From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Allen Case born Alan Case Lavelle Jones October 8 1934 August 25 1986 was an American television actor most noted for the lead role of Deputy Clay McCord in NBCTVs The Deputy 19591961 opposite series regular Henry Fonda who received top billing but appeared far less frequently than Case Case was born in Dallas Texas His parents were retail clothiers Casey Jones and Nadine Allen Jones He attended Southern Methodist University but left in his junior year After he left SMU Case sang on a television program in Dallas and then toured in musicals Following those experiences he traveled to New York to audition for the Arthur Godfreys Talent Scouts program Case signed a contract with Columbia Records in 1955 and performed on the first studio cast recording of the Gershwins musical Oh Kay He starred in his first Broadway show Reuben Reuben He also toured with musicals including South Pacific Damn Yankees and My Fair Lady In addition to starring in The Deputy Case was one of the friends on Arthur Godfrey and His Friends Case made more than 30 television appearances between 1958 and 1982 often in cowboy roles such as on the ABCWarner Bros Western series Colt 45 starring Wayde Preston In the late 1960s Case went into business manufacturing fur coats for men Furs used in the coats included wolf Norwegian seal muskrat and sheared rabbit Prices ranged from 350 to 1250 During his theatrical career Case designed his own clothes and as the menswear market changed he thought the time was ripe to express his own ideas and designs On September 22 1961 Case married Bobbie Jones They had a daughter and they divorced on June 27 1979 While on vacation he died after suffering a heart attack in Truckee California at the age of 51 CLR
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