Earp later said that on June 2, 1881 he offered the Wells, Fargo & Co. reward money and more to Clanton if he would provide information leading to the capture or death of the stage robbers. McCann did the same and the two met on the street in front of the Wells Fargo office. Wyatt claimed that Ike was present when Stilwell was killed at the Tucson train station, but that he ran to escape when he saw the Vendetta posse. Either way, he conveniently dodged more bullets. 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]. : On October 25, he and Doc Holliday got into a heated, drunken argument in the Alhambra saloon. [3], The Clanton Ranch grew into a successful enterprise. So he threw himself at Wyatts mercy, affirming that fight was actually not his racket. [27], In April, 1887, Phin Clanton was arrested for rustling and jailed in St. The story of Wyatt Earp has been told many times over the years, from history books teaching us about the O.K. : : Tony. Witnesses later testified that Ike Clanton had spent all day, even after his arrest and disarming, threatening to gun down the Earps. By 1878 Ike was running a small "lunch counter" at the Tombstone Mill site (now Millville on the San Pedro Rivernot in modern Tombstone). [29] Some modern writers wonder if Brighton simply used resisting arrest as an excuse to explain his assassination of Clanton. Phin was caught and jailed in April 1887, and in May, Ike arrived at a cabin on Eagle Creek, south of Springerville, only to run into J.V. The deadliest pistoleer since Wild Bill, they say. Corral dustup on October 26, 1881 in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. : The priest Charlton Heston . : 3. You retired too? : Tombstone (1993) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Writing Credits ( WGA) Kevin Jarre . Not after what you done. Next time it wont be your horse well get, Billy Clanton called after Wyatt in highly colored allusion; itll be you.'. | Ike Clanton According to The Last Gunfight, over the course of his drunken bender, Ike made these alleged threats to the Earps and Doc Holliday: The bar scene in Tombstone was no stranger to Ikes drunken threats, but on the morning of October 26, he was spotted armed, drunk and rambling by Ned Boyle, a barkeep at the Oriental. It also didnt take long for Old Man Clanton to grasp the fruitful economics of borderland cattle rustling. : Ike paid a fine of $27.50 and was released. Not in any language. Clanton has been portrayed in a number of films and television series since the 1940s, many of which were highly fictionalized. Con Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway, Harris Yulin, Michael Witney. [36] He was later replaced in the role by Rayford Barnes. : Yeah, that's good, Mr. Law Dog, 'cause law just don't go around here. Something around the eyes, I don't know, reminds me of me. : "[11][12]:6668[13] Clanton said in his testimony afterwards that he remembered neither meeting Boyle nor making any such statements that day. On August 12, 1881, Old Man Clanton and six other men were herding stolen cattle sold to him by William Brocius through Guadalupe Canyon near the Mexican border. : [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. In this particular telling, Ike Clanton is described not as a mindless killer but rather a man with . Flys boardinghouse and a frame residence owned by William Hardwood, who had been Tombstones first mayor.. Official Sites 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. 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. (uncredited) Art Direction by Set Decoration by Sam Comer Arthur Krams They had heard from their neighbor, Ed Frink, that Clanton had been stirring up trouble in town overnight, and they had ridden into town on horseback to back up their brothers. That's Virgil there with the women. Michael Witney played Clanton in Doc (1971). I'm in my prime. In late 1882, Ike and his brother Phin moved their operations north of Springerville, in Apache County, far from their troubles in Tombstone. They were accused of cattle rustling from across the U.S.Mexican border, as well as other acts of banditry and murder. In other words: not the kind of person you want to argue land rights with. 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. : Some thirty seconds after the fight started, it was over. He's mine, understand? Trivia According to Wyatt's testimony later, 18-year-old Billy Clanton asked him insolently if he had any more horses to "lose," but he gave the horse up without first being shown the ownership papers, demonstrating to Wyatt that Billy Clanton knew to whom the horse belonged. Lyle Bettger played him as a brutal thug in 'Gunfight at the O.K. (1958) Matt Sloane is sent from Texas to Arizona to tame Tombstone where a gang of outlaws deals with cattle and silver. Angrily, Frank said he would not drink, and he and Billy left the saloon immediately to seek Tom. [referring to Stilwell, laying dead] [26], By 1885, the Clanton gang included Lee Renfro, G.W. 