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Ben Johnson (I) (1918–1996)

Actor | Stunts | Miscellaneous Crew

Born in Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was a ranch hand and rodeo performer when, in 1940, Howard Hughes hired him to take a load of horses to California. He decided to stick around (the pay was good), and for some years was a stunt man, horse wrangler, and double for such stars as John Wayne, Gary Cooper and James Stewart... See full bio »

Born:

in Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA

Died:

(age 77) in Mesa, Arizona, USA
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1996 The Evening Star
Arthur Cotton
 
1996 Ruby Jean and Joe (TV movie)
Big Man
 
1995 Bonanza: Under Attack (TV movie)
Bronc Evans
 
1994 Angels in the Outfield
Hank Murphy
 
1994 Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
 
1993 Bonanza: The Return (TV movie)
Bronc Evans
 
1992 Radio Flyer
Geronimo Bill
 
1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Jesse Dalton
 
1991 The Chase (TV movie)
Laurienti
 
1989 Back to Back
Eli Hix
 
1989 The Last Ride (short)
 
1988 Dark Before Dawn
The Sheriff
 
1988 Stranger on My Land (TV movie)
Vern Whitman
 
1987 Cherry 2000
Six Fingered Jake
 
1986 Let's Get Harry
Harry Burck Sr.
 
1986 Dream West (TV mini-series)
Jim Bridger
 
1986 Trespasses
August Klein
 
1985 Wild Horses (TV movie)
Bill Ward
 
1984 Red Dawn
Mr. Mason
 
1984 Champions
Burly Cocks
 
1982 The Shadow Riders (TV movie)
Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven
 
1982 Tex
Cole Collins
 
1981 Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Isum Gorch
 
1980 Terror Train
Carne
 
1980 Ruckus
Sam Bellows
 
1980 The Hunter
Sheriff Strong
 
1980 Wild Times (TV mini-series)
Doc Bogardus
– Episode #1.1 (1980) … Doc Bogardus
– Episode #1.2 (1980) … Doc Bogardus
 
1979 The Sacketts (TV movie)
Cap Rountree
 
1978 The Swarm
Felix
 
1977 Grayeagle
John Colter
 
1977 The Greatest
Hollis
 
1976 The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Captain J.D. Morales
 
1976 The Savage Bees (TV movie)
Sheriff Donald McKew
 
1975 Hustle
Marty Hollinger
 
1975 Breakheart Pass
Marshal Pearce
 
1975 Bite the Bullet
Mister
 
1974 Locusts (TV movie)
Amos Fletcher
 
1974 The Sugarland Express
Captain Tanner
 
1973 Blood Sport (TV movie)
Dwayne Birdsong
 
1973 Runaway! (TV movie)
Holly Gibson
 
1973 Kid Blue
Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson
 
1973 Dillinger
Melvin Purvis
 
1973 The Red Pony (TV movie)
Jess Taylor
 
1973 The Train Robbers
Jesse
 
1972 The Getaway
Jack Beynon
 
1972 Junior Bonner
Buck Roan
 
1972 Corky
Boland
 
1971 Something Big
Jesse Bookbinder
 
1963-1971 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Ben Crown / Hannon / Vern Morland
– Drago (1971) … Hannon
– Quaker Girl (1966) … Vern Morland
– Quint-Cident (1963) … Ben Crown
 
1971 The Last Picture Show
Sam the Lion
 
1962-1971 Bonanza (TV series)
Deputy Sheriff Stan Mace / Kelly James / Sgt. Samuel Bellis
– Top Hand (1971) … Kelly James
– The Deserter (1969) … Sgt. Samuel Bellis
– The Gamble (1962) … Deputy Sheriff Stan Mace
 
1970 Chisum
James Pepper
 
1969 The Undefeated
Short Grub
 
1969 The Wild Bunch
Tector Gorch
 
1969 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Ride a Northbound Horse: Part 2 (1969)
– Ride a Northbound Horse: Part 1 (1969)
 
1963-1968 The Virginian (TV series)
Jed Cooper / Jim Brandt / Joe Hogan / …
– Vision of Blindness (1968) … Jed Cooper
– Johnny Moon (1967) … Joe Hogan
– Dangerous Road (1965) … Jim Brandt
– Duel at Shiloh (1963) … Spinner
 
1968 Hang 'Em High
Marshal Dave Bliss
 
1968 Will Penny
Alex (Flat Iron Ranch foreman)
 
1966-1967 The Monroes (TV series)
Sleeve
– Teaching the Tiger to Purr (1967) … Sleeve
– Manhunt (1967) … Sleeve
– Wild Bull (1967) … Sleeve
– Race for the Rainbow (1967) … Sleeve
– To Break a Colt (1967) … Sleeve
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1966 ABC Stage 67 (TV series)
Sheriff Barbee
– Noon Wine (1966) … Sheriff Barbee
 
1966 The Rare Breed
Jeff Harter
 
1966 Branded (TV series)
Bill Latigo
– McCord's Way (1966) … Bill Latigo
 
1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Burt Wade
– March from Camp Tyler (1965) … Burt Wade
 
1965 Major Dundee
Sergeant Chillum
 
1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Kelly - Mine Foreman
– The Case of the Reckless Rockhound (1964) … Kelly - Mine Foreman
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)
 
1962 Stoney Burke (TV series)
Rex Donally
– Point of Honor (1962) … Rex Donally
 
1960-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
John Anderson / John Bartlett / Sam Crabbe
– The Fifth Bullet (1962) … John Bartlett
– The Race (1961) … Sam Crabbe
– A Head of Hair (1960) … John Anderson
 
