Forrest Tucker's height put him in the same league as at actor that played what character in the 1955-1956 Walt Disney TV miniseries?
Fess Parker Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his portrayals of Davy Crockett in the Walt Disney 1955–1956 TV miniseries and as Daniel Boone in a television series from 1964 to 1970. He was also known as a winemaker and resort owner-operator.
Forrest Compton Forrest Compton (born September 15, 1925) is an American actor. He is known for portraying attorney Mike Karr, the central character on the long-running soap opera" The Edge of Night", on which he appeared from 1970-1984, and battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Edward Gray on the 1960s sitcom "Gomer Pyle, USMC". He had a recurring role in 1959-1960 in the NBC series "The Troubleshooters" with Keenan Wynn, Bob Mathias, and Chet Allen. His other television credits include "The Twilight Zone", "77 Sunset Strip", "My Three Sons", "Mayberry RFD", "Mannix", "Hogan's Heroes", "That Girl", "Another World", "Loving", "One Life to Live", "As the World Turns" and "Ed". He also portrayed President Flynn in the 1991 Christopher Walken film "McBain". Married to the former Jeanne Sementini on September 28, 1975, Compton has not acted since 2002.