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( March 2013 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) <Th_colspan="2"> Noble Willingham <Td_colspan="2"> Born Noble Henry Willingham , Jr August 31 , 1931 Mineola , Texas , U.S. Died January 17 , 2004 ( 2004 - 01 - 17 ) ( aged 72 ) Palm Springs , Riverside County , California , U.S. Cause of death Heart attack Resting place Riverside National Cemetery Occupation Actor Years active 1951 -- 2003 Political party Republican Noble Henry Willingham , Jr . ( August 31 , 1931 -- January 17 , 2004 ) was an American television and film actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows , including a stint opposite Chuck Norris in Walker , Texas Ranger . Contents ( hide ) 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 Politics 5 Death 6 References 7 External links Early life ( edit ) Willingham was the son of Ladelle ( née Speights ) and Noble Henry Senior , a railroad worker and a farmer . He was born in the small town of Mineola , in Wood County east of Dallas , Texas . After graduating in 1953 from North Texas State University in Denton , he earned a master 's degree in educational psychology from Baylor University in Waco , Texas . Willingham served in the United States Army during the Korean War . Career ( edit ) Willingham was teaching high school government and economics in Houston before he followed his dream of becoming an actor . He auditioned for a part in The Last Picture Show ( 1971 ) , which was filmed in Texas . He won the role , which led to another appearance , in Paper Moon ( 1973 ) . Willingham appeared in more than thirty feature films , including Big Bad Mama ( 1974 ) , Chinatown ( 1974 ) , Where Have All The People Gone ? ( 1974 ) , Aloha , Bobby and Rose ( 1975 ) , Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York ( 1975 ) , Fighting Mad ( 1976 ) , Greased Lightning ( 1977 ) , The Boys in Company C ( 1978 ) , Norma Rae ( 1979 ) , Fast Charlie ... the Moonbeam Rider ( 1979 ) , Brubaker ( 1980 ) , The Howling ( 1981 ) , Harry 's War ( 1981 ) , Independence Day ( 1983 ) , La Bamba ( 1987 ) , Good Morning , Vietnam ( 1987 ) , the HBO film The Heist ( 1989 ) , Blind Fury ( 1989 ) , City Slickers ( 1991 ) , The Last Boy Scout ( 1991 ) , Pastime ( 1991 ) , Article 99 ( 1992 ) , The Distinguished Gentleman ( 1992 ) , Of Mice and Men ( 1992 ) , Fire In The Sky ( 1993 ) , The Hudsucker Proxy ( 1994 ) , Ace Ventura : Pet Detective ( 1994 ) , City Slickers II : The Legend of Curly 's Gold ( 1994 ) , Up Close & Personal ( 1996 ) , and The Corndog Man ( 1999 ) . On television , Willingham had a recurring role in the ABC series Home Improvement with Tim Allen as John Binford , and appeared as a guest star in the 1975 CBS family drama series Three for the Road . He also guest starred on The A-Team , Murder , She Wrote , Star Trek : The Next Generation ( 1989 ) , Northern Exposure , The Rockford Files , Tucker 's Witch with Tim Matheson and Catherine Hicks , and Quantum Leap . His additional television credits include A Woman With A Past , The Children Nobody Wanted , The Alamo : Thirteen Days to Glory , and Unconquered . He also played the conductor in Kenny Rogers as The Gambler ( 1980 ) , Dr. Graham in Living Proof : The Hank Williams Jr . Story ( 1983 ) , he appeared in the 1986 miniseries Dream West , and appeared in Badge of the Assassin ( 1985 ) and Men Do n't Tell ( 1993 ) . He guest starred as IRS Agent Bumpers in the show Remington Steele . He was best known for his role as C.D. Parker on the series Walker , Texas Ranger from 1993 to 1999 . He left the show to run for the United States House of Representatives . Filmography ( edit ) Film ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 1971 The Last Picture Show Chester 1973 The Thief Who Came to Dinner Roy Uncredited 1973 Paper Moon Mr. Robertson 1973 Hit ! Warden Springer 