Fuzzy Knight

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birthdate = 9 May, 1901
location = Fairmont, West Virginia, USA
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deathdate = 23 February, 1976
deathplace = Hollywood, California, USA
yearsactive = 1929-1967
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John Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight (9 May, 1901 – 23 February, 1976), was an American film actor. He appeared in over 180 films between 1929 and 1967, usually as a cowboy hero's sidekick. He was in a TV series about the Foreign Legion with Buster Crabbe. Knight was frequently confused with Al "Fuzzy" St. John, an acrobatic comedian from the silent era who looked similar and played almost identical comedic parts in the '30s.

Knight was born in Fairmont, West Virginia and attended nearby West Virginia University where he was a cheerleader. He wrote a pep song, "Fight Mountaineers," which is still frequently used by the Mountaineer Marching Band 90 years later. He also wrote the melody for a WVU song entitled "To Thee Our Alma Mater," with words by fellow graduate David A. Christopher. He died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack.

elected filmography

* "The Egg and I" (1947) with Fred MacMurray
* "Song of the Sarong" (1945) with Nancy Kelly
* "The Shepherd of the Hills" (1941) with John Wayne
* "Sea Spoilers" (1936) with John Wayne
* "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" (1936) with Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, and Fred MacMurray
* "The Tall Man" (1961) appearance on television series
* "Waco" (1966) with Howard Keel, Jane Russell, and Brian Donlevy

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 9 May, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH= Fairmont, West Virginia USA
DATE OF DEATH= 23 February, 1976
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, California USA