1961-1962 Route 66 (TV series)
Alley Golden / Del
– A Long Piece of Mischief (1962) … Del
– Like a Motherless Child (1961) … Alley Golden
 
1960-1961 Laramie (TV series)
Billy Pardee / Driver / Tarp
– Widow in White (1961) … Tarp
– A Sound of Bells (1960) … Driver
– Hour After Dawn (1960) … Billy Pardee
 
1961 Tomboy and the Champ
Uncle Jim
 
1961 One-Eyed Jacks
Bob Amory
 
1960 Ten Who Dared
George Bradley
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
Hank Colman
– Everglades Story (1959) … Hank Colman
 
1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Jeff, the Sheriff
– And the Desert Shall Blossom (1958) … Jeff, the Sheriff
 
1958 The Restless Gun (TV series)
Sheriff Tim Malachy
– No Way to Kill (1958) … Sheriff Tim Malachy
 
1958 Navy Log (TV series)
Border Patrol Officer
– Florida Weekend (1958) … Border Patrol Officer
 
1958 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series)
Tex Barton
– Top Gun (1958) … Tex Barton
 
1958 Fort Bowie
Capt. Thomas Thompson
 
1957 Slim Carter
Montana Burriss
 
1957 War Drums
Luke Fargo
 
1956 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Cal Bennett
– Once a Hero (1956) … Cal Bennett
 
1956 Rebel in Town
Frank Mason
 
1955 Oklahoma!
Wrangler (uncredited)
 
1953 Shane
Chris Calloway
 
1952 Wild Stallion
Dan Light
 
1951 Fort Defiance
Ben Shelby
 
1950 Rio Grande
Trooper Travis Tyree
 
1950 Wagon Master
Travis Blue
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Sgt. Tyree
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young
Gregg
 
1948 3 Godfathers
Posse Man #1
 
1948 The Gallant Legion
Texas Ranger (uncredited)
 
1946 Badman's Territory
Deputy Marshal (uncredited)
 
1945 The Naughty Nineties
Coach Driver (uncredited)
 
1945 Corpus Christi Bandits
2nd Stage Driver (uncredited)
 
1944 Nevada
Saloon Patron (uncredited)
 
1944 Tall in the Saddle
Townsman (uncredited)
 
1944 The Pinto Bandit
Race Contestant (uncredited)
 
1943 Bordertown Gun Fighters
Messenger (uncredited)
 
1943 The Outlaw
Deputy (uncredited)
 
1939 The Fighting Gringo
Mexican Barfly (uncredited)
 
Show ShowStunts (27 titles)
1955 Oklahoma! (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1948 3 Godfathers (stunts - uncredited)
 
1948 The Kissing Bandit (stunts - uncredited)
 
1948 Red River (stunts - uncredited)
 
1948 The Gallant Legion (stunts - uncredited)
 
1948 Fort Apache (stunts - uncredited)
 
1947 Wyoming (stunts - uncredited)
 
1947 Ramrod (stunts - uncredited)
 
1947 Angel and the Badman (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1946 Out California Way (stunt double: Monte Hale - uncredited)
 
1946 Smoky (stunts - uncredited)
 
1946 Badman's Territory (stunts - uncredited)
 
1946 California Gold Rush (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1945 Santa Fe Saddlemates (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1945 Corpus Christi Bandits (stunts - uncredited)
 
1944 Nevada (stunt double: Robert Mitchum - uncredited)
 
1944 The Old Texas Trail (stunts - uncredited)
 
1944 Tall in the Saddle (stunts - uncredited)
 
1943 Tarzan's Desert Mystery (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1943 Blazing Guns (stunts - uncredited)
 
1943 Arizona Trail (stunt double - uncredited)
 
1943 Bordertown Gun Fighters (stunts - uncredited)
 
1943 Riders of the Rio Grande (stunts - uncredited)
 
1943 Riders of the Northwest Mounted (stunt double: Russell Hayden - uncredited)
 
1943 The Outlaw (stunts - uncredited)
 
1940 The Durango Kid (stunt double: Charles Starrett - uncredited)
 
1939 The Fighting Gringo (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (materials provided by)
 
1943 The Outlaw (horse wrangler - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1950 Wagon Master (performer: "SONG OF THE WAGON MASTER")
 
Show ShowSelf (16 titles)
1996 Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Warren Oates: Across the Border (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Oklahoma Passage (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1989 Hollywood on Horses (video documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Étoiles et toiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 April 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1984 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Wayne (1984) … Himself
 
1978 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 January 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1978 Inside 'The Swarm' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1972-1974 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 February 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1973 The Wayne Train (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
Sam the Lion (uncredited)
 
2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (TV documentary)
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1987 Reginald LeBorg - Man nannte mich den Alleskönner (TV documentary)
Luke Fargo
 
1972 The Bull of the West (TV movie)
Spinner
 
1968 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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1 Biographical Movie  | 1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Personal Quote:

I can't handle phony people, and there are a lot of them in Hollywood. I've built my life around the principles of honesty, realism and respect, and if the people in Hollywood are so pumped up on themselves they can't deal with that, I say the hell with 'em. I think I've won the respect of some people over there and I think I managed to stay real. See more »

Trivia:

Johnson, his father, and nephew have Belt-Buckle awards for team roping. See more »

Trademark:

Plain-spoken, Southern characters See more »

Nickname:

Son See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini