"26 Men" actor Kelo Henderson passes at 96.
Actor Kelo Henderson died in Ridgecrest, California on December 10, 2019. He was 96. Born PaulLarsHenderson, Jr. on August 8, 1923 in Pueblo, Colorado he was reared on a ranch and became an expert marksman and trick gun artist, he was at one time titled world's fastest gunslinger. He was a former ranch foreman, and used to be rancher in the Blythe, California area; as an actor, he taught many of his peers how to use their guns on screen.
Henderson co-starred as Deputy Clint Travis in the 1957–1959 syndicated western television series ’26 Men” the program starred Tris Coffin as Captain Thomas H. Rynning, the real-life commander of the Arizona Rangers, the case files of which were the basis for the series. Henderson appeared in twenty-five of the seventy-eight episodes of 26 Men.
Henderson's first screen appearance was as Doc Pardes in the 1957 episode "The Brand" of the ABC western “Cheyenne”.
After “26 Men”, Henderson's acting was limited to the role of Frank Wilson in the 1965 German film “Treasure of the Aztecs” and “Pyramid of the Sun God”, based on intrigue in Mexico during the 1860s at the time of Emperor Maximilian.
In 2003, Henderson was one of 12 recipients of the Golden Boot Award for his work in westerns.
HENDERSON, Kelo(Paul Lars Henderson Jr.)
Born 8/8/1923, Pueblo, Colorado, U.S.A.
Died: 12/10/2019, Ridgecrest, California, U.S.A.
Kelo Henderson’s westerns – actor.
Cheyenne (TV) – 1957 (Doc Pardee)
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) – 1957 (Ike Clanton)
26 Men (TV) – 1957-1959 (Ranger Clint Travis)
Return to Warbow – 1958 (guard)
Saddle the Wind – 1958 (cowboy)
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (TV) – 1958 (Pete Hollis)
Pyramid of the Sun God – 1964 (Frank Wilson)
Treasure of the Aztecs – 1965 (Frank Wilson)