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
- The Last Frontier as First Sentry (uncredited)
- A Lawless Street as Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- Devil Goddess as Henchman
- Top Gun as Ben (uncredited)
- Tennessee's Partner as Townsman (uncredited)
- Count Three and Pray
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)
- Jungle Drums of Africa as Regas
- Red River Shore as Joe
- The Lost Planet as Hopper
- Savage Frontier as Buck Matson
1952
- High Noon as Barfly (uncredited)
- Hellgate as Guard (uncredited)
- Voodoo Tiger as Jerry Masters
- Son of Geronimo as Smoky (ch's 10-12) (uncredited)
- Black Hills Ambush as Jake
- The Hawk of Wild River as Duke/Henchman
- Wagon Team as Henchman Slim
- The Black Lash as Henchman Cord (as John Cason)
1951
- Boston Blackie as Ed
- The Adventures of Kit Carson as Carl Rigby
- The Texas Rangers
- Westward the Women as Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
- Don Daredevil Rides Again as Henchman Hagen (as John Cason)
- The Thundering Trail as Henchman Conway
1950
- The Cisco Kid as Cavvy - Henchman
- Redwood Forest Trail as Curley
- Hostile Country as Ed Brady
- Desperadoes of the West as Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]
- A Snitch in Time as Louie (uncredited)
- Crooked River as Kent
- Streets of Ghost Town
- Fast on the Draw as Tex
- Colorado Ranger as Loco Joe
- Marshal of Heldorado as Jake Tulliver
- Rustlers on Horseback as Henchman Murray
- West of the Brazos as The Cyclone Kid
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Shorty
- Ringside as Tiger Johnson
- Tough Assignment as Joe
- Rimfire as Blazer
- Laramie as Henchman (uncredited)
- Red Desert as Bob Horn
- Range Land as Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason)
- Challenge of the Range as Henchman Henley (uncredited)
1948
- 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
- Sunset Carson Rides Again as Sam Webster
1947
- The Last Round-up
- The Lone Hand Texan as Henchman (uncredited)
1946
- Larceny in Her Heart as Club Bouncer
- Ambush Trail as Henchman Ed Blaine
- Overland Riders as Henchman
- Prairie Badmen as Steve
- Ghost Of Hidden Valley as Buck
1945
- Stagecoach Outlaws as Joe
- Flaming Bullets as Henchman Jim (uncredited)
- Gun Smoke as Henchman Red
- His Brother's Ghost as Henchman Jarrett
- Shadows of Death as Butch
- Fighting Bill Carson as Joe
1944
- Follow the Boys as Soldier Listening to Radio (uncredited)
- Mr. Winkle Goes to War
- 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)
- Down Rio Grande Way as Red
- Lost Canyon as Henchman
- The Lone Star Vigilantes as Henchman Soldier (uncredited)
1941
- Buck Privates as Fighter (uncredited)
- Badlands of Dakota as Townsman
- Go West, Young Lady as Barfly
- Fugitive Valley as Whip Rider (uncredited)