{{Short description|American film and television actor (1911–1993)}} {{Infobox person |name = Gilman Rankin |image = Gilman Rankin in Frontier Doctor (Apache Uprising).jpg |caption = Rankin in ''Frontier Doctor'', 1958 |birth_name = Gilman Warren Rankin<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X95kAAAAMAAJ|title=Television Western Players of the Fifties: A Biographical Encyclopedia of All Regular Cast Members in Western Series, 1949-1959|page=434|first=Everett|last=Aaker|date=1997|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786402847|via=Google Books}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date|1911|04|17}} |birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1993|10|31|1911|04|17}} |death_place = Orange County, California, U.S. |occupation = Film and television actor |years_active = 1949–1976 }}
'''Gilman Warren Rankin''' (April 17, 1911 – October 31, 1993) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Deputy Charlie Riggs in the first season of the American western television series ''Tombstone Territory'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/267574273/|title=Sheriff Becomes Target For Outlaw Guns|work=The Honolulu Advertiser|location=Honolulu, Hawaii|date=December 29, 1957|access-date=November 6, 2021|page=74|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> and for playing Woodsy Niles in the 1969 film ''Midnight Cowboy''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/505892007/|title=New western|work=The Windsor Star|location=Windsor, Ontario, Canada|date=September 14, 1968|access-date=November 6, 2021|page=42|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref>
==Life and career== Rankin was born in Boston, Massachusetts.<ref name="b">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pfNACgAAQBAJ&pg=PT220|title=Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959-1961|page=220|first1=S.L.|last1=Kotar|first2=J.E.|last2=Gessler|publisher=BearManor Media|date=December 2009|isbn=9781593935054|via=Google Books}}</ref> He began his career in 1949, first appearing in the film ''Bride of Vengeance'', where he played the uncredited role of a scout.<ref name="a" /> He continued his career mainly appearing in film and television programs for which he played the role of Deputy Charlie Riggs in the western television series ''Tombstone Territory'',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o8uLbvRWBSAC&pg=PA92|title=Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present|page=92|first=Douglas|last=Brode|date=January 1, 2010|publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=9780292783317|via=Google Books}}</ref> in which Rankin only appeared in its first season.<ref name="a" />
Later in his career, Rankin appeared in television programs including ''Gunsmoke'',<ref name="b" /> ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', ''Cheyenne'', ''Two Faces West'', ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', ''Riverboat'',<ref name="b" /> ''State Trooper'', ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'', ''My Three Sons'', ''Perry Mason'' and ''Shotgun Slade''. He also appeared in films such as, ''Midnight Cowboy'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/44406532/|title=Joins Cast|work=The Ottawa Journal|location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada|date=September 13, 1968|access-date=November 6, 2021|page=10|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}</ref> ''Fort Algiers'', ''Roar of the Crowd'', ''The Greatest Show on Earth'', ''Ghost Town'' and ''Black Patch''.<ref name="a" /> Rankin's last credit was in the film ''Assault on Precinct 13''.<ref name="b" />
Rankin died on October 31, 1993 in Orange County, California, at the age of 82.<ref name="a" /><ref name="b" />
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== External links == *{{IMDb name|0710250}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151019144615/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1346882%7C0/Gilman-Rankin/#overview Gilman Rankin] at Turner Classic Movies *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gilman_rankin/ Rotten Tomatoes profile]
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