John Cason
Born: 1918-06-29 in Texas, USA
Died: 1961-07-07
Known For: Acting
Biography
John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.
Filmography
1966
- U-238 and the Witch Doctor as Regas
1960
- Cimarron as Suggs (uncredited)
1959
- The Untouchables as Hood (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Gunmen from Laredo
1957
- 3:10 to Yuma as Wade Henchman (uncredited)
- The Hard Man as Henchman with Eye Patch (uncredited)
1955
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Cell Guard (uncredited)
- The Last Frontier as First Sentry (uncredited)
- A Lawless Street as Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- Count Three and Pray
- The Adventures of Champion as Cole
1954
- Wyoming Renegades as O.C. Hanks
- Saskatchewan ... (Stunts)
- Cattle Queen of Montana as Henchman (uncredited)
1953
- Gun Fury
- From Here to Eternity as Cpl. Paluso (uncredited)
- Thunder Over the Plains as Kehoe (uncredited)
- Red River Shore as Joe
- Jungle Drums of Africa as Regas
- Savage Frontier as Buck Matson
- The Lost Planet as Hopper
1952
- High Noon as Barfly (uncredited)
- Hellgate as Guard (uncredited)
- The Hawk of Wild River as Duke/Henchman
- Black Hills Ambush as Jake
- The Black Lash as Henchman Cord (as John Cason)
- Son of Geronimo as Smoky (ch's 10-12) (uncredited)
- Wagon Team as Henchman Slim
1951
- The Adventures of Kit Carson as Carl Rigby
- Boston Blackie as Ed
- Westward the Women as Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
- The Texas Rangers
- Don Daredevil Rides Again as Henchman Hagen (as John Cason)
- The Thundering Trail as Henchman Conway
1950
- Colorado Ranger as Loco Joe
- The Cisco Kid as Cavvy - Henchman
- Hostile Country as Ed Brady
- Marshal of Heldorado as Jake Tulliver
- Streets of Ghost Town
- Fast on the Draw as Tex
- West of the Brazos as The Cyclone Kid
- A Snitch in Time as Louie (uncredited)
- Redwood Forest Trail as Curley
- Desperadoes of the West as Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]
- Rustlers on Horseback as Henchman Murray
- Crooked River as Kent
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Shorty
- Range Land as Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason)
- Laramie as Henchman (uncredited)
- Red Desert as Bob Horn
- Rimfire as Blazer
- Ringside as Tiger Johnson
- Tough Assignment as Joe
- Challenge of the Range as Henchman Henley (uncredited)
1948
- The Gallant Legion as Sprauge
- Dead Man's Gold as Matt Conway
- Sunset Carson Rides Again as Sam Webster
- Mark of the Lash as Colt Jackson
- Belle Starr's Daughter as Kiowa Posseman
1947
- The Lone Hand Texan as Henchman (uncredited)
1946
- Prairie Badmen as Steve
- Ambush Trail as Henchman Ed Blaine
- Larceny in Her Heart as Club Bouncer
- Overland Riders as Henchman
- Ghost Of Hidden Valley as Buck
1945
- Stagecoach Outlaws as Joe
- Shadows of Death as Butch
- His Brother's Ghost as Henchman Jarrett
- Flaming Bullets as Henchman Jim (uncredited)
- Fighting Bill Carson as Joe
- Gun Smoke as Henchman Red
1944
- Ghost Guns as Henchman Bart
- Wild Horse Phantom as Lucas
1943
- Border Patrol as Miner
1942
- Rio Rita as Ranger (uncredited)
- Lost Canyon as Henchman
- Valley of the Sun as Officer at Court Martial (uncredited)
- Down Rio Grande Way as Red
- The Lone Star Vigilantes as Henchman Soldier (uncredited)
1941
- Fugitive Valley as Whip Rider (uncredited)
- Buck Privates as Fighter (uncredited)
- Badlands of Dakota as Townsman
- Go West, Young Lady as Barfly