who played the judge in hang em high
Pat Hingle
title: Hang 'Em High text: Hang 'Em High Hang 'Em High is a 1968 American DeLuxe Color revisionist Western film directed by Ted Post and written by Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg. It stars Clint Eastwood as Jed Cooper, an innocent man who survives a lynching; Inger Stevens as a widow who helps him; Ed Begley as the leader of the gang that lynched Cooper; and Pat Hingle as the judge who hires him as a U.S. Marshal. "Hang 'Em High" was the first production of The Malpaso Company, Eastwood's production company. Hingle portrays a fictional judge who mirrors Judge Isaac Parker, labeled the "Hanging title: Hang 'Em High text: Judge" due to the large number of men he sentenced to be executed during his service as District Judge of the Western District of Arkansas. The film also depicts the dangers of serving as a U.S. marshal during that period, as many federal marshals were killed while serving under Parker. The fictional Fort Grant, base for operations for that district judge seat, is also a mirror of the factual Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Judge Parker's court was located. In Oklahoma Territory in 1889, Jed Cooper drives a small herd of cattle across a stream. A posse of nine men - title: Clint Eastwood text: Vincent Canby and Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" praised Eastwood's coolness in playing the tall, lone stranger. Leone's cinematography was widely acclaimed, even by critics who disparaged the acting in the film. Stardom brought more roles for Eastwood. He signed to star in the American revisionist western "Hang 'Em High" (1968), featured alongside Inger Stevens, Pat Hingle, Dennis Hopper, Ed Begley, Alan Hale, Ben Johnson, Bruce Dern, and James MacArthur, playing a man who takes up a Marshal's badge and seeks revenge as a lawman after being lynched by vigilantes and left for dead. The film earned Eastwood title: Hang 'Em High text: to play the role of Rachel Warren. She had not heard of Eastwood or Sergio Leone at the time, but instantly took a liking to Clint and accepted. Co-producer Leonard Freeman arrived in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on May 25, 1967, to scout locations. That same day, Freeman located the tree to be used for the hanging in the opening scene, about 12 miles north of Las Cruces. Filming began June 27, 1967, in the Las Cruces area, with additional scenes shot at White Sands. The interiors were shot at MGM studios. The opening lynching scene was filmed June 29, title: Larry Sherman (actor) text: Larry Sherman (actor) Larry Sherman (c. 1923 – August 26, 2017) was an American actor, television writer, former sports journalist, and publicist. On screen, Sherman, a New York City-based actor, was best known for his recurring role as Judge Colin Fraser in "Law & Order", as well as films like North by Northwest (1959) and "Midnight Cowboy" (1969). Off screen, Sherman served as the head writer of the television game show, "The Joker's Wild" during its original run on CBS in the 1970s. In 1982, Sherman was hired by businessman Donald Trump as the head of public relations for the