James Arness! Sam Elliott! Ben Johnson! Ridin' with Jerry Potter A WORD ON WESTERNS
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- Опубліковано 30 лис 2019
- Actor/roper Jerry Potter shares stories of working and riding with western legends on screen and off as he joins saddle pal, Rob Word, at The Autry Museum.
NOTE: We had lost the audio on this interview and had to use the sound picked up by the individual cameras. It drove me crazy that we couldn't find it and I've been sitting on this interview hoping our audio would turn up. Anyway, Jerry's interview was so interesting that I decided to try and make it the best we could and post it. The coughs and other sounds from the audience drove me crazy and I, sometimes grafting milliseconds from the conversation, dissected the extraneous noises as best as possible. Then, an audio specialist came in to help with the final mix. I know it's not up to our usual standards but I wanted to share Jerry's interview and hope everyone understands our dilemma.
Potter appeared with James Arness twice, in "The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory" (1987) and in the remake of the John Wayne classic, "Red River" (1988). Perhaps Potter's most memorable part was a role he almost didn't get, as the villainous Red Hayle with Sam Elliott in "Louis L'Amour's The Quick and the Dead." Find out why in this interview recorded Jan 17, 2017. - Розваги
Finally, an interviewer that knows exactly how to do a proper interview. Keeps the conversation flowing, without interrupting the interviewee, and not making obnoxious jokes and remarks, and keeping it on point.
Thanks, Ruth
Rob does an outstanding job! He lets his guest be the star. We are grateful daily for the Word of Rob.
Glad I was a kid way back when, we had the best tv shows and movies.
Watching these brings me back to being a kid again when I watch these westerners
3 such great actors, WOW! You sure know how to pick 'em ROB. We had the best westerns back then no question about it 😍💙🙏oxoxox oxoxox oxoxox
Thanks, Leona. Jerry's got some great stories to share.
@@AWordonWesterns You are more then welcome 🙏 😊
Watched all the westerns on TV back in the '50s with my Dad..... still watching 'em today.
I grew up watching these guys, and I read every book Louis L’Amour ever wrote! This is a great channel!
Thanks, Carrie. Much appreciated.
I have long loved western movies where the great character actors had great parts. I love those old character actors, so thank you for giving them voice. They tell the best stories!
Yes, ssp. I agree. Thanks.
What a Show,,,, It Simply Does Not Get Any Better Than This... What a Show,,, Sam, Jerry, Jimmy, Leo Gordon', John, Woodward,,, Simply The Best,,,, "A Word On Westerns",,,, Simply The Best
Thanks, BigWheel. We'll keep 'em flying with new episodes every week.
As a modern day Cavalryman myself (served as a Cavalry Scout, U.S. Army, from Aug 1976 to May 1998) I was always enamored with the movies about Horse Cavalry, especially those from the Golden age of television. But even some of the more modern movies are excellent when the get the right actors. "The Horse Soldiers" with John Wayne as Col Marlowe and Jack Pennick as Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell and "Gettysburg" with Sam Elliott as General J.N.O. Buford (One of my personal Civil War Heroes) are two of my favorites.
Also, being first introduced to James Arness as Marshall Dillon, it's always fun to see him on other non Western roles such as Mac McMullen in "Island in the Sky" (1953) and as 'The Thing', in "The Thing from Another World" (1951)
Love westerns and love this channel. Always interesting and entertaining to watch the guys and gals reminiscing. Rob Word is a great host.
Love all your interviews Rob. Thank you so much. Grew up with the Westerns, on TV and Film. Great way to grow up with clear cut right and wrongs, codes of honor, keeping your word, etc. So many great heroes for us kids. Man, I miss the good Ole days!!
Fabulous!👍✌️The ever-young Rob World....amazing. Love the episode ☀️
Rob Word....
As a 70 year old Englishman, I just love Westerns, always looking out for the old actors who made the best cowboy characters. Think I'm right in saying that James Arness's real life brother, was the actor Peter Graves, who starred in many films, but was most famous for his role in the TV series, "Whiplash". My favourite western will always be "Shane", but always thought that Jack Palance should have played the lead, and Alan Ladd the baddie ! Lol.
Another Great Show! I love seeing these actors! They rarely make movies and television shows as good as
these actors or actresses did.
Thank you for hosting these people!
This is one of the best shows on the you tube channel. One of the best host on the tube he will a question then he will back off and let the guest say his part to answer the questions.. thank you Rob Word!
And thank YOU, Roger Ross. I wanna hear these great stories, too!!!
