Warren Vanders

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Warren Vanders
Empire male cast 1963.jpg
Vanders in upper left as Chuck Davis in Empire, 1963
Born Warren John Vanderschuit
(1930-05-23)May 23, 1930
San Fernando, California, U.S.
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Pasadena, California, U.S.
Cause of death Lung cancer
Occupation Film and television actor
Years active 1958-2006
Spouse(s) Dawn Bender (1953-1955)

Warren Vanders (May 23, 1930 – November 27, 2009) was an American character actor on television and in films. He was initially a substitute teacher for the Montebello Unified School District in California before he broke into the entertainment industry.

He was born in San Fernando, California, as Warren John Vanderschuit. Under the name Warren Vanders, he secured a recurring role as Chuck Davis in fifteen episodes of the NBC modern western television series, Empire, starring Richard Egan.

He guest starred in such series as Tate, The Big Valley (twice), Bonanza (five times), Daniel Boone (eight times), Alias Smith and Jones (as Curly Red Johnson in "The Day the Amnesty Came Through"), Gunsmoke (twelve times), Kung Fu, and How the West Was Won. He appeared in such films as Nevada Smith, Hot Lead and Cold Feet and in the John Wayne film, Rooster Cogburn in the role of as Bagsby.

Vanders died on November 27, 2009, at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California, following a battle with lung cancer. He was seventy-nine years old.

References

  • The Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2009, "PASSINGS: Warren Vanderschuit..." [1].
  • New York Times, 2010, Sandra Brennan, "Warren Vanders" [2].

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