Arthur Hunnicutt (February 17, 1911 – September 26, 1979) was an American actor known for his portorayal of wise grizzled, old rural characters. February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

A native of Arkansas, Hunnicutt attended Arkansas State Teachers College but dropped out during his junior year when he ran out of money. He moved to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts where he joined up with a theatre company before moving to New York where he quickly found himself landing roles in Broadway productions. While touring as the lead actor in Tobacco Road, he developed the country character he would later be typecast as throughout his career. Hunnicutt often found himself cast as a character much older than himself. State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee (R) Official languages English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ... Arkansas State University student union, Jonesboro, AR. Arkansas State University (ASU) is the second largest university in the State of Arkansas located atop Crowleys Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas. ... Marthas Vineyard is roughly triangular in shape, and is approximately 30 kilometers in length. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... A view of Broadway in 1909 Broadway, as the name implies, is a wide avenue in New York City, and is the oldest north-south main thoroughfare in the city, dating to the first New Amsterdam settlement. ... Typecasting is the process by which an actor is strongly identified with a role or genre. ...

Hunnicutt appeared in a number of films in the early 1940s before returning to the stage. In 1949 he moved back to Hollywood and resumed his film career. He played a long string of supporting role characters – sympathetic, wise rural types. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., situated northwest of Downtown. ... A supporting actor performs roles in a play or movie other than that of protagonist. ...

In 1952 he earned an Oscar nomination for Supporting Actor in the Howard Hawks western The Big Sky. 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and writer of the classic Hollywood era. ... The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... The Big Sky is a 1952 film with Arthur Hunnicut. ...

Throughout the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Hunnicutt made nearly 40 guest appearances on American television programs such as Bonanza and Gunsmoke. For the airplane, see Beechcraft Bonanza. ... Gunsmoke was a long-running old-time radio and television western drama program. ...

In his later years, Hunnicutt developed tongue cancer. He died in 1979. Many animals have longer and more flexible tongues than humans. ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Filmography

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External links

• Arthur Hunnicutt at the Internet Movie Database