Gail Davis
Born: October 5, 1925 (as Betty Jeane Grayson) (in Little Rock, AR)
Died: March 15, 1997 (cancer)
Spouse(s): Bob Davis (married 1944 - 1952, divorced)
Richard Harold "Dick" Pierce (married 1959 - 1967, divorced)
Carl Guerriero (married 1971 - 1982) (born 1918, died 1982)
Child: Terrie Davis (born 1952)
Height: 5'2''
Movies:
1947
The Judge Steps Out (uncredited)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (uncredited)
1948
The Far Frontier
They Live by Night (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie (uncredited)
1949
Sons of New Mexico
South of Death Valley
Brand of Fear
Law of the Golden West
Frontier Investigator
Death Valley Gunfighter
1950
Indian Territory
Cow Town
Six Gun Mesa
West of Wyoming
Trail of the Rustlers
1951
Overland Telegraph
Two Tickets to Broadway (uncredited)
Valley of Fire
Flying Leathernecks (uncredited)
Yukon Manhunt
Take Care of My Little Girl (uncredited)
Silver Canyon
Whirlwind
Texans Never Cry
Operation Pacific (uncredited)
1952
Blue Canadian Rockies
Wagon Team
The Old West
1953
Pack Train
Goldtown Ghost Riders
On Top of Old Smoky
Winning of the West
1959
Alias Jesse James (cameo as Annie Oakley, uncredited)
1973
Coffy
TV Shows:
The Andy Griffith Show
- The Perfect Female (1961)
Annie Oakley, regular 1954 - 1957
The Cisco Kid
- Convict Story (1950)
- The Will (1950)
- False Marriage (1950)
- The Talking Dog (1952)
- Big Steal (1952)
Death Valley Days
- The Little Bullfrog Nugget (1952)
- Land of the Free (1953)
Front Page Detective
- Shadow Over Hollywood (1951)
- The TV Murder Mystery (1951)
The Gene Autry Show
- Blackwater Valley Feud (1950)
- Doublecross Valley (1950)
- The Devil's Brand (1950)
- Gun Powder Range (1950)
- The Fight at Peaceful Mesa (1950)
- Frame for Trouble (1951)
- Revenge Trail (1951)
- Outlaw Escape (1951)
- Galloping Hoofs (1951)
- Heir to the Lazy L (1951)
- Melody Mesa (1952)
- Horse Sense (1952)
- Steel Ribbon (1953)
- Ransom Cross (1953)
- Civil War at Deadwood (1954)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
- Trouble in Tuscarora (1952)
- Golden Trap (1952)
The Lone Ranger
- Buried Treasure (1950)
- Spanish Gold (1950)
- Friend in Need (1951)
- Trial by Fire (1952)
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
- Episode #12.4 (1959)
The Range Rider
- Greed Rides the Range (1952)
- Outlaw's Double (1952)
This Is Your Life
- Gene Autry (?)
Wide Wide World
- The Western (1958)
Other Film Work:
1947
Let's Make Rhythm (Short)
In Room 303 (Short)
1955
Dateline: Disneyland (TV Special documentary) Annie Oakley (uncredited)
1994
Gene Autry, Melody of the West (Documentary)
Regular Shows:
Annie Oakley (Jan. 1954 - Feb. 1957, 81 episodes)
Annie Oakley was a landmark series in that it was the first Western television show to star a woman; the popularity of the show made Gail Davis a star, but after the show ended, she found herself typecast her as a "good girl," and never did much more acting.
Although Annie was undoubtebly the star of the show, Brad Johnson and Jimmy Hawkins co-starred as deputy Lofty Craig, and Annie's little brother Tagg, respectively. Annie specialized in the brainwork, Lofty in the legwork, and Tagg provided comedic entertainment (as well as being the centerpiece to many plots).
Annie Oakley on DVD:
The Complete Series
Or, for a 20-episode sample . . .
Annie Oakley by Echo Bride Home Entertainment
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Movie/TV credit information is taken from Internet Movie Database, unless otherwise noted, and is updated and corrected if needed.