Toasting to Clint Walker, Star of Television’s ‘Cheyenne’

According to Wikipedia “Walker left school to work at a factory and on a river boat, then joined the United States Merchant Marine at the age of 17 in the last months of World War II.

After leaving the Merchant Marine, he worked doing odd jobs in Brownwood, Texas, Long Beach, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada, where he worked as a doorman at the Sands Hotel. Walker was also employed as a sheet metal worker and a nightclub bouncer.”

He starred in the movie Yuma (1971):

Here’s an Interview with an older Clint.

We’ve included Cheyenne as one of the best classic TV westerns. Do you agree with our list? Here’s an obituary for Mr. Walker.

Some Memorable Quotes by Clint

“End your day with a smile, a happy thought, and a grateful heart.”
-Clint Walker

“Without chiropractic care, I couldn’t have existed with my work as a TV and film actor.”
-Clint Walker

“When the War ended in 1945, I started selling vacuum cleaners door to door. Then I sold insurance door to door. I even tried selling cars.”
-Clint Walker

“Well, The Dirty Dozen was like a vacation.”
-Clint Walker

“I seldom ever missed a Gary Cooper picture if I could manage to see it.”
-Clint Walker

“So, I got into the law enforcement game. I worked for an outfit called Newton Detective Agency for a while. I worked eight hours on the waterfront making sure the longshoremen didn’t take too many things.”
-Clint Walker

“Another thing I recall was falling in love with Shirley Temple when I was nine or ten.”
-Clint Walker

“Because I had worked the river boats some summers, pushing as far as New Orleans, I joined the Merchant Marine.”
-Clint Walker

“That tv box has a tremendous capacity to reach people.”
-Clint Walker

What a man, and what a true American Icon. What do you remember about the Cheyenne star?

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