Ray Teal
Known for Acting · 261 credits
- Born
- 1902-01-12
- Died
- 1976-04-02
- Place of birth
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Ray E. Teal · Рэй Тил · Ray Elgin Teal
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole (1951) and Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) with Spencer Tracy and Burt Lancaster.
Teal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A saxophone player, he worked his way through the University of California, Los Angeles as a bandleader before becoming an actor.
His longest-running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee, a law-enforcing sheriff on Bonanza. Teal was one of the most senior members of the crew having a permanent role. He had also played a sheriff in the Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole (1951). Teal co-starred in numerous TV westerns throughout his career: he appeared five times on Cheyenne, four times on The Lone Ranger, on The Alaskans, three times in different roles on another long-running western series, Wagon Train, on NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo, on the ABC western series Broken Arrow, five times on the ABC western comedy Maverick, on the CBS western series The Texan, the NBC western series The Californians, twice on Colt .45, once on Wanted: Dead or Alive, and as "Sheriff Clay" for a single 1960 episode of the NBC western series Riverboat, and four times on a western series about the rodeo titled Wide Country.
After more than 15 years performing in films and in early television, Teal secured a recurring role as a police officer in the 1953–1955 ABC sitcom with a variety-show theme, Where's Raymond?, later renamed The Ray Bolger Show.
Known For
TV Shows (59)
Perry Mason
1957
as Joe Downing
Bonanza
1959
as Roy Coffee / Sheriff Roy Coffee
The Fugitive
1963
as Sheriff McNary
Lassie
1954
as Jim Teal
Wagon Train
1957
as Ray Tarback / Shag Dorty
The Rifleman
1958
Maverick
1957
as Mart Fallon / Sheriff Chick Tucker
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Franklin
Lawman
1958
as Judge Leonard Whitehall
Rawhide
1959
as Hennegan / Sheriff
Green Acres
1965
as Mr. Grimes
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Admiral Tugwell
Cheyenne
1955
as McCanles / Maj. Heffler (uncredited)
Zorro
1957
as Vasquez (uncredited)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Nebro
Route 66
1960
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sgt. Jones
Bat Masterson
1958
as Virgil Gardiner / H.G. Cogswell
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Doc Grayson
Thriller
1960
as Sheriff Wiley
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Mr. Phillips
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Captain Hobart / Pete Collier
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Mr. Sanders
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Lt. Boyd
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Police Lieutenant / Sheriff Briggs / Warden Jacobs / Chief of Detectives / Fire Chief / Ben Tulip / Jim Hale / Police Detective
The Millionaire
1955
as Roger Willard
Laramie
1959
The Texan
1958
as Sheriff Dave Travers
Trackdown
1957
as Ward / Sheriff Michaels
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Sheriff Blaney
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Judge Thatcher
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Bartlett / Sheriff
Bronco
1958
Studio 57
1954
as Marshal Frank
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Mr. Eric Ekstrom
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Sheriff Carson Singletary
Riverboat
1959
as Sheriff Clay
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Howard
Public Defender
1954
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Chief Rowan
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Farmer Clark
Broken Arrow
1956
as Col. McBride
87th Precinct
1961
as Sam Thorpe
The Alaskans
1959
The Lieutenant
1963
as Mr. Coolidge
Bus Stop
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Snead / Frank Oxford / Sheriff Snead / Justice Mackley
Frontier
1955
as Kennicut
The Monroes
1966
Panic!
1957
Casey Jones
1957
as Pete Dunlap
Wire Service
1956
as Captain Gormand
Western von gestern
1978
as Pete, 1. Bombenleger
Everglades
1961
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Capt. Donovan / Linc Johnson
Klondike
1960
as Augie Teege
Conflict
1956
Frank Sinatra Show
1957
as Self
The Adventures of Gallegher
1965
as Snead
Movies (202)
Chisum
1970
as Justice J.B. Wilson
Brute Force
1947
as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
Dead Reckoning
1946
as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Sergeant York
1941
as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Curtiss Ives
Distant Drums
1951
as Pvt. Mohair
Canyon Passage
1946
as Neal Howison (uncredited)
Madame Curie
1943
as Driver (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mr. Mollett
Kitty Foyle
1940
as Clarinet Player (uncredited)
Bathing Beauty
1944
as Maitre d' at Adams Club (uncredited)
Gun Crazy
1950
as California Border Inspector (uncredited)
Driftwood
1947
as Mr. Perkins
Secret Command
1944
as Shipyard Worker (uncredited)
Warpath
1951
as Maj. Reno (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Movie Studio Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Carrie
1952
as Allen - Bondsman
Captain Kidd
1945
as Michael O'Shawn (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Cop in Car Barn Slugged by Dix (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Detective Charlie Temple (uncredited)
High Wall
1947
as Police Lieutenant (uncredited)
Kazan
1949
as McCready
Melody Ranch
1940
as Henchman
Winchester '73
1950
as Marshall Noonan (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Sheriff
Bristle Face
1964
