Acting · Vevay, Indiana, USA · Born July 21, 1895
From Wikipedia Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor. Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios. He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930. In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934. Maynard appeared in more than ninety films in twenty years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters, but alcoholism so severely affected his life that his acting career ended in 1944. He made appearances at state fairs and rodeos. He owned a small circus operation featuring rodeo riders but eventually lost it to creditors. His substantial wealth had vanished, and he lived a desolate life in a rundown trailer. During these years, Maynard was supported by an unknown benefactor, long thought to be Gene Autry. More than twenty five years after his last starring role, Maynard returned to the screen two small roles, in 1970 and 1972, the more notably in The Marshal of Windy Hollow. Maynard died of stomach cancer in 1973 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery in Cypress, California. For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ken Maynard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd.
MovieMeanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Marshal of Windy Hollow
1972
as Texas Ranger
MovieBigfoot
1970
as Mr. Bennett
MovieHarmony Trail
1944
as Marshal Ken Maynard
MovieArizona Whirlwind
1944
as Ken Maynard
MovieWestward Bound
1944
as Ken Maynard
MovieDeath Valley Rangers
1943
as Ken Maynard
MovieBlazing Guns
1943
as Marshal Ken Maynard
MovieThe Law Rides Again
1943
as U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
MovieWild Horse Stampede
1943
as Marshal Ken Maynard
MovieLightning Strikes West
1940
as Lightning Ken Morgan
MoviePhantom Rancher
1940
as Ken Mitchell
MovieDeath Rides the Range
1939
as Ken Baxter
MovieFlaming Lead
1939
as Ken Clark
MovieSix Shootin' Sheriff
1938
as Jim 'Trigger' Morton
MovieWhirlwind Horseman
1938
as Ken Morton
MovieTrailing Trouble
1937
as John 'Friendly' Fields
MovieBoots of Destiny
1937
as Ken Crawford
MovieThe Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Ken Marshall
MovieThe Cattle Thief
1936
as Ken
MovieAvenging Waters
1936
as Ken Morley
MovieHeroes of the Range
1936
as Ken Smith
MovieHeir to Trouble
1935
as Ken Armstrong
MovieLawless Riders
1935
as Ken Manley
MovieWestern Courage
1935
as Ken Baxter
MovieWestern Frontier
1935
as Ken Masters
MovieMystery Mountain
1934
as Ken Williams
MovieIn Old Santa Fe
1934
as Ken aka 'Kentucky'
MovieSmoking Guns
1934
as Ken Masters
MovieHonor of the Range
1934
as Sheriff Ken / Brother Clem
MovieWheels of Destiny
1934
as Ken Manning
MovieGun Justice
1933
as Ken Lance
MovieFargo Express
1933
as Ken Benton
MovieStrawberry Roan
1933
as Ken Masters
MovieThe Trail Drive
1933
as Ken Benton
MovieThe Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
as 'Fiddlin'
MovieKing of the Arena
1933
as Captain Ken Kenton
MovieThe Lone Avenger
1933
as Cal Weston
MoviePhantom Thunderbolt
1933
as Thunderbolt Kid
MovieDrum Taps
1933
as Ken Cartwright
MovieTombstone Canyon
1932
as Ken
MovieHaunted Gold
1932
as Tim Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieHollywood on Parade No. A-5
1932
as Self
MovieBetween Fighting Men
1932
as Ken
MovieCome On, Tarzan
1932
as Ken Benson
MovieDynamite Ranch
1932
as Blaze Howell
MovieWhistlin' Dan
1932
as 'Whistlin' Dan Savage Posing as Ed Black
MovieHell-Fire Austin
1932
as Ken 'Hell-Fire' Austin
MovieTexas Gun Fighter
1932
as Bill Dane
MovieThe Sunset Trail
1932
as Jim Brandon
MovieThe Pocatello Kid
1931
as The Pocatello Kid / Sheriff Jim Bledsoe
MovieBranded Men
1931
as Rod Whitaker
MovieRange Law
1931
as Hap Conners
MovieThe Arizona Terror
1931
as The Arizonian
MovieAlias: The Bad Man
1931
as Ranger Ken Neville
MovieThe Two Gun Man
1931
as 'Blackie' Weed
MovieFighting Thru
1930
as Dan Barton
MovieSons of the Saddle
1930
as Jim Brandon
MovieSong of the Caballero
1930
as Juan Posing as El Lobo
MovieMountain Justice
1930
as Ken McTavish
The Voice of Hollywood No. 9
1930
MovieThe Fighting Legion
1930
as Dave Hayes
MovieLucky Larkin
1930
as 'Lucky' Larkin
MovieParade of the West
1930
as Bud Rand
MovieSeñor Americano
1929
as Lieutenant Michael Banning
MovieThe Wagon Master
1929
as The Rambler
MovieThe California Mail
1929
as Bob Scott
MovieThe Royal Rider
1929
as Dick Scott
MovieThe Lawless Legion
1929
as Cal Stanley
MovieCheyenne
1929
as Cal Roberts
MovieThe Phantom City
1928
as Tim Kelly
MovieThe Glorious Trail
1928
as Pat O'Leary
MovieThe Code of the Scarlet
1928
as Bruce Kenton
MovieThe Upland Rider
1928
as Dan Dailey
MovieThe Canyon of Adventure
1928
as Steven Bancroft
MovieThe Wagon Show
1928
as Bob Mason
MovieGun Gospel
1927
as Granger Hume
MovieThe Red Raiders
1927
as Lieutenant John Scott
MovieThe Devil's Saddle
1927
as Harry Morrel
MovieThe Land Beyond the Law
1927
as Jerry Steele
MovieSomewhere in Sonora
1927
as Bob Bishop
MovieThe Overland Stage
1927
as Jack Jessup
MovieThe Unknown Cavalier
1926
as Tom Drury
MovieSenor Daredevil
1926
as Don Luis O'Flaherty
MovieHaunted Range
1926
as Terry Bladwin
MovieThe Grey Vulture
1926
as Bart Miller
MovieNorth Star
1925
as Noel Blake
Fighting Courage
1925
as Richard Kingsley
MovieThe Demon Rider
1925
as Billy Dennis
MovieJanice Meredith
1924
as Paul Revere
Movie$50,000 Reward
1924
as Tex Sherwood
Somebody Lied
1923
MovieCameo Kirby
1923
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Gunfighter
1923
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Man Who Won
1923
as Conroy
MovieBrass Commandments
1923
as (uncredited)
