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John Cason

Acting · Born June 29, 1918 · Texas, USA

John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.

John Cason movies and shows

  • Cheyenne1955
  • The Untouchables1959
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp1955
  • The Lone Ranger1949
  • The Ford Television Theatre1952
  • The Cisco Kid1950
  • The Adventures of Kit Carson1951
  • Boston Blackie1951
  • High Noon1952
  • From Here to Eternity1953
  • The Adventures of Champion1955
  • 3:10 to Yuma1957
  • Westward the Women1951
  • Cimarron1960
  • The Last Frontier1955
  • Rio Rita1942
  • Thunder Over the Plains1953
  • Cowboy1958
  • Buck Privates1941
  • Larceny in Her Heart1946
  • Cattle Queen of Montana1954
  • Gun Fury1953
  • The Hawk of Wild River1952
  • A Lawless Street1955