Gabby Hayes gets my vote.

Tonto

Festus.

Frog Milhouse!

tonto

Gabby was great.

I liked Al St. John as Fuzzy too.
Matter of fact I just watched a movie with Fuzzy is it yesterday.

Frog and his boss!

I like Leo Carrillo as Poncho, in the Cisco Kid westerns

My buddy's dad.

Dub Taylor.

A descendant of one of the original colonial Spanish governors of California too!

You sure it wasn't Glenn Campbell with Rooster Cogburn? lol

I always liked Arthur Hunnicutt.

Tie between Ben Johnson and Walter Brennan in any of Duke's westerns.
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Yeah I always liked Ben Johnson with the Duke.

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Pat Buttram

Quite a heritage , a quick Wiki read about this man was interesting.

I liked Gabby and Frogg but I saw Al St.John and Fuzzy Knight more often. St. John used Fuzzy Knight's nick name as his as his own and they competed for roles throughout the 1930s,40s, and 50s.

Hank Worden

Thank ya kindly!

I liked him too. I think he was the only side kick who was armed with a revolving rifle.

Ole Mose Harper......is that old goat still creaking around.

Pat Buttram, good in Green Acres too.

Kind words Ethan!

Either one of them would be a good one. I've always been kind of partial to Brennan in Red River.

Keep'um mouth shut, no need'um teeth.

Dean Martin

Man, I had forgotten about Fuzzy.. He was on the old Saturday morning western shows when I was a kid.. Loved those shows..

It is sad how many people don't know what a good supporting role is really about. None better than Richard farnsworth in everything he played...

Yeah ole Richard Farnsworth was pretty special on any screen.

How a bout the ..left hand of the devil ...? See who catches this one ,lol!

Jack Elam

Bingo

He was also in one of my top 5 Twilight Zone episodes.

My #1 favorite episode!!!

One of my favorites, but always a bad guy. Can't remember him as a sidekick.

Whoops, forgot about "Rio Lobo"!
"I wouldda shot her, but she's got a great set of legs!"
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You guys have some strange ideas for a side kick.
Next time I stay at a Best Western I want my side kick to look more like this.

Fetus. “I got one barrel left and I’ll scatter ya good”.

"Travelers to unknown regions would be well advised to take along the family dog. He could just save you from entering the wrong gate. At least, it happened that way once—in a mountainous area of the Twilight Zone."

He was even better as the lead, see "The Grey Fox"

"don't forget my thumb is getting tired."

Walter Brennan gets my vote.

#2 might be the old indian in Outlaw Josey Wales

Baba Looey, and I apologize if I'm the 50-60th guy to mention him.

Dale Evans

I keep that episode, "The Hunt" recorded on our DVD.

I remember him in bit parts in quite a few movies but In "Tom Horn" more than any other.

Seems like actors best known for supporting roles used to work more often and lasted longer than many leading actors did.

Motel 6?

Has anyone said Slim Pickens?

I may have missed it but how about "the Mayor of Van Nuys"- Andy Devine. He was a pretty good wing shooter in real life too.

Ernest Borgnine.............sidekick to William Holden



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx15l4L4Zlk

Anyone remember Pahoo?

"Dog" in Big Jake...

Doc Holliday in Tombstone.

Smiley Burnette for song and fun, Tonto for gettin' it done.

Walter Brennan!

And even better as the lead in his best movie; "The Straight Story"

The older I get the more I appreciate movies like these.

Don't see many of those. Rang the church bell with that rifle.

Agreed, The Grey Fox was a great movie and he fit the part perfectly.

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