{"id":127015,"date":"2025-09-10T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/127015\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T07:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T07:00:06","slug":"edward-faulkner-dead-john-wayne-co-star-and-hollywood-western-icon-dies-celebrity-news-showbiz-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/127015\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Faulkner dead: John Wayne co-star and Hollywood western icon dies | Celebrity News | Showbiz & TV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood star Edward Faulkner has died at the age of 93. He died on August 26, but the news is only just being made public now. His daughter Leslie Wadsworth confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> he died of natural causes at a health care facility in Vista, California.<\/p>\n

The 6′ 3″ Kentucky native was an accomplished horse rider who cut his teeth appearing in episodes of several popular TV westerns, including Have Gun \u2014 Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Bonanza and The Virginian. He made his big-screen debut opposite Elvis Presley<\/a> in G.I. Blues in 1960) and later played fitness instructor Brad Bentley in another Elvis movie, 1965’s Tickle Me. He went on to appear opposite John Wayne<\/a> in six movies – McLintock! (1963), The Green Berets (1968), Hellfighters (1968), The Undefeated (1969), Rio Lobo (1970) and Chisum (1970). All but two of these were helmed by legendary director Andrew V. McLaglen.<\/p>\n

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