He played Karl Riker in the 1970 film ''Chisum'' and John Goodfellow in the 1971 film ''Big Jake,'' both starring [[John Wayne]]. He also became a member of the John Wayne Stock Company, founded in 1945, with original members including Ward Bond, Grant Withers, and Paul Fix.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S6XlR9_emRQC&pg=PA275|title=John Wayne|author=Randy Roberts and James Stuart Olson|publisher=books.google.com|accessdate=February 22, 2009|isbn=978-0-02-923837-0}}</ref> In 1976, Palmer was cast as the unnamed "Burly Man" in the last of Wayne's films, ''The Shootist.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=6442 | He played Karl Riker in the 1970 film ''Chisum'' and John Goodfellow in the 1971 film ''Big Jake,'' both starring [[John Wayne]]. He also became a member of the John Wayne Stock Company, founded in 1945, with original members including Ward Bond, Grant Withers, and Paul Fix.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S6XlR9_emRQC&pg=PA275|title=John Wayne|author=Randy Roberts and James Stuart Olson|publisher=books.google.com|accessdate=February 22, 2009|isbn=978-0-02-923837-0}}</ref> In 1976, Palmer was cast as the unnamed "Burly Man" in the last of Wayne's films, ''The Shootist.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=6442 |