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Hank Worden

Raised on a cattle ranch in Montana. Educated at Stanford and the University of Nevada as an engineer. Washed out as an Army pilot. Toured the country in rodeos as a saddle bronc rider. Broke his neck in a horsefall in his 20s, but didn't know it until his 40s. Chosen along with Tex Ritter from a rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York to appear in the Broadway play "Green Grow the Lilacs", the play from which the musical "Oklahoma" was later derived. Drove a cab in New York, then worked on dude ranches as a wrangler and as a guide on the Bright Angel trail of the Grand Canyon. Recommended by Billie Burke to several movie producers. Became friends with John Wayne, Howard Hawks, and later John Ford, all of whom provided him with much work. Survived by adopted daughter Dawn Henry. Date of Death:  6 December 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA  (natural causes)


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Born:
Jul 23, 1901 In Rolfe, Iowa, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
137
First Appeared:
In the movie Barbary Coast 1935-10-13
Latest Project:
Movie John Wayne's 'The Alamo' 1992-06-06
Known For
Poster of Smokey and the Bandit
Poster of Black Noon
Poster of Big Jake
Poster of The Searchers
Filmography
Movie John Wayne's 'The Alamo' Self 1992-06-06
Series Twin Peaks Waiter 1990-04-08
Movie Big Bad John Good Ole Boy 1990-02-01
Movie Almost an Angel Pop 1990-12-21
Movie Once Upon a Texas Train Old Timer 1988-10-12
Movie Runaway Train Old Con 1985-11-15
Movie Space Rage Old Codger 1985-12-25
Movie The Ice Pirates Elderly Jason 1984-03-16
Movie UFOria Colonel 1984-07-10
Movie Please Don't Eat the Babies Gramps Jebediah 1983-11-11
Movie Hammett Pool Room Attendant 1982-06-09
Series Knight Rider Slim 1982-09-26
Movie Scream John 1981-01-08
Movie Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. Old Geezer 1981-10-09
Movie Bronco Billy Station Mechanic 1980-06-11
Movie Big Wednesday Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden) 1978-05-26
Movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Old Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978-07-24
Movie They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way Butch Collins 1978-12-01
Movie Every Which Way but Loose Trailer Court Manager 1978-12-16
Movie Smokey and the Bandit Trucker (uncredited) 1977-05-26
Movie The Legend of Frank Woods Slim 1977-04-30
Movie Which Way Is Up? The Flunky 1977-11-04
Movie The Hanged Man Ab Wickes 1974-03-13
Movie Cahill: United States Marshal Albert, Valentine Stationmaster 1973-07-11
Movie Big Jake Hank 1971-05-26
Movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks Old Home Guardsman (uncredited) 1971-10-07
Movie Black Noon Joseph 1971-11-05
Movie Rio Lobo Hank, the hotel desk clerk 1970-04-01
Movie Chisum Stationmaster Elwood 1970-07-23
Movie Big Daddy Unknown 1969-06-11
Movie True Grit R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited) 1969-06-11
Series Lancer Unknown 1968-09-24
Movie Hondo and the Apaches Miner 1967-09-08
Movie Good Times Kid 1967-04-11
Movie The President's Analyst Dirty Old Man (uncredited) 1967-12-21
Series Green Acres Unknown 1965-09-15
Series Daniel Boone Hansom Cab Driver 1964-09-24
Series Petticoat Junction Band Member 1963-09-24
Movie McLintock! Curly Fletcher 1963-11-12
Series The Beverly Hillbillies Unknown 1962-09-26
Movie The Music Man Undertaker 1962-06-19
Movie One-Eyed Jacks Doc 1961-03-30
Movie Sergeant Rutledge Laredo (uncredited) 1960-05-25
Movie The Alamo Parson 1960-10-23
Series Rawhide Driver 1959-01-09
Movie The Horse Soldiers Deacon Clump 1959-06-11
Movie The Notorious Mr. Monks Pete 1958-02-28
Movie The Toughest Gun in Tombstone Liveryman 1958-05-14
Movie Bullwhip Tex 1958-05-25
Series Bronco Unknown 1958-09-23
Movie The Buckskin Lady Lon 1957-07-01
Movie Spoilers of the Forest Pat Casey 1957-04-04
Movie The Quiet Gun Sampson 1957-07-18
Movie Forty Guns Marshal John Chisum 1957-09-10
Movie Dragoon Wells Massacre Hopi Charlie 1957-08-28
Series Wagon Train Hank 1957-09-18
Movie The Searchers Mose Harper 1956-05-16
Movie Davy Crockett and the River Pirates Fiddler 1956-07-18
Series The Adventures of Jim Bowie Unknown 1956-09-07
Movie Thunder Over Arizona Old Jonas 1956-08-04
Movie Accused of Murder Les Fuller 1956-12-21
