PIONEERS OF TELEVISION | Fess Parker and Ed Ames on Davy Crockett vs Daniel Boone | PBS

[uofjim]

He lost so much weight in such a short time at the end.

[ACLTony]

Very cool!  Here's some trivia info. Ed Ames also appeared on one episode on the tv show "In the Heat of The Night" (late 1980s). Ironically, he played a racist sherriff who was a friend of Chief Gillespie. Great episode

[junglemanlawyer1]

@ACLTony Any information about Patricia Blair?

[tfokeefe]

He was my childhood Hero --I needed a Hero then and he did it for me

[lionessg66]

Thus the passing of an American Icon. Fess Parker was part of history for so many boys and girls that helped us develop childhood fantasy and fun. Love to the King of the Wild Frontier.

[1964inahlee1968]

Ed Ames and Fess Parker..... LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

[Morahman7vnNo2]

Look! It's Luke Wilson's Grandfather!

[anmoose]

Boy does this bring back memories. I was a Davy Crockett fanatic when I was a kid. I considered Fess Parker a sort of a god.

Sad to read that he just passed away.

[TheHyde55]

"King of the wild Frontier."