William R. Thompkins Explained

William R. Thompkins
Birth Date:21 April 1925
Birth Place:Tacoma, Washington, US
Death Place:Coupeville, Washington, US
Occupation:Actor and stuntman

William R. Thompkins (April 21, 1925  - September 18, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman known for playing Toothless in the TV series Rawhide between 1960 and 1964,[1] and Baxter Gang Member in A Fistful of Dollars (1964).[2] He was killed on September 18, 1971, in a road accident.

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1959-1960Rawhide Drover S2:11 Episodes
1960Rawhide Dinger S2:E21, "Incident at Sulphur Creek"
1960Rawhide Achilles S2:E24, "Incident of the Dancing Death"
1960-1961Rawhide Drover S3:15 Episodes
1961Rawhide Thomkins S3:E12, "Incident at the Top of the World"
1961Rawhide Toothless S3:E17, "Incident of the New Start"
1961Rawhide Corporal S3:E20, "Incident of the Running Iron"
1961Rawhide Thomkins S3:E23, "Incident of the Phantom Bugler"
1961-1962Rawhide Drover S4:12 Episodes
1961Rawhide Jeffries S4:E2, "The Sendoff"
1961Rawhide Sloan's Heavy S4:E24, "The Child Woman"
1962-1963Rawhide Toothless S5:26 Episodes
1963-1964Rawhide Toothless S6:20 Episodes
1964Rawhide Toothless S7:E1, "The Race"

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chance, Norman . Who was Who on TV . 3 . . 7 January 2011 . 95 . 9781456824563.
  2. Book: Neibaur, James L. . The Clint Eastwood Westerns . . 12 March 2015 . 7 . 9781442245044.