- Jeff Osterhage
Jeff Osterhage (
March 12th ,1953 -) is an American film andtelevision actor fromColumbus, Indiana .Osterhage began his acting career in a television adaptation of "
True Grit " in 1978. Jeff starred in the 1979 TV movie "The Legend of the Golden Gun ". He is probably most recognizable to western fans in his role as Tyrel Sackett in the 1979 western "The Sacketts", followed by the 1982 "The Shadow Riders", both being film adaptations ofnovel s by westernnovelist Louis L'Amour . "The Shadow Riders" is not a part of the "Sackett" book series, and the actors play totally different roles. In both films he starred oppositeTom Selleck andSam Elliott . In the first film he also starred alongside western legendsBen Johnson andGlen Ford , with Johnson also starring in the second. Osterhage has appeared in twenty seven films, made for tv movies, andtelevision series appearances, as well as the computer game . His latest appearance is in the soon to be released 2008 film "Taken by Force". He also played Marshal James Anderson in the computer game: Outlaws. Released in 1997.External links
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