Chester Conlan Carter (born October 3,[2] 1934)[1] is an American film, stage and television actor.

[2][5] He attended Matthews High School in Missouri,[2] where he was a state champion pole vaulter.

[5] After graduating from Matthews High School in 1952,[4][6] he attended Southeast Missouri State University,[2] on a two-year athletic scholarship.

[2] He supported himself by working as a field auditor for an insurance company,[5] He then appeared in various dramatic and musical productions in California.

Carruthers,[1][5] After the series ended in 1962, Carter guest-starred in other television programs including Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, Rawhide, Death Valley Days, Outlaws, The Westerner and Follow the Sun.