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Max Terhune
Known for: ActingMax Terhune (12 February 1891 Franklin, Indiana, – 5 June 1973 Cottonwood, Arizona), was an American film actor. He appeared in nearly 70 films, mostly B-westerns, between 1936 and 1956. Terhune performed in 21 episodes of The Three Mesquiteers (co-starring with Robert Livingston and Ray "Crash" Corrigan in the Republic series); The Range Busters (24 entries with Ray Corrigan and John King at Monogram Pictures); several supporting roles with Gene Autry (at Republic), and the Johnny Mack Brown westerns at Monogram. Terhune played the comic sidekick (usually named either Lullaby Joslin or just Alibi)--with a major distinction. He always traveled the range with his dummy Elmer sharing his saddle. Terhune was not only a splendid ventriloquist, but a fine magician. Card tricks were his forte, and he often performed such in his movies. His former vaudeville act included juggling and doing impressions, talents also incorporated into his sidekick roles. He joined the National Barn Dance radio program, along with Gene Autry, in 1933. It was Autry who introduced him to Republic Pictures. His last film role was in the major Hollywood film Giant, in which he played the dramatic role of the physician Dr. Walker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Terhune, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography 35
The Kid's Last Ride
as Alibi Terhune 
The Purple Vigilantes
as Lullaby Joslin 
Haunted Ranch
as 'Alibi' Terhune 
West of Pinto Basin
as Alibi 
The Riders of the Whistling Skull
as Lullaby Joslin 
Three Texas Steers
as Lullaby Joslin 
Tumbledown Ranch In Arizona
as 'Alibi' Terhune (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) 
Roarin' Lead
as Lullaby Joslin 
Trailing Double Trouble
as Max 'Alibi' Terhune 
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as Self 
Overland Stage Raiders
as Lullaby Joslin 
Santa Fe Stampede
as Lullaby Joslin 
The Trail of the Silver Spurs
as Alibi Terhune 
Heart of the Rockies
as Lullaby Joslin 
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
as Alibi 
Come on, Cowboys
as Lullaby Joslin 
Boot Hill Bandits
as 'Alibi' Terhune 
Land of Hunted Men
as 'Alibi' Terhune 
Wild Horse Rodeo
as Lullaby Joslin 
Wrangler's Roost
as Alibi Terhune 
Cowboy Commandos
as Alibi Terhune 
Two Fisted Justice
as 'Alibi' Terhune (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) 
Bullets and Saddles
as Alibi Terhune 
Texas Trouble Shooters
as 'Alibi' Terhune 
Tonto Basin Outlaws
as Alibi Terhune (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) 
Black Market Rustlers
as 'Alibi' Terhune (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) 
Saddle Mountain Roundup
as Alibi Terhune 
The Range Busters
as 'Alibi' Terhune 
Trail Riders
as Max 'Alibi' Terhune 
Texas to Bataan
as Alibi Terhune 
Arizona Stage Coach
as Alibi Terhune 
Fugitive Valley
as Alibi Terhune posing as The Professor (as Max 'Alibi' Terhune) 
Thunder River Feud
as Alibi Terhune 
Rock River Renegades
as Alibi Terhune 
Underground Rustlers
as Alibi