Wayde Preston
| Wayde Preston | |
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Preston as Christopher Colt (1958)
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| Born |
William Erksine Strange September 10, 1929 Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Died | February 6, 1992 (aged 62) Lovelock, Pershing County, Nevada |
| Cause of death | Colon cancer |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
| Occupation | Actor: Colt .45 |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Ohmart (married 1956-1958) |
Wayde Preston (September 10, 1929 – February 6, 1992) was an American actor cast from 1957 to 1960 in the lead role in 67 episodes of the ABC/Warner Brothers western television series, Colt .45. He is also known for his appearance in the title role of an acclaimed 1959 episode entitled "The Saga of Waco Williams" of another ABC/WB western series, Maverick.
Born William Erksine Strange in Denver, Colorado, Preston was reared in Laramie in southern Wyoming by his educator parents, John and Bernice Strange. He had two younger sisters, Joan and Mary. In 1947 he graduated from Laramie High School, where he was active in football, track, the school band and the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He attended the University of Wyoming in Laramie, where he studied pharmacy. He became an accomplished musician and played in many bands during the late 1940s. In 1950 Preston was drafted into the United States Army. Trained in an artillery unit at Fort Bliss, Texas, Preston attained the rank of first lieutenant and fought in the Korean War. For a time, after his military service, he was a park ranger at Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming and rode the rodeo circuit before he got his break as an actor.
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