Introduction
Paul Lars Henderson II (August 8, 1923 – December 10, 2019), better known as Kelo Henderson, was an American actor.
Henderson was born in August 1923 in Pueblo, Colorado and reared on a ranch, becoming an expert marksman and trick gun artist. He was titled world's fastest gunslinger, working as both a ranch foreman and a rancher in the Blythe, California area. As an actor, he taught many of his peers how to use their guns on screen.
He co-starred as Deputy Clint Travis in the 1957–1959 syndicated western television series 26 Men. The program starred Tristram Coffin (1909–1990) as Captain Thomas H. Rynning, the real-life commander of the Arizona Rangers, the case files of which were the basis for the series. Henderson appeared in twenty-five of the seventy-eight episodes of 26 Men.
Henderson's first screen appearance was as Doc Pardes in the 1957 episode "The Brand" of the ABC western Cheyenne.
After 26 Men, Henderson's acting was limited to the role of Frank Wilson in the 1965 German film Der Schatz der Azteken, based on intrigue in Mexico during the 1860s at the time of Emperor Maximilian.
Henderson died in Irvine, California in December 2019 at the age of 96.
Recognition
In 2003, Henderson was one of 12 recipients of the Golden Boot Award for his work in westerns.