Jack Buetel
Jack Buetel | |
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![]() Jack Buetel from The Outlaw, 1943 | |
Born | John Alexander Beutel September 5, 1915 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Died | June 27, 1989 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 73)
Resting place | Wilhelm's Portland Memorial, Mausoleum JS2 Tier 3 Vault 10, Portland, Oregon, U.S. 45°28′28″N 122°39′07″W / 45.47453°N 122.65186°W |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1943–1961 |
Spouse |
Joann Jensen Beutel
(m. 1937–1984) |
Jack Buetel (September 5, 1915 – June 27, 1989) was an American film and television actor.
Life
John Alexander Beutel was born in Dallas, Texas. He moved to Los Angeles, California, in the late 1930s with the intention of establishing a film career, changing his name to read Buetel. Unable to find such work, he was employed as an insurance clerk when he was noticed by an agent who was impressed by his looks.[citation needed]
Introduced to Howard Hughes, who was about to begin filming The Outlaw, Buetel was signed to play the lead role as Billy the Kid, with the previously signed David Bacon being dropped from the film. Hughes also signed another newcomer, Jane Russell, for the female lead, and realizing the inexperience of his two stars, also signed veteran actors Thomas Mitchell and Walter Huston.[citation needed]
Buetel was signed to a standard seven-year contract at $150 per week and was assured by Hughes that he would become a major star. Filmed in late 1940 and early 1941, The Outlaw officially premiered in 1943 but was not widely seen until 1946. It was notable for suggesting the act of sexual intercourse, uncommon in mainstream movies of the era, and for allowing characters to "sin on film", without a suitable punishment also being depicted, in violation of the Production Code. Much of the publicity surrounding the release of the film focused on Russell, and she established a solid film career, despite critics giving her performance in The Outlaw poor reviews.[citation needed]
Buetel's performance was also highly criticised, and he languished with Hughes refusing to allow him to work. The director Howard Hawks tried to secure his services for the film Red River (1948), but after Hughes refused to allow Buetel to take part a much more capable actor, Montgomery Clift, was chosen, who went on to an active film career.[citation needed]
In 1951, Buetel appeared in Best of the Badmen, his first film appearance in 8 years.
Over the next few years he appeared in five more films and made infrequent appearances on television.
In 1956, he landed the role of Jeff Taggert in Edgar Buchanan's syndicated western series, Judge Roy Bean. Others who appeared regularly in the 39-episode color series, set in Langtry, Texas, were Jackie Loughery, X Brands, Tristram Coffin, Glenn Strange, and Lash LaRue.[1]
Buetel's last acting role was in a 1961 episode of Wagon Train.
He also appeared as himself in the 1982 Night of 100 Stars television special.
Personal life
Buetel was married to Cereatha Browning,[2] and later Joann Jensen Crawford.[3] He relocated to Portland, Oregon sometime in the 1970s.[4]
Death
Buetel died in Portland, Oregon, and was buried at Portland Memorial Mausoleum.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1943 | The Outlaw | Billy the Kid | As Jack Beutel |
1951 | Best of the Badmen | Bob Younger | |
1952 | Rose of Cimarron | Marshal Hollister | |
1952 | The Half-Breed | Charlie Wolf | |
1954 | Jesse James' Women | Frank James | |
1955–1956 | Judge Roy Bean | Jeff Taggert | 39 episodes |
1958 | 26 Men | Ranger Johnny Whitecloud | 2 episodes |
1959 | Mustang! | Gable | As Jack Beutel |
1959 | Mackenzie's Raiders | Corby's Henchman | Episode: "The Poisoners" |
1959 | Maverick | Phillips | Episode: "Easy Mark" |
1960 | Hawaiian Eye | Dr. Eliot | Episode: "The Kamehameha Cloak" |
1959–1961 | Wagon Train | Jack Reynolds / Joe Hampler | 2 episodes |
1961 | Lawman | Ryder | Episode: "Whiphand", (final appearance) |
References
- ^ Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", West Texas Historical Review, Vol. 89 (2013), p. 110
- ^ "Movie Actor Keeps Wife Secret Years". The San Bernardino County Sun. California, San Bernardino. United Press. September 18, 1941. p. 7. Retrieved July 10, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The California Register". Social Blue Book of California. 1966: 69.
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(help) - ^ "Jack Buetel, 74; Billy the Kid in 'The Outlaw'". Los Angeles Times. July 1, 1989. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-476-62599-7.
- Higham, Charles : Howard Hughes - The Secret Life. Putnam Berkeley Group, 1993. ISBN 0-7535-0971-7
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