Thank you so much for sharing these. Great stories for the wife of an old movie wrangler. Really old...83 years old. Ha. He never knew what a credit was, his horses made double what he made in a days work and he confidentially shared with me years ago "Please don't tell nobody, but I'd have done it for nothin" ♥️📽️🎬
Very cool!
The world famous (well at least Texas) Jesse Pearl. My daddy gave him that middle name back in the 60s
Mr word is a genius. His series on western actors, bad guys and ladies is superior entertainment. I have enjoyed it so much. Thank you Rob.
Thanks, Hells. We'll keep 'em coming as long as we can! We're having fun bringing them to y'all.
A little late, Rob but there is no way I would miss one of your videos. You bring us so many people who have just the best stories and Jerry is yet another in that long line. I so love this longer format. The conversations are more relaxed and so much information is shared. I so loved the Quick and The Dead with Sam and Kate and I agree that it is the better of the two so named films. Jerry was great in that film. Thank you so very much for this video! Never stop, Rob.
All these old character actors were the best. I’m glad I’m 64 I grew up watching these guys. Now today we have crap.
Hi everyone, Arness and Elliott two westerns big stars ! Great host great interview, keep posting .
Such a great channel. Paying homage to so many memorable actors and actresses in American westerns.
A great way to end the Thanksgiving weekend, watching another outstanding AWOW interview..
Thanks Rob..
Thanks, Brian.
Love his stories
Enjoying your “ cowboy” programs! Always loved the westerns and James Arness was one of my favorites.
Thanks, Kay. More to come!
What a great interview. I know Jerry Potter as the man who furnished us with blank ammo while I was developing the stunt program at Knott's Berry Farm many years ago. I had no idea of his entertainment career history.
Thanks, GG.
@@AWordonWesterns Do you have a snail mail post office address?....I've an unusual Westerns related gift for Mr. Word (hopefully he'll get it well before Christmas)
It's always good to get insight on the western movies and shows from the actors.
Thanks Rob.
Great interview
Great talker
Thanks Rob
Thanks for your channel...much appreciated.keep up the great work
Much appreciated, Curt. Thank you.
You always have the best guests, always so interesting behind-the-scenes stories. There all so nice and very humble.
Glad you enjoy them, Mike.
My favourite show on UA-cam...thanks Rob for these good interviews. Love the heavy,s.
Love ur interviews. ♥️😊👍
Glad you like them, Shelly. I enjoy doing them and hearing the stories about my favorite westerns. Thanks.
I have great memories of the Sunshine Kids charity roping events with Jerry and Ben!
Thanks for your efforts on this channel. Another great upload. Wish we were back in those times, it's a crazy world out there now. 👍✌️
Rob, I always look forward to your episodes. Thanks for remembering everyone who contributed to making westerns. I still love watching them after 64 yrs.
Too bad the audio person didn’t catch the microphone glitch.
But it still came through.
Keep up the good work.
This ole gal in the Sierras.
Thanks for posting these!
Just love your interviews, thank you!
Couldn't ask for a better bad guy than Jerry Potter, especially in "The Quick and the Dead".
The Quick and the Dead is one of my favorite Sam Elliott movies. I loved how bad the character Red was. I have to admit that it influenced one of my own books.
Love the story about the arrowheads. LOL. And great boots again Rob!!
Topic Audio Problem: Thanks for the reply and explanation per the audio problem on this segment. I'm a producer and director and understand yr delima having experienced a similar
situation. Mixing audio the best u can is all u can do other than reshooting the segment which was probably impossible legistically and from a cost standpoint. It is what it is.
Glad u could salvage the interview from shotgun mics on cameras.
Thanks for the video, and for the explanation about the audio!!
Enjoy watching this video 👍🏽.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great interview, as a kid I grew up watching these guys. Hello from Bay Ridge Brooklyn
Howdy from LA, Carl.
Really LOVE these programs. They take us back in time and give us a behind the scenes perspectives. Loved the tributes to the bad guys like Leo Gordon and Gene Evans as they rarely get enough credit. Of course, the stories are priceless.
Another GREAT episode Rob!!
Great show and many thanks for your channel
Another fantastic episode 🇺🇸👍🏼
Love this channel. Keep'm comin!
The Alamo, 13 days to glory, is one of my all-time favorites, you used to watch it over and over as a kid, now it's hard to find, and when you do it's usually the condensed 2-hour version. If you want to see that, watch the long version, it's spectacular.
Thanks, wulf. I don't know why that film isn't shown more often.
Great interview!
Oupstanding ! Keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks! Will do!
I really enjoy this channel great shows!
If my memory serves me right the producers tried to get John Wayne for the role of Matt Dillon and he was not interested in TV but he recommended Jame Arness for it.
