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Ted Mapes (November 25, 1901 – September 9, 1984) was an American character actor, who was also a prolific stuntman and body double. Born on November 25, 1901, in St. Edward, Nebraska, he moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s, and entered the film industry in 1929, first as a grip, and then as a stuntman and actor.
Ted Mapes. Actor: The Monster and the Ape. Ted Mapes was born on a Nebraska wheat ranch. His father, John H. Mapes, also had cattle, horses, and mules. When Ted was in his 20s, he traveled west to California, where he worked driving a truck in the Signal Hills oil fields near Long Beach, then a moving van for a Los Angeles company.
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- St. Edward, Nebraska, USA
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- Burbank, California, USA
Ted Mapes. Actor: The Monster and the Ape. Ted Mapes was born on a Nebraska wheat ranch. His father, John H. Mapes, also had cattle, horses, and mules. When Ted was in his 20s, he traveled west to California, where he worked driving a truck in the Signal Hills oil fields near Long Beach, then a moving van for a Los Angeles company.
- November 25, 1901
- September 9, 1984
Thinking Differently About Dementia. 51,726 views |. Neil Mapes |. TEDxChelmsford. • May 2019.
Learn about Ted Mapes, a stuntman who doubled for stars like Charles Starrett, Gene Autry, Gary Cooper and James Stewart in hundreds of films and serials. He also worked as a grip, a monitor and a farmer in his long career.
Ted Mapes is known as an Actor, Stunts, and Stunt Double. Some of their work includes The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Bell, Book and Candle, Winchester '73, Broken Arrow, The Outlaw, The Gunfighter, Hello, Dolly!, and Sergeant York.
Ted Mapes was an American character actor, who was also a prolific stuntman and body double. Born on November 25, 1901 in St. Edward, Nebraska, he moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s, and entered the film industry in 1929, first as a grip, and then as a stuntman and actor.
