
Acting
Community Rating
5.8
TMDB estimate
Born
July 23, 1901
Died
December 6, 1992 (age 91)
Born in
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)
Mad About Moonshine
Hillbilly
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
1992

Almost an Angel
Pop
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

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

Which Way Is Up?
The Flunky
1977

Smokey and the Bandit
Trucker (uncredited)
1977