Colonel Tim McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films.

One of the great stars of early American Westerns. McCoy was the son of an Irish soldier who later became police chief of Saginaw, Michigan, where McCoy was born. He attended St. Ignatius College …

Aug 17, 2024 · According to McCoy in his autobiography “Tim McCoy Remembers the West,” his first exposure to cowboy life was as a 7-year-old at one of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Shows in Saginaw, …

One of the great stars of early American Westerns. McCoy was the son of an Irish soldier who later became police chief of Saginaw, Michigan, where McCoy was born. He attended St. Ignatius College …

Tim McCoy (1891-1978) lived a good, long life and he is remembered in various ways. Some folks think of him as the hero of nearly a hundred Hollywood Western films, silent and talkie adventures made …

Feb 27, 2023 · In January 1972, Timothy "Tim" McCoy, a blond and affable 16-year-old, vanished while traveling home to Nebraska. More than a decade later, authorities identified him as the first known …

He was every little boy’s ideal: strong, brave, manly and quietly assured as he rode his horse into the sunset. He was the quintessential hero of the Wild West. However, movie and TV idol Tim McCoy …

A classic example is Tim McCoy, who reached the height of his western starring career in the 1930s at Columbia Pictures, and then spiraled downward as he found lesser quality work at other production …

Jan 22, 2025 · Tim McCoy’s life beyond Hollywood is what makes him unique among screen actors. He was an authentic cowboy and rancher who befriended the Arapaho tribe of his native Wyoming and …

Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1891. At age eighteen he went west, while the West was still a proving ground for young men of grit.