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Victor Adamson was an New Zealand director, producer, screenwriter, and actor most famous for directing and starring in B and Z grade westerns in the early days of motion pictures. Adamson often used pseudonyms to credit himself, most often using the name Denver Dixon. His son, Al Adamson, would later follow his father in producing B movies during the 1960s and 1970s.
Birth Name
Albert B. Adamson
Born
Saturday, 04 January 1890
Died
Thursday, 09 November 1972
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson | Self | 2020 |
| Dracula vs. Frankenstein | Man Outdoors with Grazbo | 1971 |
| Five Bloody Graves | Rawhide | 1969 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Barfly Doc Talks To | 1966 |
| F Troop | Trooper | 1965 |
| The Great Race | Barfly | 1965 |
| Zebra in the Kitchen | Courtroom Spectator | 1965 |
| Destry | Townsman / Barfly | 1964 |
| The Virginian | Townsman / Barfly / Townsman Outside Bank / Townsman at Funeral / Juror | 1962 |
| North to Alaska | Man at Picnic | 1960 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson | Self | 2020 |
| Dracula vs. Frankenstein | Man Outdoors with Grazbo | 1971 |
| Five Bloody Graves | Rawhide | 1969 |
| A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Barfly Doc Talks To | 1966 |
| F Troop | Trooper | 1965 |
| The Great Race | Barfly | 1965 |
| Zebra in the Kitchen | Courtroom Spectator | 1965 |
| Destry | Townsman / Barfly | 1964 |
| The Virginian | Townsman / Barfly / Townsman Outside Bank / Townsman at Funeral / Juror | 1962 |
| North to Alaska | Man at Picnic | 1960 |
| Noose for a Gunman | Townsman | 1960 |
| The FBI Story | Train Passenger | 1959 |
| Laramie | Townsman | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Townsman / Barfly | 1959 |
| Rescue 8 | Construction Worker | 1958 |
| Wagon Train | Townsman / Wagon Train Member | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Townsman | 1957 |
| Circus Boy | Circus Worker / Townsman / Ticket Taker / Rough Rider / Hotel Clerk / Fair Patron / Cook | 1956 |
| Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado | Townsman | 1956 |
| A Lawless Street | Saloon Waiter | 1955 |
| Duel on the Mississippi | Planter | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Prisoner | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Barfly / Wedding Guest / Townsman / Trial Spectator | 1955 |
| The Gun That Won the West | Trooper / Soldier | 1955 |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | Townsman / Tom Hanna / Charlie | 1955 |
| Pirates of Tripoli | Pirate | 1955 |
| Masterson of Kansas | Henchman | 1954 |
| Riding with Buffalo Bill | Henchman [Ch. 8] | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Trooper / Townsman / Barfly / Shotgun Rider / Printer | 1954 |
| The Bounty Hunter | Townsman | 1954 |
| The Black Dakotas | Townsman | 1954 |
| The Forty-Niners | Barfly | 1954 |
| Jesse James vs. the Daltons | Barfly | 1954 |
| Battle of Rogue River | Indian / Trooper | 1954 |
| Calamity Jane | Barfly | 1953 |
| Back to God's Country | Townsman | 1953 |
| A Lion Is in the Streets | Townsman | 1953 |
| The Moonlighter | Townsman at Funeral | 1953 |
| The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd | Kidd Crewman (Chs. 4, 5) / Avery Pirate | 1953 |
| Conquest of Cochise | Townsman | 1953 |
| The Stranger Wore a Gun | Barfly | 1953 |
| The Last Posse | Townsman at Founders Day Meeting | 1953 |
| Son of Belle Starr | Townsman | 1953 |
| The Juggler | Refugee | 1953 |
| Jack McCall, Desperado | Barfly | 1953 |
| The Lawless Breed | Pianist | 1952 |
| The Golden Hawk | Pirate | 1952 |
| Fargo | Barfly | 1952 |
| The Duel at Silver Creek | Townsman | 1952 |
| Captain Pirate | Pirate | 1952 |
| Lost in Alaska | Prospector | 1952 |
