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)
Movie | Almost an Angel | Pop | 1990-12-21 |
Movie | Big Bad John | Good Ole Boy | 1990-02-01 |
Movie | Once Upon a Texas Train | Old Timer | 1988-10-12 |
Movie | Space Rage | Old Codger | 1985-08-15 |
Movie | Runaway Train | Old Con | 1985-11-15 |
Movie | The Ice Pirates | Elderly Jason | 1984-03-16 |
Movie | UFOria | Colonel | 1984-07-10 |
Movie | Please Don't Eat the Babies | Gramps Jebediah | 1983-11-11 |
Movie | Hammett | Pool Room Attendant | 1982-06-09 |
Series | Knight Rider | Unknown | 1982-09-26 |
Movie | Scream | John | 1981-01-08 |
Movie | Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Old Geezer | 1981-10-09 |
Movie | Bronco Billy | Station Mechanic | 1980-06-11 |
Movie | Big Wednesday | Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden) | 1978-05-26 |
Movie | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Old Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1978-07-24 |
Movie | Every Which Way but Loose | Trailer Court Manager | 1978-12-16 |
Movie | They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way | Butch Collins | 1978-12-01 |
Movie | The Legend of Frank Woods | Slim | 1977-04-30 |
Movie | Smokey and the Bandit | Trucker (uncredited) | 1977-05-26 |
Movie | Which Way Is Up? | The Flunky | 1977-11-04 |
Movie | The Hanged Man | Ab Wickes | 1974-03-13 |
Movie | Cahill: United States Marshall | Albert, Valentine Stationmaster | 1973-07-11 |
Movie | Black Noon | Joseph | 1971-11-05 |
Movie | Big Jake | Hank | 1971-05-26 |
Movie | Bedknobs and Broomsticks | Old Home Guardsman (uncredited) | 1971-10-07 |
Movie | Rio Lobo | Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | 1970-04-01 |
Movie | Chisum | Stationmaster Elwood | 1970-07-23 |
Movie | True Grit | R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited) | 1969-06-11 |
Movie | Hondo and the Apaches | Miner | 1967-09-08 |
Movie | The President's Analyst | Dirty Old Man (uncredited) | 1967-12-21 |
Series | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
Movie | McLintock! | Curly Fletcher | 1963-11-12 |
Movie | The Music Man | Undertaker | 1962-06-19 |
Movie | One-Eyed Jacks | Doc | 1961-03-30 |
Movie | Sergeant Rutledge | Laredo (uncredited) | 1960-05-25 |
Movie | The Alamo | Parson | 1960-10-23 |
Movie | The Horse Soldiers | Deacon Clump | 1959-06-11 |
Movie | The Notorious Mr. Monks | Pete | 1958-02-28 |
Movie | The Toughest Gun in Tombstone | Liveryman | 1958-05-14 |
Movie | Bullwhip | Tex | 1958-05-25 |
Series | Bronco | Unknown | 1958-09-23 |
Movie | Spoilers of the Forest | Pat Casey | 1957-04-04 |
Movie | The Buckskin Lady | Lon | 1957-07-01 |
Movie | The Quiet Gun | Sampson | 1957-07-18 |
Movie | Forty Guns | Marshal John Chisum | 1957-09-10 |
Movie | Dragoon Wells Massacre | Hopi Charlie | 1957-08-28 |
Movie | Thunder Over Arizona | Old Jonas | 1956-08-04 |
Movie | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | Fiddler | 1956-07-18 |
Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
Movie | Accused of Murder | Les Fuller | 1956-12-21 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
Movie | Crime Wave | Sweeney (uncredited) | 1953-10-22 |
Movie | Apache War Smoke | Amber | 1952-09-25 |
Movie | Boots Malone | Auto Mechanic | 1952-01-11 |
Movie | The Big Sky | Poordevil | 1952-08-19 |
Movie | Sugarfoot | Johnny Behind-the-Stove | 1951-02-11 |
Movie | Comin' Round the Mountain | Shooting Match Official | 1951-07-26 |
Movie | Father Is a Bachelor | Finnegan (uncredited) | 1950-02-22 |
Movie | When Willie Comes Marching Home | American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited) | 1950-02-17 |
Movie | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek | Townsman | 1950-05-25 |
Movie | Wagon Master | Luke Clegg | 1950-04-22 |
