Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Né le 23 juillet 1901 à Rolfe, Iowa, USA, mort le 6 décembre 1992.

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.

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Date of Death:  6 December 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA  (natural causes)

Alamo (7.1) The Alamo Film · 1960 dans le rôle de Parson
Obsessions (7.1) Flesh and Fantasy Film · 1943 dans le rôle de Circus Spectator (uncredited)
Planqué malgré lui (6.9) When Willie Comes Marching Home Film · 1950 dans le rôle de American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
Le vandale (6.8) Come and Get It Film · 1936 dans le rôle de Lumberjack (uncredited)
Chisum (6.6) Film · 1970 dans le rôle de Stationmaster Elwood
Rio Lobo (6.5) Film · 1970 dans le rôle de Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Lame de fond (5.9) Undercurrent Film · 1946 dans le rôle de Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)