Guy Madison (born Robert Ozell Moseley; January 19, 1922 â February 6, 1996) was an American film, television, and radio actor. He is best known for playing Wild Bill Hickok in the Western television series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok from 1951 to 1958.
He enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 23 October 1942 at Los Angeles as an apprentice seaman. During his three-year stint, he was assigned to the U.S. Naval Reserve Station in Los Angeles and then to Roosevelt Base, Terminal Island, before moving on to Transition Training Squadron, Pacific Air Wing 14, located on North Island. The wing was tasked with over-water patrol, convoy coverage, and special missions. Flying PB4Y Privateer and PBM Mariner patrol bombers, Fleet Air Wing 14 trained pilots and crews, and equipped new squadrons, at the same time serving as the San Diego control station for flights to Hawaii.
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