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