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name: "Gilman Rankin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gilman-rankin"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 April 1911"
died: "31 October 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T05:14:42.294332+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gilman Rankin

Actor. Born 17 April 1911 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Died 31 October 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 April 1911, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Died:** 31 October 1993
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8964076, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710250/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/109957

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Midnight Cowboy*](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md) (85)

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## Biography

Gilman Rankin (17 April 1911 – 31 October 1993) was an American film and television actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he began his screen career in 1949 with uncredited roles in films including *Bride of Vengeance* and *The Story of Seabiscuit*.

He appeared in numerous Western television series, notably as Deputy Charlie Riggs in the first season of *Tombstone Territory* (1957). Rankin guest-starred in programmes such as *Gunsmoke*, *Perry Mason*, *The Untouchables* and *The Waltons*, and played supporting parts in films including *Midnight Cowboy* (1969, as Woodsy Niles), *Black Patch* (1957) and *Assault on Precinct 13* (1976, as Bus Driver). He retired from acting in 1976.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), Fi1m 85, as Woodsy Niles — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Assault on Precinct 13* (1976), as Bus Driver
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, as Henry Cottle
- *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), as Woodsy Niles — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md)
- *Ironside* (1967), series, as First Watchman, Junkyard Bum (uncredited)
- *Grindl* (1963), series, Actor
- *My Three Sons* (1960), series, as Mr. Shutley
- *The Untouchables* (1959), series, as Rawlins
- *The Alaskans* (1959), series, Actor
- *Laramie* (1959), series, Actor
- *Riverboat* (1959), series, as Pierce (uncredited)
- *Face of a Fugitive* (1959), as Deputy at Rocks (uncredited)
- *Lawman* (1958), series, as Paul Dales
- *The Texan* (1958), series, Actor
- *The Power of the Resurrection* (1958), as Joseph of Arimathea
- *Tombstone Territory* (1957), series, as Deputy Charlie Riggs
- *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Autopsy Surgeon, Man in Hospital
- *Black Patch* (1957), as Judge Parnell (as Gil Rankin)
- *Have Gun, Will Travel* (1957), series, Actor
- *Dance with Me, Henry* (1956), as McKay (uncredited)
- *State Trooper* (1956), series, as Sy Conway
- *Broken Arrow* (1956), series, as Okala, Tawanga
- *Ghost Town* (1956), as Rev. Wheedle
- *Illegal* (1955), as Juror (uncredited)
- *Cheyenne* (1955), series, as Ringo, Price
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Shay, Chief Red Knife, Waiter, Hank Purvis, Horse Trader, Purvis
- *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, as Townsman (uncredited)
- *The Millionaire* (1955), series, as Man, Nick Ferris
- *Phffft* (1954), as Minor Role (uncredited)
- *Lassie* (1954), series, Actor
- *The Big Moment* (1954), as Registrar
- *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Announcer, Father Fitzsimmons
- *Dragnet* (1951), series, Actor
- *Car of Tomorrow* (1951), as Narrator (voice)
- *Union Station* (1950), as Doctor (uncredited)

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