Edward Earl Terry (August 22, 1902 – May 18, 1985), known professionally as Tex Terry, was an American film actor who often played a henchman in B-movie Westerns during the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography Terry was born in Coxville, Indiana. In 1964, he married Isabel Draesemer, a Hollywood agent. Terry made his last movie in 1972. In 1979, he and his wife moved back to Indiana, where he opened Tex's Longhorn Tavern. Every August he invited the public to celebrate his birthday by listening to him tell Hollywood stories and watching his movies.
He died in Terre Haute, Indiana on May 18, 1985, and is buried at Coxville Cemetery in Coxville, Indiana.
Filmography Year Film Role Other notes1939Rovin' TumbleweedsRancher(uncredited)1940Heroes of the SaddleRancher(uncredited)Boss of Bullion CityCowboy(uncredited)Pioneers of the WestSettler(uncredited)Covered Wagon TrailsHenchman with Fletcher1941Kansas Cyclone(uncredited)Sunset in WyomingBit Role(uncredited)Rawhide RangersRanger(uncredited)1942Stardust on the SageRancher(uncredited)Bells of CapistranoRoustabout(uncredited)Outlaws of Pine Ridge(uncredited)Valley of Hunted MenPosse Member(uncredited)1944The San Antonio KidBarfly(uncredited)Firebrands of ArizonaHenchman(uncredited)1945The Topeka TerrorHenchman(uncredited)Man from OklahomaHorse Wrangler(uncredited)Oregon TrailMoyer(uncredited)Bandits of the BadlandsRanger BlackieAlong the Navajo TrailBlacksmith(uncredited)Sunset in El DoradoHenchman with broken wagon(uncredited)Rough Riders of CheyenneFlapjack, Carson Cowhand1946Roaring RangersBarfly (uncredited)aka False HeroAlias Billy the KidBuckskinThe El Paso KidHenchman KramerRed River RenegadesBartender(uncredited)Rio Grande RaidersStage Guard Mac McLanePlainsman and the LadyDeputy (uncredited)aka Drumbeats Over Wyoming (USA: reissue title)Sioux City SueJim Bailey, Rustler(uncredited)HeldoradoCowhand (uncredited)aka Helldorado1947Son of ZorroCattleman(uncredited)Last Frontier UprisingHenchman that starts fire(uncredited)Apache RoseHenchmanTwilight on the Rio GrandeHenchman JoeWyomingMorrison(uncredited)Jesse James Rides AgainBlair, Phony Messenger [Ch. 11](uncredited)1948The Gallant LegionSgt. Clint MasonReturn of the Bad MenDeputy (uncredited)aka Return of the Badmen (International: English title)The PlunderersRancher(uncredited)1949The Last BanditPete(uncredited)BrimstoneDutch, Shotgun Guard(uncredited)1950Stars in My CrownTownsman(uncredited)Rock Island TrailMcIntyre (uncredited)aka Transcontinent Express (UK)Trigger, Jr.Rancher(uncredited)Beyond the Purple HillsBarfly(uncredited)Frisco TornadoHenchman(uncredited)SurrenderStage GuardCalifornia PassageBill(uncredited)1951Oh! SusannaBartender(uncredited)Heart of the RockiesHenchman(uncredited)Don Daredevil Rides AgainTownsman(uncredited)Fighting Coast GuardMaster Sergeant (uncredited)aka Fighting U.S. Coast Guard1952The Old West(uncredited)Colorado Sundown(uncredited)Thundering CaravansRogers1953Pack TrainPete, bearded pack train traitor(uncredited)Sweethearts on ParadeZebeaka Sweetheart Time (USA)1954Rails Into LaramieBit (uncredited)aka Fort Laramie, a.k.a. Rails End at LaramieJubilee TrailPenrose(uncredited)Man with the Steel WhipBarfly(uncredited)1955TimberjackCharlieThe Road to DenverMr. McGovern1957The Parson and the OutlawTownsman (uncredited)aka Return of the Outlaw, a.k.a. The Killer and 21 Men1958Toughest Gun in TombstoneStage Driver(uncredited)The Happy TreeOutlaw1959The Oregon TrailBrizzard1961Posse from HellTownsman(uncredited)
Television credits YearProgramEpisodeRoleNotes1953Death Valley Days"Swamper Ike"SheriffSeason 1, Episode 121954The Gene Autry Show"Outlaw of Blue Mesa"Sage, Bearded Deputy-Henchmanaka Melody Ranch"The Sharpshooter"1957Tales of Wells Fargo"Barbara Coast"1958Gunsmoke"Robber Bridegroom"Peteaka Gun Law (UK), a.k.a. Marshal Dillon (rerun title)1959Have Gun - Will Travel"Juliet"Stage Driver"Lady on the Stagecoach"
External links
Tex Terry Official website B-Westerns.com The Henchies -Tex Terry Parke County, Indiana website, Tex Terry – "the bad man of the movies", Parke County, Indiana