Noble Willingham

Highest Rated: 100% The Last Picture Show (1971)
Lowest Rated: 13% The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Birthday: Aug 31, 1931
Birthplace: Mineola, Texas, USA

Perhaps best known for his role C.D. Parker on Walker, Texas Ranger.Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.Taught government and economics at Sam Houston High School prior to pursuing his acting career.Made his theatrical film debut in 1971's The Last Picture Show with Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd.Was the Republican challenger in the northeast Texas 1st congressional district against then-incumbent Democratic congressman Max Sandlin in 2000.

Highest Rated Movies

The Last Picture Show
100%
Chinatown
99%
Of Mice and Men
97%
La Bamba
96%

Filmography

Movies

Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office	Year
No Score Yet	Blind Horizon	Cash	—	2003
14%	South of Heaven, West of Hell	Sheriff Harris	—	2000
No Score Yet	The Corndog Man	Ace Barker	—	1999
31%	Up Close & Personal	Buford Sells	—	1996
18%	City Slickers 2 - The Legend of Curly's Gold	Clay Stone	—	1994
56%	The Hudsucker Proxy	Zebulon Cardozo	—	1994
No Score Yet	Woman with a Past	Chairman	—	1994
47%	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective	Don Riddle	—	1993
No Score Yet	Men Don't Tell	Pete Riley	—	1993
42%	Fire in the Sky	Blake Davis	—	1993
13%	The Distinguished Gentleman	Zeke Bridges	—	1992
97%	Of Mice and Men	The Boss	—	1992
43%	Article 99	Inspector General	—	1992
46%	The Last Boy Scout	Sheldon Marcone	—	1991
44%	Pastime	Clyde	—	1991
88%	City Slickers	Clay Stone	—	1991
No Score Yet	Sweet Poison	Sheriff	—	1991
38%	Career Opportunities	Roger Roy McClellan	—	1991
No Score Yet	The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson	Actor	—	1990
54%	Blind Fury	MacCready	—	1990
No Score Yet	The Heist	Actor	—	1989
No Score Yet	Splash, Too	Actor	—	1988
90%	Good Morning, Vietnam	Gen. Taylor	—	1987
33%	Born in East L.A.	Border Patrol Sargeant	—	1987
96%	La Bamba	Howard	—	1987
No Score Yet	Summer Heat	Strother	—	1987
No Score Yet	The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory	Actor	—	1987
No Score Yet	Badge of the Assassin	Airport Guard	—	1985
No Score Yet	The Atlanta Child Murders	Jerry Armstrong	—	1985
No Score Yet	WALTE*R (Walter)	Actor	—	1984
No Score Yet	Independence Day	Andy Parker	—	1983
No Score Yet	Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story	Actor	—	1983
No Score Yet	Coward of the County	Actor	—	1981
No Score Yet	First Monday in October	Nebraska Attorney	—	1981
70%	The Howling	Charlie Barton	—	1981
No Score Yet	Harry's War	Maj. Andrews	—	1981
75%	Brubaker	Dr. Fenster	—	1980
No Score Yet	Follow That Car	Jarvis Wheeler	—	1980
No Score Yet	The Gambler	Conductor	—	1980
40%	Butch and Sundance: The Early Days	Capt. Prewitt	—	1979
No Score Yet	Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider	Pop Bauer	—	1979
88%	Norma Rae	Leroy Mason	—	1979
No Score Yet	Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story	Actor	—	1979
No Score Yet	The Boys in Company C	Sgt. Curry	—	1978
No Score Yet	Just Me and You	Actor	—	1978
No Score Yet	Greased Lightning	Billy Joe Byrnes	—	1977
No Score Yet	Fighting Mad	Senator	—	1976
No Score Yet	Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York	Principal	—	1975
No Score Yet	Aloha, Bobby and Rose	Uncle Charlie	—	1975
99%	Chinatown	Councilman	—	1974
71%	Big Bad Mama	Barney	—	1974
No Score Yet	Where Have All the People Gone?	Jim Clancy	—	1974
92%	Paper Moon	Mr. Robertson	—	1973
No Score Yet	The Girls of Huntington House	Actor	—	1973
100%	The Last Picture Show	Chester	—	1971
No Score Yet	My Sweet Charlie	Actor	—	1970

TV

Rating	Title	Credit	Year
No Score Yet	Walker, Texas Ranger 1993-2001	C.D. Parker C.D.	2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1989
82%	Tales from the Crypt 1989-1996		1993
No Score Yet	Home Improvement 1991-1999	Binford	1992
No Score Yet	Murder, She Wrote 1984-1996	Sheriff McAllister	1992
No Score Yet	Northern Exposure 1990-1995	Col. Gordon McKern	1992
No Score Yet	Quantum Leap 1989-1993	Gene	1991
20%	Capital News 1990		1990
No Score Yet	Matlock 1986-1995	Rev. Phelps	1990
89%	Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987-1994	Texas	1990 1989
No Score Yet	Highway to Heaven 1984-1989	MacGill Guest	1987 1985
No Score Yet	The A-Team 1983-1987	Zack Pete, TV station manager	1986 1983
No Score Yet	Dukes of Hazzard 1979-1985	Hanson	1983
No Score Yet	The Rockford Files 1974-1980	Orzeck B.J.	1976 1975
No Score Yet	The Waltons 1972-1981	Mr. Denton B.C. Graddy	1975 1973
No Score Yet	The Mary Tyler Moore Show 1970-1977	Hal	1974
No Score Yet	Gunsmoke 1955-1975	Tuck	1973
No Score Yet	Bonanza 1959-1973	Mr. Kirby	1972

QUOTES FROM Noble Willingham CHARACTERS

Erle Kenton: We should have stuck with the old ways; raising cattle for our feed. Where's the life in that?
Charlie Barton: Humans ARE our cattle.
Erle Kenton: Humans are our PREY. We should feed on them, like we've always done. Screw all this "channel your energies" crap.
Erle Kenton: Humans are our PREY. We should feed on them, like we've always done. Screw all this 'channel your energies' crap.

Charlie Barton: Sorry to scare you, ma'am, thought you was a cowjacker.

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