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Charles T. Courtney Jr. (July 23, 1930 – January 20, 2000) was an American actor and stuntman perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dan Reid, Jr., the Lone Ranger's nephew, in the television version of The Lone Ranger.
Chuck Courtney (1930-2000) was an American actor, producer and stuntman who appeared in films and TV shows such as Billy the Kid Versus Dracula, The Rookie and Pet Sematary. He died by suicide after suffering strokes in 2000.
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Chuck Courtney was an actor and producer who appeared in movies like Billy the Kid Versus Dracula, The Rookie and Pet Sematary. He died by suicide in 2000 after suffering strokes and was the son of a Hollywood couturiere.
- July 23, 1930
- January 19, 2000
Learn about the life and career of Chuck Courtney, one of the greatest western stuntmen ever. He was Dan Reid in "Lone Ranger", starred in "Born To the Saddle" and "Billy the Kid VS Dracula", and co-ordinated and directed many films and TV shows.
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Chuck Courtney (23 July 1930 – 19 January 2000; age 69) was a stuntman, stunt actor, and stunt coordinator, who appeared as Davod in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Patterns of Force". He filmed his scenes on Thursday 30 November 1967 at Desilu Stage 9.
Almost twenty years later, Courtney served as stunt coordinator for the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode "Datalore". He was among the group of stunt coordinators who were hired, prior to Dennis Madalone's employment on the series. As a close friend and "father figure", Courtney assisted Madalone in the stunt coordination of several episodes of The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He received no credit for this work.
Courtney was born in Los Angeles, California. He was the son of Hollywood costumer Elizabeth Courtney, father of stuntman Dustin Courtney and stepfather of stuntman Lincoln Simonds. Courtney received a Golden Boot Award in 1994 for his memorable work in western films and television series.
Courtney made his first steps into the stunt business in the 1950s and appeared as a background actor and stunt actor in productions such as The Asphalt Jungle (1950, with Marc Lawrence and Anthony Caruso), Back at the Front (1952), Two Guns and a Badge (1954), Away All Boats (1956, with Keith Andes and directed by Joseph Pevney), The Lineup (1958), and Spartacus (1960, with Jean Simmons). He landed the role of Dan Reid, the nephew of the Lone Ranger in the television series The Lone Ranger, in which he appeared in fourteen episodes between 1950 and 1955. These appearances were followed by parts in television series, including Tales of the Texas Rangers (1956), Broken Arrow (1957), Dragnet (1958), The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1958), 77 Sunset Strip (1958), and Zane Grey Theater (1959).
In the 1960s he performed and doubled in the television series Laramie (1962-1963), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964, with Jim Goodwin, Ronald R. Rondell and Arch Whiting), Wagon Train (1964, alongside John Hoyt), Laredo (1965-1966), Mission: Impossible (1966, with Jack Donner and Eddie Paskey), The Wild Wild West (1968-1969, featuring Michael Dunn), The Virginian (1964-1969), and Adam-12 (1969-1970). He was also featured in films such as Swiss Family Robinson (1960), Red Line 7000 (1965, with George Takei and Marianna Hill), El Dorado (1966, with Paul Fix), and The Green Berets (1968, also with George Takei and with Irene Tsu).
Courtney continued in the 1970s and coordinated several feature films, including Santee (1973), and the television movies The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) and More Wild Wild West (1980), both featured René Auberjonois. He performed in the films Rio Lobo (1970), The Omega Man (1971, with Anthony Zerbe and Brian Tochi), The Cowboys (1972), and Sudden Death (1977), and served as producer for the comedy Muroh the Surf (1975) and as associate producer for The Great Monkey Rip-Off (1979).
Jul 10, 2023 · For 14 episodes over three seasons, Chuck Courtney played the role of Dan Reid on "The Lone Ranger." Reid was an orphan, and the nephew of The Lone Ranger, with his father being the Ranger's older brother — also named Dan Reid.
Chuck or Charles Courtney may refer to: Chuck Courtney (actor) (1930–2000), actor who starred in low-budget Westerns and dramas of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Chuck Courtney (golfer) (born 1940), American golfer.
