Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Known for
Acting
Born
July 23, 1901
Died
December 6, 1992 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Rolfe, Iowa, USA

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)

Known For

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Filmography

1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

Movie · as Self

1990
Big Bad John poster

Big Bad John

Movie · as Good Ole Boy

1990
Almost an Angel poster

Almost an Angel

Movie · as Pop

1990
Twin Peaks poster

Twin Peaks

TV · as Waiter · 4 eps

1990
Cop Rock poster

Cop Rock

TV · as Elderly Man #2 · 1 ep

1988
Once Upon a Texas Train poster

Once Upon a Texas Train

Movie · as Old Timer

1985
Runaway Train poster

Runaway Train

Movie · as Old Con

1985
Space Rage poster

Space Rage

Movie · as Old Codger

1984
The Ice Pirates poster

The Ice Pirates

Movie · as Elderly Jason

1984
UFOria poster

UFOria

Movie · as Colonel

1983
Please Don't Eat the Babies poster

Please Don't Eat the Babies

Movie · as Gramps Jebediah

1982
Hammett poster

Hammett

Movie · as Pool Room Attendant

1982
Knight Rider poster

Knight Rider

TV · as Slim · 1 ep

1981
Scream poster

Scream

Movie · as John

1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. poster

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Movie · as Old Geezer

1980
Bronco Billy poster

Bronco Billy

Movie · as Station Mechanic

1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band poster

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Movie · as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way poster

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

Movie · as Butch Collins

1978
Big Wednesday poster

Big Wednesday

Movie · as Shopping Cart, Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)

1978
Every Which Way but Loose poster

Every Which Way but Loose

Movie · as Trailer Court Manager

1977
Which Way Is Up? poster

Which Way Is Up?

Movie · as The Flunky

1977
Smokey and the Bandit poster

Smokey and the Bandit

Movie · as Trucker (uncredited)

1977
The Legend of Frank Woods poster

The Legend of Frank Woods

Movie · as Slim

1975
Sky Hei$t poster

Sky Hei$t

Movie · as Old Coot

1974
The Hanged Man poster

The Hanged Man

Movie · as Ab Wickes

1973
Cahill: United States Marshal poster

Cahill: United States Marshal

Movie · as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster

1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks poster

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Movie · as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

1971
Big Jake poster

Big Jake

Movie · as Hank

1971
Black Noon poster

Black Noon

Movie · as Joseph

1971
Zachariah poster

Zachariah

Movie · as Old Cowboy (uncredited)

1970
Rio Lobo poster

Rio Lobo

Movie · as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1970
Chisum poster

Chisum

Movie · as Stationmaster Elwood

1969
True Grit poster

True Grit

Movie · as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)

1969
Big Daddy poster

Big Daddy

Movie

1968
Lancer poster

Lancer

TV · 1 ep

1967
Hondo and the Apaches poster

Hondo and the Apaches

Movie · as Miner

1967
The President's Analyst poster

The President's Analyst

Movie · as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)

1967
Good Times poster

Good Times

Movie · as Kid

1965
Green Acres poster

Green Acres

TV · 2 eps

1964
Daniel Boone poster

Daniel Boone

TV · as Blue Belly (uncredited), Hansom Cab Driver · 1 ep

1963
McLintock! poster

McLintock!

Movie · as Curly Fletcher

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as Farmer, Roy Turlock, Luke, Band Member · 1 ep

1962
The Music Man poster

The Music Man

Movie · as Undertaker

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies poster

The Beverly Hillbillies

TV · 1 ep

1962
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

TV · as Calico (uncredited) · 1 ep

1961
One-Eyed Jacks poster

One-Eyed Jacks

Movie · as Doc

1960
The Alamo poster

The Alamo

Movie · as Parson

1960
Sergeant Rutledge poster

Sergeant Rutledge

Movie · as Laredo (uncredited)

