John Cason

John Cason

Actor

Texas, USA
June 29, 1918

Biography

John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA. Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.

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Representative Works

High Noon
High Noon
7.7
/ English
3:10 to Yuma
3:10 to Yuma
7.3
/ English
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
7.3
/ English
Flaming Bullets
Flaming Bullets
6.0
/ English
Westward the Women
Westward the Women
7.0
/ English
The Last Frontier
The Last Frontier
6.1
/ English
Ringside
Ringside
5.0
/ English
Cimarron
Cimarron
6.2
/ English
Rio Rita
Rio Rita
6.0
/ English
Cowboy
Cowboy
6.5
/ English
Buck Privates
Buck Privates
6.8
/ English
Badlands of Dakota
Badlands of Dakota
6.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

High Noon
1952Winner

Best Performance

High Noon

3:10 to Yuma
1957Nominee

Best Performance

3:10 to Yuma

From Here to Eternity
1953Nominee

Best Performance

From Here to Eternity

Career Highlights

Flaming Bullets
1945Highlight

Best Performance

Flaming Bullets

Westward the Women
1951Highlight

Best Performance

Westward the Women

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