Lou Frizzell

American actor and music director

Lou Frizzell

Born|

Louis Francis Frizzell Jr.[1]

(1920-06-10)June 10, 1920

Missouri, U.S.

Died| June 17, 1979(1979-06-17) (aged 59)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Actor, music director
Years active| 1955–1979

Lou Frizzell (June 10, 1919[1] - June 17, 1979)[2] was an American actor and music director who worked on Broadway productions, television shows and films. He was perhaps best known for playing Dusty Rhodes in the American western television series Bonanza.[1] Frizzell died in June 1979 of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 59.[1][3]

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1968 | The Stalking Moon | Stationmaster |
1969 | Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here | Whitewater station agent |
1969 | The Reivers | Doyle |
1970 | Halls of Anger | Phil Stuart |
1971 | Duel | School Bus Driver |
1971 | Summer of '42 | Druggist |
1972 | The Other | Uncle George |
1972 | Hickey & Boggs | Lawyer |
1972 | Rage | J.T. 'Spike' Boynton (veterinarian) |
1974 | The Man from Independence | Quilling |
1974 | Our Time | Dr. Freeman |
1974 | The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder | Fowler |
1974 | The Front Page | Endicott |
1974 | The New Land | Murdock | TV series (series regular)
1977 | Capricorn One | Horace Gruning |
1978 | Ruby and Oswald | Captain J. Will Fritz |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Aaker, Everett (May 25, 2017). Television Western Players, 1960-1975: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 177\. ISBN 9781476662503 - via Google Books.
2. ^ Ward, Jack (1993). Television Guest Stars: An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies. McFarland. pp. 193–194. ISBN 9780899508078 - via Google Books.
3. ^ Willis, John (1981), "John Willis' Theatre World: Volume 36", University of Michigan, Crown Publishers, p. 144

## External links[edit]

* Lou Frizzell at IMDb
* Lou Frizzell at AllMovie

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