Movie | Frenchie | Mr. Grady (uncredited) | 1950-12-25 |
Movie | Cover Up | Undertaker | 1949-02-25 |
Movie | Red Canyon | Charley | 1949-04-27 |
Movie | Streets of Laredo | Texas Ranger (uncredited) | 1949-05-27 |
Movie | Roseanna McCoy | Jacob (uncredited) | 1949-10-12 |
Movie | The Fighting Kentuckian | Abner Todd | 1949-09-15 |
Movie | Hellfire | 1949-05-29 | |
Movie | Fort Apache | Southern Recruit | 1948-06-14 |
Movie | The Sainted Sisters | Taub Beasley | 1948-04-30 |
Movie | Tap Roots | Cropper (uncredited) | 1948-08-25 |
Movie | The Man from Texas | (uncredited) | 1948-03-06 |
Movie | Whispering Smith | 1948-12-09 | |
Movie | 3 Godfathers | Deputy Curly | 1948-12-31 |
Movie | Yellow Sky | Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited) | 1948-12-24 |
Movie | Angel and the Badman | Townsman (uncredited) | 1947-02-15 |
Movie | Prairie Express | Deputy Clint | 1947-10-24 |
Movie | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Western Character (uncredited) | 1947-09-01 |
Movie | Undercurrent | Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited) | 1946-11-11 |
Movie | Lawless Breed | The Deputy | 1946-08-16 |
Movie | Duel in the Sun | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1946-12-31 |
Movie | Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood | Joe (uncredited) | 1945-10-05 |
Movie | The Great Moment | Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited) | 1944-07-18 |
Movie | Black Market Rustlers | Slim | 1943-08-27 |
Movie | A Lady Takes a Chance | Waiter | 1943-08-19 |
Movie | Flesh and Fantasy | Circus Spectator (uncredited) | 1943-10-29 |
Movie | So Proudly We Hail | Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited) | 1943-09-09 |
Movie | The Woman of the Town | The Barber | 1943-12-31 |
Movie | Deep in the Heart of Texas | Townsman | 1942-09-25 |
Movie | Robbers of the Range | Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited) | 1941-04-17 |
Movie | Border Vigilantes | Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver | 1941-04-18 |
Movie | Viva Cisco Kid | Deputy | 1940-04-12 |
Movie | Riders of Pasco Basin | Townsman (uncredited) | 1940-04-04 |
Movie | Northwest Passage | Ranger Tying Oars | 1940-02-23 |
Movie | Brigham Young | Mormon Cheering Porter | 1940-09-27 |
Movie | Gaucho Serenade | Farmer Driving Jalopy | 1940-05-09 |
Movie | Beyond Tomorrow | Hospital Visitor (Uncredited) | 1940-05-10 |
Movie | Triple Justice | Townsman Outside Saloon | 1940-09-22 |
Movie | Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Henry Haggerty | 1940-09-05 |
Movie | The Range Busters | Cowhand | 1940-08-22 |
Movie | Winners of the West | Drunk | 1940-07-02 |
Movie | Cross-Country Romance | Wedding Witness | 1940-07-12 |
Movie | Rollin' Westward | Slim Regan | 1939-03-01 |
Movie | Sundown on the Prairie | Henchman Hank | 1939-02-08 |
Movie | Stagecoach | Cavalryman Extra (uncredited) | 1939-03-03 |
Movie | Oklahoma Frontier | Townsman | 1939-10-09 |
Movie | The Night Riders | Rancher | 1939-04-12 |
Movie | Reno | Townsman | 1939-12-01 |
Movie | Chip of the Flying U | Cowhand | 1939-11-29 |
Movie | Frontier Town | Henchman Buck | 1938-03-04 |
Movie | The Cowboy and the Lady | Cowhand Leonard (uncredited) | 1938-11-17 |
Movie | Sing Cowboy Sing | Henchman | 1937-05-22 |
Movie | Hittin' the Trail | Sidekick Hank | 1937-04-03 |
Movie | The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen | Deputy | 1937-08-06 |
Movie | The Californian | Ruiz Man | 1937-07-18 |
Movie | Hollywood Round-Up | Saloon Set Extra | 1937-11-06 |
Movie | For the Service | Henchman (uncredited) | 1936-06-01 |
Movie | Come and Get It | Lumberjack (uncredited) | 1936-11-06 |
Movie | Barbary Coast | Barfly / Townsman (uncredited) | 1935-10-13 |
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