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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 23, 1901
Died
December 6, 1992
Place of Birth
Rolfe, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
- Norton Earl Worden
- Worden Norten
Hank Worden
0.8 Popularity
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
Credits
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John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
1992
6.0
Almost an Angel
as Pop
1990
5.8
Cop Rock
as 2nd Elderly Man
1990
4.0
Twin Peaks
as Waiter
1990
8.3
Big Bad John
as Good Ole Boy
1990
4.0
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Old Timer
1988
5.1
Space Rage
as Old Codger
1985
3.7
Runaway Train
as Old Con
1985
7.0
UFOria
as Colonel
1984
5.6
The Ice Pirates
as Elderly Jason
1984
5.6
Please Don't Eat the Babies
as Gramps Jebediah
1983
3.8
Knight Rider
as Slim
1982
7.5
Hammett
as Pool Room Attendant
1982
6.2
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Old Geezer
1981
4.5
Scream
as John
1981
4.0
Bronco Billy
as Station Mechanic
1980
6.3
Every Which Way but Loose
as Trailer Court Manager
1978
6.1
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Butch Collins
1978
4.0
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
4.3
Big Wednesday
as Shopping Cart
1978
6.9
Big Wednesday
as Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
1978
6.9
Which Way Is Up?
as The Flunky
1977
6.0
Smokey and the Bandit
as Trucker (uncredited)
1977
7.0
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Slim
1977
0.0
Sky Hei$t
as Old Coot
1975
4.9
The Hanged Man
as Ab Wickes
1974
4.0
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
1973
6.1
Black Noon
as Joseph
1971
6.1
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
1971
7.0
Big Jake
as Hank
1971
6.9
Zachariah
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
1971
5.1
Chisum
as Stationmaster Elwood
1970
6.7
Rio Lobo
as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1970
6.5
Big Daddy
1969
0.0
True Grit
as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
1969
7.3
Lancer
1968
4.7
The President's Analyst
as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
1967
5.7
Hondo and the Apaches
as Miner
1967
6.8
Good Times
as Kid
1967
5.1
Green Acres
1965
7.3
Daniel Boone
as Blue Belly (uncredited)
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Hansom Cab Driver
1964
7.0
McLintock!
as Curly Fletcher
1963
6.6
Petticoat Junction
as Farmer
1963
5.7
Petticoat Junction
as Roy Turlock
1963
5.7
Petticoat Junction
as Luke
1963
5.7
Petticoat Junction
as Band Member
1963
5.7
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
6.9
The Music Man
as Undertaker
1962
7.1
One-Eyed Jacks
as Doc
1961
6.7
The Alamo
as Parson
1960
7.1
Sergeant Rutledge
as Laredo (uncredited)
1960
7.1
The Horse Soldiers
as Deacon Clump
1959
7.0
Rawhide
as Driver
1959
7.2
Bronco
1958
5.9
Bullwhip
as Tex
1958
4.4
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone
as Liveryman
1958
6.0
The Notorious Mr. Monks
as Pete
1958
0.0
Wagon Train
as Hank
1957
6.6
Forty Guns
as Marshal John Chisum
1957
6.5
Dragoon Wells Massacre
as Hopi Charlie
1957
6.9
The Quiet Gun
as Sampson
1957
6.4
The Buckskin Lady
as Lon
1957
3.8
Spoilers of the Forest
as Pat Casey
1957
0.0
Accused of Murder
as Les Fuller
1956
4.5
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
5.0
Thunder Over Arizona
as Old Jonas
1956
6.0
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Fiddler
1956
6.3
The Searchers
as Mose Harper
1956
7.7
The Indian Fighter
as Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
1955
6.2
Gunsmoke
as Claude
1955
6.6
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
1955
6.4
Crime Wave
as Sweeney (uncredited)
1953
7.1
Apache War Smoke
as Amber
1952
3.0
The Big Sky
as Poordevil
1952
6.5
Woman of the North Country
as Tom Gordon
1952
4.0
Boots Malone
as Auto Mechanic
1952
7.5
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
