Wade Crosby Explained

Wade Crosby
Birth Date:	August 22, 1905
Birth Place:	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:	Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Resting Place:	San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1941 - 1966

Wade Crosby (August 22, 1905 – October 2, 1975) was an actor in American films. He was also part of radio programs. He was in several Republic Pictures films.^[1]

Personal life

Crosby died in 1975 at the age of 70 in Newport Beach, California and was buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery.^[2]

Filmography

• Ride a Crooked Mile (1938) as George Rotz
• Wagon Train (1940) as Wagonmaster O'Follard
• Sign of the Wolf (1941)
• Citadel of Crime (1941) as Rufe
• The Sundown Kid (1942)
• Shepherd of the Ozarks (1942) as Kirk
• The Woman of the Town (1943) as Crockett
• Headin' for God's Country (1943) as Jim Talbot
• Roaring Guns (1944)^[3]
• Cheyenne Wildcat (1944) as Henchman (uncredited)
• Rough Riders of Cheyenne (1945)^[1]
• Bandits of the Badlands (1945)
• Traffic in Crime (1946)
• Monkey Businessmen (1946), a Three Stooges short comedy film
• The Peanut Man (1947)
• Sinbad the Sailor (1947) as Soldier (uncredited)
• Along the Oregon Trail (1947) as Blacksmith Tom
• Under California Stars (1948) as Lige McFarland
• The Paleface as Jeb
• The Timber Trail (1948) as Henchman Walt
• Reign of Terror (1949) as Danton
• Rose of the Yukon (1949) as Alaskan
• Hit Parade of 1951 (1950) as Jake
• Tales of Robin Hood (1951) as Little John
• Invasion, U.S.A. as Illinois Congressman Arthur V. Harroway^[4]
• Rose of Cimarron (1952) as Henchman
• Old Overland Trail (1953)
• Prisoners of the Casbah (1953) as Yagoub
• Bandits of the West (1953) as Big Jim Foley
• J. W. Coop (1972) as Billy Sol Gibbs

Radio

• Death Valley Days
• Frontier Town (1949) as Remington's sidekick, Cherokee O'Bannon

Television

• Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok as Canfield (1951)^[5]
• Frontier Town^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Martin, Len D.. The Republic Pictures Checklist: Features, Serials, Cartoons, Short Subjects and Training Films of Republic Pictures Corporation, 1935-1959. August 13, 2015. McFarland. 9781476609607. Google Books.
2. Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
3. Book: Capua, Michelangelo. Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films. August 11, 2017. McFarland. 9781476627526. Google Books.
4. Book: Pitts, Michael R.. Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982. January 10, 2014. McFarland. 9780786457663. Google Books.
5. Book: Chance, Norman. Who was Who on TV. January 7, 2011. Xlibris Corporation. 9781456824563. Google Books.
6. Book: Radio Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967. Jack. French. David S.. Siegel. November 5, 2013. McFarland. 9781476612546. Google Books.