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General Information (Wayde Preston) |
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| Mostly Credited As: | Wayde Preston |
| Sometimes Credited As: | Wade Preston
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| Birth Name: | William Erskine Strange |
| Date Of Birth: | September 10, 1929 (Age 62) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Denver, CO |
| Date Of Death: | February 06, 1992 |
| Cause Of Death: | Colon cancer |
| Height: | 6' 4" (1.93 m) |
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| Carol Ohmart |
1956 - 1958 |
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Actor best known for his starring role as a government agent in the 1957-60 ABC Western Colt .45 from which he was suspended in a dispute with Warner Brothers studio. With roles in the United States extremely lean after his suspension, Preston headed over to Italy in the 1960's where he appeared in several spaghetti Westerns. His final film appearance was in the 1991 release Captain America.
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Was suspended by Warner Brothers studio from his role in Colt .45 after refusing to perform a stunt himself because he considered it too dangerous.
| Worked as a forest ranger and an airline pilot before getting into show biz.
| Graduate of the University of Wyoming.
| Episode of Maverick in which he guest starred entitled The Saga of Waco Williams was the highest rated episode in show history.
| Co-starred with fellow Warner Brothers alumnus James Garner in the 1970 spaghetti western A Man Called Sledge.
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