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John Cason
Born
29 June 1918
Died
7 July 1961
Place
Texas, USA
Acting

John Cason

John L. Cason was born on July 30, 1918 in Valley View, Texas, USA as John Lacy Cason. He is known for his work on The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951), Snowfire (1958) andJungle Drums of Africa (1953). He died on July 7, 1961 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Cason and a friend, Charlie Lentz, were driving in Lentz's car on a raccoon-hunting trip when the car went off the road near Buellton, California. Cason was killed instantly and his friend died two days later.

As actor

U-238 and the Witch Doctor

1966 · Regas
Cimarron

Cimarron

1960 · Suggs (uncredited)
Gunmen from Laredo

Gunmen from Laredo

1959
Snowfire

Snowfire

1958 · Buff Stoner
Cowboy

Cowboy

1958 · Trail Hand (uncredited)
The Hard Man

The Hard Man

1957 · Henchman with Eye Patch (uncredited)
3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957 · Wade Henchman (uncredited)
The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

1955 · First Sentry (uncredited)
A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street

1955 · Dean Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

1955
Devil Goddess

Devil Goddess

1955 · Henchman
Top Gun

Top Gun

1955 · Ben (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954 · Henchman (uncredited)
Wyoming Renegades

Wyoming Renegades

1954 · O.C. Hanks
Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

1953 · Kehoe (uncredited)
The Lost Planet

The Lost Planet

1953 · Hopper
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953 · Cpl. Paluso (uncredited)
Red River Shore

Red River Shore

1953 · Joe
Savage Frontier

Savage Frontier

1953 · Buck Matson
Jungle Drums of Africa

Jungle Drums of Africa

1953 · Regas
Gun Fury

Gun Fury

1953
Hellgate

Hellgate

1952 · Guard (uncredited)
Black Hills Ambush

Black Hills Ambush

1952 · Jake
The Black Lash

The Black Lash

1952 · Henchman Cord (as John Cason)
Son of Geronimo

Son of Geronimo

1952 · Smoky (ch's 10-12) (uncredited)
Wagon Team

Wagon Team

1952 · Henchman Slim
High Noon

High Noon

1952 · Barfly (uncredited)
The Hawk of Wild River

The Hawk of Wild River

1952 · Duke/Henchman
Voodoo Tiger

Voodoo Tiger

1952 · Jerry Masters
Westward the Women

Westward the Women

1951 · Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)