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{{Infobox person
| name=Paul Lars "Kelo" Henderson, Jr.
(Golden Boots Award western actor)ng
| birth_date=August 8, 1923
| birth_place=Pueblo, [[Colorado]], [[United States|USA]<br>
'''Residence''':<br>
Ridgecrest, [[California]]
| death_date=December 10, 2019 (aged 96)
| death_place=Irvine, California
| spouse=Gail Henderson<br>
'''Two sons''':<br>
Lars Henderson<br>
Eric Henderson
| nationality= [[United States|American]]
}}
'''Kelo Lars Henderson, Jr.''', known as '''Kelo Henderson''' (August 8, 1923 – December 10, 2019) was an [[United States|American]] former [[actor]] who co-starred as Deputy Clint Travis in the 1957–1959 syndicated [[western]] [[television]] series]] ''26 Men,'' The program starred Tristram Coffin (1909–1990) as [[Captain]] Thomas H. Rynning, the real-life commander of the Arizona Rangers, the case files of which were the basis for the series.<ref>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television,'' (New York: Penguin Books, 1996), 4th ed., pp. 870–871.</ref>
In 2003, Henderson, along with [[Chris Alcaide]], the Sons of the Pioneers, Kris Kristofferson, and Tommy Lee Jones, received the Golden Boot Award for his work in westerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376508/awards|title=Awards for Kelo Henderson|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=October 22, 2020}}</ref>
Born in Pueblo, [[Colorado]], Henderson was reared on a ranch and became an expert marksman and trick gun artist. He is a former ranch foreman. As an actor, he taught many of his peers how to use their guns on screen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/26-men.htm|title=Classic TV Western Shows: ''26 Men''|publisher=Fiftiesweb.com|accessdate=February 28, 2009}}</ref> Henderson appeared in twenty-five of the seventy-eight episodes of ''26 Men,'' including the premiere episode, "The Recruit", and "Trade Me Deadly," "Legacy of Death," and "The Bells of St. Thomas." "Wayward Gun", and "The Last Rebellion".<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376508/|title=''Kelo Henderson''|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=February 28, 2009}}</ref>
Henderson's first screen appearance was as Doc Pardes in the 1957 episode "The Brand" of the [[ABC]] western ''Cheyenne,'' starring Clint Walker. In 1957, he played the role of Ike Clanton in an episode of Dale Robertson's ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'' on [[NBC]]. In 1958, he appeared as Pete Hollis in the episode "Escape to the North" of the series '[Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.'' He made an uncredited appearance that same year as a [[cowboy]] in the film ''Saddle in the Wind''.
After ''26 Men'', Henderson's acting was limited to the role of Frank Wilson in the 1965 [[Germany|German]] film ''Der Schatz der Azteken,'' based on intrigue in [[Mexico]] during the 1860s at the time of the Emperor Maximilian.<ref name=imdb/> Instead, he raised [[horse]]s at his Colorado ranch.
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