Edward Faulkner (born Fielden Edward Faulkner II on Monday, February 29, 1932, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American film and television character actor. He is most known for his roles in John Wayne films, including Hellfighters, The Green Berets, Rio Lobo, McLintock! and The Undefeated. He also played small roles on other films and TV series including Dragnet and The Tim Conway Show.
Attended the Williamsburg (VA) Film Festival [March 2011]
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Attends numerous Western Film Festivals across the United States. [December 2010]
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He was a guest at the 2012 Memphis Film Festival's "A Gathering of Guns 4: A TV Western Reunion" at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
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Interviewed about his Western The Undefeated (1969) with John Wayne in the book "Wild Wild Westerners" by Tom Weaver (BearManor, 2012).
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Earned a degree in business before entering the United States Air Force.
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Originally set out to become a civil engineer but in 1958 decided to try acting and moved to Los Angeles. Within a month he found a role on the TV western episode of Have Gun - Will Travel (1957).
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Was a part of a group of actors that John Wayne regularly used in his movies.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
It's a Merry Christmas When Pigs Fly
2014
TV Movie
Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress
2010
TV Movie
Chef Best (voice)
Elf Sparkle Meets Christmas the Horse
2009
TV Movie
Elf Ziggy (voice)
Hard Ground
2003
TV Movie
Warden
Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI
1986
TV Movie
Tom Higgins (as Ed Faulkner)
The Six Million Dollar Man
1977
TV Series
Wessler
The Florida Connection
1976
Mule Tucker (as Ed Faulkner)
The Blue Knight
1976
TV Series
Reverend Bob
Mobile One
1975
TV Series
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1975
TV Series
Arnold Tyne
Stowaway to the Moon
1975
TV Movie
Eli Mackernutt Sr.
The Log of the Black Pearl
1975
TV Movie
Fenner
Movin' On
1974
TV Series
Elton Edwards
Ride in a Pink Car
1974
Frank Barber (as Ed Faulkner)
Toma
1974
TV Series
Adam-12
1972-1974
TV Series
Investigator Ed Powers / Sgt. Ed Powers / Sgt. Powers
Toke
1973
as Ed Faulkner
The Odd Couple
1973
TV Series
Harry
The Delphi Bureau
1973
TV Series
Warden
Gunsmoke
1959-1972
TV Series
Drummer / Trask / Deputy / ...
The Man
1972
Secret Service Man
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
Mike Bank Guard (uncredited)
Cannon
1972
TV Series
Ferris
Nichols
1972
TV Series
Randall
The Night Stalker
1972
TV Movie
Las Vegas Policeman (uncredited)
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
TV Series
Sgt. Wall / Ike Carter
Bearcats!
1971
TV Series
Mills
Something Big
1971
Capt. Tyler (as Ed Faulkner)
Scandalous John
1971
Hillary
The Barefoot Executive
1971
Reporter
Mod Squad
1968-1971
TV Series
Frank Dunn / Griff
The Interns
1971
TV Series
Dr. Lansing
Triangle
1970
Rio Lobo
1970
Lt. Harris
Ironside
1970
TV Series
Frank Wickham
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
TV Movie
Bit (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1970
TV Series
Pilot
Night Chase
1970
TV Movie
Patrolman
The Intruders
1970
TV Movie
Bill Riley
San Francisco International Airport
1970
TV Series
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969-1970
TV Series
Dr. Hill / Dr. Carl Brandon
The Virginian
1963-1970
TV Series
Proctor / Leroy Plimpton / Matt Clayton / ...
Lost Flight
1970
TV Movie
Hansen
Chisum
1970
James J. Dolan
Love, American Style
1970
TV Series
Bob (segment "Love and the Minister")
The Tim Conway Show
1970
TV Series
Trooper Biggs
Then Came Bronson
1969
TV Series
Highway Patrolman
It Takes a Thief
1969
TV Series
Wardlow
The Undefeated
1969
Anderson
Hang Your Hat on the Wind
1969
Pilot
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
Cop at Dixon's Party (uncredited)
Dragnet 1967
1968-1969
TV Series
Lawrence Devon / Agent Jim Shepheard
The Outcasts
1969
TV Series
Willis
Hellfighters
1968
George Harris
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
Marshal Sam Huggins (as Ed Faulkner)
The Green Berets
1968
Capt. MacDaniel
Nobody's Perfect
1968
John Abelard
Cimarron Strip
1968
TV Series
Captain
The Invaders
1967
TV Series
Alien #1
Gilligan's Island
1967
TV Series
Colonel
Laredo
1967
TV Series
Ed Garmes
The Ballad of Josie
1967
Juror-Livery Man (uncredited)
Iron Horse
1967
TV Series
Jess Sinclair
The Doomsday Flight
1966
TV Movie
Reilly (co-pilot)
The F.B.I.
1966
TV Series
Allen Wilson
Bonanza
1961-1966
TV Series
Casey Rollins / Bank Robber in Green Shirt / Bob Stevens