Thanks for the audio explanation in the Description. These are great shows. No other channel has so many great interviews about westerns.
Glad you like them. Sorry again about the audio loss.
Another shot of the great Jimmy Don Cox, the artist that painted Seven Spanish Angels. Thanks Rob!
Thanks, jimmie. Jimmy Don Cox was a good friend and very, very talented.
@@AWordonWesterns ... Rob, I just saw your reply! Jimmy Don and I went to school together and remained friends till the end. I may have mentioned that I commissioned Jimmy to paint Ben Johnson for at the time was Pro Rodeo Hall of Champions.
The last painting he did was a self portrait and probably one of his best.
Absolutely love everything you do!
I have a replica knife that Sam carries in that movie,nobody but Jerry would fit that roll.I always remeber that red Beard and him gettin bloodied up,it all fits together!!
Great interview, Rob. Gene Evans was also a favorite of Samuel Fuller. You can see him in The Steel Helmet and Fixed Bayonets.
I became a gene Evans fan from watching the Steel Helmet and Fixed Bayonets as a kid. I'm 71 now. Where has time gone. I love westerns. Rob you sure have a Great and entertaining show.
@@donclark4685 The ever humble Gene Evans couldn't understand why Fuller liked him as an actor. But we, and everyone else, could see he was perfect for those roles. He was also Max Sand's father in "Nevada Smith". Another of my favorite westerns. With the greats Brian Keith and Steve McQueen
@@AmericasChoice I understand he liked him also because he could handle an M1.
@@donclark4685 Yes! That, too! Evans had a military demeanor.
Love this channel. I was never a big fan of westerns until recently. But this channel is excellent.
Wow, thank you, Jason. A tip of the Stetson to you!
@@AWordonWesterns Yes, great channel my friend. I'm addicted! Nice interviews and great production. I work in tv/video and you do a great job! Keep it coming.
Oh what memories.
Oh GREAT! A longer one!
A very happy 105 years Jerry Potter
I just found your you tube station. I am a huge Bonanza fan. Do you have interviews with any of those great actors
Glad you found us, Linda. Unfortunately, when we began our interview series the main leads in the series were no longer available. However, we've been lucky to have some discussions with guest performers who have worked on the series, including Bill Mumy, Chuck McCaan, Don Collier and Tim Matheson (who was a regular during the final season of the series), among others.
Sadly, the actor in the front row, Morgan Woodward, died earlier this year.
The bolo tie I'm wearing during this interview was a gift from my dear friend, Morgan Woodward. He attended almost every taping of our show for over 6 years and was in his favorite front row seat during this taping. We all miss him.
Randall Anderson Yep, the ceaseless march of time with no place to hide.
Yes he played so many roles, he was a hard working actor , Morgan Woodward will be missed.
R.I.P. Morgan.
I have to say that the 1950's and early '60's were the "golden age" of TV westerns. I think every boy in the neighborhood had a cap gun and holster. I imagine the modern parents would be horrified at so many boys with guns. I guess the biggest differences were that we knew that it was play and not reality, and our dads had served in WWII so we were taught to have a healthy respect for real guns. We knew they were not toys and that we respected life.
Any chance you'll be catching up with Buck Taylor in the future Rob ? Thank you for sharing with us !❤️👍
swampratt36 We keep trying. Buck wants to participate but his very busy schedule has, so far, conflicting dates with ours at The Autry.
Walter Hill! A great guest and interview!
James Arness didn't replace John Wayne Jim brought his own way to the character
Dee Rhoda Of course, they did not mean it that way. Jim Arness gave credit to JW always for recommending him for Gunsmoke.
@@MTknitter22 Always!
Yes, John Wayne recommended Jim for roles.
@@carolinecorman1716 Did you see the movie they made together..."Island In The Sky"?
@@jonweiss4223 no. Is it available?
Very good interview!
Thanks, Wayne.
Leo Gordon was an outstanding actor and an outstanding screen writer. He was a very believable western heavy.
I like this channel and the stories about the old Western are fun to hear, but my hubby and I shoot cowboy action shooting and are members of SASS and the sad things we see are 1892 rifles and 1873 colts in the time frame off Civil war and in the 1870's movies. Didn't anyone think about getting the guns correct.
Still a great show!
So much trash on UA-cam but Rob this show is real treasure !!! That turquoise tie is outstanding thats beautiful !
Thanks, Tony. The bolo tie was a gift from my dear friend, Morgan Woodward. He attended almost every taping of our show for over 6 years and was in his favorite front row seat during this taping. We all miss him.
