Acting
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)
Filmography
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Film · 1992
Big Bad John
Film · 1990
Almost an Angel
Film · 1990
Twin Peaks
Series · 1990
Cop Rock
Series · 1990
Once Upon a Texas Train
Film · 1988
Runaway Train
Film · 1985
Space Rage
Film · 1985
The Ice Pirates
Film · 1984
UFOria
Film · 1984
Please Don't Eat the Babies
Film · 1983
Hammett
Film · 1982
Knight Rider
Series · 1982
Scream
Film · 1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Film · 1981
Bronco Billy
Film · 1980
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Film · 1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Film · 1978
Big Wednesday
Film · 1978
Every Which Way but Loose
Film · 1978
Big Wednesday
Film · 1978
Which Way Is Up?
Film · 1977
Smokey and the Bandit
Film · 1977
The Legend of Frank Woods
Film · 1977
Sky Hei$t
Film · 1975
The Hanged Man
Film · 1974
Cahill: United States Marshal
Film · 1973
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Film · 1971
Big Jake
Film · 1971
Black Noon
Film · 1971
Zachariah
Film · 1971
Rio Lobo
Film · 1970
Chisum
Film · 1970
True Grit
Film · 1969
Big Daddy
Film · 1969
Lancer
Series · 1968
Hondo and the Apaches
Film · 1967
The President's Analyst
Film · 1967
Good Times
Film · 1967
Green Acres
Series · 1965
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
McLintock!
Film · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
The Music Man
Film · 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
One-Eyed Jacks
Film · 1961
The Alamo
Film · 1960
Sergeant Rutledge
Film · 1960
The Horse Soldiers
Film · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Film · 1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Film · 1958
Bullwhip
Film · 1958
Bronco
Series · 1958
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Film · 1957
The Quiet Gun
Film · 1957
Forty Guns
Film · 1957
Spoilers of the Forest
Film · 1957
The Buckskin Lady
Film · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
The Searchers
Film · 1956
Accused of Murder
Film · 1956
Thunder Over Arizona
Film · 1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Film · 1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
The Indian Fighter
Film · 1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Crime Wave
Film · 1953
The Big Sky
Film · 1952
Apache War Smoke
Film · 1952
Woman of the North Country
Film · 1952
Boots Malone
Film · 1952
Comin' Round the Mountain
Film · 1951
Sugarfoot
Film · 1951
Triple Cross
Film · 1951
Frenchie
Film · 1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Film · 1950
Father Is a Bachelor
Film · 1950
Wagon Master
Film · 1950
Hellfire
Film · 1949
Roseanna McCoy
Film · 1949
Cover Up
Film · 1949
The Fighting Kentuckian
Film · 1949
The Lone Ranger
Series · 1949
The Lone Ranger
Series · 1949
Red River
Film · 1948
3 Godfathers
Film · 1948
The Man from Texas
Film · 1948
Whispering Smith
Film · 1948
The Sainted Sisters
Film · 1948
Fort Apache
Film · 1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Film · 1948
Hazard
Film · 1948
Yellow Sky
Film · 1948
Tap Roots
Film · 1948
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Film · 1947
Angel and the Badman
Film · 1947
The Sea of Grass
Film · 1947
Prairie Express
Film · 1947
High Wall
Film · 1947
Lawless Breed
Film · 1946
Duel in the Sun
Film · 1946
Undercurrent
Film · 1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Film · 1945
The Great Moment
Film · 1944
None Shall Escape
Film · 1944
Black Market Rustlers
Film · 1943
The Woman of the Town
Film · 1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
Film · 1943
Flesh and Fantasy
Film · 1943
So Proudly We Hail
Film · 1943
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Film · 1942
Robbers of the Range
Film · 1941
Border Vigilantes
Film · 1941
Mad About Moonshine
Film · 1941
Riders of Pasco Basin
Film · 1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Film · 1940
Viva Cisco Kid
Film · 1940
The Range Busters
Film · 1940
Triple Justice
Film · 1940
Brigham Young
Film · 1940
Gaucho Serenade
Film · 1940
Winners of the West
Film · 1940
Northwest Passage
Film · 1940
Beyond Tomorrow
Film · 1940
Cross-Country Romance
Film · 1940
Stagecoach
Film · 1939
The Night Riders
Film · 1939
Reno
Film · 1939
Rollin' Westward
Film · 1939
Sundown on the Prairie
Film · 1939
Oklahoma Frontier
Film · 1939
Chip of the Flying U
Film · 1939
The Stranger from Arizona
Film · 1938
Ghost Town Riders
Film · 1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
Film · 1938
Frontier Town
Film · 1938
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Film · 1937
Sing Cowboy Sing
Film · 1937
Hittin' the Trail
Film · 1937
Hollywood Round-Up
Film · 1937
The Californian
Film · 1937
Come and Get It
Film · 1936
For the Service
Film · 1936
Ghost Town Gold
Film · 1936
Barbary Coast
Film · 1935