Tex Palmer Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Death, Family

Tex Palmer was an American actor and television personality who appeared in more than 300 films and television shows between 1929 and 1962. Some of the projects he was a part of include the likes of Ridin’ Leather, Near the Rainbow’s End, Canyon Hawks, Not Exactly Gentlemen, The Land of Missing Men, West of Cheyenne, Spirit of the West, Half Pint Polly, Mason of the Mounted, The Riding Tornado, Son of Oklahoma, Outlaw Justice, Broadway to Cheyenne, Law of the North, Texas Cyclone, Come On Danger!, Between Fighting Men, Young Blood, Renegades of the West, The Fighting Champ, The Whirlwind Rider, Lucky Larrigan, Crashin’ Broadway, Fighting Texans, The Fighting Parson, Riders of Destiny, Galloping Romeo, Sagebrush Trail, Diamond Trail, The Lucky Texan, Rainbow Ranch, Randy Rides Alone, The Border Menace, West of the Divide, The Star Packer, Big Boy Rides Again, Ridin’ Gents, Coyote Trails, Texas Terror, The Last of the Clintons, The Outlaw Tamer, Wolf Riders, Toll of the Desert, The Pecos Kid, The Desert Trail, The Phantom Cowboy, Heroes of the Range, Guilty Trails, The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, The Mexicali Kid, Where the Buffalo Roam, Black Bandit, Prairie Justice, Gun Packer, California Frontier, Honor of the West, The Lone Ranger Rides Again, Wild Horse Canyon, Ghost Town Riders, In Old Montana, Mesquite Buckaroo, The Phantom Stage, Code of the Cactus, Overland with Kit Carson, The Law Comes to Texas, Lone Star Pioneers, Rollin’ Westward, Riders of the Frontier, Rhythm of the Rio Grande, The Fighting Renegade, Trigger Fingers, Oklahoma Terror, Along the Sundown Trail, The Cheyenne Kid, El Diablo Rides, The Cowboy from Sundown, The Kid from Santa Fe, Covered Wagon Days, The Pal from Texas, Lightning Strikes West, Billy the Kid’s Gun Justice, Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona, The Lone Rider in Ghost Town, Riders of Death Valley, Billy the Kid in Santa Fe, Outlaws of Boulder Pass, Texas to Bataan, Two Fisted Justice, Land of Hunted Men, West of the Law, Overland Stagecoach, Silver Queen, Trail Riders, Haunted Ranch, and others.

Born Name

Luther Palmer

Nick Name

Tex

Age

He was born on July 31, 1904.

Died

On March 22, 1982, Tex Palmer died of an illness at the age of 77 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Resting Place

Eternal Valley Memorial Park in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Sun Sign

Leo

Born Place

Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States

Nationality

Occupation

Actor, Television Personality

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm

Weight

67 kg or 147.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Tex Palmer dated –

1. Francine Lassalle (1936-1971)​ – He got married to Francine Lassalle in the year 1936 and they remained together until 1971.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Deep-set eyes

Tex Palmer Facts

1. In 1937, he appeared as Henchman in the Western film Romance of the Rockies. It stars Tom Keene, Beryl Wallace, Franklyn Farnum, Don Orlando, Bill Cody Jr., and Earl Dwire.
2. Tex Palmer played Henchman in the 1937 Western film Stars Over Arizona, starring Jack Randall, Kathleen Eliot, Horace Murphy, Warner Richmond, Tom Herbert, and Chick Hannan.
3. He was a part of the 1939 musical Western film The Phantom Stage, starring Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, George Cleveland, and Forrest Taylor.
4. He was cast as a Truck henchman in the Western film Texas to Bataan (also known as The Long, Long Trail in the United Kingdom) in 1942.
5. Tex Palmer played Henchman Tex in the Western film Rock River Renegades in 1942.
6. In 1943, he brought to life the character of Henchman Danny in the Western film Haunted Ranch. Directed by Robert Emmett Tansey, the film’s lead cast included John “Dusty” King, “Davy” Sharpe, Max “Alibi” Terhune, Rex Lease, Julie Duncan, and Glenn Strange.
7. He appeared as Stage driver Charlie in the Western film The Hawk of Powder River in 1948.
8. Between 1955 and 1956, Tex Palmer appeared in a few episodes of the children’s Western television series The Adventures of Champion.
9. In 1957, he was cast as Wagon Train Member in 4 episodes of the Western television series Wagon Train. However, his role went uncredited.

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