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Tim McCoy was an American actor, writer, and director who had a long career in film and television. He was born on April 10, 1891 in Saginaw, Michigan. He began his career as a stuntman and cowboy in silent films, and later became a leading man in westerns. He starred in over 100 films, including The Covered Wagon (1923), The Vanishing American (1925), The Big Trail (1930), and The Plainsman (1936). He also wrote and directed several films, including The Law of 45's (1935).
McCoy was a decorated veteran of World War I, and served in the United States Army from 1917 to 1919. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his service in France.
McCoy was married twice, first to actress Winifred Westover, and later to actress Mary Kornman. He died on January 29, 1978 in Los Angeles, California.
Popular As |
Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy |
Occupation |
actor,miscellaneous,writer |
Age |
87 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
Born |
10 April 1891 |
Birthday |
10 April |
Birthplace |
Saginaw, Michigan, USA |
Date of death |
29 January, 1978 |
Died Place |
Raymond W. Bliss Army Hospital, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, USA |
Nationality |
United States |
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Tim McCoy Height, Weight & Measurements
At 87 years old, Tim McCoy height
is 5' 11" (1.8 m) .
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Height |
5' 11" (1.8 m) |
Weight |
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Who Is Tim McCoy's Wife?
His wife is Inga Arvad (1945 - 1973) ( her death), Alice Miller (? - 1931) ( divorced) ( 3 children)
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Parents |
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Wife |
Inga Arvad (1945 - 1973) ( her death), Alice Miller (? - 1931) ( divorced) ( 3 children) |
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Tim McCoy Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Tim McCoy worth at the age of 87 years old? Tim McCoy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated
Tim McCoy's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
War Paint (1926) | $4,000 |
Winners of the Wilderness (1927) | $4,000 |
California (1927) | $4,000 |
The Frontiersman (1927) | $4,000 |
Foreign Devils (1927) | $4,000 |
Spoilers of the West (1927) | $4,000 |
The Law of the Range (1928) | $4,000 |
Wyoming (1928) | $4,000 |
Riders of the Dark (1928) | $4,000 |
The Adventurer (1928) | $4,000 |
Beyond the Sierras (1928) | $4,000 |
The Bushranger (1928) | $4,000 |
Morgan's Last Raid (1929) | $4,000 |
The Overland Telegraph (1929) | $4,000 |
Sioux Blood (1929) | $4,000 |
The Desert Rider (1929) | $4,000 |
The Outlaw Deputy (1935) | $4,000 |
The Man from Guntown (1935) | $4,000 |
Bulldog Courage (1935) | $4,000 |
Roarin' Guns (1936) | $4,000 |
Border Caballero (1936) | $4,000 |
Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936) | $4,000 |
Aces and Eights (1936) | $4,000 |
The Lion's Den (1936) | $4,000 |
Ghost Patrol (1936) | $4,000 |
The Traitor (1936) | $4,000 |
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He later built a home in Nogales, Arizona where Inga subsequently died in 1973. He spent his later years as a retired rancher. He died at the U. A. Army hospital at Ft.
Hosted local TV (Los Angeles) with The Tim McCoy Show (1952) for children on weekday afternoons and Saturdays in which he provided authentic history lessons on the Old West. He won a local Emmy but wasn't there to pick it up. He was competing against "Webster Webfoot" in the "Best Children's Show" category and refused to show up saying, "I'll be damned if I'm going to sit there and get beaten by a talking duck!"
In 1946 he sold his Wyoming ranch and moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania and the life of the gentleman farmer. While living there, he met and married Danish writer Inga Arvad.
In 1942 he ran for the Republican Nomination for the U. S. Senate in Wyoming. He was defeated and returned to Hollywood and an uncertain future.
He returned to films in 1940, in a series teaming him with Buck Jones and Raymond Hatton, but World War II and Jones's death in 1942 ended the project. McCoy returned to the Army for the war and served with the Army Air Corps in Europe, winning several decorations and a promotion to full Colonel.
He retired from the army and from films after the war, but emerged in the late 1940s for a few more films and some television work.
His 1938 Wild West Show cost over $300,000 to mount and closed in bankruptcy in just 28 days.
In 1935, he left Hollywood, first to tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus and then with his own Wild West show.
Lasky, to provide Indian extras for the Western extravaganza, The Covered Wagon (1923). He resigned from the state position and recruited several hundred Indians to the Utah movie location. When the film wrapped, he was asked to choose several Indians to accompany him to Hollywood. There the production company developed a live 'prologue' to be presented just prior to the movie showing. The idea was a success and McCoy and his Indian group toured the U. S. and eventually, Europe as well. After touring this country and Europe with the Indians as publicity, McCoy returned to Hollywood and used his connections to obtain further work in the movies, both as a technical advisor and eventually as an actor. MGM speedily signed him to a contract to star in a series of Westerns and McCoy rapidly rose to stardom, making scores of Westerns and occasional non-Westerns.
His reputation as a friend to the Wind River Reservation Indians, both Arapahoe and Shoshone, preceded him and in 1922, he was asked by the head of Famous Players-Lasky, Jesse L.
One of the great stars of early American Westerns. McCoy was the son of an Irish soldier who later became police chief of Saginaw, Michigan, where McCoy was born. He attended St. Ignatius College in Chicago and after seeing a Wild West show there, left school and found work on a Wyoming ranch. He became an expert horseman and roper and developed a keen knowledge of the ways and languages of the Indian tribes in the area. He competed in numerous rodeos, then enlisted in the U. S. Army when America entered the First World War. He was commissioned and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. At the end of World War I, he returned to his ranch in Wyoming, only to be called by Governor Bob Carry to the post of Adjutant General of Wyoming, a position he held until 1921. The position carried with it the rank of Brigadier General (a brevet promotion) and it has been reported that this made him the youngest general officer in the U. S. Army.