Arvo Ojala

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Arvo Ojala was an American actor, quick-draw expert, and firearms instructor best known for teaching Hollywood stars gun-handling skills and appearing in numerous Western films and TV shows.

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Arvo Ojala canonical 2

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instanceOf firearms instructor ⓘ
human ⓘ
quick-draw expert ⓘ
appearedIn Bonanza ⓘ
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ
Gunsmoke ⓘ
Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ
The Fastest Gun Alive ⓘ
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp ⓘ
The Tall Man ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1920-02-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2005-07-01 ⓘ
developed fast-draw holster designs ⓘ
ethnicGroup Finnish American ⓘ
familyName Ojala ⓘ
fieldOfWork film ⓘ
firearms training ⓘ
television ⓘ
genre Western ⓘ
givenName Arvo ⓘ
knownFor being shot by Marshal Matt Dillon in the opening of Gunsmoke ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ
name Arvo Ojala ⓘ
notableFor appearances in Western films and television ⓘ
firearms training for Hollywood actors ⓘ
quick-draw techniques ⓘ
notableWork opening gunfight scene in Gunsmoke ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
firearms instructor ⓘ
quick-draw artist ⓘ
stunt performer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Gresham, Oregon, United States ⓘ
linked to: Gresham, Oregon
residence Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ
taught Audie Murphy ⓘ
Clint Walker ⓘ
Elvis Presley ⓘ
Glenn Ford ⓘ
Hugh O'Brian ⓘ
linked to: Hugh O’Brian

James Arness ⓘ
James Garner ⓘ
Jerry Lewis ⓘ
Paul Newman ⓘ

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Arvo → hasNotableBearer → Arvo Ojala ⓘ
Arvo Ojala → name → Arvo Ojala ⓘ