1974 Chinatown Councilman 1974 Big Bad Mama Uncle Barney 1975 Aloha , Bobby and Rose Uncle Charlie 1975 Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York Principal 1976 Fighting Mad Senator Hingle 1977 Greased Lightning Billy Joe Byrnes 1978 The Boys in Company C Sergeant Curry 1979 Norma Rae Leroy Mason 1979 Fast Charlie ... the Moonbeam Rider Pop Bauer 1979 Butch and Sundance : The Early Days Captain Prewitt 1980 Brubaker Dr. Fenster 1981 The Howling Charlie Barton 1981 Harry 's War Major Andrews 1981 First Monday in October Nebraska Attorney 1983 Independence Day Andy Parker 1987 La Bamba Howard 1987 Summer Heat Strother 1987 Born in East L.A. Border Patrol Sergeant 1987 Good Morning , Vietnam Gen. Taylor 1989 Blind Fury MacCready 1990 Pastime Clyde Bigby 1991 Career Opportunities Roger Roy McClellan 1991 City Slickers Clay Stone 1991 The Last Boy Scout Sheldon Marcone 1992 Article 99 Inspector General 1992 Of Mice and Men The Boss 1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Zeke Bridges 1993 Fire in the Sky Blake Davis 1994 The Hudsucker Proxy Zebulon Cardoza 1994 Ace Ventura : Pet Detective Riddle 1994 Guarding Tess Sheriff Janson Uncredited 1994 City Slickers II : The Legend of Curly 's Gold Clay Stone 1994 Walker Texas Ranger 3 : Deadly Reunion C.D. Parker 1996 Up Close and Personal Buford Sells 1999 The Corndog Man Ace Barker 2000 South of Heaven , West of Hell Sheriff Harris 2003 Blind Horizon Deputy Shirl Cash ( final film role ) Television ( edit ) Year Title Role Notes 1970 My Sweet Charlie Grady Television movie 1971 Evel Knievel Jack Decataur Television movie 1972 Bonanza Mr. Kirby Episode : `` Riot '' 1972 McMillan & Wife Sheriff Episode : `` Terror Times Two '' 1973 Gunsmoke Tuck Episode : `` Whelan 's Men '' 1973 The Girls of Huntington House Harry Television movie 1973 Hawkins Carl Jackson Episode : `` Die , Darling , Die '' 1973 Sunshine Bartender Television movie 1973 -- 75 The Waltons Mr. Denton / B.C. Graddy 3 episodes 1974 Apple 's Way Farmer Episode : `` The Miller '' 1974 The Texas Wheelers Sheriff 2 episodes 1974 Where Have All The People Gone ? Jim Clancy Television movie 1974 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Hal Episode : `` What Are Friends For ? 1975 Cannon Det . Sgt . Sonny Wills Episode : `` Coffin Corner '' 1975 Blazing Saddles Fern Malaga Television movie Also known as Black Bart 1975 Switch Verly Terrace Episode : `` The Man Who Could n't Lose '' 1975 Three for the Road Episode : `` The Rip - off '' 1975 -- 76 The Rockford Files Palm Springs Tan Tony / Claude Orzeck / B.J. 3 episodes 1976 Petrocelli Artie Jacobs Episode : `` The Falling Star '' 1976 -- 78 Alice Floyd / Policeman / Morgan 4 episodes 1977 Lou Grant Hotel Manager Episode : `` Aftershock '' 1977 Man from Atlantis Artemus Washburn Episode : `` Shoot - Out at Land 's End '' 1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie Judge Television movie 1978 Cindy Sergeant Television movie 1978 Just Me and You Gas Station Owner Television movie 1978 The Critical List Charlie Television movie 1979 How the West Was Won Judge Carter Episode : `` The Rustler '' 1979 Backstairs at the White House Charles Cramer Television mini-series Episode : `` # 1.2 '' 1979 Silent Victory : The Kitty O'Neil Story Doctor Television movie 1979 Young Maverick Episode : `` A Fistful of Oats '' 1980 Hart to Hart Wilbur Pierson Episode : `` Color Jennifer Dead '' 1980 Kenny Rogers as The Gambler Conductor Television movie 1980 When the Whistle Blows Bulldog 2 episodes 1980 The Georgia Peaches Jarvis Wheeler Television movie 1980 WKRP in Cincinnati Smilin ' Al Episode : `` A Mile in My Shoes '' 1981 Dallas Senator Pascomb Episode : `` Making of a President '' 1981 Coward of the County Jake Episode : `` Finders Keepers '' 1981 The Children Nobody Wanted McNaulty Television movie 1982 The Blue and the Gray Cavalry General