Gregg Palmer was a big actor, measuring out at 6’2” and well over 200 lbs.  But he was big in other ways. Palmer was a member of John Wayne’s acting company, appearing in six of the Duke’s movies, starting with 1969’s The Undefeated and running through Wayne’s last production, The Shootist. But Palmer was a bigger presence on the small screen.  He was on “Gunsmoke” 20 times, “Death Valley Days” in 13 episodes, “The Virginian” nine times, and “Bonanza” and “2


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