The Adventures of Champion
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm, Sunday, November 9 on WDNN H&I (49.3)
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About this Broadcast
The Adventures of Champion follow a wild stallion named Champion, who remarkably becomes friends with a young boy named Ricky North.The show followed the boy and the horse as they went on crazy adventures in the Southern West during the late 1800s.
1955
English
Action/adventure
Western
Entertainment
Cast & Crew
Barry Curtis
(Actor)
.. Ricky North
Jim Bannon
(Actor)
.. Sandy North
Francis Mcdonald
(Actor)
.. Will Calhoun
Ewing Mitchell
(Actor)
.. Sheriff Powers
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Did You Know..
Barry Curtis
(Actor)
.. Ricky North
Jim Bannon
(Actor)
.. Sandy North
Born:
April 09, 1911
Trivia:
After distinguishing himself in athletics at Rockhurst college, Jim Bannon launched his film career as a stunt man and double. Under contract to Columbia in the mid-1940s, Bannon starred in a brace of films based on the radio series I Love a Mystery. Bannon was also one of four actors to essay the role of B-western hero Red Ryder, and was a regular on such radio series as The Great Gildersleeve and Stars over Hollywood. In 1955, Bannon starred on the Gene Autry-produced TV series The Adventures of Champion. At one time married to actress Bea Benaderet, Jim Bannon was the father of TV actor Jack Bannon.
Francis Mcdonald
(Actor)
.. Will Calhoun
Born:
August 22, 1891
Died: September 18, 1968
Died: September 18, 1968
Trivia:
Blessed with matinee idol looks, an athletic physique, and a generous supply of talent, Francis J. McDonald entered films in 1912 after brief stage experience. A popular leading man of the teen years, McDonald segued into villainous characterizations in the 1920s, notably as the title character in Buster Keaton's Battling Butler (1926). He remained busy during the talkie era, primarily as a mustachioed heavy in "B" westerns and a featured player in the films of Cecil B. DeMille. Francis J. McDonald was at one time the husband of the "ever popular" Mae Busch.
Ewing Mitchell
(Actor)
.. Sheriff Powers
Born:
January 01, 1910
Died: January 01, 1988
Died: January 01, 1988
Trivia:
During the '30s, Ewing Mitchell was a popular Broadway performer and singer. In the '50s, Mitchell was known for appearing regularly on the TV Westerns Sky King and The Adventures of Champion. He also appeared in big-screen Westerns and adventures.
