Fess Elisha Parker Jr. was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of the title characters in the Walt Disney television miniseries Davy Crockett and the television series Daniel Boone.
Parker in 1968
Fess Parker as Davy Crockett addresses the city of Philadelphia in the Walt Disney television miniseries
With Sandra Warner in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Fess Parker as Daniel Boone with Brock Peters
Davy Crockett (miniseries)
Davy Crockett was a five-part serial which aired on ABC from 1954–55 in one-hour episodes, on the Disneyland series. The series starred Fess Parker as real-life frontiersman Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as his friend, George Russell. The first three and last two episodes were respectively edited into the theatrical films Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956). This series and film are known for the catchy theme song, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett".
Crockett Goes to Congress