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). But the Clantons were greenhorns in this part of the country, and Ike learned the hard way how the law of the land worked in the Golden State. And those are the threats Ike allegedly made the night of the 25th, and into the next morning. What is that now? King would later escape from Tombstones jail, and despite unfounded rumors that the Earps and Doc Holliday were also involved in the holdup, Wells Fargo issued $1,200 rewards each for Crane, Head and Leonard. A long string of events led to the gunfight at the O.K. (uncredited) Casting By Paul Nathan . It's the story of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and focuses on his time in Tombstone, Arizona, battling cowboys alongside his brothers and best friend, the former dentist turned poker playing gunfighter Doc Holliday. 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. director of photography Film Editing by Casting By Lora Kennedy Production Design by Ike Clanton Ike reeled in his saddle and fell on the right side of his horse, his rifle falling on the left. Buck Taylor Turkey Creek Jack Johnson Harry Carey Jr. Tombstone Marshal Fred White Pedro Armendriz Jr. That's the rumor. 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. Winner to the King, five hundred dollars. : Clanton turned his horse to run and drew his rifle from his scabbard. [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. Savvy? Stephen Lang as Ike Clanton in Tombstone Stephen Lang was cast as Ike Clanton in Tombstone, one of Western genre movies' most celebrated films. He would also position himself to win the Cochise County sheriffs office at the following election, an opportunity that was worth much more than the reward money. [18] The three main Tombstone corrals were all west of 4th street, a block or two from where Wyatt saw the Cowboys buying cartridges. Wyatt Earp And if the Earps were armed, he couldve thought it was a fools errand to stay in the fight if he wasnt heeled.. [citation needed] From 1959 to 1960, the actor John Milford portrayed Clanton in eight episodes of the ABC/Desilu television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. Even if the Earps had overstepped their legal bounds, Spicer knew a jury wouldnt likely find them guilty of murder. Tombstone City Marshal Virgil Earp intervened and threatened to arrest both Holliday and Clanton if they did not stop arguing, and Holliday went home. Tom McLaury was also carried inside, and died silently near Billy. Or that rustling cattle in that time and landscape was simply the way things were done. The story's shown through his eyes. The Clantons repeatedly threatened the Earps because they interfered with the Cowboys' illegal activities. Others, totally over the cowboys threats, believed the Earps acted in good faith to protect the town and its citizens from further bloodshed. When the Earp wagons rolled into Tombstone in December 1879, Wyatt's plan was to start a stage line in the area, and Virgil was ready to pursue his duties as a deputy U.S. marshal. Wyatt Earp (Matthew Madewell, left) interrogates Ike Clanton (Patrick Kays) on his recollections of the shootout at the O.K. In 1880, as the potential growth of Tombstone became clear, the Pima County sheriff election between Democrat Charlie Shibell and Republican candidate Bob Paul included two unlikely poll officials in the San Simon area: Ike Clanton and Johnny Ringo. In this 1993 film, he's the main Tombstone character. Apache warriors had engaged the U.S. Army near Tombstone just three weeks before the O.K. Yes, but there's just something about him. Major Tombstone Cast Roles Kurt Russell - Played Wyatt Earp. Corral and were still armed, and Virgil decided they had to disarm them. Eventus stultorum magister. Clanton testified that he picked up the weapons from William Soule, the jailer, a couple of days later. Shut up, Ike. 