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