Edward Faulkner

Fielden Edward Faulkner II (February 29, 1932 – August 26, 2025) was an American film and television character actor. He is most known for his roles in John Wayne films, including Hellfighters, The Green Berets, Rio Lobo, McLintock! and The Undefeated.

Biography The youngest of two children, his father owned a building supply company, and his mother, Ferie June, was a music teacher.

Faulkner partnered with a friend in a comedy song-and-dance act while at Henry Clay High School. He attended the University of Virginia and the University of Kentucky, acting in plays before graduating in 1954.

Faulkner served in the United States Air Force for two years as a fighter pilot, eventually leaving the service ranked First Lieutenant.

Faulkner appeared in several episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel and Rawhide directed by Andrew V. McLaglen as well as The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961).

He also played small roles on other films and TV series including Dragnet and The Tim Conway Show.

Faulkner died in Vista, California on August 26, 2025, at the age of 93.

Filmography

G.I. Blues (1960) – Red (uncredited) The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961) – Capt. Richard Dean (uncredited) The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962) – Officer at Welcome Party (uncredited) McLintock! (1963) – Young Ben Sage Kisses for My President (1964) – Secret Service Man (uncredited) How to Murder Your Wife (1965) – Club Member in Steam Room / Party Guest Shenandoah (1965) – Union Sergeant (uncredited) Tickle Me (1965) – Brad Bentley Sergeant Deadhead (1965) – Lt. Dixon The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) – Bob Spaulding The Doomsday Flight (1966) – Reilly – Co-Pilot The Ballad of Josie (1967) – Juror-Livery Man (uncredited) Nobody's Perfect (1968) – John Abelard The Green Berets (1968) – Capt. MacDaniel The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) – Marshal Sam Huggins Hellfighters (1968) – George Harris Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969) – Cop at Dixon's Party (uncredited) The Undefeated (1969) – Capt. Anderson Chisum (1970) – James J. Dolan Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970, TV Movie) – Bit (uncredited) Rio Lobo (1970) – Lt. Harris Triangle (1970) The Barefoot Executive (1971) – Reporter Scandalous John (1971) – Hillary Something Big (1971) – Capt. Tyler Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972) – Mike Bank Guard (uncredited) The Man (1972) – Secret Service Man Toke (1973) Ride in a Pink Car (1974) – Frank Barber The Florida Connection (1976) – Mule Tucker Hard Ground (2003) – Warden

Television

Have Gun - Will Travel – 13 episodes (1958–1962) Rawhide – 7 episodes – Various (1959–1964) (1959) – Brett Mason in S1:E17, "Incident of Fear in the Streets" (1959) – Brett Mason in S2:E4, "Incident of the Shambling Man" (1961) – Lobey in S4:E3, "The Long Shakedown" (1962) – Rutledge in S4:E18, "The Deserters' Patrol" (1962) – Carl Galt in S5:E6, "Incident of the Four Horsemen" (1963) – Cryder in S5:E21, "Incident of the Gallows Tree" (1964) – Pvt. Larson in S6:E18, "Incident Gila Flats" Gunsmoke – 6 episodes – Various (1959–1972) Bonanza – episode – The Friendship – Bob Stevens (1961) The Lieutenant – episode 23 – Tour of Duty – LT. Shelby Logan, USN (1964) Bonanza – episode – No Less a Man – Bank Robber in Green Shirt (1964) Wagon Train – episode – The Silver Lady – Minister (1965) The F.B.I. – episode – Anatomy of a Prison Break – Allen Wilson (1966) Bonanza – episode – Credit for a Kill – Casey Rollins (1966) Laredo – episode – The Other Cheek – Ed Garmes (1967) Gilligan's Island – episode – It's a Bird, It's a Plane – Colonel – (1967) The Invaders – episode – Storm – Alien #1 – (1967) Mod Squad – episode – When Smitty Comes Marching Home – Griff (1968) Dragnet (1967 TV series) – episode – Public Affairs DR-12 – Agent Jim Shepheard (1968) It Takes a Thief – episode – The Blue, Blue Danube – Wardlow (1969) The Men From Shiloh, the rebranded name of The Virginian – episode – With Love, Bullets and Valentines – Leroy Plimpton (1970) O'Hara, U.S. Treasury – episode – Operation: Hijack – Sgt. Wall (1971) O'Hara, U.S. Treasury – episode – Operation: Big Store – Ike Carter (1971) Mod Squad – episode – Welcome to Our City – Frank Dunn (1971) Bearcats! – episode – Assault on San Saba – Mills (1971) Nichols – episode – Zachariah - Randall (1972) Cannon – episode – The Island Caper – Ferris (1972) Adam-12 – Sgt. Ed Powers (1972) Movin' On – episode – The Cowhands – Elton Edwards (1974) Stowaway to the Moon - TV movie - Eli Mackernutter Sr. (1975) The Blue Knight – episode – The Candy Man – Reverend Bob (1976) The Six Million Dollar Man – episode – Carnival of Spies – episode – Russian Agent (1977)