Hank Worden
Acting
1901-07-23 · 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)
movieJohn Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self · 1992 · 8.3
movieAlmost an Angel
as Pop · 1990 · 5.8
tvCop Rock
as 2nd Elderly Man · 1990 · 4.3
tvTwin Peaks
as Waiter · 1990 · 8.3
movieBig Bad John
as Good Ole Boy · 1990 · 5.0
movieOnce Upon a Texas Train
as Old Timer · 1988 · 5.2
movieSpace Rage
as Old Codger · 1985 · 4.1
movieRunaway Train
as Old Con · 1985 · 7.0
movieUFOria
as Colonel · 1984 · 5.8
movieThe Ice Pirates
as Elderly Jason · 1984 · 5.6
moviePlease Don't Eat the Babies
as Gramps Jebediah · 1983 · 4.0
tvKnight Rider
as Slim · 1982 · 7.5
movieHammett
as Pool Room Attendant · 1982 · 6.3
movieSoggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Old Geezer · 1981 · 5.1
movieScream
as John · 1981 · 3.9
movieBronco Billy
as Station Mechanic · 1980 · 6.3
movieEvery Which Way but Loose
as Trailer Court Manager · 1978 · 6.1
movieThey Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Butch Collins · 1978 · 4.4
movieSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band · 1978 · 4.4
movieBig Wednesday
as Shopping Cart · 1978 · 6.9
movieBig Wednesday
as Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden) · 1978 · 6.9
movieWhich Way Is Up?
as The Flunky · 1977 · 6.1
movieSmokey and the Bandit
as Trucker (uncredited) · 1977 · 7.0
movieThe Legend of Frank Woods
as Slim · 1977 · 7.0