1959
The Horse Soldiers poster

The Horse Soldiers

Movie · as Deacon Clump

1959
Rawhide poster

Rawhide

TV · as Driver · 1 ep

1959
Bonanza poster

Bonanza

TV · as Station Attendant · 1 ep

1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks poster

The Notorious Mr. Monks

Movie · as Pete

1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone poster

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

Movie · as Liveryman

1958
Bullwhip poster

Bullwhip

Movie · as Tex

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · 1 ep

1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre poster

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Movie · as Hopi Charlie

1957
The Quiet Gun poster

The Quiet Gun

Movie · as Sampson

1957
Forty Guns poster

Forty Guns

Movie · as Marshal John Chisum

1957
Spoilers of the Forest poster

Spoilers of the Forest

Movie · as Pat Casey

1957
The Buckskin Lady poster

The Buckskin Lady

Movie · as Lon

1957
Wagon Train poster

Wagon Train

TV · as Hank · 1 ep

1956
The Searchers poster

The Searchers

Movie · as Mose Harper

1956
Accused of Murder poster

Accused of Murder

Movie · as Les Fuller

1956
Thunder Over Arizona poster

Thunder Over Arizona

Movie · as Old Jonas

1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates poster

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Movie · as Fiddler

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

TV · 1 ep

1955
The Indian Fighter poster

The Indian Fighter

Movie · as Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper

1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier poster

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Movie · as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Claude · 1 ep

1953
Crime Wave poster

Crime Wave

Movie · as Sweeney (uncredited)

1952
The Big Sky poster

The Big Sky

Movie · as Poordevil

1952
Apache War Smoke poster

Apache War Smoke

Movie · as Amber

1952
Woman of the North Country poster

Woman of the North Country

Movie · as Tom Gordon

1952
Boots Malone poster

Boots Malone

Movie · as Gas Station Mechanic (uncredited)

1951
Comin' Round the Mountain poster

Comin' Round the Mountain

Movie · as Shooting Match Official

1951
Sugarfoot poster

Sugarfoot

Movie · as Johnny Behind-the-Stove

1951
Triple Cross poster

Triple Cross

Movie · as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer

1950
Frenchie poster

Frenchie

Movie · as Mr. Grady (uncredited)

1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home poster

When Willie Comes Marching Home

Movie · as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)

1950
Father Is a Bachelor poster

Father Is a Bachelor

Movie · as Finnegan (uncredited)

1950
Wagon Master poster

Wagon Master

Movie · as Luke Clegg

1949
Hellfire poster

Hellfire

Movie · as Witness (uncredited)

1949
Roseanna McCoy poster

Roseanna McCoy

Movie · as Jacob (uncredited)

1949
Cover Up poster

Cover Up

Movie · as Undertaker

1949
The Fighting Kentuckian poster

The Fighting Kentuckian

Movie · as Abner Todd

1949
The Lone Ranger poster

The Lone Ranger

TV · as Rusty Bates, Bruckner · 1 ep

1948
Red River poster

Red River

Movie · as Simms Reeves

1948
3 Godfathers poster

3 Godfathers

Movie · as Deputy Curly

1948
The Man from Texas poster

The Man from Texas

Movie · as (uncredited)

1948
Whispering Smith poster

Whispering Smith

Movie

1948
The Sainted Sisters poster

The Sainted Sisters

Movie · as Taub Beasley

1948
Fort Apache poster

Fort Apache

Movie · as Southern Recruit

1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' poster

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Movie · as Clem (uncredited)

1948
Hazard poster

Hazard

Movie · as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)

1948
Yellow Sky poster

Yellow Sky

Movie · as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)

1948
Tap Roots poster

Tap Roots

Movie · as Cropper (uncredited)

1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty poster

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Movie · as Western Character (uncredited)

1947
Angel and the Badman poster

Angel and the Badman

Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)

1947
The Sea of Grass poster

The Sea of Grass

Movie · as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)

