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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/1992
Almost an Angel
Character:Pop
Release Date:21/12/1990
Big Bad John
Character:Good Ole Boy
Release Date:01/02/1990
Once Upon a Texas Train
Character:Old Timer
Release Date:12/10/1988
Space Rage
Character:Old Codger
Release Date:25/12/1985
Runaway Train
Character:Old Con
Release Date:15/11/1985
UFOria
Character:Colonel
Release Date:10/07/1984
The Ice Pirates
Character:Elderly Jason
Release Date:16/03/1984
Please Don't Eat the Babies
Character:Gramps Jebediah
Release Date:11/11/1983
Hammett
Character:Pool Room Attendant
Release Date:09/06/1982
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Character:Old Geezer
Release Date:09/10/1981
Scream
Character:John
Release Date:08/01/1981
Bronco Billy
Character:Station Mechanic
Release Date:11/06/1980
Every Which Way but Loose
Character:Trailer Court Manager
Release Date:16/12/1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Character:Butch Collins
Release Date:01/12/1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Character:Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Release Date:21/07/1978
Big Wednesday
Character:Shopping Cart
Release Date:26/05/1978
Big Wednesday
Character:Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
Release Date:26/05/1978
Which Way Is Up?
Character:The Flunky
Release Date:04/11/1977
Smokey and the Bandit
Character:Trucker (uncredited)
Release Date:27/05/1977
The Legend of Frank Woods
Character:Slim
Release Date:30/04/1977
Sky Hei$t
Character:Old Coot
Release Date:26/05/1975
The Hanged Man
Character:Ab Wickes
Release Date:13/03/1974
Cahill: United States Marshal
Character:Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
Release Date:11/07/1973
Black Noon
Character:Joseph
Release Date:05/11/1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Character:Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Release Date:07/10/1971
Big Jake
Character:Hank
Release Date:26/05/1971
Zachariah
Character:Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Release Date:24/01/1971
Chisum
Character:Stationmaster Elwood
Release Date:23/07/1970
Rio Lobo
Character:Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1970
True Grit
Character:R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1969
Big Daddy
Character:
Release Date:11/06/1969
The President's Analyst
Character:Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
Release Date:21/12/1967
Hondo and the Apaches
Character:Miner
Release Date:08/09/1967
Good Times
Character:Kid
Release Date:11/04/1967
McLintock!
Character:Curly Fletcher
Release Date:12/11/1963
The Music Man
Character:Undertaker
Release Date:19/06/1962
One-Eyed Jacks
Character:Doc
Release Date:30/03/1961
The Alamo
Character:Parson
Release Date:23/10/1960
Sergeant Rutledge
Character:Laredo (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1960
The Horse Soldiers
Character:Deacon Clump
Release Date:11/06/1959
Bullwhip
Character:Tex
Release Date:25/05/1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Character:Liveryman
Release Date:14/05/1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Character:Pete
Release Date:28/02/1958
Forty Guns
Character:Marshal John Chisum
Release Date:10/09/1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Character:Hopi Charlie
Release Date:28/08/1957
The Quiet Gun
Character:Sampson
Release Date:18/07/1957
The Buckskin Lady
Character:Lon
Release Date:01/07/1957
Spoilers of the Forest
Character:Pat Casey
Release Date:04/04/1957
Accused of Murder
Character:Les Fuller
Release Date:21/12/1956
Thunder Over Arizona
Character:Old Jonas
Release Date:04/08/1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Character:Fiddler
Release Date:18/07/1956
The Searchers
Character:Mose Harper
Release Date:16/05/1956
The Indian Fighter
Character:Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
Release Date:21/12/1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Character:Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:25/05/1955
Crime Wave
Character:Sweeney (uncredited)
Release Date:22/10/1953
Apache War Smoke
Character:Amber
Release Date:25/09/1952
The Big Sky
Character:Poordevil
Release Date:19/08/1952
Woman of the North Country
Character:Tom Gordon
Release Date:23/07/1952
Boots Malone
Character:Auto Mechanic
Release Date:11/01/1952
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
Character:Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
Release Date:16/09/1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
Character:Shooting Match Official
Release Date:26/07/1951
Sugarfoot
Character:Johnny Behind-the-Stove
Release Date:11/02/1951
Frenchie
Character:Mr. Grady (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1950
Wagon Master
Character:Luke Clegg
Release Date:22/04/1950
Father Is a Bachelor
Character:Finnegan (uncredited)
Release Date:22/02/1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Character:American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
Release Date:17/02/1950
Roseanna McCoy
Character:Jacob (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1949
The Fighting Kentuckian
Character:Abner Todd
Release Date:15/09/1949
Hellfire
Character:
Release Date:29/05/1949
Cover Up
Character:Undertaker
Release Date:25/02/1949
3 Godfathers
Character:Deputy Curly
