Guy Wilkerson

• Born: Dec 21, 1899 in Texas
• Died: Jul 15, 1971 in Hollywood, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '40s-'60s
• Major Genres: Western, Action
• Career Highlights: Trail of Terror, Gunsmoke Mesa, West of Texas
• First Major Screen Credit: The Rangers Take Over (1943)

Biography

"A very funny guy -- funnier than most gave him credit for," as one director described him, lanky, slow-moving Guy Wilkerson is fondly remembered for playing comedy sidekick Panhandle Perkins in the 1942-1945 PRC Texas Rangers film series, a low-rent competition for Republic Pictures' popular Three Mesquiteers Westerns. As Panhandle, Wilkerson's comedy was never intrusive and often used merely as a slow-witted counterpoint to the action. In Hollywood from at least 1937 (some sources claim he appeared onscreen as early as the 1920s), Wilkerson had honed his skills in minstrel shows, burlesque, and vaudeville, but away from his sidekick duties at PRC, he was usually seen playing less humorous characters, notably ministers or undertakers. Appearing in hundreds of feature films and television series over three decades, Guy Wilkerson was last seen in the crime thriller The Todd Killings in 1971, the year of his death from cancer. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

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