Hank Worden
Acting
Born: 1901-07-23 in Rolfe, 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
Knight Rider
Slim
Bonanza
Station Attendant
Twin Peaks
Waiter
Wagon Train
Hank
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Virginian
Calico (uncredited)
Rawhide
Driver
Green Acres
Petticoat Junction
Farmer
Petticoat Junction
Roy Turlock
Petticoat Junction
Luke
Petticoat Junction
Band Member
Daniel Boone
Blue Belly (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
Hansom Cab Driver
Gunsmoke
Claude
The Lone Ranger
Rusty Bates
The Lone Ranger
Bruckner
Bronco
Lancer
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Searchers
Mose Harper
True Grit
R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
Every Which Way but Loose
Trailer Court Manager
Smokey and the Bandit
Trucker (uncredited)
Runaway Train
Old Con
Stagecoach
Cavalryman (uncredited)
The Alamo
Parson
3 Godfathers
Deputy Curly
Chisum
Stationmaster Elwood
McLintock!
Curly Fletcher
One-Eyed Jacks
Doc
Fort Apache
Southern Recruit
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Bronco Billy
Station Mechanic
The Horse Soldiers
Deacon Clump
Red River
Simms Reeves
Rio Lobo
Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Cop Rock
2nd Elderly Man
Almost an Angel
Pop
Big Jake
Hank