Clint Walker, best known for his role as a TV cowboy on the hit western series « Cheyenne, » has died at age 90.
11:15 AM PT — Clint’s daughter, Valerie, tells us Walker died from congestive heart failure. Clint Walker — best known for playing a TV cowboy on the hit western series « Cheyenne » — has died… TMZ has learned.
Clint died suddenly Monday in the company of his wife and daughter… according to a source close to the family. It’s still unclear what caused his death, but a family member says they believed it was a heart issue.
Walker broke into the Hollywood scene after landing a role in the classic film « The Ten Commandments. » With his good looks and imposing physique — Clint stood 6’6″ — he was cast as the roaming cowboy hero, Cheyenne Bodie, in 1955. The show aired for 7 seasons.
After « Cheyenne » ended, Clint starred in the only movie ever directed by Frank Sinatra, « None But the Brave, » and « The Dirty Dozen. » He also returned to the Western genre with films like « More Dead Than Alive » and « The Great Bank Robbery. »
Walker continued working in showbiz until the late ’90s, when he voiced a character in « Small Soldiers. »
He was 90.
RIP
