Ty Hardin

Ty Hardin
Hardin and the actress Nina Shipman, 1962.
Born	Orison Whipple Hungerford, Jr. (1930-01-01) January 1, 1930 (age 87) New York City, New York, US
Years active	1958–present
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nancy Smith (1952-?; divorced) two children: Mary Chris Smith and Bobby Smith. Andra Martin (1958-1960; divorced) two children Marlene Schmidt (1962-1965; divorced) one child Francine Nebel (1966 - ?; divorced) one child Jenny Atkins (1971-1974; divorced) Lyndell (1974-?; divorced) one child Judy D. Hild McNeill (1978-2007; divorced) Caroline (2007-present)
Children	Ten

Orton or Orison Whipple Hungerford, Jr., known as Ty Hardin (born January 1, 1930), is a former American actor best known as the star of the 1958 to 1962 ABC/Warner Brothers western television series Bronco.

Though born in New York City, Hardin was reared in Texas. As a growing boy, his grandmother, with whom he lived part of the time after his parents divorced, nicknamed him "Ty" because he was as active as a "Texas typhoon."

Hardin graduated in 1949 from Lamar High School in Houston. He also attended on a football scholarship Blinn Junior College in Brenham in Washington County, Texas, and then Dallas Bible Institute in Dallas for one semester.

He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He was commissioned after attending Officer Candidate School in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and he became a pilot of Forward Observer O-1 Bird Dog liaison aircraft. He attained the rank of first lieutenant.