Cast & creator
Terry Wilson
Best known for Wagon Train, Wagon Train, The Virginian
Terry W. Wilson (September 3, 1923 – March 30, 1999) was an American actor most noted for his role as "Bill Hawks", the assistant trail master, in all 267 episodes of the NBC and ABC western television series, Wagon Train, which aired from 1957 to 1965. Wilson appeared in more than thirty-five films and television programs between 1948 and 1981. Many of his early roles were uncredited. On July 2, 1953, he was cast as a stagecoach guard in episode 121, "Woman from Omaha", of The Lone Ranger. In 1956, he had another uncredited role as a robber in the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, Cheyenne, the first television western in an hour-long format, starring Clint Walker. Wilson was with Wagon Train for the entire run and worked with all the other stars on the program, including Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Frank McGrath, Denny Miller, and Michael Burns. Terry enlisted and served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. CLR Wilson died at age 75 on March 30, 1999. He was survived by his wife Mary Ann Wilson and three children.
Also known as: Terry W. Wilson
44
film credits
10
television credits
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1947–1979 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (54)
Showing 54 of 54 credits
Wagon Train
Bill Hawks
1957Wagon Train
Writer
1957
The Virginian
Turner
1962
Cheyenne
1st Robber (uncredited)
1955
The Lone Ranger
Stage Guard Hank
1949
Barnaby Jones
Judge Lennon
1973
Gunsmoke
Liveryman
1955
Tarzan
1966
The Searchers
Texas Ranger (uncredited)
1956The Searchers
Stunts
1956
Banacek
Chuck Smith
1972
Hondo
1967
Westworld
Sheriff
1973Westworld
Stunts
1973
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Town Suitor (uncredited)
1954
Fort Apache
Stunts
1948
The War Wagon
Sheriff Strike
1967The War Wagon
Stunts
1967
Escape to Witch Mountain
Biff Jenkins
1975
3 Godfathers
Stunts
1948
Rio Grande
Stunts
1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Stunts
1949
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Thug
1971
The Wings of Eagles
Naval Officer (uncredited)
1957The Wings of Eagles
Stunts
1957
The Last Frontier
Sentry (uncredited)
1955The Last Frontier
Stunts
1955
Westward the Women
Lon (uncredited)
1951
The Plainsman
Sgt. Womack
1966
It's Always Fair Weather
Charlie's Henchman (uncredited)
1955
The Red Badge of Courage
Stunts
1951
Sailor Beware
Shore Patrol (uncredited)
1952
The Conqueror
Stunts
1956
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Welsh
1968
The Flame and the Arrow
Guard (uncredited)
1950The Flame and the Arrow
Stunts
1950
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe Return
Sergeant Maxwell
1975
Pillars of the Sky
Capt. Fanning
1956
Ride, Vaquero!
Stunts
1953
Dirty Dingus Magee
Sergeant
1970
Hitchhike!
Gas Station Owner
1974
Devil's Doorway
Stunts
1950
A Dangerous Profession
1949
The Prodigal
Stunts
1955
Silver River
Stunts
1948
Pursued
Stunts
1947Pursued
Animal Wrangler
1947
Winchester '73
Shooting Contestant (uncredited)
1967
This Savage Land
Nate
1969
Rage
Kaufman Trucking Co. driver
1972
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
1979My Hands Are Clay
Father O'Brien
1948
Charge of the Model T's
Stonewall Adams
1977
Fair Play
Utah Brazos
1972