Troy Melton
Born
Troy Wilford Melton

(1921-03-02)March 2, 1921
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 1995(1995-11-15) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active1940–1991
OrganizationStuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures

Troy Wilford Melton (March 2, 1921 – November 15, 1995)[1] was an American stuntman and actor.

Early life

Born in Jackson, Tennessee, Melton migrated with his family to Los Angeles during the Great Depression.[2] After three years of service in the Army Air Corps during World War II,[2][3] Melton began picking up acting and stunt work in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Career

Melton is one of the founding members of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures, and his career spanned over 40 years. Notable actors for whom Melton doubled include Roy Rogers, James Colburn, Richard Webb, Gregory Walcott, Duncan Renaldo in The Cisco Kid, Kent Taylor in Boston Blackie and The Rough Riders, and Martin Landau in Mission: Impossible.[1] He appeared in S3 E14 of "The Wild, Wild West" as Harry in "The Night of the Iron Fist" which aired 12/6/1967.

Death

Melton died in November 1995 of cancer at a hospital in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 74.[1][4]

Filmography

A partial filmography follows.[1][5]

Film

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c d Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary (2nd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 9781476614700 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Stunt Man: Jackson's Troy Melton "fell" for the movies". The Nashville Tennessean Magazine. August 14, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Freese, Gene Scott (1998). Hollywood Stunt Performers: A Dictionary and Filmography of Over 600 Men and Women, 1922-1996. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 9780786405114 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Lentz, Harris (July 1996). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 1995. McFarland. p. 136. ISBN 9780786402533 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ TVGuide Credits: https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/troy-melton/credits/3000413463/
  6. ^ Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Applause. p. 128. ISBN 9781557832696. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  7. ^ Parisi, Nicholas (October 24, 2018). Rod Serling: His Life, Work, and Imagination. University Press of Mississippi. p. 258. ISBN 9781496819451 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Danson, Tom (July 24, 1951). "Radio Logic". South Gate Daily Press-Tribune. South Gate, California. p. 4. Retrieved July 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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