@@AWordonWesterns thats terrific Rob that was awesome of Morgan to do that !
Just discovered this show and really like it.
Love yr videos each wk. Grew up watching these shows and films. Is this segment having audio problem?
Yes, it is. We had lost the audio on this interview and had to use the sound picked up by the individual cameras. It drove me crazy that we couldn't find it and I've been sitting on this interview hoping our audio would turn up. Anyway, Jerry's interview was so interesting that I decided to try and make it the best we could so we could post it. The cough and other sounds from the audience drove me crazy and I, sometimes grafting milliseconds from the conversation, dissected the extraneous noises as best as possible. Then, an audio specialist came in to help with the final mix. I know it's not up to our usual standards but I wanted to share Jerry's interview and hope everyone understands our dilemma. Besides, tomorrow's Jerry's birthday and I didn't want to wait any longer to post.
Great show.
Leo Gordon's daughter hosts a FB page honoring her father.
You need to interview her on your show.
Ted Curtis We have and Tara was terrific. It was our Tribute to Bad Guys and the same date as Jerry’s with the lost audio. Arrghh!
The word is that Leo Gordon was kicked out of San Quentin for being disrespectful.😂😂😂😂
The shorthorns were the first thing I picked up on. I missed the cinch and the bit... I'll have to watch it again
Enjoy. Sorry about our audio problem on this episode.
Different subject, but something I have wondered about that your or your guests might answer.....the logistics of the care and feeding of horses on movie sets.....think about Fort Apache or She Rode a Yellow Ribbon.....hundreds of horses involved....in the Monument Valley.....little grass, no water....how were they handled? How many wranglers? Picket lines? Corrals? Individual responsibility?
Question really applies to all westerns
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Interesting, John. I'll see what kind of answer we'll get when we find an appropriate guest. Thanks.
Rob Word Is The First, Middle and Last Word on All Westerns... Loved The Red Hayle Character ,,,, Portrayed By Jerry Potter... That Was Some "Acting",,, That's If It Was An Act,,,, So Realistic,,, "She's Mine"... "Louis L'Amour's,,, The Quick and the Dead",,,, Not As "Realistic" As Some,,,, But,,, Oh So Entertaining,,,,
Thanks, B. Keep that wheel spinning in Hawaii!
Every "Preacher" Mountain Man novel I read I think that William Johnstone has Sam Elliot in mind as Preacher.
I understand. I thought something happen and was hoping they weren't going to be this way,lol
Whenever I see The Quick and the Dead listed in upcoming shows, I try to find out if it's the good one or the stupid one. I make sure to watch the good one. If I don't have anything important to do, like watch an infomercial, I might tune in to the stupid one just to get a small dose of stupid. It helps to boost my ego. I have a feeling that Gary Sinise had no idea how bad of a movie that piece of trash would be. At least his part was short.
@hiram hacklesworth I liked Bite the Bullet.
I think it was a 90s thing. After the success of great movies like Dances With Wolves, Unforgiven and Tombstone, studios werent afraid to experiment with westerns.
Of the recent Western movies, I give my vote for best to Open Range. How can you put that cast together and not produce a terrific film?
I was wondering if you could do a show on the Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock with Guy Madison. I know Guy is gone but there might be some of the people that worked with him. Thank you!!!
I hired Guy for a movie years ago and loved working with him. I'd interviewed Andy in the '70s for a radio show. I'll try and find folks who worked on that show. It's getting harder and harder to find those people! I love "Wild Bill Hickok."
I was the stunt coordinator on All American Cowboy
Awesome, Grady. I looked it up on IMDB and there's not much info on it other than listing a couple of the stars you got to work with. I'll bet it was fun. You might want to send in a synopsis to IMDB.
@@AWordonWesterns it was. Worked with my Hero’s for Executive Producers Sandy Huffman & Debra Marie Simon
Never miss a one off these but this one was hard to listen to because off the audio. I had to fast forward through it.
We had lost the audio on this interview and had to use the sound picked up by the individual cameras. It drove me crazy that we couldn't find it and I've been sitting on this interview hoping our audio would turn up. Anyway, Jerry's interview was so interesting that I decided to try and make it the best we could so we could post it. The cough and other sounds from the audience drove me crazy and I, sometimes grafting milliseconds from the conversation, dissected the extraneous noises as best as possible. Then, an audio specialist came in to help with the final mix. I know it's not up to our usual standards but I wanted to share Jerry's interview and hope everyone understands our dilemma. Besides, tomorrow's Jerry's birthday and I didn't want to wait any longer to post.
Good interview. Wish the audio was better though.