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. Corral And How It Changed the American West, Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell, Ride the Devils Herd: Wyatt Earps Epic Battle Against the Wests Biggest Outlaw Gang, And Die in the West: The Story of the O.K. He decided he had to act. Curly Bill He is of Hungarian Jewish-German Jewish (father) and Irish-German Catholic (mother) descent. Unsurprisingly, the poll results for the precinct were largely in favor of Shibell, who was aligned with ranchers of the area. Eventually, Ike paid his $25 fine, had his weapons checked into the Grand Hotel by Virgil, and wandered away to nurse his wounds. The story of the Earps and the cowboys of Cochise County may be a gray area of Arizonas past, but Ike Clantons actions clearly paint a less-than-courageous picture before, during and after the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Some argue the Earps extended far beyond their legal reach in Tombstone, or that J.V. B. Shillingberg in Tombstone, A.T. So much for his earlier boast of needing only four feet of ground because fight was his racket.. During the course of this rather intense standoff, Ike Clanton, then employed as a day laborer, made the mistake of threatening the life of surveyor Johnny Stow. 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. Corral . Related read: The Invisibly Adventurous Life of Josephine Marcus Earp. [citation needed], In the original Star Trek series episode "Spectre of the Gun" (1969), Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) plays the part of Clanton throughout the episode as part of an alien illusion test. And you must be Doc Holliday. [26], In April 1887, the Apache County Stock Association met and hired a Pinkerton detective to track down the outlaws. So run, you cur RUN! On Saturday, March 18, 1882, Morgan Earp was killed by a shot through a door window facing a dark alley while playing billiards at Hatch's Saloon in Tombstone. But Ikes time in court included more threats, and a heated argument with Wyatt, who claimed he would be justified in shooting you down any place I would meet you thanks to Ikes many threats to the Earp clan. Brighton fired his rifle first, shooting Clanton through the left side, the bullet exiting out the right. These and other inconsistencies in Clanton's testimony lacked credibility. : Corral Gunfight, O.K. Whats not up for debate, however, is the fact that Ike Clanton, who had been buffaloed and disarmed hours earlier, did not have a weapon. He is married to Kristina Watson, a costume designer and teacher, with whom he has four children. [4] Under cross-examination, Clanton told a story of the lead-up to the gunfight that did not make sense. In pace requiescat. A line originally written for Old Man Clanton in the movie "Tombstone", but delivered by Powers Booth who played Curly Bill Brocius, after Old Man Clanton's character was cut from the 1993 fictional movie. Hey Mattie! Now heres where it gets tricky. Tom and Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton were killed. In the gunfight, Virgil, Morgan and Wyatt Earp joined Doc Holliday to . Wyatt Earp Corral was the main event, this was the foreplay. Many Southerners held some sympathy for the displaced Texas cowboys; Northerners tended to see them as unholy scum terrorizing their towns. [4] Not having rented a room, McLaury and Clanton had no place to go. Related read: Im Your Huckleberry: The Real Meaning of Doc Hollidays Iconic Line. Wyatt Earp By noon that day, Clanton, drinking again and armed, told others he was looking for Holliday or an Earp. Clanton said he feared that Wyatt wanted to kill him because he knew of Wyatt's role. . He left his younger brother to die alone in a gunfight, and later, allowed a ruthless murderer to escape his property instead of facing the letter of the law. If you were to ask Tombstone locals at the time, many didnt consider rustling cattle from south of the border all that much of a problem. [Ringo is trying to get McMasters to rejoin the Cowboys] Corral. Clearing his cousin's name is a mission for Terry "Ike" Clanton, an actor who lives in California.Earp and Clanton have appeared nationwide to discuss the history leading up to that 30 . Another fun fact, Ike Clanton in tombstone is played by Stephen Lang, the antagonist militant leader in James Cameron's Avatar. Newman Haynes Clanton, also known as "Old Man Clanton", Ike's father, ran a ranch near the Mexican border that served as a waystation for much of the smuggling carried out by the outlaws. Wyatt Earp may be lionized for his role in the gunfight at the O.K. Ikes storied career in the west included threatening land owners, smuggling rustled cattle, stuffing ballots, potential assassination attempts, aiding known murderers, and running from a historic gunfight he himself brought to fruition. In the morning, Ike Clanton armed himself in self defense only to be arrested by Virgil and Morgan Earp for carrying weapons in city limits. In March 1882, Morgan was shot and killed in Campbell & Hatch Saloon and Billiard Parlor, and the Earp Vendetta Ride was officially on. 