Actor
Hank Worden
July 23, 1901 · Rolfe, Iowa, USA
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.
Notable work
8.3Twin Peaks (1990)
as Waiter
7.7The Searchers (1956)
as Mose Harper
7.5Knight Rider (1982)
as Slim
7.6Stagecoach (1939)
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
7Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
7.3True Grit (1969)
as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
7Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
as Trucker (uncredited)
7Runaway Train (1985)
as Old Con
7.3Red River (1948)
as Simms Reeves
6.1Every Which Way but Loose (1978)
as Trailer Court Manager
7.5Bonanza (1959)
as Station Attendant
7Fort Apache (1948)
as Southern Recruit
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