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Ben Johnson (1918 - 96)
Ben Johnson was an Oklahoma-born cowboy when he
was hired by Howard Hughes to take a load of horses
to California in 1940. Ben Johnson ended up staying
in the golden state working as a horse wrangler
in westerns and as a stuntman for such western stars
as John Wayne and Gary Cooper. After working for several
years in Hollywood, Ben Johnson was started to get
get supporting roles in films and even got a starring
role in the 1950 film, Wagon Master. He then
briefly quit acting and went back to the rodeo circuit
and in 1953 was World's Champion Steer Roper.
He returned to films soon after, possibly because
there was more money in it and got consistant work
doing character roles in westerns. Ben Johnson was
a favorite of director Sam Peckinpah, thus he was
in many of his films during the 1960's and 70's.
Ben Johnson was married to Carol Elaine Jones from
1941 until her death in 1994. That same year Ben
Johnson recieved a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.
Johnson's other films include:
THREE GODFATHERS
MIGHTY JOY YOUNG
SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
WAGONMASTER
RIO GRANDE
SHANE
FORT BOWIE
MAJOR DUNDEE
WILL PENNY
THE
WILD BUNCH
THE UNDEFEATED
CORKY
JUNIOR BONNER
DILLINGER
THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS
BREAKHEART PASS
THE SWARM
THE HUNTER
RED DAWN
LET'S GET HARRY
MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS
RADIO FLYER
WARREN OATS: ACROSS THE BORDER
ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD
THE OUTLAWS: THE LEGEND OF O.B. TAGGART
BEN JOHNSON: THIRD COWBOY FROM THE RIGHT
THE EVENING STAR
Ben Johnson's television credits include:
THE MONROES (Mini-Series)
THE BULL OF THE WEST
THE SAVAGE BEES
THE RED PONY
THE LOCUSTS
THE SHADOW RIDERS
WILD HORSES
DREAM WEST (Mini-Series)
STRANGER ON MY LAND
JOHN FORD
THE CHASE
BONANZA: THE RETURN
BONANZA: UNDER ATTACK
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