Ted Mapes
- Birthday
- Nov 25, 1901
Bio: Ted Mapes grew up on his father's wheat ranch in Nebraska. Upon attaining adulthood, Mapes took on a variety of manual-labor jobs, ending up as a furniture hauler in Los Angeles. Through a movie-studio connection, he landed a job as a grip on the 1929 Doug Fairbanks-Mary Pickford talkie Taming of the Shrew. By the mid-1930s, he'd moved away from the technical side… More Bio: Ted Mapes grew up on his father's wheat ranch in Nebraska. Upon attaining adulthood, Mapes took on a variety of manual-labor jobs, ending up as a furniture hauler in Los Angeles. Through a movie-studio connection, he landed a job as a grip on the 1929 Doug Fairbanks-Mary Pickford talkie Taming of the Shrew. By the mid-1930s, he'd moved away from the technical side of the business and was working as a stunt man and supporting actor. Mapes performed stunts for such major action stars as John Wayne, Charles Starrett, Joel McCrea and James Stewart. He also doubled for Gary Cooper (whom he closely resembled) in 17 different films, and essayed speaking roles in 13 Republic serials. After retiring from the stunt game, he kept active in Hollywood as an advisor for the American Humane Association, seeing to it that movie animals were properly trained and cared for on the set. In 1978, Ted Mapes was elected to the Stuntman Hall of Fame. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Ted Mapes Videos
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
Samson And Delilah
Cheyenne Autumn
Dear Brigitte
A New Kind Of Love
Filmography
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The Rare Breed (1966)
- Liveiryman
- 33%
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Dear Brigitte (1965)
- Postman
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- Actor
- 67%
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A New Kind of Love (1963)
- Floor Walker
- 0%
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
- Highpockets
- 97%
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