Hank Worden
Acting1901Rolfe, Iowa, USA
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)
Known For
Acting History
1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
1990
Big Bad John
as Good Ole Boy
Almost an Angel
as Pop
Cop Rock
TVas 2nd Elderly Man
Twin Peaks
TVas Waiter• 4 eps
1988
Texas Guns
as Old Timer
1986
Knight Rider
TVas Slim• 1 eps
1985
Runaway Train
as Old Con
Space Rage
as Old Codger
1984
The Ice Pirates
as Elderly Jason
UFOria
as Colonel
1983
Please Don't Eat the Babies
as Gramps Jebediah
1982
Hammett
as Pool Room Attendant
1981
Scream
as John
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Old Geezer
1980
Bronco Billy
as Station Mechanic
1978
Big Wednesday
as Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
Every Which Way but Loose
as Trailer Court Manager
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Butch Collins
1977
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Slim
Which Way Is Up?
as The Flunky
Smokey and the Bandit
as Trucker (uncredited)
1975
Sky Hei$t
as Old Coot
1974
The Hanged Man
as Ab Wickes
Gunsmoke
TVas Claude• 1 eps
1973
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
1971
Zachariah
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Black Noon
as Joseph
Big Jake
as Hank
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
1969
1968
1967
The President's Analyst
as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
Hondo and the Apaches
as Miner
Good Times
as Kid
Daniel Boone
TVas Blue Belly (uncredited) / Hansom Cab Driver• 1 eps
1963
McLintock!
as Curly Fletcher
1962
The Music Man
as Undertaker
1961
One-Eyed Jacks
as Doc
1960
The Alamo
as Parson
Sergeant Rutledge
as Laredo (uncredited)
Rawhide
TVas Driver• 1 eps
Wagon Train
TVas Hank• 1 eps
1959
The Horse Soldiers
as Deacon Clump
1958
1957
The Quiet Gun
as Sampson
Spoilers of the Forest
as Pat Casey
The Buckskin Lady
as Lon
Forty Guns
as Marshal John Chisum
Dragoon Wells Massacre
as Hopi Charlie
1956
Accused of Murder
as Les Fuller
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Fiddler
Thunder Over Arizona
as Old Jonas
The Searchers
as Mose Harper
1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Indian Fighter
as Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
1953
Crime Wave
as Sweeney (uncredited)
1952
Boots Malone
as Auto Mechanic
Apache War Smoke
as Amber
Woman of the North Country
as Tom Gordon
The Big Sky
as Poordevil
1951
Triple Cross
as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Shooting Match Official
Sugarfoot
as Johnny Behind-the-Stove
1950
Wagon Master
as Luke Clegg
Frenchie
as Mr. Grady (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
Father Is a Bachelor
as Finnegan (uncredited)
1949
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Abner Todd
Roseanna McCoy
as Jacob (uncredited)
Cover Up
as Undertaker
The Lone Ranger
TVas Bruckner / Rusty Bates• 1 eps
1948
The Man from Texas
as (uncredited)
Fort Apache
as Southern Recruit
Tap Roots
as Cropper (uncredited)
Yellow Sky
as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Red River
as Simms Reeves
3 Godfathers
as Deputy Curly
Hazard
as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Clem (uncredited)
The Sainted Sisters
as Taub Beasley
1947
Prairie Express
as Deputy Clint
The Sea of Grass
as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Western Character (uncredited)
Angel and the Badman
as Townsman (uncredited)
1946
Duel in the Sun
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Undercurrent
as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
Lawless Breed
as The Deputy
1945
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Joe (uncredited)
1944
None Shall Escape
as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
The Great Moment
as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
1943
Black Market Rustlers
as Slim
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Waiter
So Proudly We Hail
as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
Flesh and Fantasy
as Circus Spectator (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
as The Barber
1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Townsman
1941
Border Vigilantes
as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
Robbers of the Range
as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
1940
Brigham Young
as Mormon Cheering Porter
The Range Busters
as Cowhand
Cross-Country Romance
as Wedding Witness
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Henry Haggerty
Viva Cisco Kid
as Deputy
Gaucho Serenade
as Farmer Driving Jalopy
Northwest Passage
as Ranger Tying Oars
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Townsman (uncredited)
Beyond Tomorrow
as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Triple Justice
as Townsman Outside Saloon
Winners of the West
as Drunk
1939
The Night Riders
as Rancher
Rollin' Westward
as Slim Regan
Stagecoach
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
Reno
as Townsman
Chip of the Flying U
as Cowhand
Sundown on the Prairie
as Henchman Hank
Oklahoma Frontier
as Townsman
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
Frontier Town
as Henchman Buck
The Stranger from Arizona
as Skeeter
Ghost Town Riders
as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
1937
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Henchman
The Californian
as Ruiz Man
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Deputy
Hittin' the Trail
as Sidekick Hank
Hollywood Round-Up
as Saloon Set Extra
1936
Ghost Town Gold
as Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
For the Service
as Henchman (uncredited)
Come and Get It
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
1935
Barbary Coast
as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)