| Untamed Frontier | Barfly | 1952 |
| The Story of Will Rogers | Townsman Greeting Will | 1952 |
| Cripple Creek | Townsman | 1952 |
| Brave Warrior | Sentry | 1952 |
| Rancho Notorious | Racer with Fat Girl | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Townsman / Stage Passenger / Juror / Deputy / Barfly | 1952 |
| Waco | Townsman | 1952 |
| Flaming Feather | Barfly | 1952 |
| Bend of the River | Barfly | 1952 |
| The Black Lash | Townsman | 1952 |
| The Barefoot Mailman | Theron Henchman | 1951 |
| The Son of Dr. Jekyll | Coachman / Coachman (Uncredited) | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Train Pasenger | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Posse Rider | 1951 |
| Fort Worth | Wagon Train Member | 1951 |
| The Thundering Trail | Henchman | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Townsman | 1951 |
| Santa Fe | RR Worker | 1951 |
| Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Posse Member | 1951 |
| Three Desperate Men | Hanging Spectator | 1951 |
| Frenchie | Saloon Patron | 1950 |
| Short Grass | Townsman | 1950 |
| The Blazing Sun | Townsman | 1950 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Barfly | 1950 |
| Law of the Panhandle | Townsman | 1950 |
| The Return of Jesse James | Clay County Townsman | 1950 |
| Gunfire | Barfly | 1950 |
| I Shot Billy the Kid | Townsman | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Skeeter Martin | 1950 |
| Winchester '73 | Townsman | 1950 |
| The Gunfighter | Townsman at Funeral | 1950 |
| Fortunes of Captain Blood | Crew Member | 1950 |
| Colorado Ranger | Homesteader | 1950 |
| Colt .45 | Townsman | 1950 |
| The Daltons' Women | Barfly | 1950 |
| Dakota Lil | Barfly | 1950 |
| The Traveling Saleswoman | Barfly | 1950 |
| The Nevadan | Barfly | 1950 |
| Red Desert | Townsman | 1949 |
| Riders in the Sky | Townsman | 1949 |
| The Dalton Gang | Townsman | 1949 |
| Roaring Westward | Townsman | 1949 |
| The Gal Who Took the West | O'Hara Cowhand at Opera House | 1949 |
| Brand of Fear | Townsman | 1949 |
| Lust for Gold | Barfly | 1949 |
| Rimfire | Barfly | 1949 |
| I Shot Jesse James | Townsman | 1949 |
| Gunning for Justice | Townsman | 1948 |
| Silver Trails | Townsman | 1948 |
| Return of the Bad Men | Townsman | 1948 |
| Silver River | Miner | 1948 |
| Frontier Agent | Townsman | 1948 |
| The Hawk of Powder River | Barfly on Right Watching Saloon Fight | 1948 |
| Relentless | Barfly | 1948 |
| The Fighting Vigilantes | Townsman | 1947 |
| Black Hills | Barfly | 1947 |
| Unconquered | Citizen | 1947 |
| I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Man in Line | 1947 |
| Hoppy's Holiday | Townsman | 1947 |
| Flashing Guns | Townsman | 1947 |
| Thunder Mountain | Barfly | 1947 |
| Land of the Lawless | Barfly | 1947 |
| Six-Gun Serenade | Townsman | 1947 |
| Code of the West | Townsman | 1947 |
| Plainsman and the Lady | Man at Pony Express Dedication | 1946 |
| Rolling Home | Rodeo Hand | 1946 |
| Prairie Badmen | Townsman | 1946 |
| The Gentleman from Texas | Townsman | 1946 |
| Ghost of Hidden Valley | Barfly | 1946 |
| The Caravan Trail | Homesteader | 1946 |
| The Virginian | Barfly | 1946 |
| Renegades | Townsman | 1946 |
| Moon Over Montana | Townsman | 1946 |
| San Antonio | Barfly | 1945 |
| Lonesome Trail | Townsman | 1945 |
| The Daltons Ride Again | Barfly | 1945 |
| The Lost Trail | Townsman | 1945 |
| Salome, Where She Danced | Gang Member | 1945 |
| Law of the Valley | Townsman | 1944 |
| Tall in the Saddle | Townsman | 1944 |
| Dixie Jamboree | Clarksville Townsman | 1944 |
| Range Law | Barfly | 1944 |
| Law Men | Henchman | 1944 |
| Texas Masquerade | Night Rider | 1944 |
| Westward Bound | Townsman | 1944 |
| False Colors | Poncho Townsman | 1943 |
| Bullets and Saddles | Barfly | 1943 |
