Actor, Singer, Stuntman. He will be best remembered for playing the character roles of henchmen, shotgun riders, cowboys, stage drivers, townsmen, vigilantes, gang members, posse riders, and outlaws, usually in classic western films and classic western television series, but some were uncredited. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Jim Younger' in the western film, "Woman They Almost Lynched" (1953). The film which was directed by Allan Dwan, which was written for the screen by Steve Fisher, which was based on a story by Michael Fessier that was published in the Saturday Evening Post, and which also starred John Lund, Brian Lund, and Audrey Totter, tells the story of laying on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the neutral Border City, its female mayor and city council take no side in the ongoing Civil War and they're prepared to hang any troublemaker, Yankee or Confederate, who stirs the townsfolk up. He will also be best remembered for playing the role of drover 'Joe Scarlet' in 180 episodes of the classic western television series, "Rawhide," from 1959 to 1965. The series which was created by Charles Marquis Warren, and also starred Clint Eastwood, Eric Fleming, Steve Raines, Paul Brinegar, James Murdock, Robert Cabal, and Sheb Wooley, as drovers, cooks, and other assorted characters, who are led by Gil Favor a trail boss who is on a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way. He was born one of four children as Robert Ray Shahan in Denton, Texas, to Robert Earl Shahan (1895-1985), and his wife Lena Henson Shahan (1896-1981), on March 4, 1919. He was educated locally, worked as a salesman for the Huntly Boat Company in Lake Dallas, Texas, and later pursued an acting career. During World War II, he put his career on hold and served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Army. Following his military service, he resumed his acting career. He made his actual film debut playing the role of a 'Stagecoach Driver' in the western film, 'Son Of Zorro" (1947). The film which was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon, which was written for the screen by Franklin Adreon, Basil Dickey, and Jesse Duffy, and which also starred George Turner, Peggy Stewart, and Roy Barcroft, tells the story of a young cavalry officer named Jeff Stewart who returns to his home in the west after the Civil War to find that a ring of crooked politicians has taken over the county, bleeding the citizens with 50% of the value on the main trail, and protecting the rustlers that raid the cattle ranches. With the permission of the state governor and the assistance of Kate Wells, the postmistress, Jeff plans to open another trail to beat the toll. He also decides to resurrect an ancestor of his who, in a similar situation, took the law into his own hands-----Zorro. With the aid of Pancho, Zorro manages to thwart the conspirators and exposes the guilty culprits. Besides, playing the role of a 'Stagecoach Driver' in the western film, 'Son Of Zorro" (1947), and playing the role of 'Jim Younger' in the western film, "Woman They Almost Lynched" (1953), his many other film credits include, "The Last Bandit" (1949), "Roll, Thunder, Roll!" (1949), "The James Brothers Of Missouri" (1949), "The Longhorn" (1951), "Man From Black Hills" (1952), "Woman of The North Country" (1952), "The Lusty Men" (1952), "Wyoming Roundup" (1952), "Cow Country" (1953), "Jubilee Trail" (1954), "Phantom Stallion" (1954), "Arrow In The Dust" (1954), "Johnny Guitar" (1954), "Run For Cover" (1955), "Thunder Over Arizona" (1956), "Duel At Apache Wells" (1957), "The Storm Rider" (1957), "Last Stagecoach West" (1957), "Ride Out For Revenge" (1957), "Ride A Violent Mile" (1957), "Blood Arrow" (1958), and "Cattle Empire" (1958). Besides, playing the role of drover 'Joe Scarlet' in 180 episodes of the classic western television series, "Rawhide," from 1959 to 1965. The series which was created by Charles Marquis Warren, and also starred Clint Eastwood, Eric Fleming, Steve Raines, Paul Brinegar, James Murdock, Robert Cabal, and Sheb Wooley, as drovers, cooks, and other assorted characters, who are led by Gil Favor a trail boss who is on a continuous cattle drive. He is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way, his many other television credits include, "The Stage Rider," "Hopalong Cassidy," "Stories Of The Century," "Steve Donovan, Western Marshal," "Broken Arrow," "Have Gun - Will Travel," "Death Valley Days," and "Gunsmoke" (He played a rare integral and speaking part as Dodge's stagecoach driver 'Hank' in the ending in an episode entitled, "Jesse," which originally aired on October 19, 1957, and tells the story of the young and likable Jesse Pruett who teams up with an unlikely "partner" in the person of Bill Stapp, a murderous former Quantrill raider. Bill Stapp has promised to lead Jesse Pruett to the man who killed his father so he can avenge his death, but the young man is tragically unaware of Bill Stapp's true intentions). Besides acting he was also a stuntman usually as a stunt double for the likes of Jim Bannon, Ward Bond, Allen Lane, Scott Brady, and many others, in western films including, "Son Of Zorro' (1947), "Death Valley Gunfighter" (1949), "Roll, Thunder, Roll!" (1949), "The Lusty Men" (1952), "Jubilee Trail" (1954), "Johnny Guitar" (1954), "Run For Cover" (1955), "Westward Ho, The Wagons!" (1957), and "Ambush At Cimarron Pass" (1958). His last television role was playing a 'Stage Driver' in the episode entitled, "The Trial," of the western television series, "The Guns Of Will Sonnet," which originally aired on February 28, 1969, and which also starred Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, and Jason Evers, tells the story of Will and Jeff who learn that James may be coming to the town they're in to testify in favor of a man accused of murder---and that a powerful rancher who may be the real killer intends to make sure he never gets the chance. He also sang the song, "A Song for Elena," in the Mexican mystery romantic film drama, "A By The Law" (1972), which also starred Maricruz Olivier, Guillermo Murray, and Sonia Furió. He retired from acting shortly thereafter. He passed away at his home in Shady Shores, Texas, on December 8, 1981, at the age of 62. His funeral service was held at the Goen Funeral Chapel in Denton, Texas, and he was buried in Shiloh Cemetery in Corinth, Texas. He was married to Sarah Mary Callam Shahan (1927-2007), on December 20, 1947.