Hank Worden
Acting
Born: July 23, 1901 · Rolfe, Iowa, USA
Died: December 6, 1992 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
Biography
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)
Known for
Twin Peaks
1990
The Searchers
1956
Knight Rider
1982
Stagecoach
1939
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
True Grit
1969
Smokey and the Bandit
1977
Runaway Train
1985
Red River
1948
Every Which Way but Loose
1978
Bonanza
1959
Fort Apache
1948
Photos (3)
Movies (129)
The Searchers
Mose Harper
True Grit
R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
Smokey and the Bandit
Trucker (uncredited)
Runaway Train
Old Con
Stagecoach
Cavalryman (uncredited)
Every Which Way but Loose
Trailer Court Manager
Duel in the Sun
Party Guest (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
Deputy Curly
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
One-Eyed Jacks
Doc
The Alamo
Parson
Rio Lobo
Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Bronco Billy
Station Mechanic
Chisum
Stationmaster Elwood
The Ice Pirates
Elderly Jason
Red River
Simms Reeves
McLintock!
Curly Fletcher
Fort Apache
Southern Recruit
Big Jake
Hank
Angel and the Badman
Townsman (uncredited)
Cahill: United States Marshal
Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
The Horse Soldiers
Deacon Clump
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Western Character (uncredited)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Music Man
Undertaker
Big Wednesday
Shopping Cart
Big Wednesday
Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
The Sea of Grass
Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
Undercurrent
Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Fiddler
The Indian Fighter
Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
Almost an Angel
Pop
Yellow Sky
Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
Which Way Is Up?
The Flunky
The President's Analyst
Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
Once Upon a Texas Train
Old Timer
The Cowboy and the Lady
Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
Hammett
Pool Room Attendant
Sergeant Rutledge
Laredo (uncredited)
Wagon Master
Luke Clegg
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Butch Collins
Forty Guns
Marshal John Chisum
When Willie Comes Marching Home
American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
Tap Roots
Cropper (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
1948
Hondo and the Apaches
Miner
Crime Wave
Sweeney (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
Johnny Behind-the-Stove
Northwest Passage
Ranger Tying Oars
Brigham Young
Mormon Cheering Porter
The Fighting Kentuckian
Abner Todd
Comin' Round the Mountain
Shooting Match Official
A Lady Takes a Chance
Waiter
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
Joe (uncredited)
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Old Geezer
The Big Sky
Poordevil
High Wall
1947
Flesh and Fantasy
Circus Spectator (uncredited)
Woman of the North Country
Tom Gordon
Spoilers of the Forest
Pat Casey
Frenchie
Mr. Grady (uncredited)
Come and Get It
Lumberjack (uncredited)
The Woman of the Town
The Barber
The Hanged Man
Ab Wickes
Barbary Coast
Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)
Good Times
Kid
Winners of the West
Drunk
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Clem (uncredited)
Big Daddy
1969
The Man from Texas
(uncredited)
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Townsman
Triple Cross
Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
Cover Up
Undertaker
Robbers of the Range
Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
Father Is a Bachelor
Finnegan (uncredited)
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Pete
The Great Moment
Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
UFOria
Colonel
Space Rage
Old Codger
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
Liveryman
Sky Hei$t
Old Coot
Bullwhip
Tex
Viva Cisco Kid
Deputy
Dragoon Wells Massacre
Hopi Charlie
The Legend of Frank Woods
Slim
Sundown on the Prairie
Henchman Hank
Riders of Pasco Basin
Townsman (uncredited)
Chip of the Flying U
Cowhand
Beyond Tomorrow
Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Hazard
Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Black Noon
Joseph
Hellfire
Witness (uncredited)
Boots Malone
Auto Mechanic
The Sainted Sisters
Taub Beasley
Accused of Murder
Les Fuller
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Deputy
Roseanna McCoy
Jacob (uncredited)
The Buckskin Lady
Lon
Scream
John
Triple Justice
Townsman Outside Saloon
The Night Riders
Rancher
Zachariah
Old Cowboy (uncredited)
The Quiet Gun
Sampson
The Stranger from Arizona
Skeeter
None Shall Escape
German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
Big Bad John
Good Ole Boy
Please Don't Eat the Babies
Gramps Jebediah
Apache War Smoke
Amber
Cross-Country Romance
Wedding Witness
The Range Busters
Cowhand
Reno
Townsman
Hollywood Round-Up
Saloon Set Extra
For the Service
Henchman (uncredited)
Thunder Over Arizona
Old Jonas
The Californian
Ruiz Man
Ghost Town Gold
Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
Lawless Breed
The Deputy
Oklahoma Frontier
Townsman
Black Market Rustlers
Slim
Gaucho Serenade
Farmer Driving Jalopy
Rollin' Westward
Slim Regan
Border Vigilantes
Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
Frontier Town
Henchman Buck
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Henry Haggerty
Hittin' the Trail
Sidekick Hank
Sing Cowboy Sing
Henchman
Prairie Express
Deputy Clint
TV Shows (21)
Twin Peaks
Waiter · 4 eps
Bonanza
Station Attendant · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Hank · 1 eps
Knight Rider
Slim · 1 eps
The Virginian
Calico (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Farmer · 1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Roy Turlock · 3 eps
Petticoat Junction
Luke · 1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Band Member · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Blue Belly (uncredited) · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Hansom Cab Driver · 1 eps
Rawhide
Driver · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Claude · 1 eps
Green Acres
2 eps
The Lone Ranger
Rusty Bates · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Bruckner · 1 eps
Bronco
1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1 eps
Cop Rock
2nd Elderly Man · 1 eps