who was the original actor in walking tall
Walking Tall (1973 film) Walking Tall is a 1973 American action semi-biopic film of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee. It starred Joe Don Baker as Pusser. The film was directed by Phil Karlson.[2] Based on Pusser's life, it was a combination of very loosely based fact and Hollywood revisionism. It has since become a well known cult classic with two direct sequels of its own, a TV movie, a brief TV series and a remake that had its own two sequels.
Norman Reedus Norman Mark Reedus[1][2][3][4] (born January 6, 1969) is an American actor and model,[1] best known for his role as Daryl Dixon on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead,[5] and as Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints. He has also acted in numerous films, appeared in and created several videos, provided video game voiceovers, and modeled for various fashion designers (most recognizably Prada in the 1990s).[1][6]