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For many Tennesseans growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, and especially those in McNairy County, Sheriff Bufford Pusser was a hero. Hollywood made the big hit movie “Walking Tall” about the lawman, but ...
McNAIRY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Buford Pusser is arguably the most famous sheriff Tennessee’s ever seen. He died in 1974, and all these decades later, his hometown still honors him. Like so ...
One sheriff has had a massive influence on law enforcement decades after his death. Buford Pusser is a Tennessee legend, even Hollywood took notice. News 2 spoke with the current McNairy County ...
The Texan also was memorable in 'Junior Bonner' and 'Charley Varrick' and as two different characters — one good guy, one bad — in Bond films.
Joe Don Baker, who starred both as foe and CIA ally in the 007 franchise, is known for his commanding screen presence across ...
open image in gallery Joe Don Baker was known for his role as Sheriff Buford Pusser in ‘Walking Tall’ (Getty Images) Baker was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his role as CIA ...
WASHINGTON — Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred as the rugged Sheriff Buford Pusser in the box office hit "Walking Tall," has died at the age of 89, his family announced. In an obituary posted ...