Harry Carey Jr. aka Dobe (pronounced "Dough-bee")

Actor -- via the Miami Herald. The last of the classic Western film actors. Carey's namesake was a silent film cowboy who made a series of films with a young John Ford. (Carey Sr. is probably best remembered as President of the Senate in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.") Ford used him in 10 films; he appeared in 11 with John Wayne. His specialty was Westerns -- he also appeared in classics such as "Rio Bravo," "Red River," and "Pursued."

He was nearly always the freckled-faced kid -- the naive and excitable young man who saved the day or lost it impetuously. One could do much worse than play cowboy for a living!

NEW: I am afraid that the New York Times, in its obit, mischaracterizes him as a "sidekick" to John Wayne. He was not a companion in the sense of a Gabby Hayes; he was simply part of the so-called John Ford stock company. (P.S. John Wayne was not in "Wagon Master.") He could and did have a fine acting career that was not dependent on the Duke for its success.