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Alfred "Lash" LaRue (June 15, 1917 [1] – May 21, 1996) was a Western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s. Biography. Early life and education.
He was assigned a sidekick, the hard-drinking, middle-aged Al St. John --a former Keystone Kop for Mack Sennett --beginning with Law of the Lash (1947) and the two gradually became good friends. At PRC he became "King of the Bullwhip" and a solid staple of Saturday-afternoon matinees.
- January 1, 1
- Watervliet, Michigan, USA
- January 1, 1
- Burbank, California, USA
Lash La Rue. Actor: The Dark Power. He looked so much like superstar Humphrey Bogart that character actress Sarah Padden asked if the two were related. LaRue said he didn't think so. After a long pause studying the young actor's face, she asked, "Did your mother ever meet Humphrey Bogart?"
- June 15, 1917
- May 21, 1996
Alfred "Lash" LaRue (June 15, 1917 – May 21, 1996) was a popular western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s. He had exceptional skill with the bullwhip and taught Harrison Ford how to use a bullwhip for the Indiana Jones movies. LaRue was one of the first recipients of the Golden Boot Awards in 1983.
Mar 4, 2022 · Lash LaRue - King of the Bullwhip. Alfred 'Lash' LaRue. Birth name: Reu Alfred Wilson. 1917 - 1996. Special thanks to guest commentator Paul Dellinger for authoring the following narrative and background info on Al 'Lash' LaRue. Confused about Lash's real name, birth date, birth location, etc.
May 31, 1996 · “Lash” LaRue, known as the “king of the bullwhip” for his work in low-budget 1940s Westerns but who faded from sight after a brief attempt at television, has died. He was believed to be 78.
May 31, 1996 · Lash LaRue, who expertly cracked a bullwhip in nearly two dozen low-budget westerns of the 1940's, died on May 21 at the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. He was 79.
