Background
Wescoatt was born on August 2, 1911, in Maui, Hawaii, United States.
Wescoatt was born on August 2, 1911, in Maui, Hawaii, United States.
Wescoatt began his acting career with The Vigilante in 1947 as Garrity (uncredited). His next serial was The Sea Hound as Singapore Manson. In 1948, Wescoatt was in Superman, a 15-part black-and-white Columbia film serial, based on the comic book character Superman as Elton in chapters 7–15.
In 1948, he was in Congo Bill as Ivan.
He would play a number of henchmen roles in B-Westerns and serials Wescoatt"s main studio for serial mayhem was Columbia. His screen persona was usually a bully who, often had more brawn than brains, did the physical labor according to the strict orders given by the brains heavy.
In 1950, Wescoatt was uncredited as Maklee Native in Jungle Manhunt. In 1955, he was in Gang Busters as Mike Denike (archive footage).
Also in 1955, he was in Tarantula, a science fiction film from Universal-International, produced by William Alland, directed by Jack Arnold, as a driver (uncredited).
Wescoatt would guest star in a number id television shows including The Adventures of Kit Carson, The Lone Ranger, Valley Days, Hopalong Cassidy, Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok,, Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, Sky King, Gunsmoke, Perry Mason, 77 Sunset Strip, Maverick, Bat Masterson, The Twilight Zone, Lawman, and The Legend of Jesse James. Wescoatt died in September 3, 1987, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 76.