Hank Worden profile
Actor profile

Hank Worden

23rd July 1901 Rolfe, Iowa, USA Acting

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)

129 Movies 21 TV Shows 153 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hammett poster
Hammett 9th June 1982 as Pool Room Attendant
Zachariah poster
Zachariah 24th January 1971 as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Chisum poster
Chisum 23rd July 1970 as Stationmaster Elwood
Rio Lobo poster
Rio Lobo 1st April 1970 as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
True Grit poster
True Grit 11th June 1969 as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
Forty Guns poster
Forty Guns 10th September 1957 as Marshal John Chisum
Sugarfoot poster
Sugarfoot 11th February 1951 as Johnny Behind-the-Stove
Frenchie poster
Frenchie 25th December 1950 as Mr. Grady (uncredited)
Hellfire poster
Hellfire 29th May 1949 as Witness (uncredited)
Yellow Sky poster
Yellow Sky 24th December 1948 as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Tap Roots poster
Tap Roots 25th August 1948 as Cropper (uncredited)
Hazard poster
Hazard 28th May 1948 as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Undercurrent poster
Undercurrent 11th November 1946 as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
The Great Moment poster
The Great Moment 18th July 1944 as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
Reno poster
Reno 1st December 1939 as Townsman
Cop Rock poster
Cop Rock 26th September 1990 as 2nd Elderly Man
Bonanza poster
Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Station Attendant