Hank Worden
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)
Acting
TV
Twin Peaks
as Waiter
1990
Movie
The Searchers
as Mose Harper
1956
TV
Knight Rider
as Slim
1982
Movie
Stagecoach
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
1971
Movie
True Grit
as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
1969
Movie
Smokey and the Bandit
as Trucker (uncredited)
1977
Movie
Runaway Train
as Old Con
1985
Movie
Red River
as Simms Reeves
1948
Movie
Every Which Way but Loose
as Trailer Court Manager
1978
TV
Bonanza
as Station Attendant
1959
Movie
Fort Apache
as Southern Recruit
1948
Movie
The Alamo
as Parson
1960
Movie
Bronco Billy
as Station Mechanic
1980
Movie
Rio Lobo
as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1970
Movie
The Horse Soldiers
as Deacon Clump
1959
Movie
McLintock!
as Curly Fletcher
1963
Movie
One-Eyed Jacks
as Doc
1961
Movie
Big Jake
as Hank
1971
Movie
The Ice Pirates
as Elderly Jason
1984
Movie
3 Godfathers
as Deputy Curly
1948
Movie
Chisum
as Stationmaster Elwood
1970
Movie
The Music Man
as Undertaker
1962
Movie
Big Wednesday
as Shopping Cart
1978