Famed actor, Noble Willingham, had a robust career before starring in Good Morning, Vietnam. He’d appeared in Chinatown (1974) and Independence Day (1983), certainly not movies to sneeze at! He starred alongside Bruno Kirby again in the comedy film City Slickers (1991) and then went on to star as C.D. Parker for six years in the 1993 series Walker, Texas Ranger. Affiliated with the Republican party, the Texas-native ran against the Democratic incumbent congressman Max Sandlin in 2000, in the northeast Texas 1st congressional district. Willingham lost, but stayed politically active until his death in 2004.