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Tex Harding(1918-1981)

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Tex Harding
Tex Harding was a 'western' character film actor for a few years in the 1940s. He mostly played bit or uncredited roles. His sister was also a film actress. Her name was Dorothy Dix. Tex Harding ended his work career as a meat cutter in a supermarket in Spokane County, Washington State.
BornJanuary 4, 1918
DiedApril 28, 1981(63)
BornJanuary 4, 1918
DiedApril 28, 1981(63)
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Known for

Charles Starrett in The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)
The Return of the Durango Kid
5.8
  • Jim
  • 1945
Spade Cooley, Carolina Cotton, Charles Starrett, Spade Cooley Band, Frank Buckley, Gibby Gibson, 'Muddy' Berry, Dean Eacker, and 'Spike' Featherstone in Texas Panhandle (1945)
Texas Panhandle
5.7
  • Tex Harding
  • 1945
Charles Starrett in Outlaws of the Rockies (1945)
Outlaws of the Rockies
5.9
  • Tex Harding
  • 1945
Charles Starrett in Rustlers of the Badlands (1945)
Rustlers of the Badlands
6.9
  • Tex Harding
  • 1945

Credits

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  • Assignment: Underwater (1960)
    Assignment: Underwater
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Truck Driver (as John Thye)
    • 1960
  • Ralph Taeger in Klondike (1960)
    Klondike
    7.2
    TV Series
    • (as John Thye)
    • 1960
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Mine Foreman (as John Thye uncredited)
    • 1960
  • The Aquanauts (1960)
    The Aquanauts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • (as John Thye)
    • 1960
  • Pat Conway in Tombstone Territory (1957)
    Tombstone Territory
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Townsman (as John Thye)
    • 1960
  • John Bromfield in U.S. Marshal (1958)
    U.S. Marshal
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Sheriff Conners (as John Thye)
    • 1960
  • Bat Masterson (1958)
    Bat Masterson
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Spade (as John Thye)
    • 1959
  • Behind Closed Doors (1958)
    Behind Closed Doors
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Schultz (as John Thye)
    • 1959
  • Official Detective (1957)
    Official Detective
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Myers (as John Thye uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Smiley Burnette, Tristram Coffin, Charles Starrett, and The Georgia Crackers in Desert Vigilante (1949)
    Desert Vigilante
    6.6
    • Jim Gill (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Jean Stevens, Tex Harding, Charles Starrett, Dub Taylor, Al Trace, and Al Trace and His Silly Symphonists in Frontier Gunlaw (1946)
    Frontier Gunlaw
    7.0
    • Tex Harding
    • 1946
  • Spade Cooley, Carolina Cotton, Charles Starrett, Spade Cooley Band, Frank Buckley, Gibby Gibson, 'Muddy' Berry, Dean Eacker, and 'Spike' Featherstone in Texas Panhandle (1945)
    Texas Panhandle
    5.7
    • Tex Harding
    • 1945
  • Noel Boggs, John Calvert, Tommy Duncan, Joe Holley, Millard Kelso, Charles Starrett, Bob Wills, Jimmy Wyble, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and Al Stricklin in Lawless Empire (1945)
    Lawless Empire
    6.2
    • Rev. Tex Harding
    • 1945
  • Charles Starrett, Bob Wills, and Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys in Blazing the Western Trail (1945)
    Blazing the Western Trail
    5.8
    • Tex Harding
    • 1945
  • Charles Starrett in Outlaws of the Rockies (1945)
    Outlaws of the Rockies
    5.9
    • Tex Harding
    • 1945

Soundtrack



  • Spade Cooley, Carolina Cotton, Charles Starrett, Spade Cooley Band, Frank Buckley, Gibby Gibson, 'Muddy' Berry, Dean Eacker, and 'Spike' Featherstone in Texas Panhandle (1945)
    Texas Panhandle
    5.7
    • performer: "Trail That Brings Me Back to You"
    • 1945
  • Noel Boggs, John Calvert, Tommy Duncan, Joe Holley, Millard Kelso, Charles Starrett, Bob Wills, Jimmy Wyble, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, and Al Stricklin in Lawless Empire (1945)
    Lawless Empire
    6.2
    • performer: "Farther Along"
    • 1945
  • Charles Starrett in Outlaws of the Rockies (1945)
    Outlaws of the Rockies
    5.9
    • performer: "The Tear in Your Eyes"
    • 1945
  • Guy Bonham, Walter Carlson, Dwight Latham, Pat Parrish, Charles Starrett, and The Jesters in Both Barrels Blazing (1945)
    Both Barrels Blazing
    5.8
    • performer: "Through the Night" (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Charles Starrett in The Return of the Durango Kid (1945)
    The Return of the Durango Kid
    5.8
    • performer: "Old Pinto" ("Old Pinto")
    • 1945

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • John Thye
  • Born
    • January 4, 1918
    • Peoria, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 28, 1981
    • Spangle, Spokane County, Washington, USA
  • Spouses
      Margo Grutsch1951 - ?

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    Younger brother of Dorothy Dix.

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