Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Acting
Born 1901-07-23 - Died 1992-12-06Rolfe, 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)

Movies (131)

Smokey and the Bandit
7.0

Smokey and the Bandit

1977Movie7.0
Every Which Way but Loose
6.1

Every Which Way but Loose

1978Movie6.1
The Searchers
7.7

The Searchers

1956Movie7.7
Stagecoach
7.6

Stagecoach

1939Movie7.6
True Grit
7.3

True Grit

1969Movie7.3
McLintock!
6.6

McLintock!

1963Movie6.6
Red River
7.3

Red River

1948Movie7.3
One-Eyed Jacks
6.8

One-Eyed Jacks

1961Movie6.8
Chisum
6.7

Chisum

1970Movie6.7
Runaway Train
7.0

Runaway Train

1985Movie7.0
The Alamo
7.1

The Alamo

1960Movie7.1
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.0

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971Movie7.0
The Music Man
7.1

The Music Man

1962Movie7.1
Duel in the Sun
6.4

Duel in the Sun

1946Movie6.4
Rio Lobo
6.5

Rio Lobo

1970Movie6.5
So Proudly We Hail
5.9

So Proudly We Hail

1943Movie5.9
Wagon Master
6.7

Wagon Master

1950Movie6.7
Fort Apache
7.0

Fort Apache

1948Movie7.0
The Indian Fighter
6.3

The Indian Fighter

1955Movie6.3
The Sea of Grass
6.1

The Sea of Grass

1947Movie6.1
3 Godfathers
6.8

3 Godfathers

1948Movie6.8
The Horse Soldiers
6.9

The Horse Soldiers

1959Movie6.9
Comin' Round the Mountain
6.1

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951Movie6.1
Angel and the Badman
6.4

Angel and the Badman

1947Movie6.4
Bronco Billy
6.3

Bronco Billy

1980Movie6.3
Big Jake
6.8

Big Jake

1971Movie6.8
Northwest Passage
6.6

Northwest Passage

1940Movie6.6
Undercurrent
5.9

Undercurrent

1946Movie5.9
Bullwhip
4.9

Bullwhip

1958Movie4.9
The Ice Pirates
5.7

The Ice Pirates

1984Movie5.7
Cahill: United States Marshal
6.1

Cahill: United States Marshal

1973Movie6.1
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
6.4

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

1955Movie6.4
Big Wednesday
6.9

Big Wednesday

1978Movie6.9
Almost an Angel
5.8

Almost an Angel

1990Movie5.8
High Wall
6.4

High Wall

1947Movie6.4
The Fighting Kentuckian
6.0

The Fighting Kentuckian

1949Movie6.0
Brigham Young
4.6

Brigham Young

1940Movie4.6
The Great Moment
5.9

The Great Moment

1944Movie5.9
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.3

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978Movie4.3
Tap Roots
6.9

Tap Roots

1948Movie6.9
Crime Wave
7.1

Crime Wave

1953Movie7.1
Come and Get It
6.8

Come and Get It

1936Movie6.8
Flesh and Fantasy
7.1

Flesh and Fantasy

1943Movie7.1
Sergeant Rutledge
7.0

Sergeant Rutledge

1960Movie7.0
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.8

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947Movie6.8
The Hanged Man
4.6

The Hanged Man

1974Movie4.6
The Big Sky
6.6

The Big Sky

1952Movie6.6
The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938Movie6.3
When Willie Comes Marching Home
6.9

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950Movie6.9
A Lady Takes a Chance
5.9

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943Movie5.9
Yellow Sky
7.0

Yellow Sky

1948Movie7.0
UFOria
5.8

UFOria

1984Movie5.8
The Night Riders
5.8

The Night Riders

1939Movie5.8
Father Is a Bachelor
7.4

Father Is a Bachelor

1950Movie7.4
Forty Guns
6.6

Forty Guns

1957Movie6.6
Gaucho Serenade
6.5

Gaucho Serenade

1940Movie6.5
Hammett
6.2

Hammett

1982Movie6.2
Viva Cisco Kid
6.4

Viva Cisco Kid

1940Movie6.4
Accused of Murder
4.8

Accused of Murder

1956Movie4.8
Big Daddy
8.0

Big Daddy

1969Movie8.0
Whispering Smith
6.7

Whispering Smith

1948Movie6.7
Sugarfoot
5.3

Sugarfoot

1951Movie5.3
The Notorious Mr. Monks
7.0

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958Movie7.0
The Woman of the Town
6.4

The Woman of the Town

1943Movie6.4
Frenchie
6.0

Frenchie

1950Movie6.0
Spoilers of the Forest
6.0

Spoilers of the Forest

1957Movie6.0
Dragoon Wells Massacre
7.2

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957Movie7.2
Cover Up
6.6

Cover Up

1949Movie6.6
Black Noon
6.5

Black Noon

1971Movie6.5
Robbers of the Range
7.7

Robbers of the Range

1941Movie7.7
Once Upon a Texas Train
5.2

Once Upon a Texas Train

1988Movie5.2
The Buckskin Lady
4.3

The Buckskin Lady

1957Movie4.3
Black Market Rustlers
10.0

Black Market Rustlers

1943Movie10.0
Which Way Is Up?
5.8

Which Way Is Up?

