Portrayals in Film
Ike Clanton is portrayed by Grant Withers in the John Ford classic My Darling Clementine (1946). Lyle Bettger portrayed Clanton as a brutal thug in John Sturges' film Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). In Sturges' sequel, Hour of the Gun (1967), he is portrayed very differently as a highly sophisticated figure by Robert Ryan. Although the film is a generally accurate depiction of the events surrounding the gunfight at OK Corral and the subsequent Earp Vendetta, it errs in showing Ike as having been tracked down in Mexico and shot by Wyatt. Later films correctly show Wyatt allowing Ike to live. Ike Clanton appears in the Doctor Who story "The Gunfighters" (1966), played by William Hurndell, which is largely based on the Sturges film and portrays Ike as the villain, albeit a somewhat comedic and inept one. It differs from history by showing Ike participate and die in the OK Corral gunfight.
In 1957, the role of Clanton was played by Kelo Henderson in an episode of Dale Robertson's NBC television series, Tales of Wells Fargo.
Clanton is played by Stephen Lang in the movie Tombstone (1993) starring Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp. This movie draws heavily on the book by former Tombstone Assistant Marshal Billy Breakenridge, "Helldorado: Bringing the Law to the Mesquite".
He is played by Jeff Fahey in the movie Wyatt Earp (1994) starring Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp. Christopher Fulford played him in 2007 in the BBC drama-documentary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. In the original Star Trek series episode entitled "Spectre of the Gun" (1969), Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) plays the part of Ike Clanton throughout the episode as part of an alien illusion test.
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