[13] Clanton was fined $25 plus court costs and after paying the fine left unarmed. [3], The Clanton Ranch grew into a successful enterprise. [gives a Cheshire cat smile] Corral Gunfight, O.K. Wyatt shot and killed Frank Stilwell, who was lying in wait at the Tucson, Arizona rail yard. Jeff Fahey played Clanton in the movie Wyatt Earp (1994),[40] starring Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp. Theyre goals that are: Those are the best kinds of goals! Again, accounts of the night vary depending on the source, but Wyatt claimed Ike didnt let the argument go, seeing it as an affront to his ego. Marshal Wyatt Earp led a federal posse that escorted Virgil Earp to the railroad, bound for his parents home in Colton, California. Wyatt Earp (Matthew Madewell, left) interrogates Ike Clanton (Patrick Kays) on his recollections of the shootout at the O.K. That's real good. Here's why. Clanton had told others that Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp, and Morgan Earp had all confided in him that they had actually been involved in the Benson stage robbery. Doc Holliday John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 - July 13, 1882), known as Johnny Ringo, was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Holliday, son of a bitch, nobody's that lucky. Corral and were still armed, and Virgil decided they had to disarm them. McCann did the same and the two met on the street in front of the Wells Fargo office. [citation needed], In 1957, Kelo Henderson played Clanton in an episode of Dale Robertson's NBC series, Tales of Wells Fargo. Joseph Isaac Clanton was born in Missouri in 1847, to Mariah Kelso and Newman Old Man Clanton, who we can only assume looked like an old grizzled cattle baron from birth. Ike was the only cowboy to survive, and he was nowhere near the scene when it ended. Christensen was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and now lives with his wife and kids in Massachusetts. Fight is my racket, and I only want four feet of ground to fight on, was Ikes response, reported one account. Tony. Curly Bill Brocious Robert John Burke Frank McLaury Dana Delany Josephine Marcus Sam Elliott Virgil Earp Stephen Lang Ike Clanton Terry O'Quinn Mayor John Clum . The Clantons had been suspected for some time of rustling cattle, taking livestock from the Blue River down to Eagle Creek the Springerville area to Clifton and southern Arizona by . Angrily, Frank said he would not drink, and he and Billy left the saloon immediately to seek Tom. Cast . Ike Clanton : Johnny Ringo Despite Wyatt Earp's reputation, Virgil was the Earp brother with a badge in Tombstone. Related read: Why Did People Move West in the 1800s? Winner to the King, five hundred dollars. [27], In late June 1996 a Clanton family descendant, Terry "Ike" Clanton, along with former Citadel professor and grave expert James A. Browning, searched the area near Eagle Creek in what is now Greenlee County, Arizona, where Ike was reportedly buried. Judge Spicer exonerated the lawmen. Now I really hate him. Wyatt Earp He also tried to buy a gun in Spangenbergs before the fight, though the shopkeep read the room wisely and refused to sell Ike a weapon. With the deal dissolved, Ike Clanton faced a new problem: if word got out that he colluded with Wyatt Earp to turn in other outlaws, however that deal ended, his reputation and his life was in danger. A local journalist provided the forty-year-old Cowboys most fitting epitaph: Thus ended the wild career of poor, deluded, misguided Ike Clanton,' John Boessenecker wrote in Ride the Devils Herd. Corral' (1957), while Robert Ryan portrayed him as a highly sophisticated personality in 'Hour of the Gun' (1987). More at IMDbPro Contact info director of photography (as Charles B. Lang Jr.) Film Editing by Warren Low . Clanton is another character played by William Hurndell in the 1966 "Dr. Who" tale "The Gunfighters." Estimated net worth The estimated net worth of Ike Clanton is about $1 million. Buck Taylor Turkey Creek Jack Johnson Harry Carey Jr. Tombstone Marshal Fred White Pedro Armendriz Jr. "Tombstone, Arizona - Historical Accounts", "Testimony of Ike Clanton in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of E. F. Boyle in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of Martha King in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of Wyatt S. Earp in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of Virgil Earp in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp Case", "WGBH American Experience: Wyatt Earp, Complete Program Transcript", "Outlaw Newman Haynes Clanton or Old Man Clanton", "Decision of Judge Wells Spicer after the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Gunfight at the O.K. Mr. Brighton got up from the table, walked to the door, and was familiarly saluted by him. Ike Clantons allegiances