{{Short description|American actor (1932–2025)}} {{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Edward Faulkner | image = Edward Faulkner in McLintock!.jpg | caption = Faulkner in ''McLintock!'' (1963) | birth_date = {{Birth date|1932|02|29}} | birth_place = Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2025|08|26|1932|02|29}} | death_place = Vista, California, U.S. | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1959–2010 | spouse = {{marriage|Barbara Faulkner |1954}} | website = [http://www.edwardfaulkneractor.com/page/page/6678896.htm edwardfaulkneractor.com] }}
'''Fielden Edward Faulkner II''' (February 29, 1932 – August 26, 2025) was an American film and television character actor. He is most known for his roles in John Wayne films, including ''Hellfighters'', ''The Green Berets'', ''Rio Lobo'', ''McLintock!'' and ''The Undefeated''. He also played small roles on other films and TV series including ''Dragnet'' and ''The Tim Conway Show''. Before becoming an actor, Faulkner served in the United States Air Force for two years as a fighter pilot, eventually leaving the service ranked First Lieutenant. Faulkner died in Vista, California on August 26, 2025, at the age of 93.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward Faulkner |url=https://www.edwardfaulkneractor.com/page/page/6678896.htm |website=Edward Faulkner |access-date=7 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Edward Faulkner, Actor in John Wayne and Elvis Presley Films, Dies at 93|last=Barnes|first=Mike|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/edward-faulkner-dead-john-wayne-elvis-presley-films-1236365363/|date=September 8, 2025|access-date=September 10, 2025}}</ref>
==Filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *''G.I. Blues'' (1960) – Red (uncredited) *''The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come'' (1961) – Capt. Richard Dean (uncredited) *''The Horizontal Lieutenant'' (1962) – Officer at Welcome Party (uncredited) *''McLintock!'' (1963) – Young Ben Sage [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057298/?ref_=nm_flmg_c_88_act] *''Kisses for My President'' (1964) – Secret Service Man (uncredited) *''How to Murder Your Wife'' (1965) – Club Member in Steam Room / Party Guest *''Shenandoah'' (1965) – Union Sergeant (uncredited) *''Tickle Me'' (1965) – Brad Bentley *''Sergeant Deadhead'' (1965) – Lt. Dixon *''The Navy vs. the Night Monsters'' (1966) – Bob Spaulding *''The Doomsday Flight'' (1966) – Reilly – Co-Pilot *''The Ballad of Josie'' (1967) – Juror-Livery Man (uncredited) *''Nobody's Perfect'' (1968) – John Abelard *''The Green Berets'' (1968) – Capt. MacDaniel *''The Shakiest Gun in the West'' (1968) – Marshal Sam Huggins *''Hellfighters'' (1968) – George Harris *''Daddy's Gone A-Hunting'' (1969) – Cop at Dixon's Party (uncredited) *''Hang Your Hat on the Wind'' (1969) – Pilot *''The Undefeated'' (1969) – Capt. Anderson *''Chisum'' (1970) – James J. Dolan *''Swing Out, Sweet Land'' (1970, TV Movie) – Bit (uncredited) *''Rio Lobo'' (1970) – Lt. Harris *''Triangle'' (1970) *''The Barefoot Executive'' (1971) – Reporter *''Scandalous John'' (1971) – Hillary *''Something Big'' (1971) – Capt. Tyler *''Now You See Him, Now You Don't'' (1972) – Mike Bank Guard (uncredited) *''The Man'' (1972) – Secret Service Man *''Toke'' (1973) *''Ride in a Pink Car'' (1974) – Frank Barber *''The Florida Connection'' (1976) – Mule Tucker * ''Hard Ground'' (2003) – Warden {{div col end}}
==Television== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} *''Have Gun - Will Travel'' – 13 episodes (1958–1962) *''Rawhide'' – 7 episodes – Various (1959–1964) **(1959) – Brett Mason in S1:E17, "Incident of Fear in the Streets" **(1959) – Brett Mason in S2:E4, "Incident of the Shambling Man" **(1961) – Lobey in S4:E3, "The Long Shakedown" **(1962) – Rutledge in S4:E18, "The Deserters' Patrol" **(1962) – Carl Galt in S5:E6, "Incident of the Four Horsemen" **(1963) – Cryder in S5:E21, "Incident of the Gallows Tree" **(1964) – Pvt. Larson in S6:E18, "Incident Gila Flats" *''Gunsmoke'' – 6 episodes – Various (1959–1972) *''Bonanza'' – episode – The Friendship – Bob Stevens (1961) *''The Lieutenant'' – episode 23 – Tour of Duty – LT. Shelby Logan, USN (1964) *''Bonanza'' – episode – No Less a Man – Bank Robber in Green Shirt (1964) *''Wagon Train'' – episode – The Silver Lady – Minister (1965) *''The F.B.I.'' – episode – Anatomy of a Prison Break – Allen Wilson (1966) *''Bonanza'' – episode – Credit for a Kill – Casey Rollins (1966) *''Laredo'' – episode – The Other Cheek – Ed Garmes (1967) *''Gilligan's Island'' – episode – It's a Bird, It's a Plane – Colonel – (1967) *''The Invaders'' – episode – Storm – Alien #1 – (1967) *''Mod Squad'' – episode – When Smitty Comes Marching Home – Griff (1968) *''Dragnet (1967 TV series)'' – episode – Public Affairs DR-12 – Agent Jim Shepheard (1968) *''It Takes a Thief'' – episode – The Blue, Blue Danube – Wardlow (1969) *The Men From Shiloh, the rebranded name of ''The Virginian'' – episode – With Love, Bullets and Valentines – Leroy Plimpton (1970) *''O'Hara, U.S. Treasury'' – episode – Operation: Hijack – Sgt. Wall (1971) *''O'Hara, U.S. Treasury'' – episode – Operation: Big Store – Ike Carter (1971) *''Mod Squad'' – episode – Welcome to Our City – Frank Dunn (1971) *''Bearcats!'' – episode – Assault on San Saba – Mills (1971) *''Nichols'' – episode – Zachariah - Randall (1972) *''Cannon'' – episode – The Island Caper – Ferris (1972) * ''Adam-12'' – Sgt. Ed Powers (1972) *''Movin' On'' – episode – The Cowhands – Elton Edwards (1974) *''Stowaway to the Moon'' - TV movie - Eli Mackernutter Sr. (1975) *''The Blue Knight'' – episode – The Candy Man – Reverend Bob (1976) *''The Six Million Dollar Man'' – episode – Carnival of Spies – episode – Russian Agent (1977) {{Div col end}}
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