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Finis Dee Pollock (September 24, 1937 – December 27, 2005)[2] was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Billy Urchin in the American western television series Gunslinger.[2][3]

Dee Pollock
Pollock in Dragnet, 1958
Born	Finis Dee Pollock[1] (1937-09-24)September 24, 1937 Alhambra, California, U.S.
Died	December 27, 2005(2005-12-27) (aged 68) Chico, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film and television actor
Years active	1951–1985

Life and career

Pollock was born in Alhambra, California, the son of Lucia Curtwright and Robert Pollock.[1] He attended at the Mark Keppel High School.[4] Pollock also attended at the Pasadena Playhouse.[5] He began his career in 1951, first appearing in the western television series The Adventures of Kit Carson.[2] Pollock then made an appearance in the film The Blue Vail,[2] which starred Jane Wyman.[6] In 1952, he made appearances in the films The Old West, starring Gene Autry; Beware, My Lovely, starring Ida Lupino and Robert Ryan; Park Row, starring Gene Evans and It Grows on Trees, starring Irene Dunne.[7]

Pollock guest-starred in television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, 12 O'Clock High, Johnny Ringo, Outlaw, Tales of Wells Fargo, Perry Mason, The Virginian and The Fugitive.[2] In 1961, he joined the cast of the new CBS western television series Gunslinger, where Pollock played the role of Billy Urchin.[2][3] He starred along with actor Tony Young who played the main role of Cord in the television series.[3] Pollock appeared in the films Carousel (as Enoch Snow Jr.),[2] Take a Giant Step, Captain Apache, The Lineup, The Legend of Tom Dooley, The Plunderers[8] and The Wayward Bus.[1] In 1970, he played the role of Jones in the film Kelly's Heroes. His final film credit was from the 1972 film Embassy.[2]

Pollock retired his career in 1985, last appearing in the action and military drama television series Airwolf. In 1989, he moved to Southern California for which he then lived in Chico, California to live with his mother.[1]

Death

Pollock died in December 2005 of a heart attack in Chico, California, at the age of 68.[2][1] His body was cremated.[1]

References

External links

• Dee Pollock at IMDb
• Dee Pollock at the TCM Movie Database
• Dee Pollock at AllMovie
• Rotten Tomatoes profile

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