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'''Gregg Palmer''' (born '''Palmer Edvind Lee'''; January 25, 1927 &ndash; October 31, 2015) was an [[United States|American]] character [[actor]], known primarily for his  work in [[television]] westerns. He appeared from 1960 to 1975 in varying roles in twenty episodes of [[CBS]]'s ''Gunsmoke'' with James Arness, thirteen segments of the syndicated anthology series, ''Death Valley Day,'' and nine episodes of [[NBC]]'s ''The Virginian,'' starring James Drury in the title role. He guest starred five times on ''Bonanza,'' NBC's longest-running western.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658250/|title=Gregg Palmer|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>​

'''Gregg Palmer''' (born '''Palmer Edvind Lee'''; January 25, 1927 &ndash; October 31, 2015) was an [[United States|American]] character [[actor]], known primarily for his  work in [[television]] westerns. He appeared from 1960 to 1975 in varying roles in twenty episodes of [[CBS]]'s ''Gunsmoke'' with James Arness, thirteen segments of the syndicated anthology series, ''Death Valley Day,'' and nine episodes of [[NBC]]'s ''The Virginian,'' starring James Drury in the title role. He guest starred five times on ''Bonanza,'' NBC's longest-running western.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658250/|title=Gregg Palmer|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>​

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==Early years==​

==Background==​

Palmer Edvind Lee was born to [[Norway|Norwegian]] immigrant parents in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. He entered the [[United States Army]] Air Corps, forerunner of the Air Force, and became a cryptographer during [[World War II]]. He was discharged in 1946 as a sergeant. Palmer worked as a bouncer, truck driver, and in construction before he became a [[radio]] disc jockey.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658250/bio|title=Biography of ''Gregg Palmer''|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>

Palmer Edvind Lee was born to [[Norway|Norwegian]] immigrant parents in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. He entered the [[United States Army]] Air Corps, forerunner of the Air Force, and became a cryptographer during [[World War II]]. He was discharged in 1946 as a sergeant. Palmer worked as a bouncer, truck driver, and in construction before he became a [[radio]] disc jockey.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0658250/bio|title=Biography of ''Gregg Palmer''|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>

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In 1950, at the age of twenty-three, he procured his first screen role, as an uncredited [[ambulance]] attendant in the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedy, ''My Friend Irma Goes West.'' In 1952, he had minor roles as Gratton "Grat" Dalton of the Dalton gang in the film, ''The Cimarron Kid,'' and as Joe Bent in ''The Battle at Apache Pass.'' In the early 1950s, Palmer and [[Marilyn Monroe]] both unsuccessfully auditioned for roles as Abner and Daisy Mae in a proposed ''Li'l Abner]' television series based on the [[Al Capp]] cartoon, but the effort never materialized. Palmer was signed to a contract with Universal Pictures. In 1952, he appeared as William Norton in the comedy film ''Francis Goes to West Point,'' starring Donald O'Connor.<ref name=bio/> Palmer claimed that he was going to be pushed as a big star by Universal in a similar manner to their other stable of stars, but in the 1950s the studio changed, hiring out major stars from other studios rather than build up their own.  Palmer was soon dropped and went freelance.<ref>Tom Weaver (1991), ''Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Heroes: The Mutant Melding of Two Volumes of Classic Interviews'' (Jefferson, [[North Carolina]]: McFarland & Company, 1991), p. 326, ISBN 9780899505947</ref>​

==Westerns, 1955-1961==

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On March 4, 1955, Palmer appeared as Jack Slade in an episode of Jim Davis' syndicated western series ''Stories of the Century.'' Slade was the superintendent of the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, based in Julesburg in northeastern [[Colorado]], who sets out to capture the outlaw Jules Beni, played in the episode by Paul Newlan. Elaine Riley appeared as Slade's wife, Maria Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0710951/|title=''Stories of the Century'': "Jack Slade", March 4, 1955|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>​

On March 4, 1955, Palmer appeared as Jack Slade in an episode of Jim Davis' syndicated western series ''Stories of the Century.'' Slade was the superintendent of the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, based in Julesburg in northeastern [[Colorado]], who sets out to capture the outlaw Jules Beni, played in the episode by Paul Newlan. Elaine Riley appeared as Slade's wife, Maria Virginia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0710951/|title=''Stories of the Century'': "Jack Slade", March 4, 1955|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref>​

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