Clint Walker was born Norman Eugene Walker in Hartford, southwestern Illinois, to Gladys Huldah .
Unlike many of his TV-western colleagues, Clint Walker never had to endure a whipping on "Cheyenne" (though on a 10-23-61 episode titled "The Young Fugitives," he was bound shirtless to a tree.
He was born a twin.
His twin sisters name was Lucille.
In 1971, he was involved in a freak accident at Mammoth Mountain, CA, when the tip of a ski pole pierced his heart. He made an amazing recovery and was back at work filming in Spain two months later.
Walkers twin sister, Neoma L. "Lucy" Westbrook, died Nov. 11, 2000 at her residence in Hartford, Illinois, aged 73.
He was a guest at the 2012 Memphis Film Festivals "A Gathering of Guns 4: A TV Western Reunion" at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
After the first few episodes of "Cheyenne" , he was given a horse named Brandy. Brandy was 16 hands high (54"). Not only did Clint ride the horse in the "Cheyenne" episodes, he was used in the movies made at Warner Brothers. Brandy has a distinguishing white spot on his right rump.
Enjoys meeting people and signing autographs while attending various gatherings, film festivals and Western Heritage events. His favorite event to attend is the Western Legends Film Festival held the last week of August each year in Kanab, Utah, where many of the Hollywood westerns were filmed and where Clint was honored in 2004 for his role in the movie Fort Dobbs .
He is a staunch conservative Republican.
He was a health food addict.
