Hall of Great Western Performers
The Hall of Great Western Performers (sometimes called the Western Performers Hall of Fame) is a hall of fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is a 4,000-square-foot (370 m2) presentation that explores how the American West has been interpreted in literature and film.[1] Each year, the museum inducts performers to the hall in conjunction with the awarding of the Western Heritage Awards.[2]
Established | 1955 |
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Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Type | Hall of fame |
Website | OfficialSite |
Honoring Western performers who have contributed to the making and preservation of the stories and legends of the West, the gallery also displays a presentation of the museum's extensive collection of memorabilia, including the John Wayne collection of personal firearms and artwork. Artifacts ranging from those associated with the 101 Ranch Wild West Show to those of recent Western films are included in the hall's extensive collection of movie posters and portraits.[1]
Hall of Fame members
The following are members of the Hall of Great Western Performers, with year of induction indicated:[1]
- Rex Allen (1983)
- Broncho Billy Anderson (2002)
- Melissa Sue Anderson (1998)
- James Arness (1981)
- Jean Arthur (2014)
- Gene Autry (1972)
- Amanda Blake (1968)
- Ward Bond (2001)
- Ernest Borgnine (1996)
- Bruce Boxleitner (2012)
- William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy) (1995)
- Walter Brennan (1970)
- Johnny Mack Brown (2008)
- John Carradine (2003)
- Harry Carey Sr. (1976)
- Harry Carey Jr. (2003)
- Leo Carrillo (2013)
- James Coburn (2015)
- Chuck Connors (1991)
- Gary Cooper (1966)
- Kevin Costner (2019)
- Ken Curtis (1981)
- Andy Devine (2011)
- Kirk Douglas (1984)
- James Drury (1991)
- Robert Duvall (2004)
- Clint Eastwood (2000)
- Jack Elam (1994)
- Sam Elliott (2007)
- Dale Evans (1976)
- Richard Farnsworth (1997)
- Hugh Farr (1995)
- Karl Farr (1995)
- Henry Fonda (2005)
- Glenn Ford (1978)
- Victor French (1998)
- Robert Fuller (2008)
- James Garner (1990)
- Hoot Gibson (1979)
- Melissa Gilbert (1998)
- Vince Gill (1997)
- Karen Grassle (1998)
- Lindsay Greenbush (1998)
- Sidney Greenbush (1998)
- William S. Hart (1975)
- Gabby Hayes (2000)
- Charlton Heston (2010)
- Tim Holt (1991)
- Herb Jeffries (2004)
- Ben Johnson Jr. (1982)
- Buck Jones (1973)
- Tommy Lee Jones (2016)
- Howard Keel (2019)
- George Kennedy (2008)
- Alan Ladd (2017)
- Michael Landon (1998)
- Karl Malden (2005)
- Lee Marvin (2016)
- Ken Maynard (2015)
- Doug McClure (2014)
- Tim McCoy (1973)
- Joel McCrea (1969)
- Reba McEntire (1995)
- Steve McQueen (2007)
- Robert Mitchum (2013)
- Tom Mix (1958)
- Clayton Moore (1990)
- Harry Morgan (2006)
- Audie Murphy (1996)
- Bob Nolan (1995)
- Hugh O'Brian (1992)
- Maureen O'Hara (1993)
- Texas Jack Omohundro (1994)
- Jack Palance (1992)
- Fess Parker (2012)
- Gregory Peck (1979)
- Lloyd Perryman (1995)
- Lou Diamond Phillips (2023)
- Slim Pickens (1982)
- Ronald Reagan (1989)
- Duncan Renaldo (2013)
- Burt Reynolds (2022)
- Tex Ritter (1980)
- Dale Robertson (1983)
- Roy Rogers (1976)
- Katharine Ross (2014)
- Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (2021)
- Kurt Russell (2021)
- Randolph Scott (1975)
- Tom Selleck (2010)
- Jay Silverheels (1993)
- Sons of the Pioneers (1995)
- Tim Spencer (1995)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1973)
- Bob Steele (2016)
- James Stewart (1972)
- Milburn Stone (1981)
- Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode (2021)
- Wes Studi (2013)
- Buck Taylor (2006)
- Dub Taylor (2009)
- Robert Taylor (1970)
- Clint Walker (2004)
- John Wayne (1974)
- Patrick Wayne (2017)
- Dennis Weaver (1981)
- Stuart Whitman (2011)
- Richard Widmark (2002)
- Bob Wills (2023)
- Morgan Woodward (2009)
References
- "Great Western Performers". National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- Moulton, Candy (March 2010). "Hall of Great Western Performers". www.thefencepost.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.