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
- Cheyenne as Townsman (uncredited)
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp as Cell Guard (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Champion as Cole
- A Lawless Street as Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- Count Three and Pray
- The Last Frontier as First Sentry (uncredited)
- Tennessee's Partner as Townsman (uncredited)
- Top Gun as Ben (uncredited)
- Devil Goddess as Henchman
1954
- Cattle Queen of Montana as Henchman (uncredited)
- Wyoming Renegades as O.C. Hanks
1953
- From Here to Eternity as Cpl. Paluso (uncredited)
- Gun Fury
- Thunder Over the Plains as Kehoe (uncredited)
- The Lost Planet as Hopper
- Jungle Drums of Africa as Regas
- Red River Shore as Joe
- Savage Frontier as Buck Matson
1952
- High Noon as Barfly (uncredited)
- Hellgate as Guard (uncredited)
- Black Hills Ambush as Jake
- The Hawk of Wild River as Duke/Henchman
- Son of Geronimo as Smoky (ch's 10-12) (uncredited)
- Wagon Team as Henchman Slim
- Voodoo Tiger as Jerry Masters
- The Black Lash as Henchman Cord (as John Cason)
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
- The Cisco Kid as Cavvy - Henchman
- Crooked River as Kent
- Hostile Country as Ed Brady
- A Snitch in Time as Louie (uncredited)
- Fast on the Draw as Tex
- Redwood Forest Trail as Curley
- Colorado Ranger as Loco Joe
- Desperadoes of the West as Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]
- Rustlers on Horseback as Henchman Murray
- West of the Brazos as The Cyclone Kid
- Marshal of Heldorado as Jake Tulliver
- Streets of Ghost Town
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Shorty
- Ringside as Tiger Johnson
- Tough Assignment as Joe
- Challenge of the Range as Henchman Henley (uncredited)
- Rimfire as Blazer
- Laramie as Henchman (uncredited)
- Red Desert as Bob Horn
- Range Land as Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason)
1948
- Sunset Carson Rides Again as Sam Webster
- Belle Starr's Daughter as Kiowa Posseman
- The Gallant Legion as Sprauge
- Dead Man's Gold as Matt Conway
- Mark of the Lash as Colt Jackson
1947
- The Last Round-up
- The Lone Hand Texan as Henchman (uncredited)
1946
- Ghost of Hidden Valley as Buck
- Prairie Badmen as Steve
- Larceny in Her Heart as Club Bouncer
- Ambush Trail as Henchman Ed Blaine
- Overland Riders as Henchman
1945
- Flaming Bullets as Henchman Jim (uncredited)
- Stagecoach Outlaws as Joe
- Gun Smoke as Henchman Red
- Fighting Bill Carson as Joe
- His Brother's Ghost as Henchman Jarrett
- Shadows of Death as Butch
1944
- Mr. Winkle Goes to War
- Follow the Boys as Soldier Listening to Radio (uncredited)
- Ghost Guns as Henchman Bart
- Wild Horse Phantom as Lucas
1943
- Border Patrol as Miner
1942
- Rio Rita as Ranger (uncredited)
- Valley of the Sun as Officer at Court Martial (uncredited)
- Lost Canyon as Henchman
- The Lone Star Vigilantes as Henchman Soldier (uncredited)
- Down Rio Grande Way as Red
1941
- Buck Privates as Fighter (uncredited)
- Go West, Young Lady as Barfly
- Badlands of Dakota as Townsman
- Fugitive Valley as Whip Rider (uncredited)