16 Facts About Ray Teal

Ray Teal was master of ceremonies at the Paramount Theatre in New York.

Ray Teal was one of the most senior members of the crew having a permanent role.

Ray Teal had played a sheriff in the Billy Wilder film Ace in the Hole.

Ray Teal co-starred in numerous TV westerns throughout his career: he appeared five times on Cheyenne, four times on The Lone Ranger, on The Alaskans, three times in different roles on another long-running western series, Wagon Train, on NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo, on the ABC western series Broken Arrow, five times on the ABC western comedy Maverick, on the CBS western series The Texan, the NBC western series The Californians, twice on Colt.

From 1957 to 1962, Ray Teal was cast three times in different roles on the Western series, Wagon Train.

Ray Teal appeared in a number of episodes of Bat Masterson, an episode of The Rifleman and later in Green Acres.

In 1957, Ray Teal played a lawman, Captain McNelly, in the episode "Sam Bass" of NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo.

Ray Teal was cast as Fenster in "The Bounty Hunters" on the ABC Western series, Broken Arrow.

In 1958, Ray Teal guest-starred "No Tears for the Dead" on the CBS Western series, The Texan.

Ray Teal later appeared in the CBS sitcom, Dennis the Menace.

In 1960, Ray Teal was cast as Sheriff Roy Coffee in Bonanza, a role he played until 1972, appearing in 98 episodes, occasionally as the lead character.

In 1962, Teal portrayed Mr Todd in the episode entitled "The Tall Shadow" of the NBC modern Western drama, Empire.

Ray Teal portrayed, in 1962, the character Alvin Greaves in "Unwanted: Dead or Alive" of the syndicated adventure series The Everglades.

In 1963, Ray Teal appeared as murder victim Joe Downing in the CBS courtroom drama series Perry Mason episode, "The Case of the Shifty Shoebox".

Ray Teal was a bit-part player in Western films for several years before landing a minor role in Northwest Passage.

Ray Teal died of undisclosed causes on April 2,1976, at age 74 in Santa Monica, California.