Robert 'Buzz' Henry

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Robert 'Buzz' Henry
Robert 'Buzz' Henry in Mr. Celebrity.jpg
Hengry in Mr. Celebrity (1941)
Born
Robert Dee Henry [1]

(1931-09-04)September 4, 1931
Colorado, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 1971(1971-09-30) (aged 40)
Occupation(s)Actor, stuntman
Years active1933–1971

Robert Dee Henry (September 4, 1931 – September 30, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman. [2] He starred in the 1946 serial film Hop Harrigan , in which he played Jackie Nolan. [3]

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Life and career

Henry was born in Colorado, where his mother ran an equestrian facility and taught him to ride. [1] He began his career in 1933 as a child actor [2] in the film Little Women . He acted in Hollywood, California under the stage name Buzzy Henry. [1] Henry also took part in rodeos and performed in vaudeville. [2] [4] He starred and co-starred in films such as Danny Boy , Ranger Courage , Calling Wild Bill Elliott , Western Frontier , Hop Harrigan , The Unknown Ranger , Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto , Trail to Gunsight , Law of the Canyon , Rio Grande Ranger , Mr. Celebrity , The Great Mike , Wild Beauty , Son of the Guardsman and Buzzy Rides the Range. [1] [5]

Henry doubled for the actor James Coburn in the films Our Man Flint and In Like Flint . [1] He also doubled for Glenn Ford and Frank Sinatra. [1] [2] Henry also guest-starred in television programs including Mission: Impossible , State Trooper , Branded , The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , Tales of Wells Fargo , The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok , Northwest Passage , Annie Oakley , Death Valley Days and Mannix . [1]

Death

In September 1971 Henry died in a motorcycle accident, [1] [5] losing control of his motorcycle while drag racing in Griffith Park and colliding with a car, injuring four teenagers. [6] [7]

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