Hank Worden

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

Knight Rider

Bonanza

Twin Peaks

Wagon Train

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

All Movies (132)

• John Wayne's 'The Alamo'1992 · as Self
• Almost an Angel1990 · as Pop
• Big Bad John1990 · as Good Ole Boy
• Once Upon a Texas Train1988 · as Old Timer
• Space Rage1985 · as Old Codger
• Runaway Train1985 · as Old Con
• UFOria1984 · as Colonel
• The Ice Pirates1984 · as Elderly Jason
• Please Don't Eat the Babies1983 · as Gramps Jebediah
• Hammett1982 · as Pool Room Attendant
• Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.1981 · as Old Geezer
• Scream1981 · as John
• Bronco Billy1980 · as Station Mechanic
• Every Which Way but Loose1978 · as Trailer Court Manager
• They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way1978 · as Butch Collins
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1978 · as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
• Big Wednesday1978 · as Shopping Cart
• Big Wednesday1978 · as Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
• Which Way Is Up?1977 · as The Flunky
• Smokey and the Bandit1977 · as Trucker (uncredited)
• The Legend of Frank Woods1977 · as Slim
• Sky Hei$t1975 · as Old Coot
• The Hanged Man1974 · as Ab Wickes
• Cahill: United States Marshal1973 · as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
• Black Noon1971 · as Joseph
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks1971 · as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
• Big Jake1971 · as Hank
• Zachariah1971 · as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
• Chisum1970 · as Stationmaster Elwood
• Rio Lobo1970 · as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• True Grit1969 · as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
• Big Daddy1969
• The President's Analyst1967 · as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
• Hondo and the Apaches1967 · as Miner
• Good Times1967 · as Kid
• McLintock!1963 · as Curly Fletcher
• The Music Man1962 · as Undertaker
• One-Eyed Jacks1961 · as Doc
• The Alamo1960 · as Parson
• Sergeant Rutledge1960 · as Laredo (uncredited)
• The Horse Soldiers1959 · as Deacon Clump
• Bullwhip1958 · as Tex
• The Toughest Gun in Tombstone1958 · as Liveryman
• The Notorious Mr. Monks1958 · as Pete
• Forty Guns1957 · as Marshal John Chisum
• Dragoon Wells Massacre1957 · as Hopi Charlie
• The Quiet Gun1957 · as Sampson
• The Buckskin Lady1957 · as Lon
• Spoilers of the Forest1957 · as Pat Casey
• Accused of Murder1956 · as Les Fuller
• Thunder Over Arizona1956 · as Old Jonas
• Davy Crockett and the River Pirates1956 · as Fiddler
• The Searchers1956 · as Mose Harper
• The Indian Fighter1955 · as Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
• Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier1955 · as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
• Crime Wave1953 · as Sweeney (uncredited)
• Apache War Smoke1952 · as Amber
• The Big Sky1952 · as Poordevil
• Woman of the North Country1952 · as Tom Gordon
• Boots Malone1952 · as Auto Mechanic
• Triple Cross1951 · as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
• Comin' Round the Mountain1951 · as Shooting Match Official
• Sugarfoot1951 · as Johnny Behind-the-Stove
• Frenchie1950 · as Mr. Grady (uncredited)
• Wagon Master1950 · as Luke Clegg
• Father Is a Bachelor1950 · as Finnegan (uncredited)
• When Willie Comes Marching Home1950 · as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
• Roseanna McCoy1949 · as Jacob (uncredited)
• The Fighting Kentuckian1949 · as Abner Todd
• Hellfire1949 · as Witness (uncredited)
• Cover Up1949 · as Undertaker
• 3 Godfathers1948 · as Deputy Curly
• Yellow Sky1948 · as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
• Whispering Smith1948
• Red River1948 · as Simms Reeves
• Tap Roots1948 · as Cropper (uncredited)
• Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'1948 · as Clem (uncredited)
• Hazard1948 · as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
• Fort Apache1948 · as Southern Recruit
• The Sainted Sisters1948 · as Taub Beasley
• The Man from Texas1948 · as (uncredited)
• High Wall1947
• Prairie Express1947 · as Deputy Clint
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty1947 · as Western Character (uncredited)
• The Sea of Grass1947 · as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
• Angel and the Badman1947 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Duel in the Sun1946 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Undercurrent1946 · as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
• Lawless Breed1946 · as The Deputy
• Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood1945 · as Joe (uncredited)
• The Great Moment1944 · as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
• None Shall Escape1944 · as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
• The Woman of the Town1943 · as The Barber
• Flesh and Fantasy1943 · as Circus Spectator (uncredited)
• So Proudly We Hail1943 · as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
• Black Market Rustlers1943 · as Slim
• A Lady Takes a Chance1943 · as Waiter
• Deep in the Heart of Texas1942 · as Townsman
• Border Vigilantes1941 · as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
• Robbers of the Range1941 · as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
• Brigham Young1940 · as Mormon Cheering Porter
• Triple Justice1940 · as Townsman Outside Saloon
• Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride1940 · as Henry Haggerty
• The Range Busters1940 · as Cowhand
• Cross-Country Romance1940 · as Wedding Witness
• Winners of the West1940 · as Drunk
• Beyond Tomorrow1940 · as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
• Gaucho Serenade1940 · as Farmer Driving Jalopy
• Viva Cisco Kid1940 · as Deputy
• Riders of Pasco Basin1940 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• Northwest Passage1940 · as Ranger Tying Oars
• Reno1939 · as Townsman
• Chip of the Flying U1939 · as Cowhand
• Oklahoma Frontier1939 · as Townsman
• The Night Riders1939 · as Rancher
• Stagecoach1939 · as Cavalryman (uncredited)
• Rollin' Westward1939 · as Slim Regan
• Sundown on the Prairie1939 · as Henchman Hank
• Ghost Town Riders1938 · as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
• The Cowboy and the Lady1938 · as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
• The Stranger from Arizona1938 · as Skeeter
• Frontier Town1938 · as Henchman Buck
• Hollywood Round-Up1937 · as Saloon Set Extra
• The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen1937 · as Deputy
• The Californian1937 · as Ruiz Man
• Sing Cowboy Sing1937 · as Henchman
• Hittin' the Trail1937 · as Sidekick Hank
• Come and Get It1936 · as Lumberjack (uncredited)
• Ghost Town Gold1936 · as Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
• For the Service1936 · as Henchman (uncredited)
• Barbary Coast1935 · as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)
• Mad About Moonshine— · as Hillbilly

All TV Shows (20)

• Cop Rock1990 · as 2nd Elderly Man
• Twin Peaks1990 · as Waiter
• Knight Rider1982 · as Slim
• Lancer1968
• Green Acres1965
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Blue Belly (uncredited)
• Daniel Boone1964 · as Hansom Cab Driver
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Farmer
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Roy Turlock
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Luke
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Band Member
• The Beverly Hillbillies1962
• Bonanza1959 · as Station Attendant
• Rawhide1959 · as Driver
• Bronco1958
• Wagon Train1957 · as Hank
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Claude
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Rusty Bates
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Bruckner