Hank Worden
Biography
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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Also Known As
Movies (40)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
1992
Almost an Angel
as Pop
1990
Big Bad John
as Good Ole Boy
1990
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Old Timer
1988
Space Rage
as Old Codger
1985
Runaway Train
as Old Con
1985
UFOria
as Colonel
1984
The Ice Pirates
as Elderly Jason
1984
Please Don't Eat the Babies
as Gramps Jebediah
1983
Hammett
as Pool Room Attendant
1982
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Old Geezer
1981
Scream
as John
1981
Bronco Billy
as Station Mechanic
1980
Every Which Way but Loose
as Trailer Court Manager
1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Butch Collins
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Big Wednesday
as Shopping Cart
1978
Which Way Is Up?
as The Flunky
1977
Smokey and the Bandit
as Trucker (uncredited)
1977
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Slim
1977
Sky Hei$t
as Old Coot
1975
The Hanged Man
as Ab Wickes
1974
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
1973
Black Noon
as Joseph
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
1971
Big Jake
as Hank
1971
Zachariah
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
1971
Chisum
as Stationmaster Elwood
1970
Rio Lobo
as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1970
True Grit
as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
1969
Big Daddy
1969
The President's Analyst
as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
1967
Hondo and the Apaches
as Miner
1967
Good Times
as Kid
1967
McLintock!
as Curly Fletcher
1963
The Music Man
as Undertaker
1962
One-Eyed Jacks
as Doc
1961
The Alamo
as Parson
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
as Laredo (uncredited)
1960
The Horse Soldiers
as Deacon Clump
1959
