Palmer Edwin Lee (January 25, 1927 – October 31, 2015), known by his stage name Gregg Palmer, was an American film and television actor. He was best known for playing the recurring role of Tom McLowery in the final season of the American western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
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Life and career
Palmer was born in San Francisco, California, He served in the United States Army Air Corps as a cryptographer in World War II. He began his screen career in 1950, with the uncredited role of an ambulance driver in the film My Friend Irma Goes West.
Later in his career, Palmer guest-starred in numerous television programs, including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Virginian, The Wild Wild West, Sky King, Have Gun – Will Travel, Rawhide, Star Trek: The Original Series, Mannix, 26 Men, Mission: Impossible and Death Valley Days, and played the recurring role of Tom McLowery in the final season of the ABC western television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp. He also appeared in numerous films such as Big Jake, The Undefeated, Rio Lobo, Magnificent Obsession, Taza, Son of Cochise, To Hell and Back, The Shootist, The Creature Walks Among Us, The Rebel Set, Zombies of Mora Tau, Taza, Son of Cochise, Francis Goes to West Point and The Creature Walks Among Us.
Palmer retired from acting in 1982, last appearing in the CBS television miniseries The Blue and the Gray.
Death
Palmer died on October 31, 2015 in Encino, California, at the age of 88.
