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Hank Worden

Actor | * 07/23/1901 († 91, 12/06/1992) | Rolfe, Iowa (United States of America (USA))
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Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including many John Ford films such as The Searchers and the TV series The Lone Ranger. ()

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 withTex Ritterfrom 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 byBillie Burketo several movie producers. Became friends withJohn Wayne,Howard Hawks, and laterJohn Ford, all of whom provided him with much work. Survived by adopted daughter Dawn Henry.Date of Death: 6December1992,Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)

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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Drama | Comedies

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A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the ...

Runaway Train

R

1985 | 3.5/5 | 1h 51min
Action, Thriller, Drama, Adventure
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As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable. ...

The Searchers

NR

1956 | 3.9/5 | 1h 59min
Western
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Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a bo ...

Red River

NR

1948 | 3.7/5 | 2h 13min
Western, Adventure, Drama, Romance / Love
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The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas. ...

The Alamo

NR

1960 | 3.6/5 | 2h 47min
Western
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Movies with Hank Worden as Actor(114)

as himself1992 John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Good Ole Boy1990 Big Bad John
as Pop1990 Almost an Angel
as Old Timer1988 Once Upon a Texas Train
as Old Con1985 Runaway Train
as Old Codger1985 Space Rage
as Colonel1985 UFOria
as Elderly Jason1984 The Ice Pirates
as Gramps Jebediah1983 Please Don't Eat the Babies
as Pool Room Attendant1982 Hammett
as John1981 Scream
as Old Geezer1981 Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Station Mechanic1980 Bronco Billy
as Butch Collins1978 They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Trailer Court Manager1978 Every Which Way but Loose
as Shopping Cart1978 Big Wednesday
as Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)1978 Big Wednesday
as Slim1977 The Legend of Frank Woods
as Ab Wickes1974 The Hanged Man
as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster1973 Cahill U.S. Marshal
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)1971 Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Joseph1971 Black Noon
as Hank1971 Big Jake
1970 Chisum
as Hank, the hotel desk clerk1970 Rio Lobo
1969 Big Daddy
as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)1969 True Grit
as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)1967 The President's Analyst
as Curly Fletcher1963 McLintock!
as Undertaker1962 The Music Man
as Doc1961 One-Eyed Jacks
as Parson1960 The Alamo
as Deacon Clump1959 The Horse Soldiers
as Pete1958 The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Tex1958 Bullwhip
as Liveryman1958 The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
as Lon1957 The Buckskin Lady
as Hopi Charlie1957 Dragoon Wells Massacre
as Pat Casey1957 Spoilers of the Forest
as Marshal John Chisum1957 Forty Guns
as Sampson1957 The Quiet Gun
as Fiddler1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Mose Harper1956 The Searchers
as Old Jonas1956 Thunder Over Arizona
as Les Fuller1956 Accused of Murder
as Sweeney (uncredited)1953 Crime Wave
as Auto Mechanic1952 Boots Malone
as Poordevil1952 The Big Sky
as Tom Gordon1952 Woman of the North Country
as Amber1952 Apache War Smoke
as Shooting Match Official1951 Comin' Round the Mountain
as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer1951 Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
as Mr. Grady (uncredited)1950 Frenchie
as Finnegan (uncredited)1950 Father Is a Bachelor
as Luke Clegg1950 Wagon Master
as Undertaker1949 Cover Up
as Abner Todd1949 The Fighting Kentuckian
1949 Hellfire
as Jacob (uncredited)1949 Roseanna McCoy
as Cropper (uncredited)1948 Tap Roots
as Clem (uncredited)1948 Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Simms Reeves1948 Red River
as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)1948 Yellow Sky
as Taub Beasley1948 The Sainted Sisters
as Deputy Curly1948 3 Godfathers
as (uncredited)1948 Man from Texas
as Southern Recruit1948 Fort Apache
as Western Character (uncredited)1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Townsman (uncredited)1947 Angel and the Badman
as Deputy Clint1947 Prairie Express
as The Deputy1946 Lawless Breed
as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)1946 Undercurrent
as Party Guest (uncredited)1946 Duel in the Sun
as Joe (uncredited)1945 Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)1944 The Great Moment
as Circus Spectator (uncredited)1943 Flesh and Fantasy
as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)1943 So Proudly We Hail
as Slim1943 Black Market Rustlers
as Waiter1943 A Lady Takes a Chance
as The Barber1943 The Woman of the Town
as Townsman1942 Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)1941 Robbers of the Range
as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver1941 Border Vigilantes
as Hospital Visitor (Uncredited)1940 Beyond Tomorrow
as Townsman Outside Saloon1940 Triple Justice
as Farmer Driving Jalopy1940 Gaucho Serenade
as Townsman (uncredited)1940 Riders of Pasco Basin
as Wedding Witness1940 Cross-Country Romance
as Drunk1940 Winners of the West
as Mormon Cheering Porter1940 Brigham Young
as Cowhand1940 The Range Busters
as Ranger Tying Oars1940 Northwest Passage
as Henry Haggerty1940 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Deputy1940 Viva Cisco Kid
as Cavalryman Extra (uncredited)1939 Stagecoach
as Rancher1939 The Night Riders
as Townsman1939 Oklahoma Frontier
as Townsman1939 Reno
as Cowhand1939 Chip of the Flying U
as Henchman Hank1939 Sundown on the Prairie
as Slim Regan1939 Rollin' Westward
as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton1938 Ghost Town Riders
as Skeeter1938 The Stranger from Arizona
as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)1938 The Cowboy and the Lady
as Henchman Buck1938 Frontier Town
as Ruiz Man1937 The Californian
as Henchman1937 Sing Cowboy Sing
as Saloon Set Extra1937 Hollywood Round-Up
as Sidekick Hank1937 Hittin' the Trail
as Deputy1937 The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Lumberjack (uncredited)1936 Come and Get It
as Henchman (uncredited)1936 For the Service
as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)1935 Barbary Coast

TV Shows/Series with Hank Worden as Actor(14)

as Waiter1990 Twin Peaks
as Slim1982 Knight Rider
1968 Lancer
1965 Green Acres
as Blue Belly (uncredited)1964 Daniel Boone
as Hansom Cab Driver1964 Daniel Boone
1963 Petticoat Junction
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies
as Driver1959 Rawhide
1958 Bronco
as Hank1957 Wagon Train
1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Claude1955 Gunsmoke
as Rusty Bates1949 The Lone Ranger

Full Name: Hank Worden
Born: Tuesday, 07/23 1901 (July) in Rolfe, Iowa (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 12/06 1992 (December) in Los Angeles (aged: 91)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Hank Worden (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Norton Earl Worden"
"Worden Norten"
Hank Worden frequently works together with these people:
Harry Harvey (27x, Actor)
John Wayne (23x, Actor)
Victor French (23x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (23x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (22x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (22x, Actor)
Gregg Palmer (21x, Actor)
Claude Akins (19x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (19x, Actor)
John Dehner (18x, Actor)
Royal Dano (18x, Actor)
Lane Bradford (18x, Actor)
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