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