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Unkempt, rough and tough looking members of the gang (or lynch mob, or vigilantes, or posse or cow herders) who had minimal or no dialog.  They are generally not listed in the film credits.  We tend to recognize some of their faces, but have no clue as to their real names.



(Courtesy of Ed Tabor)

Above from L-to-R are Roy Bucko, Al Bridge, Marion Weldon, Art Mix and Blackie Whiteford in a scene from DODGE CITY TRAIL (Columbia, 1936), which starred Charles Starrett.


The antagonists in the ol' B western generally consisted of:

Definition of henchman, "henchie":

In other words, these are NOT the western and serial performers that we immediately recognize like Roy Barcroft, or Harry Woods, or Lafe McKee, or George Chesebro, or Charlie King.  The Barcrofts, McKees, Chesebros, Kings and many others wound up with meatier roles, often had dialog, and in many cases, their names appeared in the opening or closing credits.  Those folks are profiled in The "Villains & Supporting Players" section on the Old Corral.

The "Henchies" is dedicated to the performers whom we've seen a hundred times but mentally think What's his name ???



Herman Hack


'Curley' Dresden


Jerome 'Black Jack' Ward


Jim Corey


Al Taylor


Ray Jones


Roy Bucko


Ralph 'Buck' Bucko


Archie Ricks


Chick Hannan
The Henchies - Click Below:

Tex Terry

Floyd 'Silver Tip' Baker

Cliff Parkinson

Herman Hack

Jack Evans

Carol Henry

Jim Corey

Archie Twitchell

Tex 'Squint' Palmer

Curley Dresden

'Ace' Cain

Eddie Hall

Roy Brent

George 'Arizona Slim' Hazel

Barney Beasley

Carl Sepulveda

Francis Walker

Herman Nolan

Pascale Perry

Jack Kenney

Carl 'Kansas' Moehring

Olin Francis

Earl Askam

John Beach

Lew Morphy

Dick Botiller

Jack Jones

Tommy Coats

Chuck Baldra

Tom Smith

Chick Hannan

Archie Ricks

Bud McClure

Roy Bucko

Ralph 'Buck' Bucko

Oscar Gahan

Merrill McCormick

Frank McCarroll

Ray Jones

Al Taylor

John 'Blackie' Whiteford

Jerome 'Black Jack' Ward

Charles 'Art' Dillard

Tex Phelps

Wally West

Buck Morgan

Robert Walker

Curtis 'Cactus Mack' McPeters

Artie Ortego




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