Buck Jones

Buck Jones

actor, producer, director

Buck Jones was born on Dec 12, 1891 in USA (some sources erroneously say 4 December 1889). Buck Jones's big-screen debut came with True Blue directed by Frank Lloyd in 1918, strarring Cowboy (as Buck Gebhart). Buck Jones is known for Lazybones directed by Frank Borzage, Buck Jones stars as Steve Tuttle aka Lazybones and Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Tuttle. The most recent award Buck Jones achieved is Golden Boot Awards. The upcoming new movie Buck Jones plays is Dawn on the Great Divide which will be released on Dec 18, 1942.

Buck Jones was one of the greatest of the "B" western stars. Although born in Indiana, Jones reportedly (but disputedly) grew up on a ranch near Red Rock in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), and there learned the riding and shooting skills that would stand him in good stead as a hero of Westerns. He joined the army as a teenager and served on US-Mexican border before seeing service in the Moro uprising in the Philippines. Though wounded, he recuperated and re-enlisted, hoping to become a pilot. He was not accepted for pilot training and left the army in 1913. He took a menial job with the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West Show and soon became champion bronco buster for the show. He moved on to the Julia Allen Show, but with the beginning of the First World War, Jones took work training horses for the Allied armies. After the war, he and his wife, Odelle Osborne, whom he had met in the Miller Brothers show, toured with the Ringling Brothers circus, then settled in Hollywood, where Jones got work in a number of Westerns starring

  • Birthday

    Dec 12, 1891

  • Place of Birth

    Vincennes, Indiana, USA (some sources erroneously say 4 December 1889)

Known For

Lazybones
Movie
Lazybones

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Awards

2 wins & 0 nominations

Golden Boot Awards
1984
Winner - In Memoriam Award
Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies