City Detective (TV series)

City Detective is a half-hour Television syndication crime drama starring Rod Cameron as 43-year-old Bart Grant, a tough 1950s New York City police lieutenant....
 (1953-1955), State Trooper
State Trooper (TV series)

State Trooper is a half-hour television crime drama set in the 1950s American West, starring Rod Cameron as Rod Blake, an officer of the Nevada State Police....
 (1956-1959), and the COronado 9
COronado 9

COronado 9 is a Television syndication crime drama set in San Diego, California, California, starring Rod Cameron as Dan Adams, a former United States Navy intelligence officer turned private detective....
 (1960-1961). In City Detective, Cameron appeared as the tough New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 police lieutenant Bart Grant. In State Trooper, a 1950s-style western
Western (genre)

The Western is a fiction genre seen in film, television, radio, literature, painting and other visual arts. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the later half of the 19th century in what became the Western United States , but also in Western Canada, Mexico , Alaska and even Australia ....
-themed crime drama, Cameron starred as Rod Blake, a member of the Nevada
Nevada

Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....
 State Police
State police

State police are a type of sub-national territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. Some other countries have analogous police forces, such as the provincial police in some Canada provinces, while in other places, the same responsibilities are held by national police forces....
 based in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
. In COronado 9, set in the San Diego
San Diego, California

San Diego is the second largest city in California and the List of United States cities by population, located along the Pacific Ocean on the West Coast of the United States of the Western United States....
 areas, Cameron appeared as Dan Adams, a private detective. State Trooper in particular was known for its notable guest stars despite not being affiliated with a network. Cameron himself guest starred in many westerns, such as NBC's Laramie
Laramie (TV series)

Laramie is an United States Western television series aired on NBC from 1959 in television to 1963 in television. Laramie was a Revue Studios production which originally starred John Smith as Slim Sherman, Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, Hoagy Carmichael as Jonesy and Robert Crawford, Jr., as Andy Sherman....
 and also in dramatic series. He continued to work in motion pictures and television into the 1970s
1970s

The 1970s, or the Seventies was the decade that ran from January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1979.In the western world, social progressive values that began in the 1960s, such as increasing political awareness and political and economic liberty of women, continued to grow....
.

Cameron's private life was colorful; in a highly publicized marital scrap, he divorced his wife to marry her mother. Hence his former director, William Witney
William Witney

William Nuelsen Witney was an United States film director. He is most famous for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu....
, publicly acclaimed Cameron as the bravest man he had ever seen.

Some reports say he had a daughter from a previous unreported marriage. This may stem from a failed attempt to adopt an orphan girl from a Charlotte, N. C. Orphanage in the late 1940s.

Cameron died in Gainesville
Gainesville, Georgia

Gainesville is a city in Hall County, Georgia in Georgia , United States. The population was 25,578 at the 2000 census. Census estimates for 2007 show a population of 34,818....
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a U.S. state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against United Kingdom rule in the American Revolution....
, at the age of seventy-three. The location of his ashes is unknown. He was posthumously
Posthumous recognition

File:US Flag-ceremony.JPGA posthumous recognition is a ceremonial award given after the recipient has died, usually in honor of an action associated with his or her death....
 awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, that serves as an entertainment hall of fame....
.

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