Edward Faulkner, the familiar character actor who received a career jump start from director Andrew V. McLaglen en route to appearing in McLintock! , Rio Lobo , The Green Berets and three other films with John Wayne , has died. He was 93.

Faulkner died Aug. 26 of natural causes at a health care facility in Vista, California, his daughter Leslie Wadsworth told The Hollywood Reporter .

A strapping 6-foot-3, the amiable Kentucky native put his horse-riding skills to the test on several TV Westerns, including Have Gun — Will Travel (13 episodes from 1958-62); Gunsmoke (six episodes from 1959-72); Rawhide (seven episodes from 1959-64); Bonanza (three episodes from 1961-66) and The Virginian (11 episodes from 1963-70).

Edward Faulkner, the familiar character actor who re

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