1947
Prairie Express poster

Prairie Express

Movie · as Deputy Clint

1947
High Wall poster

High Wall

Movie

1946
Lawless Breed poster

Lawless Breed

Movie · as The Deputy

1946
Duel in the Sun poster

Duel in the Sun

Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)

1946
Undercurrent poster

Undercurrent

Movie · as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)

1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood poster

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Movie · as Joe (uncredited)

1944
The Great Moment poster

The Great Moment

Movie · as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)

1944
None Shall Escape poster

None Shall Escape

Movie · as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)

1943
Black Market Rustlers poster

Black Market Rustlers

Movie · as Slim

1943
The Woman of the Town poster

The Woman of the Town

Movie · as The Barber

1943
A Lady Takes a Chance poster

A Lady Takes a Chance

Movie · as Waiter

1943
Flesh and Fantasy poster

Flesh and Fantasy

Movie · as Circus Spectator (uncredited)

1943
So Proudly We Hail poster

So Proudly We Hail

Movie · as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)

1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas poster

Deep in the Heart of Texas

Movie · as Townsman

1941
Robbers of the Range poster

Robbers of the Range

Movie · as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)

1941
Border Vigilantes poster

Border Vigilantes

Movie · as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver

1941
Mad About Moonshine

Mad About Moonshine

Movie · as Hillbilly

1940
Riders of Pasco Basin poster

Riders of Pasco Basin

Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)

1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride poster

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Movie · as Henry Haggerty

1940
Viva Cisco Kid poster

Viva Cisco Kid

Movie · as Deputy

1940
The Range Busters poster

The Range Busters

Movie · as Cowhand

1940
Triple Justice poster

Triple Justice

Movie · as Townsman Outside Saloon

1940
Brigham Young poster

Brigham Young

Movie · as Mormon Cheering Porter

1940
Gaucho Serenade poster

Gaucho Serenade

Movie · as Farmer Driving Jalopy

1940
Winners of the West poster

Winners of the West

Movie · as Drunk

1940
Northwest Passage poster

Northwest Passage

Movie · as Ranger Tying Oars

1940
Beyond Tomorrow poster

Beyond Tomorrow

Movie · as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

1940
Cross-Country Romance poster

Cross-Country Romance

Movie · as Wedding Witness

1939
Stagecoach poster

Stagecoach

Movie · as Cavalryman (uncredited)

1939
The Night Riders poster

The Night Riders

Movie · as Rancher

1939
Reno poster

Reno

Movie · as Townsman

1939
Rollin' Westward poster

Rollin' Westward

Movie · as Slim Regan

1939
Sundown on the Prairie poster

Sundown on the Prairie

Movie · as Henchman Hank

1939
Oklahoma Frontier poster

Oklahoma Frontier

Movie · as Townsman

1939
Chip of the Flying U poster

Chip of the Flying U

Movie · as Cowhand

1938
The Stranger from Arizona poster

The Stranger from Arizona

Movie · as Skeeter

1938
Ghost Town Riders poster

Ghost Town Riders

Movie · as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton

1938
The Cowboy and the Lady poster

The Cowboy and the Lady

Movie · as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)

1938
Frontier Town poster

Frontier Town

Movie · as Henchman Buck

1937
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen poster

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

Movie · as Deputy

1937
Sing Cowboy Sing poster

Sing Cowboy Sing

Movie · as Henchman

1937
Hittin' the Trail poster

Hittin' the Trail

Movie · as Sidekick Hank

1937
Hollywood Round-Up poster

Hollywood Round-Up

Movie · as Saloon Set Extra

1937
The Californian poster

The Californian

Movie · as Ruiz Man

1936
Come and Get It poster

Come and Get It

Movie · as Lumberjack (uncredited)

1936
For the Service poster

For the Service

Movie · as Henchman (uncredited)

1936
Ghost Town Gold poster

Ghost Town Gold

Movie · as Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)

1935
Barbary Coast poster

Barbary Coast

Movie · as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)