A gallery of those who have portrayed David Crockett through the years. George Montgomery as Crockett Columbia PicturesIn Davy Crockett Indian Scout, released in 1950, George Montgomery played the famous frontiersman’s nephew. He donned buckskin once again for the 1952 film The Pathfinder that was loosely based on James Fenimore Cooper’s novel first published in 1840. « ‹ of 14 › » Purchase on Amazon.