1951
0.0
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Shooting Match Official
1951
5.8
Sugarfoot
as Johnny Behind-the-Stove
1951
5.0
Frenchie
as Mr. Grady (uncredited)
1950
5.7
Wagon Master
as Luke Clegg
1950
6.6
Father Is a Bachelor
as Finnegan (uncredited)
1950
7.4
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
1950
6.8
Roseanna McCoy
as Jacob (uncredited)
1949
5.6
The Lone Ranger
as Rusty Bates
1949
6.8
The Fighting Kentuckian
as Abner Todd
1949
5.9
Hellfire
1949
6.1
Cover Up
as Undertaker
1949
6.5
3 Godfathers
as Deputy Curly
1948
6.7
Yellow Sky
as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
1948
6.9
Whispering Smith
1948
6.6
Red River
as Simms Reeves
1948
7.3
Tap Roots
as Cropper (uncredited)
1948
6.7
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Clem (uncredited)
1948
6.5
Hazard
as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
1948
8.0
Fort Apache
as Southern Recruit
1948
7.0
The Sainted Sisters
as Taub Beasley
1948
7.0
The Man from Texas
as (uncredited)
1948
6.0
Prairie Express
as Deputy Clint
1947
0.0
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Western Character (uncredited)
1947
6.8
The Sea of Grass
as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
1947
6.1
Angel and the Badman
as Townsman (uncredited)
1947
6.4
Duel in the Sun
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1946
6.3
Undercurrent
as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
1946
5.9
Lawless Breed
as The Deputy
1946
0.0
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Joe (uncredited)
1945
5.6
The Great Moment
as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
1944
5.6
None Shall Escape
as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
1944
6.3
The Woman of the Town
as The Barber
1943
6.2
Flesh and Fantasy
as Circus Spectator (uncredited)
1943
6.8
So Proudly We Hail
as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
1943
5.5
Black Market Rustlers
as Slim
1943
0.0
A Lady Takes a Chance
as Waiter
1943
5.6
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Townsman
1942
5.0
Border Vigilantes
as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
1941
5.0
Robbers of the Range
as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
1941
7.0
Brigham Young
as Mormon Cheering Porter
1940
4.4
Triple Justice
as Townsman Outside Saloon
1940
6.0
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Henry Haggerty
1940
4.0
The Range Busters
as Cowhand
1940
5.2
Cross-Country Romance
as Wedding Witness
1940
6.4
Winners of the West
as Drunk
1940
0.0
Beyond Tomorrow
as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
1940
6.0
Gaucho Serenade
as Farmer Driving Jalopy
1940
6.0
Viva Cisco Kid
as Deputy
1940
5.5
Riders of Pasco Basin
as Townsman (uncredited)
1940
2.0
Northwest Passage
as Ranger Tying Oars
1940
6.5
Reno
as Townsman
1939
6.0
Chip of the Flying U
as Cowhand
1939
0.0
Oklahoma Frontier
as Townsman
1939
0.0
The Night Riders
as Rancher
1939
5.5
Stagecoach
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
1939
7.6
Rollin' Westward
as Slim Regan
1939
5.0
Sundown on the Prairie
as Henchman Hank
1939
0.0
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Ghost Town Riders
as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
1938
0.0
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
1938
6.3
The Stranger from Arizona
as Skeeter
1938
3.0
Frontier Town
as Henchman Buck
1938
5.0
Hollywood Round-Up
as Saloon Set Extra
1937
4.4
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Deputy
1937
3.0
The Californian
as Ruiz Man
1937
0.0
Sing Cowboy Sing
as Henchman
1937
3.0
Hittin' the Trail
as Sidekick Hank
1937
5.0
Come and Get It
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
1936
6.8
Ghost Town Gold
as Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
1936
4.5
For the Service
as Henchman (uncredited)
1936
0.0
Barbary Coast
as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)
1935
6.5