Eric Fleming

Born: 4 July 1925, Santa Paula, California, USA
Died: 28 September 1966, Tingo Maria area, Peru

His first job in the film industry was as a labourer with Paramount. He acted on stage, including several times on Broadway, between 1946 and 1957.  Eric Fleming drowned whilst filming a scene for a TV show 'High Jungle' in 1966.

Rawhide: Incident of the Tumbleweed (1959) (Season 1, Episode 1) as Gil Favor

The first we see of the character Gil Favor in this classic series of the late 50s.