on Balloon Field Television mini-series Episode : `` Part 2 '' 1982 Missing Children : A Mother 's Story Lander Hughes Television movie 1983 Cutter to Houston Mayor Warren Jarvis 9 episodes 1983 The Dukes of Hazzard Hanson Episode : `` Witness : Jesse Duke '' 1983 Living Proof : The Hank Williams Jr . Story Dr. Graham Television movie 1983 Gun Shy Mr. Bender Episode : `` Pardon Me Boy , Is That the Quake City Choo Choo ? '' 1983 Tucker 's Witch Sheriff Trout Episode : `` Murder Is the Key '' 1983 -- 86 The A-Team Zack / Pete Stockton 2 episodes 1984 AfterMASH Harry 3 episodes 1984 W * A * L * T * E * R Sergeant Sowell Television short 1985 The Atlanta Child Murders Jerry Armstrong Television mini-series 2 episodes 1985 Airwolf Chester Hansen Episode : `` Natural Born '' 1985 Hail to the Chief Texab # 2 Episode : `` # 1.4 '' 1985 Highway to Heaven MacGill 2 episodes 1985 Badge of the Assassin Airport Guard Television movie 1986 Remington Steele Harrison Bumpers Episode : `` Suburban Steele '' 1986 Dream West President James Polk Television mini-series 2 episodes 1986 Mr. Sunshine Episode : `` Too Many Cooks '' 1987 Nutcracker : Money , Madness & Murder Tesch Television mini-series 3 episodes 1987 The Alamo : 13 Days to Glory Dr. Pollard Television movie 1987 Our House Farmer Bob Brewer Episode : `` Giving ' em the Business '' 1987 Private Eye Calvin Episode : `` Blue Hotel Pt. 1 '' 1988 Longarm Television movie 1988 Splash , Too Karl Hooten Television movie 1988 Shooter Rizzo Television movie 1988 A Stoning in Fulham County Judge Manning Television movie 1988 Quiet Victory : The Charlie Wedemeyer Story Ted Simonsen Television movie 1989 L.A. Law Robert Kenyon Episode : `` I 'm in the Nude for Love '' 1989 Unconquered Bear Bryant Television movie 1989 Star Trek : The Next Generation Texas Episode : `` The Royale '' 1989 The Road Raiders Crankcase Television movie 1989 The Heist Stuckey Television movie 1989 -- 90 Ann Jillian Duke Howard 6 episodes 1990 The Young Riders Erastus Hawkins Episode : `` Then There Was One '' 1990 Capital News Episode : `` Pilot '' 1990 Sporting Chance Packy Dillon Television movie 1990 Matlock Rev. Morley Phelps Episode : `` The Madam '' 1990 The Court - Martial of Jackie Robinson Television movie 1991 Quantum Leap Gene Episode : `` Justice - May 11 , 1965 '' 1992 Home Improvement John Binford 2 episodes 1992 Murder , She Wrote Sheriff Pat McAllester Episode : `` Angel of Death '' 1993 Tales from the Crypt Mr. Petermeyer Episode : `` Oil 's Well That Ends Well '' 1993 -- 99 Walker , Texas Ranger C.D. Parker 155 episodes Politics ( edit ) In 2000 , Willingham was the Republican challenger in the northeast Texas 1st congressional district ( Longview , Texarkana , Nacogdoches , Marshall , and Paris ) against incumbent Democratic congressman Max Sandlin . Willingham ran a hard - hitting campaign and attacked Sandlin for bringing Bill Clinton to the district and for voting for the Democratic agenda in Congress . Sandlin fought back by citing various moderate votes he had cast and by winning the Chamber of Commerce endorsement . In a district that George W. Bush would easily carry with 64 % of the vote , Sandlin held on with 118,157 votes ( 55.8 % ) to Willingham 's 91,912 votes ( 43.4 % ) and carried nineteen counties in the district while losing only two , Nacogdoches and Willingham 's home of Wood County . Four years later , Sandlin was defeated for re-election by Republican Louie Gohmert of Tyler . Death ( edit ) On January 17 , 2004 , Willingham died in his sleep of a heart attack in Palm Springs at the age of 72 . A veteran of the United States Army during the Korean War , he is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside , California . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Noble Willingham Biography ( ( ? ) - ) '' . 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