Clu Gulager, ‘The Virginian’ and ‘The Last Picture Show’ actor, dead at 93

nypost.com:

confirmed on Facebook by his daughter-in-law, Diane Goldner, who said that Gulager died “surrounded by his loving family.”“Clu was as caring as he was loyal and devoted to his craft, a proud member of the Cherokee nation, a rule-breaker, sharp and astute and on the side — always — of the oppressed,” the Saturday statement read. “He was good-humored, an avid reader, tender and kind.

Loud and dangerous.” Born William Martin Gulager in 1928, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, the actor racked up over 165 credits during his storied career of nearly seven decades.

A mainstay of TV westerns, Gulager was perhaps best known on the small screen for his role in “The Virginian,” in which he played unflappable Deputy Sheriff Emmett Ryker.

He entered the show in the third season in 1965, and appeared in more than 50 episodes before leaving in 1968, per the Hollywood Reporter.Other notable TV credits included “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Knight Rider,” “Hawaii Five-O,” and “Murder, She Wrote.”Gulager, who is part Cherokee, also boasted an illustrious big screen career, appearing in a variety of iconic films, including “Winning,” “McQ” and Don Siegel’s “The Killers” (1964).