- Ray Teal
Ray Teal (b.
12 January 1902 ,Grand Rapids, Michigan - d.2 April 1976 ,Santa Monica, California ) was an actor who appeared in more than 250 movies and over 90 television programs in his 37 year career. His longest running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on "Bonanza " (1960 - 1972). {He also played a Sherriff in movieAce in the Hole (film) .Teal, a
saxophone player, worked his way through UCLA as a bandleader before becoming an actor. He was a bit part player in western movies for several years before landing a substantial role in "Northwest Passage" (1940). Another of his roles was as "Little John " in "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest "(1946). In his most memorable movie role he played one of the judges in "Judgment at Nuremberg " (1961) withSpencer Tracy .Teal died of natural causes in
Santa Monica, California onApril 2 1976 , aged 74.External links
*imdb name|id=0853576|name=Ray Teal
* [http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/files/castbios/sheriff.html Bonanza cast biographies]
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