 Many viewers have thought that because "Old Charlie" the town drunk  would usually be thrown through the saloon doors (or window), bounce  off a support post, fall face forward over the hitching rail, spin  around and land on his face or back at least once an episode, he was  actually a young stuntman in "old man" makeup. In reality "Charlie"  was ace stuntman Harvey Parry (qv), who at that time was 65 years  old and had been a stuntman for almost 45 years.