had always been to the ranchers and rustlers of the region, but it was now clear that he and his partners would do whatever was necessary to keep things business as usual for local cattle rustling rings. : Take a good look at him, Ike 'cause that's how you're gonna end up! Yeah, you look it. Doc Holliday, the cold-blooded sharp-shooter, reunites with his old friend, Marshall Wyatt Earp, to take down the Clanton gang in the dusty town of Tombstone, in Arizona. His big mouth and. He said that Doc Holliday, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp, and Morgan Earp had all confided in him that they had actually been involved in the stage robbery. : Corral. Tombstone Marshal Virgil Earp played cards with Clanton, Tom McLaury, Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan and a fifth man (unknown to Clanton and to history), until morning. Ike Clanton was one of the more prominent cowboys, along with Johnny Ringo, Curly Bill, Joe Hill and Bob Martin, and plenty of firsthand accounts from Tombstone townies testify to his uncanny and often drunken gift of threatening gab. Corral, Clanton claimed to have raised and purchased about 700 head of cattle during the past year,[4] and the Clanton ranch was one of the most profitable cattle ranches in that part of the country. Milt Joyce (owner Next time it wont be your horse well get, Billy Clanton called after Wyatt in highly colored allusion; itll be you.'. Clanton also said Holliday had confessed to him about killing the stage driver. Wyatt saw Clanton had no gun and shoved him aside as he coolly told him, The fight has commenced. William learned that his brother had lived four days, long enough to call the shooting coldblooded murder. William and Isaac were members of the Apache County Stock Association and William had a lot of political clout. Opening narration "In the early eighteen-eighties, when all law enforcement failed in Arizona Territory, cattle rustling, robbery and murder began a notorious reign.As law agencies became disorganized, crime organized and grew powerful under the leadership of three of the West's most vicious outlaws Johnny Ringo, Ike Clanton and Curly Bill Brocious. [27] During May and June 1887, several grand jury indictments were brought against the Clantons and their friends. They learned immediately after of their brothers' beatings by the Earps within the previous two hours. Brighton was a constable in Springerville and a range detective. I'm retired. Brighton was himself a known criminal and hardly a legit range detective. In the film, Clanton is portrayed as being second-in-command of the Clanton Gang. : 3. Johnny Ringo What's wrong with him? They also hired Jonas "Jake" V. Brighton as a secret service officer. : [4] Not having rented a room, McLaury and Clanton had no place to go. ["The Jew Apella may believe it, not I" meaning: "I don't believe drinking is what I do best."]. In March 1881, a stagecoach between Tombstone and Benson was held up, and two people driver Bud Philpot and a passenger were killed, though Pima County sheriff (and shotgun messenger) Bob Paul managed to get to Benson with the coachs $26,000 Wells Fargo lockbox intact. Later this same morning Ike played poker with Virgil Earp. He is married to Kristina Watson, a costume designer and teacher, with whom he has four children. That was just how the A.T. rolled back then. Wyatt Earp Clanton, about age 34, and his 19-year-old brother, Billy, were among the five cowboys confronted by the Earp brothers and a dentist that fateful day. October 26, 1881. [takes a bill with Wyatt's signature from a customer and throws it on the faro table] Ned was alarmed to see that Ike was not only drunk, but also armed with a pistol in sight, which probably meant that the gun was jammed into the waistband of Ikes pants, wrote Guinn in The Last Gunfight. By September 1874, Old Man Clanton had a nice thing going on the Gila. Major Tombstone Cast Roles Kurt Russell - Played Wyatt Earp. The lot was six lots removed from the rear entrance to the O.K. DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy) also played Clanton in an episode of the CBS television series You Are There prior to Star Trek.