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John Cason

Acting

Born June 29, 1918 · Texas, USA

Died July 7, 1961

Also known as Bob Cason · Johnny 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.

Filmography43 titles

Ambush Trail

1946as Henchman Ed Blaine

High Noon

1952as Barfly (uncredited)

Ghost Of Hidden Valley

1946as Buck

3:10 to Yuma

1957as Wade Henchman (uncredited)

From Here to Eternity

1953as Cpl. Paluso (uncredited)

The Last Round-up

1947

Jungle Drums of Africa

1953as Regas

Westward the Women

1951as Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)

Stagecoach Outlaws

1945as Joe

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955as Cell Guard (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger

1949as Rawhide

Hellgate

1952as Guard (uncredited)

Buck Privates

1941as Fighter (uncredited)

Cowboy

1958as Trail Hand (uncredited)

Rustlers on Horseback

1950as Henchman Murray

Wagon Team

1952as Henchman Slim

Lost Canyon

1942as Henchman

The Adventures of Champion

as Cole

The Last Frontier

1955as First Sentry (uncredited)

Shadows of Death

1945as Butch

Border Patrol

1943as Miner

Valley of the Sun

1942as Officer at Court Martial (uncredited)

Cimarron

1960as Suggs (uncredited)

Cheyenne

1955as Townsman (uncredited)

Wyoming Renegades

1954as O.C. Hanks

Gun Fury

1953Stunts

The Cisco Kid

1950as Cavvy - Henchman

Flaming Bullets

1945as Henchman Jim (uncredited)

His Brother's Ghost

1945as Henchman Jarrett

Rio Rita

1942as Ranger (uncredited)

Fugitive Valley

1941as Whip Rider (uncredited)

The Adventures of Kit Carson

as Carl Rigby

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954as Henchman (uncredited)

Prairie Badmen

1946as Steve

A Lawless Street

1955as Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Thunder Over the Plains

1953as Kehoe (uncredited)

Wild Horse Phantom

1944as Lucas

Rimfire

1949as Blazer

Sunset Carson Rides Again

1948as Sam Webster

The Hard Man

1957as Henchman with Eye Patch (uncredited)

Desperadoes of the West

1950as Casey [Chs. 1, 8, 11, 12]

Belle Starr's Daughter

1948as Kiowa Posseman

Overland Riders

1946as Henchman