Bob Woodward (March 5, 1909 – February 7, 1972) was an American actor of film and television, best known for his role in The Range Rider (1951–1953).
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Career
In his earlier roles, Woodward co-starred in the western films California Mail (1936), Pioneer Justice (1947), Range Renegades (1948), and Junction City (1952). Woodward played the role of a stagecoach driver in two television series, The Gene Autry Show (1950–55) in 43 episodes, and Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955–1956) in 20 episodes. He was cast as a henchman on the series The Range Rider (1951–53) in 24 episodes. He also appeared in the syndicated series Annie Oakley. In the 1950s and 1960s, he guest-starred in nine episodes of The Lone Ranger, seven episodes of Tales of Wells Fargo, five episodes of Have Gun - Will Travel, and in three episodes of The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He worked as a stuntman in a film and television, and appeared as a stunt double for Gene Autry. He is a member of the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.
Films
91 Titles in Filmography, as listed in the AFI Catalog:
1931 – Rider of the Plains
1936 – California Mail
1937 – The Fighting Texan
1938 – The Frontiersmen
1939 – The Taming of the West
1940 – The Dark Command
1941 – Sheriff of Tombstone
1946 – Swing, Cowboy, Swing
1947 – Pioneer Justice
1949 – Gun Law Justice
1948 – Range Renegades
1948 – Courtin' Trouble
1948 – Back Trail
1948 – Partners of the Sunset
1948 – The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
1948 – The Tioga Kid
1948 - Hidden Danger
1948 – Triggerman
1949 – Law of the West
1950 – Vigilante Hideout
1952 – Junction City
1953 – Jack Slade
1958 – The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
1963 – Red Runs the River
Stunts
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1939 – Melody Ranch
1949 – Stampede
1950 – Stage to Tucson
1951 – Texans Never Cry
1953 – The Stranger Wore a Gun
1956 – Westward Ho the Wagons!
1956 – 7th Cavalry
1958 – Apache Territory
TV series
1950 – The Gene Autry Show
1951 – The Range Rider
1954 – Annie Oakley
1955 – Buffalo Bill, Jr.