O. Z. Whitehead

Born: 1 March 1911, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 29 July 1998, Dublin, Ireland

O. Z. Whitehead's young looks allowed him to play characters much younger than himself for many years.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Herbert Carruthers

O. Z. Whitehead is standing in the centre of this shot, with Denver Pyle standing on the right, Woody Strode seated on the left and Shug Fisher seated on the right.

O. Z. Whitehead played Denver Pyle's son even though Pyle was 9 years younger than him.