| Outlaws of Stampede Pass | Barfly | 1943 |
| The Lone Star Trail | Townsman | 1943 |
| Frontier Badmen | Barfly | 1943 |
| Six Gun Gospel | Barfly | 1943 |
| Law of the Saddle | Barfly | 1943 |
| Cowboy Commandos | Barfly | 1943 |
| Leather Burners | Barfly | 1943 |
| Border Patrol | Miner | 1943 |
| Hoppy Serves a Writ | Townsman | 1943 |
| Calaboose | Townsman | 1943 |
| Two Fisted Justice | Denver | 1943 |
| Dawn on the Great Divide | Barfly / Wagon Train Member | 1942 |
| The Valley of Vanishing Men | Raider | 1942 |
| Pardon My Gun | Townsman | 1942 |
| Silver Queen | Townsman | 1942 |
| Bowery at Midnight | Tramp | 1942 |
| The Lone Prairie | Townsman | 1942 |
| Phantom Killer | City Hall Janitor | 1942 |
| Arizona Stage Coach | Barfly | 1942 |
| Riders of the West | Townsman | 1942 |
| The Cyclone Kid | Rancher | 1942 |
| Men of San Quentin | Convict | 1942 |
| Home in Wyomin' | Wild West Show Spectator | 1942 |
| Larceny, Inc | Pedestrian | 1942 |
| Boot Hill Bandits | Barfly | 1942 |
| Rock River Renegades | Denver / Henchman Denver [no-line bit] | 1942 |
| Western Mail | Deputy | 1942 |
| Thunder River Feud | Barfly | 1942 |
| Law of the Timber | Lumberjack | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid's Round-Up | Townsman | 1941 |
| Underground Rustlers | Townsman | 1941 |
| How Green Was My Valley | Villager | 1941 |
| Tonto Basin Outlaws | Townsman | 1941 |
| Man from Montana | Henchman | 1941 |
| The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury | Cowhand | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Henchman | 1941 |
| Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona | Barfly | 1941 |
| Ridin' the Cherokee Trail | Barfly | 1941 |
| White Eagle | Townsman | 1941 |
| Riders from Nowhere | Henchman | 1940 |
| Arizona | Townsman | 1940 |
| Billy the Kid in Texas | Townsman | 1940 |
| That Gang of Mine | Turf Club Extra | 1940 |
| Queen of the Yukon | Miner | 1940 |
| Roll Wagons Roll | Wagon Driver | 1940 |
| Gun Code | Townsman | 1940 |
| Ridin' the Trail | Deputy | 1940 |
| Deadwood Dick | Townsman | 1940 |
| Stagecoach War | Townsman | 1940 |
| The Golden Trail | Townsman | 1940 |
| Wild Horse Range | Townsman | 1940 |
| The Kid from Santa Fe | Henchman | 1940 |
| Land of the Six Guns | Townsman | 1940 |
| The Cowboy from Sundown | Cowhand | 1940 |
| Pinto Canyon | Rustler | 1940 |
| Pals of the Silver Sage | Posse Rider | 1940 |
| Covered Wagon Trails | Settler | 1940 |
| Wild Horse Valley | Henchman | 1940 |
| The Cheyenne Kid | Barfly | 1940 |
| East Side Kids | Street Vendor | 1940 |
| Pioneer Days | Henchman | 1940 |
| Texas Renegades | Townsman | 1940 |
| El Diablo Rides | Henchman | 1939 |
| Overland Mail | Stage Guard Denver | 1939 |
| The Pal from Texas | Man at Funeral | 1939 |
| Oklahoma Terror | Townsman | 1939 |
| Law of the Wolf | First Camper / First Hobo | 1939 |
| Man from Texas | Dennison Cowhand | 1939 |
| Texas Wildcats | Barfly | 1939 |
| Trigger Smith | Henchman | 1939 |
| Two Gun Troubador | Rustler | 1939 |
| Sundown on the Prairie | Barfly | 1939 |
| In Old Montana | Rancher | 1939 |
| Lawless Valley | Townsman | 1939 |
| Feud of the Range | Gray gunman / Henchman | 1939 |
| Code of the Fearless | Wagon Driver / Guard Killed In Rocks / A Ranger / Lookout | 1939 |
| Gun Packer | Joe - Gate Henchman | 1938 |
| Where the Buffalo Roam | Stagecoach Shotgun Guard | 1938 |
| The Mexicali Kid | Deputy Bill | 1938 |
| Starlight Over Texas | Dynamite Henchman | 1938 |
| Man from Music Mountain | Roulette Player | 1938 |
| Utah Trail | Henchman | 1938 |
| Rollin' Plains | Townsman | 1938 |
| Man's Country | Henchman | 1938 |
| Held for Ransom | Aztec Cafe Patron | 1938 |
| Six-Shootin' Sheriff | Townsman | 1938 |
| Rolling Caravans | Barfly | 1938 |
