Edward Faulkner, Actor in John Wayne and Elvis Presley Films, Dies at 93

Edward Faulkner, the familiar character actor who received a career jump start from director Andrew V. McLaglen en route to appearing in McLintock!, Rio Lobo, The Green Berets and three other films with John Wayne, has died. He was 93.

Faulkner died Aug. 26 of natural causes at a health care facility in Vista, California, his daughter Leslie Wadsworth told The Hollywood Reporter.

A strapping 6-foot-3, the amiable Kentucky native put his horse-riding skills to the test on several TV Westerns, including Have Gun — Will Travel (13 episodes from 1958-62); Gunsmoke (six episodes from 1959-72); Rawhide (seven episodes from 1959-64); Bonanza (three episodes from 1961-66) and The Virginian (11 episodes from 1963-70).

He made his big-screen debut in G.I. Blues (1960), then portrayed fitness instructor Brad Bentley in another Elvis Presley movie, Tickle Me (1965).

Faulkner worked alongside Wayne in McLintock! (1963), The Green Berets (1968), Hellfighters (1968), The Undefeated (1969), Rio Lobo (1970) and Chisum (1970). All but two of…