Hank Worden
Born
July 23, 1901
Died
December 6, 1992 (91 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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. Survived by adopted daughter Dawn Henry.
Date of Death: 6 December 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA (natural causes)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
1992
Almost an Angel
Pop
1990
Twin Peaks
Waiter · (4 episodes)
1990
Big Bad John
Good Ole Boy
1990
Once Upon a Texas Train
Old Timer
1988
Space Rage
Old Codger
1985
Runaway Train
Old Con
1985
UFOria
Colonel
1984
The Ice Pirates
Elderly Jason
1984
Please Don't Eat the Babies
Gramps Jebediah
1983
Knight Rider
Slim · (1 episode)
1982
Hammett
Pool Room Attendant
1982
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Old Geezer
1981
Scream
John
1981
Bronco Billy
Station Mechanic
1980
Every Which Way but Loose
Trailer Court Manager
1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Butch Collins
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Big Wednesday
Shopping Cart
1978
Big Wednesday
Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
1978
Which Way Is Up?
The Flunky
1977
Smokey and the Bandit
Trucker (uncredited)
1977
The Legend of Frank Woods
Slim
1977
The Hanged Man
Ab Wickes
1974
Cahill: United States Marshal
Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
1973
Black Noon
Joseph
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
1971
Big Jake
Hank
1971
Zachariah
Old Cowboy (uncredited)
1971
Chisum
Stationmaster Elwood
1970
Rio Lobo
Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1970
True Grit
R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
1969
Big Daddy
1969
Lancer
(1 episode)
1968
The President's Analyst
Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
1967
Hondo and the Apaches
Miner
1967
Good Times
Kid
1967
Green Acres
(2 episodes)
1965
Daniel Boone
Blue Belly (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1964
Daniel Boone
Hansom Cab Driver · (1 episode)
1964
McLintock!
Curly Fletcher
1963
Petticoat Junction
Farmer · (1 episode)
1963
Petticoat Junction
Roy Turlock · (3 episodes)
1963
Petticoat Junction
Luke · (1 episode)
1963
Petticoat Junction
Band Member · (1 episode)
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
(1 episode)
1962
The Music Man
Undertaker
1962
One-Eyed Jacks
Doc
1961
The Alamo
Parson
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
Laredo (uncredited)
1960
The Horse Soldiers
Deacon Clump
1959
Rawhide
Driver · (1 episode)
1959
Bronco
(1 episode)
1958
Bullwhip
Tex
1958
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Liveryman
1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Pete
1958
Wagon Train
Hank · (1 episode)
1957
Forty Guns
Marshal John Chisum
1957
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Hopi Charlie
1957
The Quiet Gun
Sampson
1957
The Buckskin Lady
Lon
1957
Spoilers of the Forest
Pat Casey
1957
Accused of Murder
Les Fuller
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1 episode)
1956
Thunder Over Arizona
Old Jonas
1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Fiddler
1956
The Searchers
Mose Harper
1956
The Indian Fighter
Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
1955
Gunsmoke
Claude · (1 episode)
1955
Crime Wave
Sweeney (uncredited)
1953
Apache War Smoke
Amber
1952
The Big Sky
Poordevil
1952
Woman of the North Country
Tom Gordon
1952
Boots Malone
Auto Mechanic
1952
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
Shooting Match Official
1951
Sugarfoot
Johnny Behind-the-Stove
1951
Frenchie
Mr. Grady (uncredited)
1950
Wagon Master
Luke Clegg
1950
Father Is a Bachelor
Finnegan (uncredited)
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
1950
Roseanna McCoy
Jacob (uncredited)
1949
The Fighting Kentuckian
Abner Todd
1949
The Lone Ranger
Rusty Bates · (1 episode)
1949
Hellfire
1949
Cover Up
Undertaker
1949
3 Godfathers
Deputy Curly
1948
Yellow Sky
Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
1948
Whispering Smith
1948
Red River
Simms Reeves
1948
Tap Roots
Cropper (uncredited)
1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Clem (uncredited)
1948
Hazard
Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
1948
Fort Apache
Southern Recruit
1948
The Sainted Sisters
Taub Beasley
1948
The Man from Texas
(uncredited)
1948
Prairie Express
Deputy Clint
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Western Character (uncredited)
1947
The Sea of Grass
Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
1947
Angel and the Badman
Townsman (uncredited)
1947
Duel in the Sun
Party Guest (uncredited)
1946
Undercurrent
Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
1946
Lawless Breed
The Deputy
1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Joe (uncredited)
1945
The Great Moment
Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
1944
The Woman of the Town
The Barber
1943
Flesh and Fantasy
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
1943
So Proudly We Hail
Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
1943
Black Market Rustlers
Slim
1943
A Lady Takes a Chance
Waiter
1943
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Townsman
1942
Border Vigilantes
Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
1941
Robbers of the Range
Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
1941
Brigham Young
Mormon Cheering Porter
1940
Triple Justice
Townsman Outside Saloon
1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Henry Haggerty
1940
The Range Busters
Cowhand
1940
Cross-Country Romance
Wedding Witness
1940
Winners of the West
Drunk
1940
Beyond Tomorrow
Hospital Visitor (Uncredited)
1940
Gaucho Serenade
Farmer Driving Jalopy
1940
Viva Cisco Kid
Deputy
1940
Riders of Pasco Basin
Townsman (uncredited)
1940
Northwest Passage
Ranger Tying Oars
1940
Reno
Townsman
1939
Chip of the Flying U
Cowhand
1939
Oklahoma Frontier
Townsman
1939
The Night Riders
Rancher
1939
Stagecoach
Cavalryman (uncredited)
1939
Rollin' Westward
Slim Regan
1939
Sundown on the Prairie
Henchman Hank
1939
Ghost Town Riders
Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
1938
The Cowboy and the Lady
Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
1938
The Stranger from Arizona
Skeeter
1938
Frontier Town
Henchman Buck
1938
Hollywood Round-Up
Saloon Set Extra
1937
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Deputy
1937
The Californian
Ruiz Man
1937
Sing Cowboy Sing
Henchman
1937
Hittin' the Trail
Sidekick Hank
1937
Come and Get It
Lumberjack (uncredited)
1936
For the Service
Henchman (uncredited)
1936
Barbary Coast
Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)
1935