| Hollywood Stadium Mystery | Actor | 1938 |
| The Painted Trail | Rustling Reporter | 1938 |
| Where the West Begins | Waiter | 1938 |
| The Old Barn Dance | Cowboy | 1938 |
| West of Rainbow's End | Barfly | 1938 |
| Romance of the Rockies | Townsman | 1937 |
| Danger Valley | Henchman | 1937 |
| Where Trails Divide | Stagecoach Guard | 1937 |
| Stars Over Arizona | Barfly | 1937 |
| God's Country and the Man | Barfly | 1937 |
| Heroes of the Alamo | Citizen | 1937 |
| Riders of the Rockies | Henchman | 1937 |
| The Cherokee Strip | Townsman | 1937 |
| Way Out West | Barfly | 1937 |
| Trouble in Texas | Townsman | 1937 |
| Blake of Scotland Yard | Newsboy | 1937 |
| Silks and Saddles | Horse Handler | 1936 |
| The Phantom of the Range | Employment Office Clerk | 1936 |
| Vengeance of Rannah | Townsman | 1936 |
| Ambush Valley | Morgan Rider | 1936 |
| Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Barfly | 1936 |
| Rip Roarin' Buckaroo | Townsman | 1936 |
| Men of the Plains | Deputy | 1936 |
| The Glory Trail | Wagon Driver | 1936 |
| The Traitor | Lyncher | 1936 |
| Santa Fe Bound | Rancher | 1936 |
| Guns and Guitars | Townsman | 1936 |
| The Speed Reporter | Henchman Butch | 1936 |
| Blazing Justice | Captured Outlaw | 1936 |
| Murder on the Road | Man Thrown in Swimming Pool | 1936 |
| Lawless Range | Henchman | 1935 |
| Thunder Mountain | Dissident Miner at Bar | 1935 |
| Lightning Triggers | Barfly | 1935 |
| The Ghost Rider | Guard | 1935 |
| Desert Mesa | Art James | 1935 |
| Girl Trouble | Townsman | 1934 |
| The Rawhide Terror | Townsman | 1934 |
| Fighting Through | Henchman | 1934 |
| Range Riders | Henchman | 1934 |
| Carrying the Mail | Deputy | 1934 |
| Rawhide Romance | Henchman | 1934 |
| The Fighting Ranger | Barfly | 1934 |
| The Pecos Dandy | (as Denver Dixon) | 1934 |
| Adventures of Texas Jack | Blister Sanderson | 1934 |
| Riding Speed | Cowhand | 1934 |
| Lighting Bill | Henchman | 1934 |
| The Boss Cowboy | Cowhand | 1934 |
| Circle Canyon | Express Agent | 1933 |
| Lightning Range | Refuses to Marry / Bridegroom | 1933 |
| The Devil Horse | Henchman | 1932 |
| The Hurricane Express | Baggage Master / Farmer / Train Passenger / Bob | 1932 |
| The Boiling Point | Man at Dance | 1932 |
| Heroes of the West | Outrider / Outrider [Ch. 9] | 1932 |
| Border Devils | Cowhand | 1932 |
| Whistlin' Dan | Barfly | 1932 |
| Law and Order | Townsman | 1932 |
| The Montana Kid | Guard | 1931 |
| The Big Trail | Wagon Train Man | 1930 |
| The Old Oregon Trail | Calamity Joe | 1928 |
| Stockman Joe | 1910 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Half Way to Hell | 1960 |
| Desert Mesa | 1935 |
| Range Riders | 1934 |
| Rawhide Romance | 1934 |
| The Pecos Dandy | 1934 |
| Adventures of Texas Jack | 1934 |
| Lighting Bill | 1934 |
| The Boss Cowboy | 1934 |
| Circle Canyon | 1933 |
| Lightning Range | 1933 |
| The Fighting Cowboy | 1933 |
| Sweeping Against the Winds | 1930 |
| The Old Oregon Trail | 1928 |
| The Terror of Pueblo | 1924 |
| Romance of the Wasteland | 1924 |
| Pioneer's Gold | 1924 |
| Ace of Cactus Range | 1924 |
| Stockman Joe | 1910 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Desert Mesa | 1935 |
| The Rawhide Terror | 1934 |
| Range Riders | 1934 |
| Rawhide Romance | 1934 |
| The Pecos Dandy | 1934 |
| Adventures of Texas Jack | 1934 |
| Riding Speed | 1934 |
| Lighting Bill | 1934 |
| The Boss Cowboy | 1934 |
| Circle Canyon | 1933 |
| Lightning Range | 1933 |
| The Fighting Cowboy | 1933 |
| Sweeping Against the Winds | 1930 |
| The Old Oregon Trail | 1928 |
| Rider of Mystery Ranch | 1926 |
| Paths of Flame | 1926 |
| Salt Lake Trail | 1926 |
| Shadow Ranger | 1926 |
| The Terror of Pueblo | 1924 |
| Romance of the Wasteland | 1924 |
| Ace of Cactus Range | 1924 |
