He lived in Huntington Beach. COPYRIGHT 2020 By TheLifeandTimesofHollywood.com Ty Hardin, 'Bronco' star, Arizona Patriots founder, dead at 87. Besides his wife, the former Caroline Pampu, survivors include his sons Bobby Smith, Jeff and John Hardin, and Tyrin Hungerford; his daughters Mary Chriss Smith and Stefanie Hardin Leuty; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ty Hardin. His wife, Caroline, confirmed his death, but said the cause had not been determined.In a television landscape crowded with gunslingers like Sugarfoot, Cheyenne, Lucas McCain (the Rifleman) and Bret Maverick, Mr. Hardin carved a niche playing Bronco Layne, a soft-spoken loner slow to anger but quick on the draw and skilled in the saddle.“There ain’t a horse that he can’t handle, that’s how he got his name,” a line in the show’s First introduced on the series “Cheyenne” in 1958, Bronco, formerly a captain in the Confederate Army, held various jobs as he traveled — Army scout, deputy sheriff, wagon-train master, undercover post-office agent and miner among them — and encountered colorful historical characters along the way, notably Billy the Kid, Wild Bill Hickok and Jesse James (played by James Coburn).Mr. Wayne introduced him to Howard Hawks, the film’s producer and director, and to William T. Orr, head of the studio’s television division. Bobby Smith American professional baseball player. ; divorced); 2 children (Mary Chris Smith and Bobby Smith)Hardin was born in New York City but reared in Texas, after his family moved to Austin when he was six months old. He was 87.

A few weeks before graduation, Mr. Hardin left college to work as an acoustical research engineer at Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, Calif.While shopping for a Halloween costume, he was spotted by a talent scout for Paramount Pictures, who arranged a screen test that led to a seven-year contract and the films “The Space Children” and “I Married a Monster From Outer Space.”Hoping for a role in the Warner Bros. film “Rio Bravo,” he met with John Wayne, only to find that the part he wanted had been given to Ricky Nelson. He also attended actors’ school at Warner Brothers and landed small parts in various Warner productions.When his contract expired, Hardin left Hollywood to seek opportunity overseas as his series aired all over the world. His grandmother gave him the nickname Ty.After graduating from Lamar High School in Houston he attended Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Tex., on a football scholarship and studied for a semester at the Dallas Bible Institute.He enlisted in the Army and, after attending officer candidate school, underwent flight training and flew light aircraft while stationed in West Germany during the Korean War. She has been married to Philip M. Stein since August 8, 1970. Hardin’s first seven marriages ended in divorce. In a raid on a Patriots camp, federal agents confiscated weapons and publications from Aryan Nation groups. He also appeared in American-financed all-star epics such as Battle of the Bulge and Custer of the West. Hardin turned down Batman because of film commitments overseas.

Spouse(s) Nancy Smith (1952–19??

His father, an acoustical engineer, left the family four years later.According to Hardin, he tried to obtain a lead role in the film Rio Bravo that had been promised to singer Ricky Nelson.

When Clint Walker, star of the Cheyenne TV series, went on strike he was replaced by Bronco and when Clint reached an agreement with Warner Brothers and returned to the air Bronco and Sugarfoot starring Wil Hutchins were seen in a rotating format from week to week. Born Orton (or Orison) Whipple Hungerford Jr. January 1, 1930 (age 87) New York City, New York, U.S. Died August 3, 2017. Early life. complex in Utah. Hardin was born Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr. on Jan. 1, 1930, in Manhattan. He lived in Huntington Beach. Besides his wife, the former Caroline Pampu, survivors include his sons Bobby Smith, Jeff and John Hardin, and Tyrin Hungerford; his daughters Mary Chriss Smith and Stefanie Hardin Leuty; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Ty Hardin was best known for his role as the gunslinger Bronco Layne.Mr. He was reportedly the first choice to play the starring role in the television series Batman, which went instead to Adam West. Like many other American actors, Hardin traveled to Europe, where he made several spaghetti westerns, although he turned down Sergio Leone’s offer to play the lead in A Fistful of Dollars. Political party Republican.

As a growing boy, his grandmother, with whom he lived part of the time after his parents divorced, nicknamed him "Ty" because he was as active as a "Texas typhoon". John Wayne reportedly saw Hardin while visiting a film set at Paramount and was impressed with Hardin’s appearance.

From westernsallitaliana.blogspot.com: Orison Whipple Hungerford III aka Ty Hardin died during the evening of August 3rd. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/arts/television/ty-hardin-dead.html Hardin was born in New York City, but reared in Texas, after his family moved to the capital city of Austin when he was six months old. over nonpayment of taxes.While living in Prescott, Ariz., he formed an anti-tax, anti-government protest group that evolved into the Arizona Patriots militia movement, which was accused in 1986 of planning to blow up an I.R.S. She is an actress, known for A Fever in the Blood (1961), Yellowstone Kelly (1959) and Up Periscope (1959). The group has since disbanded.Mr.

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