Obie Tater, October 15, 1955 - Written by Charles Marquis Warren, Story by John Meston, Directed by Charles Marquis Warren, Guest Cast: Royal Dano, Kathy Adams

The Preacher, June 16, 1956 - Written by John Dunkel, Story by John Meston, Directed by Robert Stevenson, Guest Cast: Chuck Connors, Royal Dano, Paul Dubov

Now That April's There, March 21, 1964 Written by Les Crutchfield, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Elizabeth MacRae, Royal Dano, Hal Baylor

Crooked Mile, October 3, 1964 Written by Les Crutchfield, Directed by Andrew McLaglen, Guest Cast: Katharine Ross, Royal Dano, George Kennedy

Deputy Festus, January 16, 1965 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Harry Harris, Guest Cast: Denver Pyle, Royal Dano, Carl Reindel, Shug Fisher, Don Beddoe, Bill Zuckert

Sweet Billy, Singer Of Songs, January 15, 1966 Written by Gustave Field, Directed by Alvin Ganzer, Guest Cast: Bob Random, Royal Dano, Brooke Bundy, Slim Pickins, Shug Fisher, Judy Carne

Vengeance (Part One), October 2, 1967 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Richard Sarafian, Guest Cast: John Ireland, Kim Darby, James Anderson, Victor French, James Stacy, Morgan Woodward, Buck Taylor, Paul Fix, Royal Dano, Sandy Kevin

Vengeance (Part Two), October 9, 1967 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Richard Sarafian, Guest Cast: John Ireland, Kim Darby, James Anderson, Victor French, James Stacy, Morgan Woodward, Buck Taylor, Paul Fix, Royal Dano, Sandy Kevin

Hard Luck Henry, October 23, 1967 Written by Warren Douglas, Directed by John Rich, Guest Cast: John Astin, Royal Dano, John Shank, Ken Drake, Anthony James, Mayf Nutter, Charles Kuenstle, Bo Hopkins, Michael Fox, Mary Lou Taylor

Stryker, September 29, 1969 Written by Herman Groves, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Morgan Woodward, Joan van Ark, Royal Dano, Andy Devine, Mills Watson, Walter Sande, Ted French

The Thieves, March 9, 1970 Written by Tommy Thompson, Directed by Philip Leacock, Guest Cast: Michael Burns, Bill Callaway, Timothy Bums, Royal Dano, Daphne Field, John Schuck

Captain Sligo, January 4, 1971 Written by William Kelley, Directed by William Conrad, Guest Cast: Richard Basehart, Salome Jens, Royal Dano, Stacy Harris, Bobby Eilbacher, Geri Reischi, Royce Donnet

The Lost, September 13, 1971 Written by Jack Miller, Story by Warren Vanders, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Laurie Prange, Mercedes McCambridge, Royal Dano, Charles Kuenstle, Link Wyler, Peggy Ren, Dee Carroll, Harry Carey, Jr., Jerry Brown, Jon Jason Mantley. Maria Mantley

He often was cast as Abraham Lincoln in films and on television and many came to believe that Lincoln must have sounded exactly like Dano. Tall, dark, lanky and gaunt-looking with squinty, but piercing, eyes, high cheekbones and a smoky, mellow sounding voice, he was sometimes cast in sinister roles and often in Westerns. He was born on November 16, 1922 in New York City and raised there. He ran away from home at age 12 to Florida, Texas and California. After a pact he made with his father to continue his education he was allowed to travel. He was later educated at New York University and began his acting career on the stage and eventually on Broadway in productions such as "Finian's Rainbow" in the 1940s. He made his film debut in 1950 in "Undercover Girl". Among his other film roles were: John Huston's "Red Badge of Courage" (1951) probably his best known role, as the Tattered Soldier; "Flame of Araby" (1951) as Basra; "Bend of the River" (1952) as Long Tom; "Johnny Guitar" (1954) as Corey; "The Far Country" (1954) as Luke; Hitchcock's "The Trouble with Harry" (1955) as Calvin Wiggs; "Tribute to a Badman" (1956) as Abe; "Moby Dick" (1956) with Gregory Peck, as Elijah; "All Mine to Give" (1957) as Howard Tyler; "King of Kings" (1961) as Peter; "Seven Faces of Dr. Lao" (1964) as Carey; "Welcome to Hard Times" (1967) as John Bear; "The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid" (1972) as Gustavson, my favorite of his film roles; "The Culpepper Cattle Company" (1972) as a Cattle Rustler; "Cahill: United States Marshal" (1973) with John Wayne, as MacDonald; "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976) with Clint Eastwood, as Ten Spot; "The Right Stuff" (1983) as Minister; "Something Wicked This Way Comes" (1983) as Tom Fury, one of his better known roles; "Hammett" (1983) as Pops; "Teachers" (1984) as Ditto; "Ghoulies II" (1987) as Uncle Ned; "Killer Klowns from Outer Space" (1988) a strange but engrossing film, as Farmer Gene Green and "The Dark Half" (1993) as Digger Holt, his last film. He was quite prolific on TV in the mini-series "How the West Was Won" (1977) as Elam Hanks and his voice was used as Marley's Ghost in "Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol" (1962). He appeared in many TV movies including: "Huckleberry Finn" (1974) as Mark Twain; "The Crash of Flight 401" (1978); "L.B.J.: The Early Years" (1987) with Randy Quaid and "Once Upon a Texas Train" (1988). He also guest starred on numerous TV series including: "Rawhide"; "Gunsmoke"; Twilight Zone"; "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"; "The Rifleman"; "Wagon Train"; "The Big Valley"; "Little House on the Prairie" and "CHiPs." Besides portraying Lincoln on stage, films and TV he also did the voice of Lincoln for the audio-animatronic figures at Disneyland and Disneyworld. He died in Los Angeles, California on May 15, 1994 of a heart attack at age 71.