Chris Messersmith was born on 28 October 1947 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. He was an actor, known for Broke Sky (2007), Goodnight, Charlene (2017) and Blood on the Brazos (2007). He was married to Cynthia Elaine Childress and Fern Harriet York. He died on 5 July 2021 in Irving, Texas, USA.