Release Date:31/12/1948
Yellow Sky
Character:Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Release Date:24/12/1948
Whispering Smith
Character:
Release Date:09/12/1948
Red River
Character:Simms Reeves
Release Date:17/09/1948
Tap Roots
Character:Cropper (uncredited)
Release Date:25/08/1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Character:Clem (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1948
Hazard
Character:Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Release Date:28/05/1948
Fort Apache
Character:Southern Recruit
Release Date:21/05/1948
The Sainted Sisters
Character:Taub Beasley
Release Date:30/04/1948
The Man from Texas
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:06/03/1948
Prairie Express
Character:Deputy Clint
Release Date:24/10/1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Character:Western Character (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1947
The Sea of Grass
Character:Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/1947
Angel and the Badman
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/02/1947
Duel in the Sun
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1946
Undercurrent
Character:Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
Release Date:11/11/1946
Lawless Breed
Character:The Deputy
Release Date:16/08/1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Character:Joe (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1945
The Great Moment
Character:Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
Release Date:18/07/1944
None Shall Escape
Character:German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1944
The Woman of the Town
Character:The Barber
Release Date:31/12/1943
Flesh and Fantasy
Character:Circus Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:29/10/1943
So Proudly We Hail
Character:Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
Release Date:09/09/1943
Black Market Rustlers
Character:Slim
Release Date:27/08/1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
Character:Waiter
Release Date:19/08/1943
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Character:Townsman
Release Date:25/09/1942
Border Vigilantes
Character:Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
Release Date:18/04/1941
Robbers of the Range
Character:Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:17/04/1941
Brigham Young
Character:Mormon Cheering Porter
Release Date:27/09/1940
Triple Justice
Character:Townsman Outside Saloon
Release Date:22/09/1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Character:Henry Haggerty
Release Date:05/09/1940
The Range Busters
Character:Cowhand
Release Date:22/08/1940
Cross-Country Romance
Character:Wedding Witness
Release Date:12/07/1940
Winners of the West
Character:Drunk
Release Date:02/07/1940
Beyond Tomorrow
Character:Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Release Date:10/05/1940
Gaucho Serenade
Character:Farmer Driving Jalopy
Release Date:09/05/1940
Viva Cisco Kid
Character:Deputy
Release Date:12/04/1940
Riders of Pasco Basin
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1940
Northwest Passage
Character:Ranger Tying Oars
Release Date:23/02/1940
Reno
Character:Townsman
Release Date:01/12/1939
Chip of the Flying U
Character:Cowhand
Release Date:29/11/1939
Oklahoma Frontier
Character:Townsman
Release Date:09/10/1939
The Night Riders
Character:Rancher
Release Date:12/04/1939
Stagecoach
Character:Cavalryman (uncredited)
Release Date:02/03/1939
Rollin' Westward
Character:Slim Regan
Release Date:01/03/1939
Sundown on the Prairie
Character:Henchman Hank
Release Date:08/02/1939
Ghost Town Riders
Character:Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
Release Date:16/12/1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
Character:Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1938
The Stranger from Arizona
Character:Skeeter
Release Date:22/09/1938
Frontier Town
Character:Henchman Buck
Release Date:04/03/1938
Hollywood Round-Up
Character:Saloon Set Extra
Release Date:06/11/1937
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Character:Deputy
Release Date:06/08/1937
The Californian
Character:Ruiz Man
Release Date:18/07/1937
Sing Cowboy Sing
Character:Henchman
Release Date:22/05/1937
Hittin' the Trail
Character:Sidekick Hank
Release Date:03/04/1937
Come and Get It
Character:Lumberjack (uncredited)
Release Date:06/11/1936
Ghost Town Gold
Character:Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/1936
For the Service
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1936
Barbary Coast
Character:Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:13/10/1935
Television Appearances
Cop Rock
Character:2nd Elderly Man
Twin Peaks
Character:Waiter
Knight Rider
Character:Slim
Lancer
Character:
Green Acres
Character:
Daniel Boone
Character:Blue Belly (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
Character:Hansom Cab Driver
Petticoat Junction
Character:Farmer
Petticoat Junction
Character:Roy Turlock
Petticoat Junction
Character:Luke
Petticoat Junction
Character:Band Member
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:
Rawhide
Character:Driver
Bronco
Character:
Wagon Train
Character:Hank
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Claude
The Lone Ranger
Character:Rusty Bates
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