Portrait of Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: August 31, 1931

Place of Birth: Mineola, Texas, USA

Filmography

2003
Blind Horizon

as Deputy Shirl Cash

1999
The Corndog Man

as Ace Barker

1996
Up Close & Personal

as Buford Sells

1994
The Hudsucker Proxy

as Zebulon Cardozo

1994
Guarding Tess

as Sheriff Janson (uncredited)

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger

as C.D. Parker

1993
1993
Fire in the Sky

as Blake Davies

1992
1992
Of Mice and Men

as The Boss

1992
Article 99

as Inspector General

1992
1991
The Last Boy Scout

as Sheldon Marcone

1991
Home Improvement

as Mr. Binford

1991
Sweet Poison

as Sheriff

1991
City Slickers

as Clay Stone

1991
Career Opportunities

as Roger Roy McClellan

1990
Pastime

as Clyde Bigby

1990
1989
The Heist

as Stuckey

1989
Blind Fury

as MacCready

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Mr. Petermeyer

1989
The Road Raiders

as Crankcase

1989
1989
Unconquered

as Bear Bryant

1988
1988
Shooter

as Rizzo

1988
Splash, Too

as Karl Hooten

1987
Good Morning, Vietnam

as Gen. Taylor

1987
Born in East L.A.

as Border Patrol Sergeant

1987
La Bamba

as Howard

1987
Summer Heat

as Strother

1986
L.A. Law

as Robert Kenyon

1986
Matlock

as Rev. Morley Phelps

1985
The Atlanta Child Murders

as Jerry Armstrong

1985
Badge of the Assassin

as Airport Guard

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Sheriff Pat McAllister

1984
Airwolf

as Chester Hansen

1983
The A-Team

as Pete Stockton

1983
The A-Team

as Zack

1983
Independence Day

as Andy Parker

1981
1981
First Monday in October

as Nebraska Attorney

1981
Harry's War

as Major Andrews

1981
The Howling

as Charlie Barton

1980
The Georgia Peaches

as Jarvis Wheeler

1980
Brubaker

as Dr. Fenster

1980
The Gambler

as Conductor

1979
Norma Rae

as Leroy Mason

1978
1978
Just Me and You

as Gas Station Owner

1978
Dallas

as Senator Pascomb

1978
Cindy

as Sergeant

1978
The Boys in Company C

as Sergeant Curry

1977
Man from Atlantis

as Artemus Washburn

1977
CHiPs

as Jake

1977
Greased Lightning

as Billy Joe Byrnes

1976
1976
Fighting Mad

as Senator Hingle

1975
Aloha Bobby and Rose

as Uncle Charlie

1975
Black Bart

as Fern Malaga

1974
Big Bad Mama

as Uncle Barney

1974
The Rockford Files

as Claude Orzeck

1974
Chinatown

as Councilman

1973
Sunshine

as Bartender

1973
Hit!

as Warden Springer

1973
Paper Moon

as Mr. Robertson

1973
Hawkins

as Carl Jackson

1973
The Girls of Huntington House

as Harry, Sara's Father

1971
1971
1970
1955
Gunsmoke

as Tuck