Clint Walker Bio, Wiki, Age, Family, Wife, Children, Cause of Death and Movies

Clint Walker Biography and Wikipedia

Clint Walker was born Norman Eugene “Clint” Walker was an American actor and singer. In addition, he played cowboy Cheyenne Bodie in the ABC/Warner Bros. Western series Cheyenne from 1955 to 1963.

Clint Walker Age and Death

Clint Walker born on May 30, 1927, in Hartford, Illinois, United States. Besides, he died at the age of 90 years on 21 May 2018 in Grass Valley, California, United States.

Clint Walker Height and Weight

He measures 1.98 meters (6 feet 6 inches) tall. Furthermore, he weighed 106 kilograms (235 lbs).

Clint Walker Nationality

Walker belonged to the American nationality.

Clint Walker Family, Parents and Siblings

Clint was born in Hartford, Illinois. He was the son of Gladys Huldah and Paul Arnold Walker. Additionally, his mother was Czech. The American-born actor and producer, Clint, had a twin sister named Lucy who was born in 1927. Unfortunately, Lucy dies in the year 2000. Besides, he cause of death was not announced.

Clint Walker Wife and Children

The American born producer and actor had three marriages, each of which lasted approximately twenty years. Clint married Verna Garver in 1948. Besides, the couple was blessed with a daughter who was called Valerie.

Valerie was born in 1950. The two love birds got divorced in 1968. Valerie made history after becoming one of the first female airline pilots. The American-born actor, Walker, married Giselle Hennessy who died in 1994 after which he married Susan Cavallari in 1997. Walker later moved to Grass Valley, California where he lived.

Clint Walker Cause of Death

Walker narrowly escaped death in a skiing accident at Mammoth Mountain, California in May 1971. Moreover, in a fall from a ski lift, Walker was pierced through the heart with a ski pole. In addition, he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

However, a doctor detected faint signs of life and rushed him to surgery, where his damaged heart was repaired. Within two months, Walker was working again. Furthermore, he has said about the accident that he had a near-death experience. Sadly, he died of congestive heart failure in Grass Valley, California, on May 21, 2018, nine days prior to his 91st birthday.

Early films

Walker was a client of Henry Willson, who renamed him “Jett Norman” and as well cast him to appear in a Bowery Boys film (Jungle Gents) as a Tarzan-type character. Furthermore, in Los Angeles, he was hired by Cecil B. DeMille to appear in The Ten Commandments. Moreover, a friend in the film industry assisted get him a few bit parts that brought him to the attention of Warner Bros., which became developing a Western style television series.

Clint Walker Movies and Filmography