John Cason

Personal Info

Birthday

June 29, 1918

Day of Death

1961-07-07

(43 years old)

Place of Birth

Texas, USA

Also Known As

Bob Cason

Johnny Cason

John Cason

Biography

John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.

Known For

The Lone Ranger

3:10 to Yuma

Cimarron

From Here to Eternity

Belle Starr's Daughter

Westward the Women

The Last Frontier

Wyoming Renegades

Filmography

1960
Cimarron
as Suggs (uncredited)
1958
Snowfire
as Buff Stoner
Cowboy
as Trail Hand (uncredited)
1957
The Hard Man
as Henchman with Eye Patch (uncredited)
3:10 to Yuma
as Wade Henchman (uncredited)
1955
The Last Frontier
as First Sentry (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
as Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1954
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Henchman (uncredited)
Wyoming Renegades
as O.C. Hanks
1953
Red River Shore
as Henchman Joe (as John Cason)
Thunder Over the Plains
as Kehoe (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity
as Cpl. Paluso (uncredited)
The Lost Planet
as Hopper
Savage Frontier
as Buck Matson - Henchman (as John Cason)
Jungle Drums of Africa
as Regas
1952
Son of Geronimo
as Smoky (ch's 10-12) (uncredited)
Wagon Team
as Henchman Slim (as John Cason)
Hellgate
as Guard (uncredited)
Black Hills Ambush
as Henchman Jake (as John Cason)
The Black Lash
as Henchman Cord (as John Cason)
1951
Westward the Women
as Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
The Thundering Trail
as Henchman Conway
Don Daredevil Rides Again
as Henchman Hagen (as John Cason)
1950
A Snitch in Time
as Louie (uncredited)
Rustlers on Horseback
as Henchman Murray (as John Cason)
Redwood Forest Trail
as Curley
Desperadoes of the West
as Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]
Fast on the Draw
as Tex
Crooked River
as Kent
West of the Brazos
as The Cyclone Kid
Colorado Ranger
as Loco Joe
Marshal of Heldorado
as Jake Tulliver
Hostile Country
as Ed Brady
1949
Range Land
as Henchman Rocky Rand (as John Cason)
Red Desert
as Bob Horn
Tough Assignment
as Joe
Ringside
as Tiger Johnson
Laramie
as Henchman (uncredited)
Challenge of the Range
as Henchman Henley (uncredited)
Rimfire
as Blazer
1948
Belle Starr's Daughter
as Kiowa Posseman
Mark of the Lash
as Colt Jackson
Sunset Carson Rides Again
as Sam Webster
Dead Man's Gold
as Matt Conway
The Gallant Legion
as Sprauge
1947
The Lone Hand Texan
as Henchman (uncredited)
1946
Overland Riders
as Henchman
Prairie Badmen
as Steve
Ghost Of Hidden Valley
as Buck
Larceny in Her Heart
as Club Bouncer
Ambush Trail
as Henchman Ed Blaine
1945
Fighting Bill Carson
as Joe
Flaming Bullets
as Henchman Jim (uncredited)
Stagecoach Outlaws
as Joe
Shadows of Death
as Butch
Gun Smoke
as Henchman Red
His Brother's Ghost
as Henchman Jarrett
1944
Ghost Guns
as Henchman Bart
Wild Horse Phantom
as Lucas
1943
Border Patrol
as Miner
1942
Lost Canyon
as Henchman
Down Rio Grande Way
as Red
Rio Rita
as Ranger (uncredited)
The Lone Star Vigilantes
as Henchman Soldier (uncredited)
1941
Go West, Young Lady
as Barfly
Badlands of Dakota
as Townsman
Fugitive Valley
as Whip Rider (uncredited)
Buck Privates
as Fighter (uncredited)