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Hank Worden
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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 …
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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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Hank Worden's Filmography
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No Poster
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
Almost an Angel
as Pop
Big Bad John
as Good Ole Boy
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Old Timer
Space Rage
as Old Codger
Runaway Train
as Old Con
UFOria
as Colonel
The Ice Pirates
as Elderly Jason
Please Don't Eat the Babies
as Gramps Jebediah
Hammett
as Pool Room Attendant
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Old Geezer
Scream
as John
Bronco Billy
as Station Mechanic
Every Which Way but Loose
as Trailer Court Manager
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Butch Collins
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Big Wednesday
as Shopping Cart
Big Wednesday
as Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
Which Way Is Up?
as The Flunky
Smokey and the Bandit
as Trucker (uncredited)
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Slim
Sky Hei$t
as Old Coot
The Hanged Man
as Ab Wickes
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
Black Noon
as Joseph
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Big Jake
as Hank
Zachariah
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Chisum
as Stationmaster Elwood
Rio Lobo
as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
True Grit
as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
Big Daddy
The President's Analyst
as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
Hondo and the Apaches
as Miner
Good Times
as Kid
McLintock!
as Curly Fletcher
The Music Man
as Undertaker
One-Eyed Jacks
as Doc
The Alamo
as Parson
Sergeant Rutledge
as Laredo (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
as Deacon Clump
Bullwhip
as Tex
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
as Liveryman
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Pete
Forty Guns
as Marshal John Chisum
Dragoon Wells Massacre
as Hopi Charlie
The Quiet Gun
as Sampson
The Buckskin Lady
as Lon
Spoilers of the Forest
as Pat Casey
Accused of Murder
as Les Fuller
Thunder Over Arizona
as Old Jonas
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Fiddler
The Searchers
as Mose Harper
The Indian Fighter
as Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
Crime Wave
as Sweeney (uncredited)
Apache War Smoke
as Amber
The Big Sky
as Poordevil
Woman of the North Country
as Tom Gordon
Boots Malone
as Auto Mechanic
Triple Cross
as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Shooting Match Official
Sugarfoot
as Johnny Behind-the-Stove
Frenchie
as Mr. Grady (uncredited)
Wagon Master
as Luke Clegg
Father Is a Bachelor
as Finnegan (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
Roseanna McCoy
as Jacob (uncredited)
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Abner Todd
Hellfire
as Witness (uncredited)
Cover Up
as Undertaker
3 Godfathers
as Deputy Curly
Yellow Sky
as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
Red River
as Simms Reeves
Tap Roots
as Cropper (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Clem (uncredited)
Hazard
as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Fort Apache
as Southern Recruit
The Sainted Sisters
as Taub Beasley
The Man from Texas
as (uncredited)
High Wall
Prairie Express
as Deputy Clint
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Western Character (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
Angel and the Badman
as Townsman (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Undercurrent
as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
Lawless Breed
as The Deputy
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Joe (uncredited)
The Great Moment
as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
None Shall Escape
as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
as The Barber
Flesh and Fantasy
as Circus Spectator (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
Black Market Rustlers
as Slim
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Waiter
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Townsman
Border Vigilantes
as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
Robbers of the Range
as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
No Poster
Mad About Moonshine
as Hillbilly
Brigham Young
as Mormon Cheering Porter
Triple Justice
as Townsman Outside Saloon
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Henry Haggerty
The Range Busters
as Cowhand
Cross-Country Romance
as Wedding Witness
Winners of the West
as Drunk
Beyond Tomorrow
as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Gaucho Serenade
as Farmer Driving Jalopy
Viva Cisco Kid
as Deputy
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Townsman (uncredited)
Northwest Passage
as Ranger Tying Oars
Reno
as Townsman
Chip of the Flying U
as Cowhand
Oklahoma Frontier
as Townsman
The Night Riders
as Rancher
Stagecoach
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Rollin' Westward
as Slim Regan
Sundown on the Prairie
as Henchman Hank
Ghost Town Riders
as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
The Stranger from Arizona
as Skeeter
Frontier Town
as Henchman Buck
Hollywood Round-Up
as Saloon Set Extra
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Deputy
The Californian
as Ruiz Man
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Henchman
Hittin' the Trail
as Sidekick Hank
Come and Get It
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Ghost Town Gold
as Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
For the Service
as Henchman (uncredited)
Barbary Coast
as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)