Noble Willingham

Born: 1931-08-31 in Mineola, Texas, USA

Died: 2004-01-17

Known For: Acting

Biography

Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. (August 31, 1931 – January 17, 2004) was an American actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows. He was best known for his role as C.D. Parker on the television series Walker, Texas Ranger. His many other TV credits include guest appearances on Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Mary Tyler Moore, The Rockford Files, Alice, Dallas, CHiPs, The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, L.A. Law, Home Improvement, and Murder, She Wrote. He also co-starred with Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in a 1991 episode of Quantum Leap.

Filmography

2003

Blind Horizon as Deputy Shirl Cash

1999

The Corndog Man as Ace Barker

1996

Up Close & Personal as Buford Sells

1994

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Riddle
Guarding Tess as Sheriff Janson (uncredited)
The Hudsucker Proxy as Zebulon Cardozo
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Clay Stone
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion as C.D. Parker

1993

Walker, Texas Ranger as C.D. Parker
Fire in the Sky as Blake Davies
Men Don't Tell as Riley

1992

Article 99 as Inspector General
Of Mice and Men as The Boss
The Distinguished Gentleman as Zeke Bridges
Woman With a Past as Chairman

1991

Home Improvement as Mr. Binford
Career Opportunities as Roger Roy McClellan
The Last Boy Scout as Sheldon Marcone
City Slickers as Clay Stone
Sweet Poison as Sheriff

1990

1989

Quantum Leap as Gene
Tales from the Crypt as Mr. Petermeyer
Blind Fury as MacCready
The Heist as Stuckey
Unconquered as Bear Bryant
The Road Raiders as Crankcase
Ann Jillian

1988

Longarm
Splash, Too as Karl Hooten
Shooter as Rizzo
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story as Ted Simonsen
A Stoning in Fulham County as Judge Manning

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation as Texas
La Bamba as Howard
Summer Heat as Strother
Good Morning, Vietnam as Gen. Taylor
Born in East L.A. as Border Patrol Sergeant
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory as Dr. Pollard
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder as Tesch

1986

Matlock as Rev. Morley Phelps
L.A. Law as Robert Kenyon
Mr. Sunshine

1985

Badge of the Assassin as Airport Guard
The Atlanta Child Murders as Jerry Armstrong

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Sheriff Pat McAllister
Highway to Heaven
Airwolf as Chester Hansen

1983

The A-Team as Pete Stockton
Independence Day as Andy Parker
Cutter to Houston
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story as Dr. Graham

1982

Missing Children: A Mother's Story as Lander Hughes

1981

First Monday in October as Nebraska Attorney
The Howling as Charlie Barton
Harry's War as Major Andrews
Coward of the County as Car-Wash
The Children Nobody Wanted as McNaulty

1980

Brubaker as Dr. Fenster
The Georgia Peaches as Jarvis Wheeler
The Gambler as Conductor
When the Whistle Blows

1979

Hart to Hart
Norma Rae as Leroy Mason
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days as Captain Prewitt
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story as 1st Doctor
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider as Pop Bauer

1978

Dallas as Senator Pascomb
WKRP in Cincinnati
The Boys in Company C as Sergeant Curry
Just Me and You as Gas Station Owner
Thaddeus Rose and Eddie as Judge
The Critical List as Charlie
Cindy as Sergeant

1977

Lou Grant
CHiPs as Jake
Greased Lightning as Billy Joe Byrnes
Man from Atlantis as Artemus Washburn

1976

Alice
Fighting Mad as Senator Hingle
Liza’s Pioneer Diary as Mr. Dunster

1975

Black Bart as Fern Malaga
Aloha Bobby and Rose as Uncle Charlie
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York as Principal

1974

The Rockford Files as B.J.
Chinatown as Councilman
Evel Knievel as Jack Decataur
Big Bad Mama as Uncle Barney
Where Have All the People Gone as Jim Clancy

1973

Hit! as Warden Springer
Sunshine as Bartender
The Girls of Huntington House as Harry, Sara's Father
Hawkins as Carl Jackson
Paper Moon as Mr. Robertson

1955

Gunsmoke as Tuck