Series Gunsmoke Claude 1955-09-10
Movie The Indian Fighter Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper 1955-12-21
Movie Crime Wave Sweeney (uncredited) 1953-10-22
Movie Boots Malone Auto Mechanic 1952-01-11
Movie Woman of the North Country Tom Gordon 1952-07-23
Movie The Big Sky Poordevil 1952-08-19
Movie Apache War Smoke Amber 1952-09-25
Movie Sugarfoot Johnny Behind-the-Stove 1951-02-11
Movie Joe Palooka in Triple Cross Hard-of-Hearing Farmer 1951-09-16
Movie Comin' Round the Mountain Shooting Match Official 1951-07-26
Movie When Willie Comes Marching Home American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited) 1950-02-17
Movie Father Is a Bachelor Finnegan (uncredited) 1950-02-22
Movie Frenchie Mr. Grady (uncredited) 1950-12-25
Movie Wagon Master Luke Clegg 1950-04-22
Movie Cover Up Undertaker 1949-02-25
Movie Hellfire Unknown 1949-05-29
Series The Lone Ranger Rusty Bates 1949-09-15
Movie The Fighting Kentuckian Abner Todd 1949-09-15
Movie Roseanna McCoy Jacob (uncredited) 1949-10-12
Movie Hazard Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited) 1948-05-28
Movie The Sainted Sisters Taub Beasley 1948-04-30
Movie The Man from Texas (uncredited) 1948-03-06
Movie Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' Clem (uncredited) 1948-06-01
Movie Fort Apache Southern Recruit 1948-06-14
Movie Yellow Sky Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited) 1948-12-24
Movie 3 Godfathers Deputy Curly 1948-12-31
Movie Whispering Smith 1948-12-09
Movie Red River Simms Reeves 1948-08-26
Movie Tap Roots Cropper (uncredited) 1948-08-25
Movie Angel and the Badman Townsman (uncredited) 1947-02-15
Movie The Sea of Grass Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited) 1947-04-25
Movie Prairie Express Deputy Clint 1947-10-24
Movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Western Character (uncredited) 1947-09-01
Movie Undercurrent Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited) 1946-11-11
Movie Lawless Breed The Deputy 1946-08-16
Movie Duel in the Sun Party Guest (uncredited) 1946-12-31
Movie Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Joe (uncredited) 1945-10-05
Movie The Great Moment Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited) 1944-07-18
Movie Black Market Rustlers Slim 1943-08-27
Movie So Proudly We Hail Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited) 1943-09-09
Movie A Lady Takes a Chance Waiter 1943-08-19
Movie Flesh and Fantasy Circus Spectator (uncredited) 1943-10-29
Movie The Woman of the Town The Barber 1943-12-31
Movie Deep in the Heart of Texas Townsman 1942-09-25
Movie Robbers of the Range Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited) 1941-04-17
Movie Border Vigilantes Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver 1941-04-18
Movie Gaucho Serenade Farmer Driving Jalopy 1940-05-09
Movie Viva Cisco Kid Deputy 1940-04-12
Movie Northwest Passage Ranger Tying Oars 1940-02-23
Movie Beyond Tomorrow Hospital Visitor (Uncredited) 1940-05-10
Movie Riders of Pasco Basin Townsman (uncredited) 1940-04-04
Movie Cross-Country Romance Wedding Witness 1940-07-12
Movie Triple Justice Townsman Outside Saloon 1940-09-22
Movie Brigham Young Mormon Cheering Porter 1940-09-27
Movie Winners of the West Drunk 1940-07-02
Movie Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride Henry Haggerty 1940-09-05
Movie The Range Busters Cowhand 1940-08-22
Movie Rollin' Westward Slim Regan 1939-03-01
Movie Sundown on the Prairie Henchman Hank 1939-02-08
Movie Stagecoach Cavalryman Extra (uncredited) 1939-03-03
Movie Chip of the Flying U Cowhand 1939-11-29
Movie The Night Riders Rancher 1939-04-12
Movie Reno Townsman 1939-12-01
Movie Oklahoma Frontier Townsman 1939-10-09
Movie Frontier Town Henchman Buck 1938-03-04
Movie The Stranger from Arizona Skeeter 1938-09-22
Movie The Cowboy and the Lady Cowhand Leonard (uncredited) 1938-11-17
Movie Ghost Town Riders Tom 'Cherokee' Walton 1938-12-16
Movie Hittin' the Trail Sidekick Hank 1937-04-03
Movie Sing Cowboy Sing Henchman 1937-05-22
Movie Hollywood Round-Up Saloon Set Extra 1937-11-06
Movie The Californian Ruiz Man 1937-07-18
Movie The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen Deputy 1937-08-06
Movie For the Service Henchman (uncredited) 1936-06-01
Movie Come and Get It Lumberjack (uncredited) 1936-11-06
Movie Barbary Coast Barfly / Townsman (uncredited) 1935-10-13