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Keenan Wynn

Actor

Keenan Wynn

Born July 27, 1916 in New York City, New York, USADied October 14, 1986177 films

Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor. His expressive face was his stock-in-trade; and though he rarely carried the lead role, he had prominent billing in most of his film and television roles.

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Once Upon a Time in the West posterFirst watchOnce Upon a Time in the West19688.3as SheriffAs the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.View film

Essential films

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb poster8.1Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964The Goonies poster7.5The Goonies1985Touch of Evil poster7.7Touch of Evil1958The Last Unicorn poster7.3The Last Unicorn1982Nashville poster7.3Nashville1975Point Blank poster7.1Point Blank1967The Great Race poster7.1The Great Race1965Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town poster7.2Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town1970

Filmography

177 films as actor
  1. 1990Tales from the DarksideDuncan Williams
  2. 1986Hyper Sapien: People from Another StarGrandpa
  3. 1986The Last PrecinctButch
  4. 1986Black Moon RisingIron John
  5. 1985MirrorsReverend Dahlstrom
  6. 1985Code of VengeanceWillis
  7. 1985The GooniesChester Copperpot (uncredited)
  8. 1985Prime RiskDr. Lasser
  9. 1984Call to GloryCarl Sarnac
  10. 1983Imps*Charlie
  11. 1983WavelengthDan
  12. 1983The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later AffairPiers Castillian
  13. 1982HystericalOld Fisherman
  14. 1982Best FriendsTom Babson
  15. 1982The Last UnicornCaptain Cully / Harpy (voice)
  16. 1982The Capture of Grizzly AdamsBert Woolman
  17. 1982A Piano for Mrs. CiminoBarney Fellman
  18. 1981Joe Dancer II: The Monkey MissionStump Harris
  19. 1980Mom, the Wolfman and MeGrandpa Bergman
  20. 1980Just Tell Me What You WantSeymour Berger
  21. 1979Jamaican GoldMeat Cleaver Stewart
  22. 1979The GloveBill Schwartz
  23. 1979A Touch of the SunGeneral Spelvin
  24. 1979SunburnMark Elmes
  25. 1979Parts: The Clonus HorrorJake Noble
  26. 1979The DarkSherman 'Sherm' Moss
  27. 1979The Billion Dollar ThreatEly
  28. 1979Hard KnocksJed
  29. 1979Express to TerrorWinfield Root
  30. 1978PiranhaJack
  31. 1978CoachFenton Granger
  32. 1978LaserblastColonel Farley
  33. 1978The Lucifer ComplexU.S. Secretary of Defense
  34. 1977Sex and the Married WomanUncle June
  35. 1977OrcaNovak
  36. 1977Mission to Glory: A True StoryFather at Trading Mission
  37. 1976The Shaggy D.A.John Slade
  38. 1976The Killer Inside MeChester Conway
  39. 1976High VelocityMr. Andersen
  40. 1976The QuestH.H. Small
  41. 1976Demon and the MummyCapt. Joe “Mad Dog” Siska
  42. 1976The Quest: The Longest DriveCooler
  43. 1975A Woman for All MenWalter McCoy
  44. 1975The Devil’s RainSheriff Owens
  45. 1975NashvilleMr. Green
  46. 1975The Man Who Would Not DieVictor Slidell
  47. 1975He Is My BrotherBrother Dalton
  48. 1975Target RiskSimon Cusack
  49. 1974Hit LadyBuddy McCormack
  50. 1974The Legend of Earl DurandCol. Nightingale
  51. 1974The Internecine ProjectE.J. Farnsworth
  52. 1974Herbie Rides AgainAlonzo Hawk
  53. 1974Popcorn(voice)
  54. 1973Hijack!Donny McDonald
  55. 1973A Night Train to TerrorDetective Hanratty
  56. 1973VD Attack PlanContagion Corps Sergeant (Narrator)
  57. 1972Snowball ExpressMartin Ridgeway
  58. 1972The MechanicHarry McKenna
  59. 1972Cancel My ReservationSheriff 'Houndtooth' Riley
  60. 1972Wild in the SkyGen. Harry Gobohare
  61. 1972Panhandle 38Billy Bronson / Kile Richards
  62. 1971The ManipulatorOld Charlie
  63. 1971Terror in the SkyMilton
  64. 1971Pretty Maids All in a RowChief John Poldaski
  65. 1971The Man with Icy EyesHarry Davis
  66. 1971CannonEddie
  67. 1971Assault on the WayneOrville Kelly
  68. 1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownWinter Warlock (voice)
  69. 1970The AnimalsPudge Elliott
  70. 1970LovingEdward
  71. 1970House on Greenapple RoadSgt. Charles Wilentz
  72. 1969Viva Max!General Lacomber
  73. 196980 Steps to JonahBarney Glover
  74. 1969The Young LawyersFrank Barron
  75. 1969The MonitorsGeneral Blackwish
  76. 1969Smith!Vince Heber
  77. 1969Mackenna's GoldSanchez
  78. 1968Once Upon a Time in the WestSheriff
  79. 1968Finian's RainbowSenator Billboard Rawkins
  80. 1968Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!Major Charlie Doneghan
  81. 1968Frame UpInspector Donald
  82. 1968The Magic Pear TreeMarquis
  83. 1967Run Like a ThiefWilly Gore
  84. 1967Point BlankYost
  85. 1967The War WagonWes Fletcher
  86. 1967Welcome to Hard TimesZar
  87. 1967Warning ShotSgt. Ed Musso
  88. 1966StagecoachLuke Plummer
  89. 1966The Night of the GrizzlyJed Curry
  90. 1966Promise Her AnythingAngelo Carelli
  91. 1965Around the World Under the SeaHank Stahl
  92. 1965The Great RaceHezekiah
  93. 1965Nightmare in the SunJunk dealer
  94. 1964Stage to Thunder RockRoss Sawyer
  95. 1964The Americanization of EmilyOld Sailor
  96. 1964Bikini BeachHarvey Huntington Honeywagon
  97. 1964The PatsyHarry Silver
  98. 1964Honeymoon HotelMr. Sampson
  99. 1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombColonel Bat Guano
  100. 1964Man in the MiddleLieut. Winston
  101. 1963The Power and the GloryWine Merchant
  102. 1963The Bay of St. Michel
  103. 1963Son of FlubberAlonzo P. Hawk
  104. 1963The LosersBurgundy Smith
  105. 1961Black CityDi Gennaro
  106. 1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinTom Fowler
  107. 1961The Absent-Minded ProfessorAlonzo P. Hawk
  108. 1960The Crowded SkyNick Hyland
  109. 1959The Scarface MobJoe Fuselli
  110. 1959A Hole in the HeadJerry Marks
  111. 1959That Kind of WomanHarry Corwin
  112. 1958The Perfect FurloughHarvey Franklin
  113. 1958A Time to Love and a Time to DieReuter
  114. 1958Touch of EvilBartender (uncredited)
  115. 1958No Time at AllMarshall Keats
  116. 1958The Deep SixLt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
  117. 1957The TroublemakersMr. Sprock
  118. 1957Don't Go Near the WaterGordon Ripwell
  119. 1957Joe ButterflyHarold Hathaway
  120. 1957The Fuzzy Pink NightgownDandy