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Kenneth Olin "Ken" Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American motion picture stuntman and actor.
Maynard served in the United States Army during World War I. After the war, Maynard returned to show business as a circus rider with Ringling Brothers. When the circus was playing in Los Angeles, California, actor Buck Jones encouraged Maynard to try working in the movies. Maynard soon had a contract with Fox Studios.
He first appeared in silent motion pictures in 1923. Maynard's work included stunt performance. His horsemanship and rugged good looks made Maynard a cowboy star. He and his white stallion, "Tarzan," became famous. His two recorded songs with Columbia Records, "The Lone Star Trail" and "The Cowboy's Lament," made him one of the first of the singing cowboys. Maynard moved to Universal Studios, where he made his first films with a musical soundtrack. He sang two songs in Sons of the Saddle in 1930.
In 1931 and 1932, Maynard worked for Tiffany Productions and Sono Art-World Wide Pictures before moving back to Universal in 1933. Maynard played several musical instruments, and was featured that year on the violin in The Fiddlin' Buckaroo, and on the banjo in The Trail Drive. Maynard moved to Mascot Pictures in 1934.
Maynard appeared in more than ninety films in twenty years with his white cowboy hat, fancy shirt, and a pair of six-shooters, but alcoholism so severely affected his life that his acting career ended in 1944. He made appearances at state fairs and rodeos. He owned a small circus operation featuring rodeo riders but eventually lost it to creditors. His substantial wealth had vanished, and he lived a desolate life in a rundown trailer. During these years, Maynard was supported by an unknown benefactor, long thought to be Gene Autry. More than twenty five years after his last starring role, Maynard returned to the screen two small roles, in 1970 and 1972, the more notably in The Marshal of Windy Hollow.
Maynard died of stomach cancer in 1973 at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Cypress Cemetery in Cypress, California.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Ken Maynard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6751 Hollywood Blvd.
Filmography
all 95
Movies 95
self 9

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)

The Marshal of Windy Hollow (1972)

Bigfoot (1970)

Harmony Trail (1944)

Arizona Whirlwind (1944)

Westward Bound (1944)

Death Valley Rangers (1943)

Blazing Guns (1943)

The Law Rides Again (1943)

Wild Horse Stampede (1943)

Lightning Strikes West (1940)

Phantom Rancher (1940)

Death Rides the Range (1939)

Flaming Lead (1939)

Whirlwind Horseman (1938)

Trailing Trouble (1937)

Boots of Destiny (1937)

The Fugitive Sheriff (1936)

The Cattle Thief (1936)

Avenging Waters (1936)

Heroes of the Range (1936)

Heir to Trouble (1935)

Lawless Riders (1935)

Western Courage (1935)

Western Frontier (1935)

Mystery Mountain (1934)

In Old Santa Fe (1934)

Smoking Guns (1934)

Honor of the Range (1934)

Wheels of Destiny (1934)

Gun Justice (1933)

Fargo Express (1933)

Strawberry Roan (1933)

The Trail Drive (1933)

King of the Arena (1933)

The Lone Avenger (1933)

Phantom Thunderbolt (1933)

Drum Taps (1933)

Haunted Gold (1932)

Between Fighting Men (1932)

Come On, Tarzan (1932)

Dynamite Ranch (1932)

Whistlin' Dan (1932)

Hell-Fire Austin (1932)

Texas Gun Fighter (1932)

The Sunset Trail (1932)

The Pocatello Kid (1931)

Branded Men (1931)

Range Law (1931)

The Arizona Terror (1931)

Alias: The Bad Man (1931)

The Two Gun Man (1931)

Fighting Thru (1930)

Sons of the Saddle (1930)

Song of the Caballero (1930)

Mountain Justice (1930)

The Fighting Legion (1930)

Lucky Larkin (1930)

Parade of the West (1930)

Señor Americano (1929)

The Wagon Master (1929)

The California Mail (1929)

The Lawless Legion (1929)

The Royal Rider (1929)

Cheyenne (1929)

The Phantom City (1928)

The Glorious Trail (1928)

The Code of the Scarlet (1928)

The Upland Rider (1928)

The Canyon of Adventure (1928)

The Wagon Show (1928)

Gun Gospel (1927)

The Red Raiders (1927)

The Devil's Saddle (1927)

The Land Beyond the Law (1927)

The Overland Stage (1927)

The Unknown Cavalier (1926)

Senor Daredevil (1926)

Haunted Range (1926)

The Grey Vulture (1926)

North Star (1925)

Fighting Courage (1925)

The Demon Rider (1925)

Janice Meredith (1924)

$50,000 Reward (1924)

Cameo Kirby (1923)

Brass Commandments (1923)

The Voice of Hollywood No. 9
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-07-21
Deathday1973-03-23 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceVevay, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsKenneth Olin Maynard
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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