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. Most of em, especially those from Texas, didnt care for Mexicans the MexicanAmerican War was still pretty close in their rearview and it was easy to adopt a dont ask, dont tell kinda policy that made for cheaper beef in town. Clanton filed murder charges against the Earps and Holliday but after a 30-day preliminary hearing, Justice Wells Spicer ruled that the lawmen had acted within their lawful duty. : Directed by John Sturges Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Dimitri Tiomkin Cinematography by Charles Lang . 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. Having successfully built a career as a lawman in the Old West, Wyatt Earp arrives in the town of Tombstone to enjoy a much-deserved retirement with his two brothers, Virgil . 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. Not me. By late October, Ikes grumblings had reached a breaking point. 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. Which is where Ike and his crew got into trouble with the Earps and Doc Holliday or the other way around, depending on who you asked. In the interest of local politics and connections, the Clanton patriarch generally kept his kin in check, but his death signaled a changing family dynamic. Ike was unarmed as he should have been, due to Tombstones in-town firearm policy so he technically wasnt doing anything illegal. who played ike clanton in tombstonefastest supra tune code. 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. [41] Christopher Fulford played him in 2007 in the BBC drama-documentary Gunfight at the O.K. [13] Clanton was fined $25 plus court costs and after paying the fine left unarmed. One of them killed his wife. As Wyatt recounted in the San Francisco Examiner in 1896: The moment the first shots were fired and Philpott fell, the horses plunged ahead so viciously that nothing could have stopped them. On the morning of June 9, 1881, they were drinking in an Allen Street saloon when Clanton insulted McCann. Morgan Earp soon joined the fracas, and Virgil eventually separated the men to cool things down. But business took precedence, and some of the riffraff actually contributed to commerce in their own unruly way.. Ike spent the next few months accusing Wyatt of telling others about their deal, perhaps not understanding that Wyatt didnt really want the arrangement publicized either. [23] By the time Clanton finished his testimony, the entire prosecution case had become suspect. 'Doc': Dirigido por Frank Perry. Bullets fly behind the OK Corral. Related read: 6 Tombstone Filming Locations You Can Still Visit Today. That's real good. Infamous Arizona cattle rustler and cause of the Gunfight at the O.K. 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. He said Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan Earp offered him his rifle and to fight him right there in the courthouse, which Clanton declined. Milt Joyce (owner Corral. Curly Bill : Shut up, Ike. Ike sprinted to safety through Flys boarding house, leaving his younger brother and two friends to be shot to pieces, wrote Wm. [6] The Mexican government at the time placed high tariffs on goods transported across the border, making smuggling a profitable enterprise.[7][8]. [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. Ballot-stuffing was about as cool back then as it is now, so Paul sued for election fraud and eventually won the office, which he took over in April 1881. Tell all the other curs the law's comin'! His father worked at times as a day laborer, a gold miner, a farmer, and by the late 1870s, a cattleman in Arizona Territory. You see that? : Isaac Ike Clanton was a member of the Cowboy faction in Tombstone and an enemy of the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday. 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 . Tombstone saloons, soiled doves and card dealers also didnt mind letting the cowboys do their thing. 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. At the gunfight, he was unarmed. The next morning Clanton rode up and Brighton recognized him. [gives a Cheshire cat smile] I see a red sash, I kill the man wearin' it! Bard gave the young hothead a quick lesson on the facts of frontier life, warning him rather forcefully not to repeat his mistake.. I'm retired. Corral during a trial scene in Muskogee Little Theatre's production . director of photography (as Charles B. Lang Jr.) Film Editing by Warren Low .