Tim McCoy

Personal Info

Birthday

April 10, 1891

Day of Death

1978-01-29

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Also Known As

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy

Tim McCoy

Biography

One of the great stars of early American Westerns. McCoy was the son of an Irish soldier who later became police chief of Saginaw, Michigan, where McCoy was born.

He attended St. Ignatius College in Chicago and after seeing a Wild West show there, left school and found work on a Wyoming ranch. He became an expert horseman and roper and developed a keen knowledge of the ways and languages of the Indian tribes in the area.

Known For

Around the World in Eighty Days

Run of the Arrow

Down Texas Way

Speed Wings

Lightnin' Bill Carson

Riders of the West

Riders of Black Mountain

The Gunman From Bodie

Filmography

1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1965
Requiem for a Gunfighter
as Judge Irving Short
1957
Run of the Arrow
as Gen. Allen (as Colonel Tim McCoy)
1956
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Colonel
1946
Injun Talk
as Himself
1942
West of the Law
as Marshal Tim McCall
Riders of the West
as Marshal Tim McCall
Down Texas Way
as U. S. Marshal Tim McCall
Ghost Town Law
as Marshal Tim McCall
Below the Border
as Marshal Tim McCall
1941
Forbidden Trails
as Marshal Tim McCall
The Gunman From Bodie
as Marshal Tim McCall
Arizona Bound
as Marshal Tim McCall / 'Parson' McCall
The Texas Marshal
as Marshal Trigger Tim Rand
Outlaws of the Rio Grande
as Marshal Tim Barton
1940
Riders of Black Mountain
as Marshal Tim Donovan
Arizona Gang Busters
as Trigger Tim Rand
Gun Code
as Marshal Tim Hammond posing as Tim Hays
Frontier Crusader
as Trigger Tim Rand
Texas Renegades
as 'Silent' Tim Smith
1939
Trigger Fingers
as 'Lightning' Bill Carson
The Fighting Renegade
as Bill Carson posing as El Puma
Straight Shooter
as "Lightning" Bill Carson
Outlaws' Paradise
as William Carson / Trigger Mallory
Texas Wildcats
as 'Lightning' Bill Carson
Code of the Cactus
as Bill Carson
1938
Six-Gun Trail
as Captain William Carson
Lightning Carson Rides Again
as Lightning Bill Carson / Jose
Phantom Ranger
as Tim Hayes
Two Gun Justice
as Tim
Code of the Rangers
as Tim Strong
West of Rainbow's End
as Tim Hart
1936
The Traitor
as Tim McCoy: Sergeant Tim Vallance - Texas Ranger
Ghost Patrol
as Tim Caverly
The Lion's Den
as Tim Barton
Aces and Eights
as 'Gentleman' Tim Madigan
Lightnin' Bill Carson
as Marshal Lightnin' Bill Carson
Border Caballero
as Tim Ross
Roarin' Guns
as Tim Corwin
1935
Bulldog Courage
as Slim Braddock / Tim Braddock
The Man from Guntown
as Tim Hanlon
Riding Wild
as Tim Malloy / Tex Ravelle
The Outlaw Deputy
as Tim Mallory
Justice of the Range
as Tim Condon
Fighting Shadows
as Constable Tim O'Hara
The Revenge Rider
as Tim O'Neil
Law Beyond the Range
as Tim McDonald
Square Shooter
as Tim Baxter
1934
The Westerner
as Tim Addison
Prescott Kid
as Tim Hamlin
Beyond the Law
as Tim Weston
A Man's Game
as Tim Bradley
Hell Bent for Love
as Police Captain Tim Daley
Voice in the Night
as Tim Dale
Speed Wings
as Tim
1933
Straightaway
as Tim Dawson
Hold the Press
as Tim Collins
Police Car 17
as Tim Conlon
Rusty Rides Alone
as Tim Burke
The Whirlwind
as Tim Reynolds
Silent Men
as Tim Richards
Man Of Action
as Ranger Tim Barlow
1932
End of the Trail
as Captain Tim Travers
The Western Code
as Tim Barrett
Fighting for Justice
as Tim Keene
Cornered
as Sheriff Tim Laramie
Daring Danger
as Tim Madigan
Two-Fisted Law
as Tim Clark
Hollywood on Parade
as Self
The Riding Tornado
as Tim Torrant
Texas Cyclone
as Texas Grant
The Fighting Fool
as Sheriff Tim Collins
1931
The Fighting Marshal
as Tim Benton
Shotgun Pass
as Tim Walker
The One Way Trail
as Tim Allen
1930
The Indians Are Coming
as Jack Manning
1929
The Desert Rider
as Jed Tyler
Sioux Blood
as Flood
The Overland Telegraph
as Captain Allen
Morgan's Last Raid
as Capt. Daniel Clairbourne
1928
Beyond the Sierras
as The Masked Stranger
The Adventurer
as Jim McClellan
The Law of the Range
as Jim Lockhart
1927
Spoilers of the West
as Lieutenant Lang
Foreign Devils
as Capt. Robert Kelly
The Frontiersman
as John Dale
California
as Capt. Archibald Gillespie
Winners Of The Wilderness
as Col. Sir Dennis O'Hara
1926
War Paint
as Lt. Tim Marshall
1925
The Thundering Herd
as Burn Hudnall