Tim McCoy
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McCoy in 1934
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| Born |
April 10, 1891 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 1978 (aged 86) Ft. Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, U.S. |
| Other names | Col. T.J. McCoy Col. Tim McCoy Colonel Tim McCoy |
| Occupation | Actor, showman, television host |
| Years active | 1925–1965 |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Miller (?-1931) (divorced) (3 children) Inga Arvad (1946-1973) (her death) (2 children) |
Timothy John Fitzgerald "Tim" McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life and customs.
Born the son of an Irish Union Civil War soldier who later became police chief in Saginaw, he became a major film star most noted for his roles in Western films. He was so popular with youngsters as a cowboy star that he appeared on the cover of Wheaties cereal boxes.
He attended St. Ignatius College in Chicago (now Loyola) and, after seeing a Wild West show there, left school and found work on a ranch in Wyoming. He became an expert horseman and roper and developed a knowledge of the ways and languages of the American Indian tribes in the area. He competed in numerous rodeos, then enlisted in the United States Army when America entered World War I.
McCoy was a soldier in the United States Army during World War I (although he did not serve in combat nor overseas) and again in World War II in Europe, rising to the rank of colonel with the Army Air Corps and Army Air Forces. He also served the state of Wyoming as its adjutant general between the wars with the brevet rank of brigadier general. At 28, he was one of the youngest brigadier generals in the history of the U.S. Army.
McCoy was a renowned expert in Indian sign language and was named "High Eagle" by the Arapaho tribe of the Wind River reservation.
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