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
- Devil Goddess as Henchman
- A Lawless Street as Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- The Last Frontier as First Sentry (uncredited)
- Tennessee's Partner as Townsman (uncredited)
- Count Three and Pray
- Top Gun as Ben (uncredited)
1954
- Saskatchewan ... (Stunts)
- 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)
- Savage Frontier as Buck Matson
- Jungle Drums of Africa as Regas
- The Lost Planet as Hopper
- Red River Shore as Joe
1952
- High Noon as Barfly (uncredited)
- Black Hills Ambush as Jake
- Hellgate as Guard (uncredited)
- 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)
- The Hawk of Wild River as Duke/Henchman
1951
- The Adventures of Kit Carson as Carl Rigby
- Boston Blackie as Ed
- Westward the Women as Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
- Don Daredevil Rides Again as Henchman Hagen (as John Cason)
- The Texas Rangers
- The Thundering Trail as Henchman Conway
1950
- The Cisco Kid as Cavvy - Henchman
- Desperadoes of the West as Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]
- Redwood Forest Trail as Curley
- A Snitch in Time as Louie (uncredited)
- Crooked River as Kent
- Hostile Country as Ed Brady
- West of the Brazos as The Cyclone Kid
- Colorado Ranger as Loco Joe
- Fast on the Draw as Tex
- Marshal of Heldorado as Jake Tulliver
- Streets of Ghost Town
- Rustlers on Horseback as Henchman Murray
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Shorty
- Ringside as Tiger Johnson
- Rimfire as Blazer
- Range Land as Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason)
- Tough Assignment as Joe
- Laramie as Henchman (uncredited)
- Challenge of the Range as Henchman Henley (uncredited)
- Red Desert as Bob Horn
1948
- The Gallant Legion as Sprauge
- Belle Starr's Daughter as Kiowa Posseman
- Sunset Carson Rides Again as Sam Webster
- 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
- Ambush Trail as Henchman Ed Blaine
- Overland Riders as Henchman
- Larceny in Her Heart as Club Bouncer
- Prairie Badmen as Steve
- Ghost Of Hidden Valley as Buck
1945
- Flaming Bullets as Henchman Jim (uncredited)
- Stagecoach Outlaws as Joe
- Gun Smoke as Henchman Red
- Shadows of Death as Butch
- His Brother's Ghost as Henchman Jarrett
- 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)
- 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
- Buck Privates as Fighter (uncredited)
- Badlands of Dakota as Townsman
- Go West, Young Lady as Barfly
- Fugitive Valley as Whip Rider (uncredited)