6 7 ▁Category : 1 8 6 7 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Tom ▁Gil son ▁( New ▁York ▁City ; ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁– ▁Van ▁Nu ys , ▁California ; ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁actor ▁in ▁TV ▁and ▁occas ional ▁films ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁tall , ▁power fully ▁built ▁Gil son ▁played ▁roles ▁in ▁TV ▁western ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁Ma ver ick , ▁Law man , ▁T ales ▁of ▁Well s ▁F argo ▁and ▁Che y enne , ▁but ▁perhaps ▁his ▁best - rem ember ed ▁part ▁was ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁classic ▁sit com ▁The ▁Phil ▁Sil vers ▁Show , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁variation ▁on ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁named ▁" El vin ▁Pel vin ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Gil son ▁appeared ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Sher iff ▁B abe ▁R iker ▁on ▁Che y enne ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁titled ▁" Al abi ▁for ▁the ▁S cal ped ▁Man ." ▁▁ ▁Gil son ▁married ▁Sau nd ra ▁Edwards ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁Tom ▁Jr , ▁but ▁the ▁marriage ▁was ▁storm y ▁and ▁ill - f ated , ▁and ▁Edwards ▁left ▁Gil son ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁her ▁sister ' s ▁house ▁in ▁Van ▁Nu ys , ▁California . ▁After ▁apparent ▁d run ken ▁behavior