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)
Acted in 145
1990s
- 1990
Almost an Angel
Pop
Cop Rock
Elderly Man #2 · 1 episode
Big Bad John
Good Ole Boy
1980s
- 1988
- 1985
Space Rage
Old Codger
- 1984
UFOria
Colonel
- 1983
Please Don't Eat the Babies
Gramps Jebediah
- 1982
- 1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Old Geezer
- 1980
1970s
- 1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Big Wednesday
Shopping Cart, Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
- 1977
Which Way Is Up?
The Flunky
The Legend of Frank Woods
Slim
- 1975
Sky Hei$t
Old Coot
- 1974
- 1973
- 1971
Black Noon
Joseph
Zachariah
Old Cowboy (uncredited)
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Big Daddy
Movie
- 1968
- 1967
The President's Analyst
Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
Hondo and the Apaches
Miner
Good Times
Kid
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
Sergeant Rutledge
Laredo (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Liveryman
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Pete
- 1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Hopi Charlie
The Quiet Gun
Sampson
Spoilers of the Forest
Pat Casey
- 1956
Accused of Murder
Les Fuller
Thunder Over Arizona
Old Jonas
- 1955
- 1953
Crime Wave
Sweeney (uncredited)
- 1952
Apache War Smoke
Amber
Woman of the North Country
Tom Gordon
Boots Malone
Auto Mechanic
- 1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
Shooting Match Official
Sugarfoot
Johnny Behind-the-Stove
- 1950
Frenchie
Mr. Grady (uncredited)
Wagon Master
Luke Clegg
Father Is a Bachelor
Finnegan (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
Roseanna McCoy
Jacob (uncredited)
Hellfire
Witness (uncredited)
- 1948
Whispering Smith
Movie
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Clem (uncredited)
Hazard
Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
The Sainted Sisters
Taub Beasley
- 1947
High Wall
Movie
Prairie Express
Deputy Clint
- 1946
Lawless Breed
The Deputy
- 1945
- 1944
The Great Moment
Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
None Shall Escape
German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
- 1943
The Woman of the Town
The Barber
Flesh and Fantasy
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
Black Market Rustlers
Slim
- 1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Townsman
- 1941
Border Vigilantes
Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
Robbers of the Range
Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
- 1940
Brigham Young
Mormon Cheering Porter
Triple Justice
Townsman Outside Saloon
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Henry Haggerty
The Range Busters
Cowhand
Cross-Country Romance
Wedding Witness
Winners of the West
Drunk
Gaucho Serenade
Farmer Driving Jalopy
Viva Cisco Kid
Deputy
Riders of Pasco Basin
Townsman (uncredited)
1930s
- 1939
Reno
Townsman
Chip of the Flying U
Cowhand
Oklahoma Frontier
Townsman
The Night Riders
Rancher
Rollin' Westward
Slim Regan
Sundown on the Prairie
Henchman Hank
- 1938
Ghost Town Riders
Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
The Stranger from Arizona
Skeeter
Frontier Town
Henchman Buck
- 1937
Hollywood Round-Up
Saloon Set Extra
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Deputy
The Californian
Ruiz Man
Sing Cowboy Sing
Henchman
Hittin' the Trail
Sidekick Hank
- 1936
Ghost Town Gold
Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
For the Service
Henchman (uncredited)
- 1935