[38][39]. Clanton also denied ever threatening the Earps. Ike Clantons hat was found at the scene of the shooting, though the suspects ran through the night and were never clearly seen. He testified that the Clantons and Frank McLaury raised their hands after Virgil's command, and Tom thrust open his vest to show he was unarmed. Public sentiment of the fight was relatively split: some folks thought the cowboys were murdered outright, especially when two of them (Tom and Ike) were allegedly not armed. The Cowboys are finished, you understand? [4], At about dawn on October 26, the card game broke up and Behan and Virgil Earp went home to bed. The story of Wyatt Earp has been told many times over the years, from history books teaching us about the O.K. Eventus stultorum magister. Ike Clanton The film is loosely based on real events . Later in the afternoon, Ike met up with his brother Billy, Tom and Frank McLaury, and Billy Claiborne, an outlaw and friend of the cowboys. I'm in my prime. : The feud escalated, and on October 26, 1881, it finally exploded into violence in a gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone. [citation needed]. [Cocking his rifle] The next morning Clanton rode up and Brighton recognized him. By April 1882, Wyatts vendetta ride had reached its end, and the Earps split up into the next chapters of their lives, with Wyatt and his crew traveling up to Colorado. Related read: Is Tombstone a True Story? In the gunfight, Virgil, Morgan and Wyatt Earp joined Doc Holliday to . Directors George P. Cosmatos Kevin Jarre (Charlton Heston scenes) Writer Kevin Jarre Stars Kurt Russell Val Kilmer Sam Elliott See production, box office & company info Watch on Tubi Go to tubitv.com : I just got one question; how're you planning on gettin' back down there? Yeah, well I hope you die. Technical Specs, [takes a bill with Wyatt's signature from a customer and throws it on the faro table], [Stillwell and Ike are planning to ambush the Earps at the train station], [Ringo is trying to get McMasters to rejoin the Cowboys]. Disarming him, the Earps took Clanton to appear before Judge Wallace for violating the city's ordinance #9 against carrying firearms in the city. Not me. He gave the shotgun to Doc Holliday who hid it under his overcoat. Corral dustup on October 26, 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Many Southerners held some sympathy for the displaced Texas cowboys; Northerners tended to see them as unholy scum terrorizing their towns. Doc Holliday Wyatt, please, I Wyatt Earp [22] Wyatt never located Clanton, although they killed three other outlaw Cowboys, and the Earps and Holliday left the Arizona Territory in late April, 1882. Stephen was born in New York City, New York, to Theresa (Volmer) and Eugene Lang, a prominent businessperson and philanthropist. Corral Postscript: The Death of Ike Clanton, I will be ready for all of you in the morning., You must not think I wont be after you all in the morning., The damned son of a bitch has got to fight., You may have to fight before you know it.. Ike did admit to being in Tucson, but claimed he and Stilwell split up earlier in the night, before the Earps arrived. [5]:193 The Clantons were reputed to be among a group of outlaw Cowboys who crossed the border into Mexico where they stole cattle and re-sold them to the hungry miners in Cochise County. His favorite American West topics include Arizona history, the Apache and Yavapai Wars, and the Transcontinental Railroad. Tombstone Marshal Virgil Earp played cards with Clanton, Tom McLaury, Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan and a fifth man (unknown to Clanton and to history), until morning. Virgil Earp went to find Judge Wallace so the court hearing could be held.."[14], Clanton reported in his testimony afterward that Wyatt Earp cursed him. When they got there, a tense standoff left all the mens nerves frayed. In other words: not the kind of person you want to argue land rights with. By law, both Frank and Billy should have left their firearms at the Grand Hotel. On October 25, 1881, while Clanton was in Tombstone, drunk and very loud, Holliday accused him of lying about the Benson stagecoach robbery. Released in 1993. The next morning Scotts agent Thomas R. Bard, later a major figure in the Union Oil Company and a United States senator from California, armed himself with a Winchester rifle and called Ike from his shack. With Old Man Clanton in the grave, Ike was finally free to act however he pleased without worrying about how his father might respond afterward, wrote Jeff Guinn in The Last Gunfight. Or that rustling cattle in that time and landscape was simply the way things were done. There are about as many accounts of the encounter as there were witnesses, but the gist of it was that Doc called Ike a liar and told him to get his gun, which he didnt have. Clanton's mother died in 1866. Release Dates Depending on the account, Ike either turned to flee, reached for his rifle, or both, but in any case, Brighton shot him when he refused to surrender. And if the Earps were armed, he couldve thought it was a fools errand to stay in the fight if he wasnt heeled.. They moved their operations to a ranch they named the Cienega Amarilla, near Springerville, Arizona. It's a Micro size geocache, with difficulty of 1.5, terrain of 1.5. Ike Clanton ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN November 20, 1995 TOMBSTONE, Ariz. (AP) _ Terry ``Ike Clanton denies he's trying to revise history concerning