I just finished watching this movie on TCM. What is the name of the actor who was positioned on the far left of the gallows? He was the one who wanted a plug of tobacco before he died. I used to see this man in many Western movies and television shows decades ago.
David C. Galloway
The actor's name is James A. Westerfield. He was born in Nashville, TN and died in 1971 at age 58 of a heart attack. As a character actor he had a very distinctive voice and appearance.
David C. Galloway
He appeared as Uncle Ollie on The Andy Griffith Show in the episode "Family Visit". He is hilarious in the role.
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This actor appeared in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock TV episode, "Cell 227," as Pops Lafferty, the head guard on death row.
He was an excellent example of the "character actor", who's face everyone knows, but who's name almost no one remembers. he was a slightly shady banker in The Sons of Katie Elder, starring John Wayne and Dean Martin.
"It ain't dying I'm talking about, it's LIVING!"
Captain Augustus McCrae