Noble Willingham (August 31, 1931, in Mineola, Texas — January 17, 2004, in Palm Springs, California) was an American television and film actor. August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Mineola is a city located in Wood County, Texas. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California, desert resort city, approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ...

Noble Willingham had appeared in more than 30 feature films, including Up Close and Personal (1996), City Slickers (1991), The Last Boy Scout (1991), City Slickers II (1994), Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, (1994), Chinatown (1974), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), and The Distinguished Gentleman (1992). He was born in the small town of Mineola, Texas, east of Dallas. After he graduated from North Texas State University in 1953, he earned a master's degree in educational psychology from Baylor University. Willingham was teaching government and economics in Houston Texas high school before following his dream of becoming an actor. He auditioned for a part in The Last Picture Show (1971), which was filmed in Texas. He won the role, which led to another, in Paper Moon (1973). Angie Martinez - Up Close and Personal: 01 - Heart And Soul 02 - New York New York Ft. ... City Slickers is a 1991 movie comedy starring Billy Crystal, Bruno Kirby, Daniel Stern, Helen Slater, and Jack Palance. ... The Last Boy Scout is a 1991 thriller film starring Bruce Willis as a former Secret Service agent, and Damon Wayans as a retired professional football player, who join forces to prevent a corrupt United States Senator from being assassinated. ... City Slickers II: The Legend of Curlys Gold (1994) is a comedy directed by Paul Weiland. ... Ace Ventura, Pet Detective is a 1994 wacky comedy movie, directed by Tom Shadyac. ... Chinatown is a 1974 film directed by Roman Polanski featuring many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. ... Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 comedy/drama film set in Saigon during the Vietnam War, based on the career of Adrian Cronauer, a disc jockey on Armed Forces Radio Saigon (AFRS), who proves hugely popular with the troops serving in South Vietnam, but infuriates his superiors with what they... The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) is a comedy starring Eddie Murphy. ... Mineola is a city located in Wood County, Texas. ... Dallas redirects here. ... The University of North Texas (UNT) is located in Denton, Texas. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ... The Last Picture Show is a 1971 film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from a 1968 novel by Larry McMurtry. ... Paper Moon is an American motion picture comedy that was released in 1973 and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. ...

On television, Willingham had a recurring role in the ABC series Home Improvement and appeared as a guest star in the CBS series Murder, She Wrote, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989), Northern Exposure, Rockford Files and Quantum Leap. His additional television credits include A Woman with a Past, The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory, and Unconquered. Willingham had three children, Stori Willingham, Meghan McGlohen and John Ross McGlohen. He had one grandson, Noble Willingham III. In 2004, he died of natural causes in Palm Springs, California at age 72. He is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Home Improvement was an American television sitcom starring actor/comedian Tim Allen, loosely based on his stand-up comedy routine. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Jessica in the Murder, She Wrote episode The Cemetery Vote Murder, She Wrote is a long-running television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Northern Exposure was a quirky, surreal, character-driven American dramatic-comedy television series. ... The Rockford Files was an American detective television drama that had its first run on the NBC television network between 1974 and 1980. ... Quantum Leap is a science fiction television series that ran for 97 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on NBC. It follows the adventures of Dr. Samuel Beckett (played by Scott Bakula), a brilliant scientist who after researching time-travel, and doing experiments in something he calls The Imaging... Unconquered (1947) was produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille and released by Paramount. ... Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California, desert resort city, approximately 110 miles east of Los Angeles. ... At 921 acres, Riverside National Cemetery is the third-largest cemetery managed by the National Cemetery Administration, and since 2000 has been the most active in the system based on the number of interments. ...

He was best known for his role as C.D. Parker on the series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 to 1999. He left the show to run for Congress. He was the Republican challenger in Texas's 1st congressional district but lost the election to incumbent Max Sandlin. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The current boundaries of Texas District 1. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Max A. Sandlin, Jr. ...

External links

• Noble Willingham at the Internet Movie Database
• Noble Willingham article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.