Terry Frost (actor)
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Terry Frost was an American
actor
who appeared in dozens of Western films
during the 1940s and 1950s.
. He spent the 1940s and 1950s appearing in dozens of B-movie
westerns for the studios Monogram
and PRC, including roles in The Maverick, Outlaws of Texas, The Girl from Monterey, and "Desert Legion." During the 1950s Frost was heavily involved with television. He appeared often in series TV, with feature roles on many, such as "I Lead Three Lives," "Waterfront," "Boston Blackie," "Mr. Districk Attorney," and a recurring role as Sergeant Morris in the Brodrick Crawford series, "Highway Patrol." Terry appeared in almost every Western series ever produced, from The Gene Autry Show
to Gunsmoke
to Rawhide
and Annie Oakley
. During the 1960s his acting career slowed considerably, with his last film appearance in Magnifico extranjero, El in 1967. During this period Terry taught drama in Los Angeles, authored a text on the art of acting, and worked in regional theatre throughout the USA. Wanderlust led him to travel the world, and he visited every continent, proclaiming New Zealand the most beautiful place on Earth. Once retired, Terry became a popular guest speaker at various B-Western conventions in the US and the British Isles, where he entertained the audiences with reminiscence about everyone from Johnny Mack Brown
to Whip Wilson
. He died of a heart attack.
United States
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Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who appeared in dozens of Western films
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
during the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography
Frost began his career in 1941 as Sam Emery in the film Law of the RangeLaw of the Range
Law of the Range is a 1941 American film directed by Ray Taylor using a screenplay by Sherman L. Lowe which is based on a story by Charles E. Barnes. The film starred Johnny Mack Brown as Steve Howard, Fuzzy Knight as Chap, Nell O'Day as Mary O'Brien, Riley Hill as The Wolverine Kid, Janet Warren...
. He spent the 1940s and 1950s appearing in dozens of B-movie
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
westerns for the studios Monogram
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation is 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. Monogram is considered a leader among the smaller studios sometimes referred to...
and PRC, including roles in The Maverick, Outlaws of Texas, The Girl from Monterey, and "Desert Legion." During the 1950s Frost was heavily involved with television. He appeared often in series TV, with feature roles on many, such as "I Lead Three Lives," "Waterfront," "Boston Blackie," "Mr. Districk Attorney," and a recurring role as Sergeant Morris in the Brodrick Crawford series, "Highway Patrol." Terry appeared in almost every Western series ever produced, from The Gene Autry Show
The Gene Autry Show
The Gene Autry Show is an American western/cowboy television series which aired for 91 episodes on CBS from July 23, 1950 until August 7, 1956, originally sponsored by Wrigley's Doublemint chewing gum.-Overview:...
to Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West....
to Rawhide
Rawhide (TV series)
Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes...
and Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley (TV series)
Annie Oakley is an American Western television series which fictionalized the life of famous sharpshooter Annie Oakley. It ran from January 1954 to February 1957 in syndication. ABC showed reruns on Saturday and Sunday daytime from 1959–1960 and from 1964-1965...
. During the 1960s his acting career slowed considerably, with his last film appearance in Magnifico extranjero, El in 1967. During this period Terry taught drama in Los Angeles, authored a text on the art of acting, and worked in regional theatre throughout the USA. Wanderlust led him to travel the world, and he visited every continent, proclaiming New Zealand the most beautiful place on Earth. Once retired, Terry became a popular guest speaker at various B-Western conventions in the US and the British Isles, where he entertained the audiences with reminiscence about everyone from Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
to Whip Wilson
Whip Wilson
Whip Wilson was an American cowboy film star of the late 1940s and into the 1950s, known for his roles in B-westerns....
. He died of a heart attack.