his distant relatives, the pivotal characters in Wyatt Earp's celebrated 1881 gunfight at the OK Corral. Tombstone (GC2J5F3) was created by manymutts on 11/12/2010. More than a year later, probably sometime in December 1880, Earp was told the horse was being used near Charleston, and Wyatt and Holliday were forced to ride to the Clanton's ranch near Charleston to await ownership papers in order to legally recover it. That summer, rustlers had stolen Army mules that ended up on the ranch of Frank and Tom McLaury, and Wyatt had a horse stolen and later found on the Clanton ranch. The indictments included charges of cattle-rustling and murder for the death of Isaac Ellinger. Corral was the main event, this was the foreplay. During a month-long preliminary hearing before Judge Wells Spicer, Clanton told a story of abuse that he had suffered at the hands of the Earps and Holliday the night before the gunfight. Tombstone Marshal Fred White Tombstone Cast & Crew . [9] Around dawn, they were ambushed by Mexicans dispatched by Commandant Felipe Neri[10]:110 in the Guadalupe Canyon Massacre. Ike Clanton was a character played by Stephen Lang in the 1993 film 'Tombstone' directed by George P. Cosmatos. Heres Whats Accurate (and Not). : Frank Stillwell Johnny Ringo In Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal, Stuart Lake paints an even more dramatic scene, though Lakes account is fraught with exaggeration and made-for-books drama. (written by) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Bruce Broughton Cinematography by William A. Fraker . Yeah, that's good, Mr. Law Dog, 'cause law just don't go around here. By 1881, however, he was working on his father's ranch at Lewis Springs, about 12 miles (19km) west of Tombstone and 5 miles (8.0km) from Charleston.[1]. You could also say he was all hat and no cattle, except the Clantons did have cattle, and theres a chance it was rustled from Mexico. Phin arrived in June and Ike in August 1882. The Clantons and their ranch hands and associates were known as the "Cowboys", and they had a reputation for reckless behavior. He was holed up a few blocks away, in a law office on Toughnut street. Corral, but it was Ikes specific threats and actions the night before and in the morning of October 26 that led to that days events. Role: Ike Clanton, second in command of the Cowboys Also known for: Also worked with Elliott in "Gettysburg" (1993) and appeared in "Gods and Generals" (2003) and "Avatar" (2009). The Clantons sojourn in California didnt last much longer, and by 1873 they were camped out on the Gila River in Arizona, in the dry desert region they passed through nearly a decade before. The morning of the gunfight Ike, drunk and angry, went around, saying he was going to kill the Earps. They were accused of cattle rustling from across the U.S.Mexican border, as well as other acts of banditry and murder. [27] On November 6, 1885, local rancher Isaac Ellinger and Pratt Plummer had dinner with the Clanton brothers and Lee Renfro. Doc Holliday : Tombstone (1993) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Writing Credits ( WGA) Kevin Jarre . Wyatt Earp (1958) Matt Sloane is sent from Texas to Arizona to tame Tombstone where a gang of outlaws deals with cattle and silver. Corral during a trial scene in Muskogee Little Theatre's production . : | At about 1:00 pm, Virgil and Morgan Earp surprised Clanton on 4th Street where Virgil pistol whipped him from behind. He thought catching the March 15, 1881 robbers of the Benson Stage (in which the driver and a passenger were killed) would help him win the sheriff's office. By 1885, each had a 160-acre ranch 10 miles east of Springerville near the New Mexico border. The story's shown through his eyes. In this 1993 film, he's the main Tombstone character. I'm sure of it, I hate him. I heard of you. Can you sense a theme yet? Have you ever heard the concept of SMART goals? Several days after his release, he filed first-degree murder charges against Virgil, Wyatt, Morgan and Doc, and a hearing under judge Wells Spicer began on Monday, October 31. [35] Clanton appears in the Doctor Who story "The Gunfighters" (1966), played by William Hurndell, which is largely based on the Sturges film. Cambridge Dictionary defines a coward as a person who is not brave and is too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or pain, and in this scenario its not a stretch to say Ikes actions were cowardly. : Immediately after the fight, Ike Clanton was kept in the Tombstone jail as rumors swirled that hed be lynched by the towns growing vigilante mob, townsfolk who tired of dealing with the cowboys and their violence. That's the rumor. It wouldnt look good to voters if he was known to collude with cowboys, much the same way current sheriff Johnny Behan had. : Based on the real life tales of Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc Watson, "Tombstone" is a Western film on DVD, starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp. Corral gunfight, so the need for weapons outside of town was well established and accepted.