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Rod Cameron (December 7, 1910 – December 21, 1983) was a Canadian-born film and television actor whose career extended from the 1930s to the 1970s. He appeared in horror, war, action and science fiction movies, but is best remembered for his many westerns.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rod Cameron )〕 ==Films== Cameron was born Nathan Roderick Cox in Calgary, Alberta. He moved to Hollywood as a young man and started out as a stuntman and bit player for Paramount Pictures. His early films include ''Heritage of the Desert'' with Donald Woods and Russell Hayden, ''Rangers of Fortune'' with Fred MacMurray, and ''Henry Aldrich for President'' with Jimmy Lydon. He also played bit roles at Universal Pictures, including in ''If I Had My Way'', starring Bing Crosby and Gloria Jean.He appeared in horror film ''The Monster and the Girl'' In 1943, Rod Cameron gained star status in action serials for Republic Pictures. As crime-busting federal agent Rex Bennett, Cameron battled enemy terrorists in 15 weekly episodes of ''G-Men vs the Black Dragon''. He was already working in another serial when audience reaction to ''Black Dragon'' made him a hit. Cameron was sufficiently popular for the studio to turn the new production into another Rex Bennett adventure, ''Secret Service in Darkest Africa'', with Cameron again battling against Axis agents. When cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown left Universal Pictures for Monogram Pictures, Rod Cameron replaced him as Universal's western series star. Tall and rugged, Cameron looked good in the saddle and was very popular. Universal soon gave him straight character roles in feature films, including ''Salome, Where She Danced'' and ''River Lady'' both co-starring fellow Canadian Yvonne DeCarlo. Universal reorganized and downsized its activities in 1947, leaving Cameron and other contract players unemployed. He was hired by Monogram Pictures for a long string of outdoor action pictures. In 1948, he starred in ''Panhandle'' (a movie with a script co-written by Blake Edwards) for Allied Artists. In 1949, Cameron appeared with Bonita Granville in the comedy film ''Strike It Rich,'' filmed around Tyler, Kilgore, and Lindale in east Texas. He then appeared in many westerns including ''Wagons West'' (1952), ''Santa Fe Passage'' (1955), ''The Gun Hawk'' (1963), ''Requiem for a Gunfighter'' (1965), ''Bullet in the Flesh'' (1965), and ''The Bounty Killer'' (1965), and later appeared in such films as ''The Last Movie'' (1971), ''Evel Knievel'' (1971), ''Jessi's Girls'' (1975), ''Psychic Killer'' (1975), and ''Love and the Midnight Auto Supply'' (1977). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rod Cameron (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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