Ben Johnson

Known for

Acting

Born

June 13, 1918

Birthplace

Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA

Died

April 8, 1996 (aged 77)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher.

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Best known work

The Wild Bunch

1969

Red Dawn

1984

Hang 'em High

1968

The Last Picture Show

1971

Shane

1953

The Getaway

1972

Angels in the Outfield

1994

Bonanza

1959

The Sugarland Express

1974

Fort Apache

1948

Filmography

2011
Backstabber
as Lance
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
1996
The Evening Star
as Arthur Cotton
1996
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right
as Self
1995
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as Jack Parrish
1995
Bonanza: Under Attack
as Bronc Evans
1994
Angels in the Outfield
as Hank Murphy
1993
Bonanza: The Return
as Bronc Evans
1993
Warren Oates: Across the Border
as Self
1993
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
as Self
1992
Radio Flyer
as Geronimo Bill
1991
Picture This
as Self
1991
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Jesse Dalton
1991
The Chase
as Laurienti
1989
The Last Ride
1989
Back to Back
as Eli Hix
1989
Hollywood on Horses
as Self
1988
Stranger on My Land
as Vern Whitman
1988
Dark Before Dawn
as The Sheriff
1987
Cherry 2000
as Six Fingered Jake
1986
Let's Get Harry
as Mr. Burck Sr.
1986
Trespasses
as August Klein
1985
Wild Horses
as Bill Ward
1984
Red Dawn
as Mason
1984
Champions
as Burly Cocks