Arvo Oswald Ojala was a Hollywood technical advisor on the subject of quick-draw with a revolver.
11 Facts About Arvo Ojala
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Arvo Ojala worked as an actor; his most famous role was that of the unnamed man shot by Marshal Matt Dillon in the opening sequences of the long-running television series Gunsmoke.
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Arvo Ojala said he sharpened his marksmanship skill by shooting the heads off rattlesnakes.
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Arvo Ojala's speed was clocked and verified a number of times.
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Arvo Ojala could draw, fire, and hit the target in one-sixth of a second, faster than the eye can blink.
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At the height of the TV Westerns, Arvo Ojala opened a "quick-draw" studio on the 8500 block of the Sunset Strip, next to the famous King's Cellar Liquor Store.
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Arvo Ojala's holster was publicly described in the New York Times on May 3,1958.
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Arvo Ojala was a close personal friend to Audie Murphy with Murphy becoming Arvo's children's Godfather.
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Arvo Ojala noted that most actors in westerns had, at best, a nodding acquaintance with handguns, especially the 1873 Colt.
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Arvo Ojala had speaking roles in many television series and films, to include the 1959 film The Oregon Trail, in which his expertise as a gunhandler, fastdraw artist, and instructor were shown.
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Arvo Ojala is survived by his children Valerie, Jon, Erikk, Inga, and Kym.