as Justice Mackley
Decoy
1946
as Policeman (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Barney
Florian
1940
as Soldier
The Wild One
1953
as Frank Bleeker
Northwest Passage
1940
as Bradley McNeil
Star Reporter
1939
as Crook
Deep Valley
1947
as Prison Official
The Oklahoman
1957
as Jason - Stableman
Cattle Town
1952
as Judd Hastings
Apache Trail
1942
as Ed Cotton
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Jessie H. Dunlap
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Policeman
Prairie Chickens
1943
as Sam
Desert Fury
1947
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
Main Street Today
1944
as Ed a Citizen at Committee Meeting (uncredited)
The Men
1950
as Man at Bar
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Assistant Movie Director (uncredited)
Northwest Rangers
1942
as Poker Player
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Barfly (uncredited)
Prairie Schooners
1940
as Wolf Tanner
Crime Doctor
1943
as Detective with Pipe (uncredited)
Cattle King
1963
as Edwin 'Ed' Winters (Teton Ranch Foreman)
Joan of Arc
1948
as Bertrand de Poulengy, a squire
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Jensen Sieverts
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Army Captain (uncredited)
Taggart
1965
as Ralph Taggart
Posse from Hell
1961
as Banker
Back to Bataan
1945
as Lt. Col. Roberts (uncredited)
The Hanged Man
1974
as Judge Homer Bayne
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Turning Point
1952
as Clint, Police Captain
Dangerous Business
1946
as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
Band of Angels
1957
as Mr. Calloway
The Burning Hills
1956
as Joe Sutton
No Way Out
1950
as Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)
The Desperate Hours
1955
as State Police Lt. Fredericks
Bullet for a Badman
1964
as Townsman
The Indian Fighter
1955
as Morgan
Along the Great Divide
1951
as Deputy Lou Gray
Black Bart
1948
as Pete (uncredited)
The Command
1954
as Dr. Trent
A Volta do Besouro Verde
1940
as Chief Guard at Steel Mill
Ramrod
1947
as Ed Burma
Woman of the Year
1942
as Married Sports Reporter (uncredited)
I Love You Again
1940
as Watchman (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Thayer Crony (uncredited)
Strange Cargo
1940
as Guard (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Cattleman (uncredited)
The Clock
1945
as Policeman
Adventure
1945
as Steve - Maritime Commissioner (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Guard (uncredited)
Run for Cover
1955
as Sheriff
Bad Boy
1949
as Policeman Bob
Cheyenne
1947
as Gambler (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Kriendler
Home from the Hill
1960
as Dr. Carson
Road House
1948
as Policeman / Policeman at Bus Depot (uncredited)
Rage at Dawn
1955
as Sheriff of Seymour
Ambush
1950
as Capt. J.R. Wolverson
Jumping Jacks
1952
as W.W. Timmons
The Black Arrow
1948
as Nick Appleyard
Honky Tonk
1941
as Poker Player on Train (uncredited)
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Bartender / Bartender (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Man at Union Station / Wolf at Union Station (uncredited)
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Squad Car Police Officer (Uncredited)
Streets of Laredo
1949
as Cantrel
Whispering Smith
1948
as Seagrue
Utah Blaine
1957
as Russ Nevers
The Tall Stranger
1957
as Cap
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Brick Larson
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
as Policeman Joe (Uncredited)
Quicksand
1950
as Motorcycle Officer
The Missing Lady
1946
as Interrogating Detective with Black Mustache (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
1941
as Sammy Axel (uncredited)
The Strange Woman
1946
as Alex Duncan (uncredited)
The Miracle of the Bells
1948
as Koslick, Miner
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Sudan
1945
as Slave Trader (uncredited)
Nazi Agent
1942
as Officer Graves (uncredited)
Raw Deal
1948
as (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Morley Chase
Rogue Cop
1954
as Patrolman Mullins
Secret Enemies
1942
as Casey (uncredited)
Montana Belle
1952
as Emmett Dalton
Slightly Dangerous
1943
as Pedestrian lifting Peggy up (uncredited)
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Sheriff Cromwell (uncredited)
The Wild North
1952
as Ruger
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
as Chief of Police
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957
as Salt Pork
The Long Night
1947
as Mr. Hudson (uncredited)
Blonde Alibi
1946
as Detective Jones (Uncredited)
Home Town Story
1951
as Complaining Electrical Worker (uncredited)
Hangman's Knot
1952
as Quincey
About Ray Teal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ray Elgin Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an American actor. His most famous role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on the television series Bonanza (1959–1972), which was only one of dozens of sheriffs on television and in movies that he played during his long and prolific career stretching from 1937 to 1970. He appeared in pictures such as Western Jamboree (1938) with Gene Autry, The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) with Fredric March and Myrna Loy, The Black Arrow (1948), Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hol… With 261 credits spanning from 1937 to 1978, Ray Teal has appeared in 202 films and 59 TV shows.
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- Chisum (1970) — as Justice J.B. Wilson
- Brute Force (1947) — as Jackson - Guard (uncredited)
- Dead Reckoning (1946) — as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Marching Soldier (uncredited)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — as Curtiss Ives
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