Arvo Ojala (born January 21, 1920 in Seattle, Washington; died July 1, 2005 in Gresham, Oregon) was a Hollywood advisor and expert quickdraw artist, frequently credited as a "technical director" but also working as an actor. He appeared in the weekly opening sequences of Gunsmoke for over 18 years being gunned down by Marshall Dillon. Ojala taught himself marksmanship and how to quick-draw a handgun while living on his father's ranch near Yakima, Washington, … Wikipedia
Of Finnish descent. Said that his success came from having "sisu" - the Finnish word for a person's driving focus to be the best. Taught himself marksmanship and how to quick-draw a handgun while living on his father's ranch near Yakima, Washington, durin www.imdb.com/name/nm0645282/
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