Biography
Ted Mapes (November 25, 1901 β September 9, 1984) was an American character actor, who was also a prolific stuntman and body double. Born on November 25, 1901, in St. Edward, Nebraska, he moved to Los Angeles in his mid-20s, and entered the film industry in 1929, first as a grip, and then as a stuntman and actor. He doubled for many famous actors, including Jimmy Stewart and Gary Cooper. His film and television career spanned forty years, during which time he appeared in hundreds of films and television shows, either as an actor, stuntman or body double. After his career in front of the camera ended in 1969, Mapes became an advocate for animal safety in films, working as an observer on sets for the American Humane Association.
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Filmography
all 89
Movies 89
Policeman (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Movie
1
Stunts
The Rare Breed (1966)
Movie
Stunts
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Movie
Trooper (uncredited) / Stunts
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Movie
6
Floorwalker (uncredited)
A New Kind of Love (1963)
Movie
Stunts
How the West Was Won (1962)
Movie
6
Highpockets (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Movie
3.67
FBI Agent (uncredited) / Stunts
The FBI Story (1959)
Movie
Gillian's Customer (uncredited)
Bell, Book and Candle (1958)
Movie
Leary
Night Passage (1957)
Movie
Stunts
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Movie
4
Stunts
The Man from Laramie (1955)
Movie
Deputy (uncredited) / Stunt Double
The Far Country (1954)
Movie
Wells Fargo Stagecoach Guard
Vigilante Terror (1953)
Movie
Henchman Cully
Topeka (1953)
Movie
Oil Man (uncredited) / Stunt Double
Thunder Bay (1953)
Movie
Stunts
The Naked Spur (1953)
Movie
Stunts
Bend of the River (1952)
Movie
Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
Raton Pass (1951)
Movie
Mail Rider / Stunt Double
Broken Arrow (1950)
Movie
Bartender (uncredited) / Stunts / Stunt Double
Winchester '73 (1950)
Movie
4.57
Pete's Pal (uncredited) / Stunts
The Gunfighter (1950)
Movie
Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
Blondie's Hero (1950)
Movie
Fred Smith
Outcasts of the Trail (1949)
Movie
Henchman (uncredited)
Desert Vigilante (1949)
Movie
Logger (uncredited)
Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)
Movie
Dodd
El Dorado Pass (1948)
Movie
Sam
Black Eagle (1948)
Movie
Henchman Jake
Desperadoes of Dodge City (1948)
Movie
Slade
The Black Widow (1947)
Movie
Henchman
The Wild Frontier (1947)
Movie
Stunts
Jesse James Rides Again (1947)
Movie
Ned Gray (Thug) [Ch. 4] / Stunts
Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Movie
Red Connors
Under Arizona Skies (1946)
Movie
Stunts
The Phantom Rider (1946)
Movie
Henchman Ted
Drifting Along (1946)
Movie
Slade Burnett
Frontier Feud (1945)
Movie
Stunt Double
Along Came Jones (1945)
Movie
Joe Butler / Stunts
The Monster and the Ape (1945)
Movie
Luke Brown
Dead or Alive (1944)
Movie
Duke Cudlow
The Last Horseman (1944)
Movie
Curly Balou, Stage Driver / Stunts
Law Men (1944)
Movie
Henry Wilson
Sundown Riders (1944)
Movie
Stunts
Klondike Kate (1943)
Movie
Parade Rider / Show Spectator
King of the Cowboys (1943)
Movie
Henchman Piebald
Land of Hunted Men (1943)
Movie
Deputy (uncredited) / Stunts
The Outlaw (1943)
Movie
Stunts
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942)
Movie
Lead Henchman
Pardon My Gun (1942)
Movie
Stunts
Overland to Deadwood (1942)
Movie
Nazi Agent
The Secret Code (1942)
Movie
Henchman Mason
Vengeance of the West (1942)
Movie
Henchman Slim
Texas Trouble Shooters (1942)
Movie
Henchman Deputy
Sunset on the Desert (1942)
Movie
Tall Cowhand at Dance
Man from Cheyenne (1942)
Movie
Buck, thug in white vest
Thunder River Feud (1942)
Movie
Henchman
Red River Valley (1941)
Movie
Henchman Ricks
Tonto Basin Outlaws (1941)
Movie
Soldier in Trench (uncredited) / Stunts
Sergeant York (1941)
Movie
1
Henchman Slim / Stunts
The Iron Claw (1941)
Movie
Policeman (uncredited)
Lady from Louisiana (1941)
Movie
Rancher
In Old Cheyenne (1941)
Movie
Army Sentry (uncredited)
Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
Movie
Miner
The Border Legion (1940)
Movie
Constable Palmer
North West Mounted Police (1940)
Movie
Deputy
Under Texas Skies (1940)
Movie
Blake - Gang Pilot
King of the Royal Mounted (1940)
Movie
Henchman Kramer
The Ranger and the Lady (1940)
Movie
Stage Driver / Stunts
Adventures of Red Ryder (1940)
Movie
Stage Driver
Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
Movie
Stunts
The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940)
Movie
Henchman
Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Movie
Tall Henchman in Armory
Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)
Movie
McBride Henchman
The Arizona Kid (1939)
Movie
Agent Dan Murchison
Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939)
Movie
Henchman / Stunts
In Old Monterey (1939)
Movie
Henchman
Wall Street Cowboy (1939)
Movie
Tall Lead Henchman
In Old Caliente (1939)
Movie
Man / Stunts
Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)
Movie
Henchman / Stunts
Three Texas Steers (1939)
Movie
3.5
Settler / Stunts
The Lone Ranger Rides Again (1939)
Movie
Stunts
Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)
Movie
Stunts
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938)
Movie
Stunts
Two-Fisted Sheriff (1937)
Movie
Secret Patrol (1936)
Movie
Logger (uncredited)
Timber War (1935)
Movie
First Mountie Constable
The Silent Code (1935)
Movie
Stunts
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (1935)
Movie
Mountie
Trails of the Wild (1935)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.14
Based on 379 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1935
1940
1943
1941
1969
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1901-11-25
Deathday1984-09-09 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceSt. Edward, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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