Studio City Walk of Fame Highlights: 'State Trooper'

State Trooper

Tile #124 on the Studio City Walk of Fame

CAST: Rod Cameron

Production Company: Revue Studios

1956 - 1959 broadcast in syndication.
104 Episodes

State Trooper is a half-hour western themed crime drama starring Rod Cameron as Nevada State Trooper Rod Blake. Set in the 1950's American West State Trooper was the second of three consecutive Rod Cameron television series that included (1953) and Coronado 9 (1960). also has a tile in the Studio City Walk of Fame, Tile #24.

Based on true cases from the files of the Nevada State Police, each episode finds Blake and his fellow troopers fighting crime in the Silver State. Each weekly episode features guest stars from the world of stage, screen and television, including: Michael Landon, Carolyn Jones, Denver Pyle, Mike Connors and many more.

State Trooper aired 104 episodes in syndication during 3 seasons from September 25, 1956 to June 25, 1959.

Rod Cameron was born Nathan Roderick Cox in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on December 7. 1910. The former construction worker and stuntman, Cameron began his career as a stand-in for Fred MacMurray and gained star status in action serials for Republic Pictures. As crime-busting federal agent Rex Bennett, Cameron battled enemy terrorists in 15 weekly episodes of G-Men vs the Black Dragon. Rod Cameron's characterization of federal agent Rex Bennett was so successful that Republic hurriedly made changes to Cameron's next serial, already in production. It became an unofficial sequel, Secret Service in Darkest Africa, (Tile #13 on the Studio City Walk of Fame) with Cameron's character renamed Rex Bennett, and the feminine lead Joan Marsh becoming a British character, as in G-Men vs. the Black Dragon.

Cameron had a colorful private life, in 1950 Cameron married Angela Alves-Lico and divorced her in 1960 to marry her mother Dorothy Alves-Lico.  William Witney, one of Quentin Tarantino's favorite directors, publicly acclaimed Cameron as the bravest man he had ever seen.

Cameron passed away at the age of 73 on December 21, 1983 in Gainsville, Georgia.

For more information, please visit the SCIA website Walk of Fame pages.