Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Known for

Acting

Born

June 29, 1919

Birthplace

Kingsburg, California, USA

Died

December 8, 1983 (aged 64)

Biography

Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), known professionally as Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens transitioned to acting and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career Pickens played mainly cowboy roles. he is perhaps best remembered today for his comic roles in Dr. Strangelove (1964), Blazing Saddles (1972) and 1941 (1979), and his villainous turn in One-Eyed Jacks (1961).

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Best known work

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
1974
The Howling
The Howling
1981
1941
1941
1979
The Getaway
The Getaway
1972
The Black Hole
The Black Hole
1979
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958
The Cowboys
The Cowboys
1972

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Monarch of the Mountains

    as Narrator

  2. 2004

  3. 2001

    Back in the Saddle

    as Self (archive footage)

  4. 1993

    La Classe américaine

    as 'Deep Throat' (archive footage)

  5. 1990

  6. 1982

  7. 1982

    Filthy RichTV

    as Big Guy Beck (3 episodes)

  8. 1981

  9. 1981

    Nashville Grab

    as Ross Common

  10. 1981

  11. 1981

    This House Possessed

    as Arthur Keene

  12. 1981

    The Howling

    as Sam Newfield

  13. 1981

  14. 1980

  15. 1980

    Tom Horn

    as Sam Creedmore

  16. 1980

    Swan Song

    as George

  17. 1979

    The Black Hole

    as B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)

  18. 1979

    1941

    as Hollis P. Wood

  19. 1979

  20. 1979

  21. 1979

  22. 1979

    The SackettsTV

    as Jack Bigelow (2 episodes)

  23. 1979

  24. 1979

  25. 1978

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