We had lost the audio on this interview and had to use the sound picked up by the individual cameras. It drove me crazy that we couldn't find it and I've been sitting on this interview hoping our audio would turn up. Anyway, Jerry's interview was so interesting that I decided to try and make it the best we could so we could post it. The coughs and other sounds from the audience drove me crazy and I, sometimes grafting milliseconds from the conversation, dissected the extraneous noises as best as possible. Then, an audio specialist came in to help with the final mix. I know it's not up to our usual standards but I wanted to share Jerry's interview and hope everyone understands our dilemma. Besides, today is Jerry's birthday and I didn't want to wait any longer to post it .
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Love the channel. Bad guys? Robert J. Wilke could suggest pure evil without saying a word.
I'm not a rancher (though I'm surrounded by them) and I've never seen the remake of Red River, but when you threw up the image of the cattle, my first thought was "Herefords?"
@hiram hacklesworth Don't forogetthe modern buscadero rigs.
@hiram hacklesworth The worst offender I ever I watched was "The Comancheros", starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. Set in 1843, everyone is toting Model 1894 Winchesters and Colt 1873 SAAs. Making matters worse, the leader of the comancheros is supposed to be a former Confederate officer. What the ? Oh well, it starred the Duke, was riotously funny at times, and full of great action, music, and a wonderful supporting cast. What more could you want?
@hiram hacklesworth I read Niven's book and recall an incident during filming of the Light Brigade where a lancer accidentally skewered the leg of one of the film crew, who, to everyone's horror and amazement, shrugged it off and walked away. It turned out he'd lost the leg in WWI and was wearing a prosthetic.
Colonel K Niven’s books were great. My mom read them while dad read Louis L’amour so is it any wonder I’m here?
I must correct myself. Many westerns used Winchester 92 carbines chambered in 44-40. Hollywood used a cartridge variously dubbed the 5-in-1 blank or 3-in-1 blank because it would cycle through five different rifles and handguns of three different calibers (38-40, 44-40, and 45 Colt). These cartridges were popular pistol/carbine rounds from the post Civil War era. The 92 would chamber this Hollywood blank, and because the case was short, they could stuff nearly twice as many rounds in the 92 as they could in the very similar looking Model 94. The 94 used a true bottle-necked rifle case that limited capacity to between seven and nine rounds, depending upon barrel length. Perhaps the most iconic Model 92s were those used by Chuck Connors in "The Rifleman" and the ones the Duke carried in several westerns, starting with "Stagecoach". The common distinctive feature of their carbines were the various large loop cocking levers which aided twirling the gun to load it. On film it looks very impressive, and that's all that counts.
You can copyright books and such but you can't copyright titles is how they can do that ie unforgiven
Funny that Gene Evans was his Hero. He was also mine. Great Actor.
If we didn't have "great bad guys," we wouldn't have "super good guys." That whole "Ying/Yang thing." Can't have a story without tension.
While I do like most of the works of Sam Elliott, and his western parts are plentiful, I am partial to the parts actors play early in their careers, and one of my favorites of Mr. Elliott, was his portrayal of a young Navy Ensign named William "Billy" Sandover, in the 1971, ABC Movie Of The Week, "Assault On The Wayne".
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Thanks, Jon. I've never seen it and will check it out.
I would like to see some side by sides to jog my memory.
It sounds like you guys are talking in an echo chamber or the shower or a public bathroom you should find a better audio controller. Then I could watch the show through to the end.
I almost didn't post this, George. Check out the explaination in our synopsis.
What happened to audio? Sounds like the mics are not on and studio audio is picking up their conversation!
It was a real problem, henry. Sorry about that. Explanation is in the description.
With the audio??
I guess you don't read too well... try reading the notes Mr Word posted right below the video.. explains it all very well.
Thanks again, Hank.
What happened to the sound in this? Doesn’t anybody check the mics?
Sorry about the audio, Thomas. Explanation is in our Description.
How old is here James ???
way too much echo is damn sound????????
Audio drove me crazy, too, Gary. Please see my explanation in the Description.
Wish the sound was decent on this video. Bad echo
Me, too! Hope you read in the synopsis about the how and why of it.
When was this interview done, if Jerry Potter is aged 105?
This interview was done two years ago. Jerry's in his 70s.
@@AWordonWesterns Do you happen to know a source online that shows that. Any place on the web that shows his birthdate marks it at 9/14/1914...granted he does look way too good to be a centennial, though people do age differently. Was there a different Jerry Potter that was born 9/14/1914?
@@mphlohi IMDB doesn't list a birth date for Jerry but I believe he turned 80 in 2020.