Thurman Patric Lee Haas, more commonly known as Pat Hogan was an American actor, who mostly played Native Americans over the course of his career. For, Disney, he portrayed Chief Red Stick in Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, Geronimo in Texas John Slaughter, and Broken Nose in Savage Sam.
Born on the Pottawatomie Indian Reservation in central Oklahoma to Reuben Haas (Claude Red Elk) and Ann Maud Waldrip (McTigue), who was Irish, Hogan was a member of the Oneida tribe. His father was a farmer who later became involved in tribal governments in Oklahoma and the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. His family were members of the Oneida Indian Nation who had been forced to relocate from New York to what was then known as the Northwest Territory in the area that later became Wisconsin. Hogan spent his childhood on hunting trips in rural Oklahoma with his pony, Pet and his dog, White Man. The dog once saved his life by dragging him ashore after he had fallen into the Red River. He attended Roosevelt High School in St. Louis where he played football and gained a scholarship and attended to Pasadena Junior College, where he studied art and theater.
After obtaining his degree, he began his career as a leading man in stock companies. Upon being discovered by director Ray McCarey at the prestigious Cocoanut Grove, he was given a small role in Atlantic City. However, Thurman enlisted in the U.S. Army until the early 1950s where resumed his career as a character actor. Making his official film debut in 1951's Fix Bayonets, Hogan appeared in films, such as Arrowhead, The Last Frontier, Pony Express, Pillars of the Sky, The Nebraskan, Overland Pacific, Man with the Steel Whip, Chief Crazy Horse, Secret of Treasure Mountain, 7th Cavalry, Flaming Star, and Indian Paint, which also starred fellow actor, Jay Silverheels and former Mousekeeter, Johnny Crawford. On television, Hogan became known his role as Black Cloud on CBS' Brave Eagle. His other TV credits included Stories of the Century, Casey Jones, Northwest Passage, The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, Broken Arrow, Crossroads, and NBC's Daniel Boone.
In his off time, Thurman wrote and contributed stories to popular men's magazines. He was also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the Hollywood Republican Committee, a supporter of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, a male model for the Forbes Agency, and a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse.
He died from lung cancer on November 21, 1966, in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier | Chief Red Stick |
| 1957 | Zorro | Benito Avila (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Ten Who Dared | Indian chief (uncredited) |
| 1960-1961 | "Texas John Slaughter" | Geronimo |
| 1963 | Savage Sam | Broken Nose |
Roles[]
(Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier)
(Zorro)
(Texas John Slaughter)
(Savage Sam)
