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)

Movies & TV Shows

1. Twin Peaks (1990) — Waiter
2. The Searchers (1956) — Mose Harper
3. Knight Rider (1982) — Slim
4. Stagecoach (1939) — Cavalryman (uncredited)
5. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) — Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
6. True Grit (1969) — R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
7. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) — Trucker (uncredited)
8. Runaway Train (1985) — Old Con
9. Red River (1948) — Simms Reeves
10. Every Which Way but Loose (1978) — Trailer Court Manager
11. Bonanza (1959) — Station Attendant
12. Fort Apache (1948) — Southern Recruit
13. The Alamo (1960) — Parson
14. Bronco Billy (1980) — Station Mechanic
15. Rio Lobo (1970) — Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
16. The Horse Soldiers (1959) — Deacon Clump
17. McLintock! (1963) — Curly Fletcher
18. One-Eyed Jacks (1961) — Doc
19. Big Jake (1971) — Hank
20. The Ice Pirates (1984) — Elderly Jason
21. 3 Godfathers (1948) — Deputy Curly
22. Chisum (1970) — Stationmaster Elwood
23. The Music Man (1962) — Undertaker
24. Big Wednesday (1978) — Shopping Cart
25. Duel in the Sun (1946) — Party Guest (uncredited)
26. Wagon Master (1950) — Luke Clegg
27. Cahill: United States Marshal (1973) — Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
28. Forty Guns (1957) — Marshal John Chisum
29. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) — Western Character (uncredited)
30. Sergeant Rutledge (1960) — Laredo (uncredited)
31. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
32. Angel and the Badman (1947) — Townsman (uncredited)
33. Yellow Sky (1948) — Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
34. Almost an Angel (1990) — Pop
35. Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955) — Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
36. Gunsmoke (1955) — Claude
37. The Big Sky (1952) — Poordevil
38. The Indian Fighter (1955) — Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
39. Crime Wave (1953) — Sweeney (uncredited)
40. Hammett (1982) — Pool Room Attendant