Walker, Texas Ranger - "War Zone" - 2:00 pm Thursday, November 6 on WFUT get (Great Entertainment Television)

Chuck Norris (Actor) .. Cordell Walker

Born: March 10, 1940
Birthplace: Ryan, Oklahoma, United States

Trivia: Born Carlos Ray Norris, Chuck Norris served in Korea in the Army. While there, he studied karate and later became the World Middleweight Karate Champion. He was encouraged by one of his karate students, actor Steve McQueen, to go into acting. He debuted onscreen in the enormously popular Bruce Lee vehicle Enter the Dragon (1973); since the death of Lee he has been the screen's premier martial arts star. He has appeared primarily in militaristic movies in which he single-handedly kills many enemies. His breakthrough film was Missing in Action (1984), in which he played an ex-POW in search of American prisoners still held in Vietnam.

Clarence Gilyard Jr (Actor) .. James Trivette

Born: December 24, 1955
Birthplace: Moses Lake, Washington

Sheree J. Wilson (Actor) .. Alex Cahill

Noble Willingham (Actor)

Born: August 31, 1931
Died: January 17, 2004
Birthplace: Mineola, Texas, United States

Trivia: Formerly a schoolteacher, Texas-born Noble Willingham has been essaying crusty character roles since 1969. Willingham's resumé includes a brace of location-filmed Peter Bogdanovich films, The Last Picture Show (1971) and Paper Moon (1973), and the role of Clay Stone in both of Billy Crystal's City Slickers comedies. Among his TV-movie credits is the part of President James Knox Polk in 1985's Dream West. A regular on several TV series (The Ann Jillian Show, Texas Wheelers, Cutter to Houston, AfterMASH, When the Whistle Blows), Willingham is best known to 1990s viewers as Mr. Binford (of Binford Tools) in Home Improvement and C. D. Parker in Walker, Texas Ranger. Noble Willingham's most recent film assignments include Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (1994) Up Close and Personal (1996) and Space Jam (1996). In 2000, Willingham left Walker, Texas Ranger to run for Congress in Texas. After losing the election to his Democratic opponent, Max Sandlin, Willingham returned to acting with a supporting role in the Val Kilmer thriller Blind Horizon. Sadly, the part would be the actor's last. In early 2004, at the age of 72, Willingham passed away at home from natural causes.

Tim Thomerson (Actor)

Born: April 08, 1946

Trivia: Tall, deceptively distinguished-looking Tim Thomerson first gained attention as a comedian, and it was in this capacity that he was hired as an ensemble player for the 1976 Bill Cosby TV variety series Cos. That same year, Thomerson made his first film appearance as Ken in Car Wash (1976). He made several additional movies under the watchful eye of producer/director Robert Altman. Latter-day filmgoers will recognize Thomerson as the Bogartlike adventurer Jack Deth in the three Trancers movies, and also as Brick Bardo in the brief Doll Man cinema series. In the final analysis, Thomerson is probably best known for his prolific TV-series work. He played lascivious hairstylist Gianni in Angie (1979), horny mailboy Johnny Danko in The Associates (1979), egotistical Regis Philbin takeoff Reggie Cavanaugh in The Two of Us (1981), bumbling bandit Theodore Ogilvie in Gun Shy (1983), philosophical derelict Jerry in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1987), and Sgt. James "Buddy" Zunder, confined to a desk job because of his irregular heartbeat, in the first two seasons of Sirens (1993-96). Video cultists are fondest of Tim Thomerson's fascinatingly funny portrayal of transmuted male-female Gene/Jean on the brief sci-fi spoof Quark (1978).

Susan Diol (Actor)

Born: May 25, 1962
Birthplace: Marquette, Michigan

Buck Taylor (Actor)

Born: May 13, 1938
Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Trivia: American actor Buck Taylor was the son of western comical sidekick Dub "Cannonball" Taylor. Buck was born in 1938, coincidentally the same year that Taylor pere made his film debut in You Can't Take it with You. True to his heritage, Buck showed up in the occasional western, notably Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980) and Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983). For the most part, Taylor's film roles fell into the "young character" niche, notably his appearances in Ensign Pulver (1964), The Wild Angels (1966) (as motorcycle punk Dear John), and Pickup on 101 (1972). Buck Taylor will probably be seen on TV in perpetuity thanks to his recurring role as Newly O'Brian on the marathon TV western Gunsmoke, a role which he recreated for a 1987 Gunsmoke reunion film.

Ian Bohen (Actor)

Born: September 24, 1976
Birthplace: Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States

Trivia: Made his film acting debut in Todd Field's AFI Conservatory project, Delivering, in 1993.First major motion picture role was Young Wyatt in the 1994 western Wyatt Earp, starring Kevin Costner.Played Young Hercules from 1997-1998 on the NBC series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and reprised his role for the 1998 film Young Hercules, now as the lead.Made his directorial debut with the 2011 short Morning Love, which he also shot and edited.

Wilford Brimley (Actor)

Born: September 27, 1934
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Trivia: With varied rugged experiences ranging from blacksmith to horse trainer, portly, handlebar-mustached Wilford Brimley entered films in the 1960s as a cowboy stunt man. Save for a few billed appearances on TV cowboy series like Gunsmoke, Brimley worked primarily in supporting roles until finally achieving star status in the 1980s via his gruff, fatherly roles in such films as The Thing (1981), Hotel New Hampshire (1984), The Natural (1984) and Cocoon (1986). On television, Wilford Brimley starred in the 1980s family dramedy Our House. In addition to his film and television work, Brimley worked for a time as the commercial spokesperson for the Quaker Oats company.

Blue Deckert (Actor)

Born: January 20, 1951

Dennis O'Neill (Actor)

Jeep Swenson (Actor)

Taylor Sheridan (Actor)

Chamblee Ferguson (Actor)

Michael Preece (Actor)

Born: September 15, 1936

David Dwyer (Actor) .. Eagle Ross

Danny Gill (Actor) .. Floyd Teele

Jack Gould (Actor) .. Bank Manager

James Terry McIlvain (Actor) .. Punk #1

Lou Perryman (Actor) .. Eugene Whitney

Michael Ray Davis (Actor) .. Task Force Member

Walker, Texas Ranger: War Zone

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Thursday, November 6 on WFUT get (Great Entertainment Television) (68.3)

War Zone

Season 3, Episode 17