Noble Willingham
Acting
Born August 31, 1931, Mineola, Texas, USA
Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. (August 31, 1931 – January 17, 2004) was an American actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows. He was best known for his role as C.D. Parker on the television series Walker, Texas Ranger. His many other TV credits include guest appearances on Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Waltons, Mary Tyler Moore, The Rockford Files, Alice, Dallas, CHiPs, The Dukes of Hazzard, The A-Team, L.A. Law, Home Improvement, and Murder, She Wrote. He also co-starred with Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in a 1991 episode of Quantum Leap.
Filmography
- 2003Blind Horizon — Deputy Shirl Cash
- 1999The Corndog Man — Ace Barker
- 1996Up Close & Personal — Buford Sells
- 1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective — Riddle
- 1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold — Clay Stone
- 1994Guarding Tess — Sheriff Janson (uncredited)
- 1994The Hudsucker Proxy — Zebulon Cardozo
- 1994Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion — C.D. Parker
- 1993Fire in the Sky — Blake Davies
- 1993Men Don't Tell — Riley
- Walker, Texas Ranger — C.D. Parker
- 1992Article 99 — Inspector General
- 1992Of Mice and Men — The Boss
- 1992The Distinguished Gentleman — Zeke Bridges
- 1992Woman With a Past — Chairman
- 1991Career Opportunities — Roger Roy McClellan
- 1991City Slickers — Clay Stone
- Home Improvement — Mr. Binford
- 1991Sweet Poison — Sheriff
- 1991The Last Boy Scout — Sheldon Marcone
- Capital News
- Northern Exposure — Gordon
- 1990Pastime — Clyde Bigby
- 1990The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
- Ann Jillian
- 1989Blind Fury — MacCready
- Quantum Leap — Gene
- Tales from the Crypt — Mr. Petermeyer
- 1989The Heist — Stuckey
- 1989The Road Raiders — Crankcase
- 1989Unconquered — Bear Bryant
- 1988A Stoning in Fulham County — Judge Manning
- 1988Longarm
- 1988Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story — Ted Simonsen
- 1988Shooter — Rizzo
- 1988Splash, Too — Karl Hooten
- 1987Born in East L.A. — Border Patrol Sergeant
- 1987Good Morning, Vietnam — Gen. Taylor
- 1987La Bamba — Howard
- Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder — Tesch
- Star Trek: The Next Generation — Texas
- 1987Summer Heat — Strother
- 1987The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory — Dr. Pollard
- L.A. Law — Robert Kenyon
- Matlock — Rev. Morley Phelps
- Mr. Sunshine
- 1985Badge of the Assassin — Airport Guard
- The Atlanta Child Murders — Jerry Armstrong
- Airwolf — Chester Hansen
- Highway to Heaven
- Murder, She Wrote — Sheriff Pat McAllister
- Cutter to Houston
- 1983Independence Day — Andy Parker
- 1983Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story — Dr. Graham
- The A-Team — Pete Stockton, Zack
- 1982Missing Children: A Mother's Story — Lander Hughes
- 1981Coward of the County — Car-Wash
- 1981First Monday in October — Nebraska Attorney
- 1981Harry's War — Major Andrews
- 1981The Children Nobody Wanted — McNaulty
- 1981The Howling — Charlie Barton
- 1980Brubaker — Dr. Fenster
- 1980The Gambler — Conductor
- 1980The Georgia Peaches — Jarvis Wheeler
- When the Whistle Blows
- 1979Butch and Sundance: The Early Days — Captain Prewitt
- 1979Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider — Pop Bauer
- Hart to Hart
- 1979Norma Rae — Leroy Mason
- 1979Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story — 1st Doctor
- 1978Cindy — Sergeant
- Dallas — Senator Pascomb
- 1978Just Me and You — Gas Station Owner
- 1978Thaddeus Rose and Eddie — Judge
- 1978The Boys in Company C — Sergeant Curry
- The Critical List — Charlie
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- CHiPs — Jake
- 1977Greased Lightning — Billy Joe Byrnes
- Lou Grant
- Man from Atlantis — Artemus Washburn
- Alice
- 1976Fighting Mad — Senator Hingle
- 1976Liza’s Pioneer Diary — Mr. Dunster
- 1975Aloha Bobby and Rose — Uncle Charlie
- 1975Black Bart — Fern Malaga
- 1975Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York — Principal
- 1974Big Bad Mama — Uncle Barney
- 1974Chinatown — Councilman
- 1974Evel Knievel — Jack Decataur
- Petrocelli — Artie Jacobs
- The Rockford Files — B.J., Claude Orzeck
- 1974Where Have All the People Gone — Jim Clancy
- Hawkins — Carl Jackson
- 1973Hit! — Warden Springer
- 1973Paper Moon — Mr. Robertson
- 1973Sunshine — Bartender
- 1973The Girls of Huntington House — Harry, Sara's Father
- The Waltons
- Cannon
- 1971The Last Picture Show — Chester
- 1970My Sweet Charlie — Grady
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show — Hal
- Bonanza — Mr. Kirby
- Gunsmoke — Tuck