1977Movie5.8
Cross-Country Romance
6.7

Cross-Country Romance

1940Movie6.7
Ghost Town Gold
5.7

Ghost Town Gold

1936Movie5.7
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
5.8

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945Movie5.8
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
6.3

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956Movie6.3
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
6.5

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

1958Movie6.5
Barbary Coast
6.4

Barbary Coast

1935Movie6.4
Triple Cross
9.0

Triple Cross

1951Movie9.0
None Shall Escape
6.5

None Shall Escape

1944Movie6.5
Hondo and the Apaches
7.2

Hondo and the Apaches

1967Movie7.2
Ghost Town Riders
9.0

Ghost Town Riders

1938Movie9.0
Thunder Over Arizona
6.3

Thunder Over Arizona

1956Movie6.3
Sky Hei$t
5.3

Sky Hei$t

1975Movie5.3
Hollywood Round-Up
5.3

Hollywood Round-Up

1937Movie5.3
The Quiet Gun
6.4

The Quiet Gun

1957Movie6.4
The President's Analyst
5.9

The President's Analyst

1967Movie5.9
Border Vigilantes
6.3

Border Vigilantes

1941Movie6.3
Beyond Tomorrow
6.1

Beyond Tomorrow

1940Movie6.1
Hazard
8.0

Hazard

1948Movie8.0
Triple Justice
7.5

Triple Justice

1940Movie7.5
The Range Busters
5.8

The Range Busters

1940Movie5.8
Deep in the Heart of Texas
7.5

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942Movie7.5
Good Times
5.2

Good Times

1967Movie5.2
Boots Malone
8.1

Boots Malone

1952Movie8.1
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
8.3

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

1992Movie8.3
Riders of Pasco Basin
5.5

Riders of Pasco Basin

1940Movie5.5
The Sainted Sisters
7.3

The Sainted Sisters

1948Movie7.3
Zachariah
5.3

Zachariah

1971Movie5.3
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
5.1

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981Movie5.1
Space Rage
4.1

Space Rage

1985Movie4.1
Hellfire
6.4

Hellfire

1949Movie6.4
Winners of the West
7.0

Winners of the West

1940Movie7.0
Oklahoma Frontier
6.0

Oklahoma Frontier

1939Movie6.0
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
4.4

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978Movie4.4
Roseanna McCoy
6.1

Roseanna McCoy

1949Movie6.1
Scream
3.9

Scream

1981Movie3.9
Big Bad John
5.0

Big Bad John

1990Movie5.0
Prairie Express

Prairie Express

1947Movie
Rollin' Westward
5.8

Rollin' Westward

1939Movie5.8
The Man from Texas
8.0

The Man from Texas

1948Movie8.0
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
5.5

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940Movie5.5
Chip of the Flying U
7.5

Chip of the Flying U

1939Movie7.5
Reno
6.7

Reno

1939Movie6.7
For the Service
10.0

For the Service

1936Movie10.0
Sundown on the Prairie
8.0

Sundown on the Prairie

1939Movie8.0
The Stranger from Arizona
6.0

The Stranger from Arizona

1938Movie6.0
Frontier Town
6.3

Frontier Town

1938Movie6.3
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
6.0

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

1937Movie6.0
Sing Cowboy Sing
4.4

Sing Cowboy Sing

1937Movie4.4
Woman of the North Country
5.0

Woman of the North Country

1952Movie5.0
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
7.3

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948Movie7.3
The Californian
7.0

The Californian

1937Movie7.0
Mad About Moonshine
9.0

Mad About Moonshine

1941Movie9.0
Apache War Smoke
5.0

Apache War Smoke

1952Movie5.0
Please Don't Eat the Babies
4.0

Please Don't Eat the Babies

1983Movie4.0
The Legend of Frank Woods
7.0

The Legend of Frank Woods

1977Movie7.0
Hittin' the Trail
6.0

Hittin' the Trail

1937Movie6.0
Lawless Breed
9.0

Lawless Breed

1946Movie9.0

TV Shows (16)

Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Knight Rider
7.5

Knight Rider

1982Series7.5
Wagon Train
6.6

Wagon Train

1957Series6.6
Twin Peaks
8.3

Twin Peaks

1990Series8.3
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962Series6.9
The Virginian
6.5

The Virginian

1962Series6.5
Green Acres
7.2

Green Acres

1965Series7.2
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964Series7.0
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
The Lone Ranger
6.8

The Lone Ranger

1949Series6.8
Petticoat Junction
5.9

Petticoat Junction

1963Series5.9
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
5.3

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956Series5.3
Bronco
6.0

Bronco

1958Series6.0
Lancer
5.6

Lancer

1968Series5.6
Cop Rock
4.3

Cop Rock

1990Series4.3