Remembering Fess Parker, who was born on this day in 1924. Parker is best remembered for starring on the shows #DanielBoone and #DavyCrockett and also made appearances in OLD YELLER ('57) and BACK TO THE FUTURE ('85) ⭐️ | FETV

Disney Legend Fess Parker was born on August 16, 1924, in Fort Worth, Texas. He’s best known for playing Davy Crockett, which kicked off the Crockett craze of the 1950s. Parker also starred in Disney’s The Great Locomotive Chase and Old Yeller. | Disney History Channel

100 years ago on this day (August 16, 1924), Fess Parker, famous for his Disney role of the extremely popular Davy Crockett, was born. Parker’s big break came when Walt Disney cast him as Davy Crockett in a series of television episodes in the mid-1950s. The “Davy Crockett” series, which included episodes like “Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier” and “Davy Crockett and the River Pirates,” became a cultural phenomenon, making Parker a household name. The series also sparked a national craze

ON THE TUBE TODAY IN 1954: Fess Parker makes his 1st appearance as Davy Crockett on “Walt Disney's Disneyland.” | BoomUnderground.com

Remembering actor FESS PARKER (1924 – 2010), who was born on August 16th. He is best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955–1956 TV mini-series and as TV's Daniel Boone from 1964 to 1970. Parker also became a contract star for Disney and appeared in The Great Locomotive Chase, Westward Ho, the Wagons!, Old Yeller, and The Light in the Forest. Early in his career, Parker became a contract player with Warner Brothers appearing in small roles in several films such as Spri