[15]. Born March 17, 1951 in Springfield MA. In November 1879, shortly after arriving in Tombstone, Earp had a horse stolen. The Arizona Weekly Citizen reported on the early success of his digs, where the fam irrigated and planted 120 acres with wheat, corn, barley and all kinds of vegetables, with hundreds of acres awaiting future crops. While there may be some truth to those statements, it doesnt change the fact that Ike Clanton often acted on less-than-heroic principles. Company Credits When Virgil Earp learned that Wyatt was talking to the Cowboys at Spangenberg's gun shop he picked up a 10-gauge or 12-gauge, short, double-barreled shotgun[20]:185 from the Wells Fargo office around the corner on Allen Street. Reply . Curly Bill Brocius, Tom and Frank McLaury bought and sold stolen cattle to Old Man Clanton, among others. Flys Boardinghouse and A Frame Residence Owned by William Hardwood, but the response has been lackluster at best. Trivia D.T. By 1881 he was working on his father's ranch at Lewis Springs, about 12 miles west of . Then, with James Earp and his wife Bessie, the group headed to Tombstone in December of that year. Tombstone is a 1993 American Western film directed by George P. Cosmatos, written by Kevin Jarre (who was also the original director, but was replaced early in production), and starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer, with Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Michael Biehn, and Dana Delany in supporting roles, as well as narration by Robert Mitchum.. Old Man Clanton was most definitely "The founder of the feast" (great line) The life and times of. If Ike wasnt involved, he likely played an indirect role in the attempt, and if he was one of the would-be assassins, it further strengthened his gutless reputation. That's Virgil there with the women. Editors note: for weeks now Ive petitioned to have the fight renamed the Gunfight on the South Side of Fremont Between C.S. Tombstone City Marshal Virgil Earp intervened and threatened to arrest both Holliday and Clanton if they did not stop arguing, and Holliday went home. Corral (1957). [28][27], Brighton pursued Clanton. In missing the messenger and killing the driver the robbers had defeated their own plans.. (uncredited) Art Direction by Set Decoration by Sam Comer Arthur Krams Although Spicer noted that Virgils action to include Wyatt, Morgan and Doc in the confrontation was injudicious and censurable, it wasnt enough to convince him that the Earps acted in the wrong. Wyatt Earp In this particular telling, Ike Clanton is described not as a mindless killer but rather a man with . [4], At around 1:302:00 pm, after Tom McLaury had been pistol-whipped by Wyatt, Clanton's 19-year-old younger brother Billy Clanton and Tom's older brother Frank McLaury arrived in town. Just at this time, Mr. Miller stepped to the door, to be ready to render any assistance needed, and when Ike saw him he wheeled his horse and attempted to get under cover of the thick cover which grows close to Wilson's home, at the same time pulling his Winchester from its scabbard. It's located in British Columbia, Canada.This cache is one in the series of "movie title" caches. It was now a matter of which foolish, potentially lethal thing Ike might do first.. Johnny Ringo | Isaac Ike Clanton was a member of the Cowboy faction in Tombstone and an enemy of the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday. Billy and Frank stopped first at the Grand Hotel on Allen Street, and were greeted by Doc Holliday. In the 1946 classic 'My Darling Clementine', Clanton was portrayed by Grant Withers. They had already drawn their weapons when Tombstone Marshal Virgil Earp stepped between them, preventing a shooting. . 07/03/2022 . Clanton was played by actor Jeff Fahey in the Kevin Costner-led film "Wyatt Earp" (1994). Eventually, the brothers hit the streets of Tombstone, where they found and buffaloed a drunk and armed Ike Clanton, dragging him to court to pay a fine for carrying a firearm in town. Ike Clanton After the papers came he gave the horse up without any service of papers and asked me if I had any more horses to lose, Wyatt later claimed. In films, he played Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in Gettysburg (1993) and the lead role of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in the Gettysburg prequel Gods and Generals (2003), both from director Ronald F. Maxwell. Clanton was later accused, along with his brother, Phin Clanton, and friend Pony Diehl, of attempting to kill Virgil Earp on December 30, 1881, a shooting which left Virgil with a crippled left arm.