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Few could forget him screaming at her, "Lady, I want you off the premises now!" with unapologetic malice. Around this time, Willingham kept busy with many guest appearances on a variety of popular shows: Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Waltons, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Rockford Files and several others.Ĭritics didn't take notice of his acting abilities until he landed the role of Leroy Mason, the soulless plant manager who stares down Sally Field in Norma Rae (1979). From there, Willingham slowly began to find work in some prominent films, including Bogdonovich's Paper Moon (1973), and Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974). Such an opportunity happened when in late 1970, Peter Bogdonovich was doing some on-location shooting in south Texas for The Last Picture Show (1971) at the urging of some friends, he audition and won a small role in the picture. He later taught government and economics at a high school in Houston, leaving his life-long dreams of becoming an actor on hold until the opportunity presented itself. He was 72.īorn on Augin Mineola, Texas, Willingham was educated at North Texas State University where he earned a degree in Economics.
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Parker on Chuck Norris' long-running series Walker, Texas Ranger, died of natural causes on January 17th at his Palm Springs home. Noble Willingham, the gruffly voiced character actor best known for his role as saloon owner C.D.