Little Known Spaghetti Western actors ~ Reed De Rouen

[These daily posts will cover little known actors or people that have appeared in more recent films and TV series. Various degrees of information that I was able to find will be given and anything that you can add would be appreciated.]

Reed Randolph De Rouen was an American and half Native American (Oneida) extraction, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on June 10, 1917. De Rouen was a supporting actor in film and television, based in the U.K. and very active during the 1950s and 1960s; his earliest known role was as Gilder in 1948’s “The Case of the Frightened Lady”. As well as his regular film appearances, he was also on the British stage in the 1950s, in plays such as “Plain and Fancy” (Drury Lane Theatre, 1956) and “Subway in the Sky” (Savoy, 1957).

Of note were his television appearances as Pa Clanton in "The Gunfighters", a third season adventure of ‘Doctor Who’ in which the Doctor—William Hartnell—travels to Tombstone, Arizona of 1881 in time to witness the gunfight at the OK corral, as well as writing the script for the proposed ‘Doctor Who’ story "The Spare Part People" with Jon Pertwee

Reed appeared in fifty-nine films and television appearances from 1948 to 1973. He was also credited as a writer on eleven films from 1951 to 1968 and as a story editor on eleven episodes of the “Avengers” TV series in 1961.

Reed De Rouen appeared in two Euro-westerns: “The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw’ as Claybourne in 1958 and an episode of the television series ‘Dr. Who - The Gunfighters’ as Pa Clanton in 1966.

De ROUEN, Reed (aka Reid DeRouen, Reed R. de Rouen, Reed de Rouen) (Reed Randolph de Rouen) [6/10/1917, Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A. – 6/11/1986, Kensington, & Chelsea, London, England, U.K.] - ½ Oneida Indian – author, writer, film, TV actor, married to Laila Jean Stranahan [1923-2006] (1945-195?) father of writer Reed R. de Rouen Jr. [1946-deceased], married to Claire Aplhandéry [195?-    ] father of Robin de Rouen [1955-    ].

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw – 1958 (Claybourne)

Dr. Who - The Gunfighters (TV) – 1966 (Pa Clanton)