Ben Johnson

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Johnson (actor) , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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8

Perry Mason

(1957) Kelly

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8

Bonanza

(1959) Sgt. Samuel Bellis

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6

The Virginian

(1962) Joe Hogan

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6

Red Dawn

(1984) Mr. Mason

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3

Cavalcade of America

(1952) Cal Bennett

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8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Sheriff Jeff

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6

Gunsmoke

(1955) Hannon

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5

ABC Stage 67

(1966) Sheriff Barbee

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2014	Self (archive footage)	And the Oscar Goes To... 2014-02-01 Movie
2011	Lance	Backstabber 2011-06-01 Movie
2004	Self (archive footage)	Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004-07-25 Movie
1996	Arthur Cotton	The Evening Star 1996-12-25 Movie
1995	Jack Parrish	Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart 1995-02-17 Movie
	Bronc Evans	Bonanza: Under Attack 1995-01-15 Movie
1994	Hank Murphy	Angels in the Outfield 1994-07-15 Movie
1993	Bronc Evans	Bonanza: The Return 1993-11-24 Movie
	Self	Warren Oates: Across the Border 1993-11-10 Movie
	Self	The Making of 'Rio Grande' 1993-01-01 Movie
1992	Geronimo Bill	Radio Flyer 1992-02-21 Movie
1991	Self	Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas 1991-09-06 Movie
	Jesse Dalton	My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys 1991-03-01 Movie
	Laurienti	The Chase 1991-02-10 Movie
1989	Eli Hix	Back to Back 1989-01-01 Movie
	Self	Hollywood on Horses 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Vern Whitman	Stranger on My Land 1988-01-17 Movie
	The Sheriff	Dark Before Dawn 1988-01-02 Movie
1987	Six Fingered Jake	Cherry 2000 1987-11-10 Movie
1986	Mr. Burck Sr.	Let's Get Harry 1986-10-31 Movie
	August Klein	Trespasses 1986-07-05 Movie
1985	Bill Ward	Wild Horses 1985-11-12 Movie
1984	Mr. Mason	Red Dawn 1984-08-10 Movie
	Burly Cocks	Champions 1984-04-20 Movie
1983	N/A	Always in My Heart 1983-06-01 Movie
1982	Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven	The Shadow Riders 1982-09-28 Movie
	Cole Collins	Tex 1982-07-30 Movie
1981	Isum Gorch	Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. 1981-10-09 Movie
	Sam Bellows	Ruckus 1981-03-01 Movie
1980	Carne	Terror Train 1980-10-03 Movie
	Sheriff John Strong	The Hunter 1980-08-01 Movie
	Doc Bogardus	Wild Times 1980-01-24 TV Show
1979	Cap Rountree	The Sacketts 1979-05-15 TV Show
1978	Felix	The Swarm 1978-07-14 Movie
	Self	Inside 'the Swarm' 1978-01-01 Movie
1977	John Colter	Grayeagle 1977-12-28 Movie
	Hollis	The Greatest 1977-05-17 Movie
1976	Captain J.D. Morales	The Town That Dreaded Sundown 1976-12-24 Movie
	Sheriff Donald McKew	The Savage Bees 1976-11-22 Movie
1975	Marty Hollinger	Hustle 1975-12-25 Movie
	Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce	Breakheart Pass 1975-12-09 Movie
	Mister	Bite the Bullet 1975-09-26 Movie
1974	Amos Fletcher	Locusts 1974-10-09 Movie
	Captain Harlin Tanner	The Sugarland Express 1974-04-05 Movie
1973	Dwayne Birdsong	Blood Sport 1973-12-05 Movie
	Holly Gibson	Runaway! 1973-09-29 Movie
	Melvin Purvis	Dillinger 1973-07-20 Movie
	Jess Taylor	The Red Pony 1973-03-17 Movie
	Self	Wayne Train 1973-02-07 Movie
	Jesse	The Train Robbers 1973-02-07 Movie
	Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson	Kid Blue 1973-01-31 Movie
1972	Jack Beynon	The Getaway 1972-09-20 Movie
	Buck Roan	Junior Bonner 1972-08-02 Movie
	Spinner	The Bull of the West 1972-05-04 Movie
	Boland	Corky 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Jesse Bookbinder	Something Big 1971-11-19 Movie
	Sam the Lion	The Last Picture Show 1971-10-03 Movie
1970	James Pepper	Chisum 1970-07-23 Movie
1969	Short Grub	The Undefeated 1969-10-04 Movie
	Tector Gorch	The Wild Bunch 1969-06-19 Movie
	Will Parker	Ride a Northbound Horse 1969-03-16 Movie
1968	Marshal Dave Bliss	Hang 'em High 1968-07-31 Movie
1967	Alex	Will Penny 1967-12-19 Movie
1966	Sheriff Barbee	Noon Wine 1966-11-23 Movie
	Sheriff Barbee	ABC Stage 67 1966-09-14 TV Show
	N/A	The Monroes 1966-09-07 TV Show
	Jeff Harter	The Rare Breed 1966-02-02 Movie
1965	Sergeant Chillum	Major Dundee 1965-04-07 Movie
	N/A	Branded 1965-01-24 TV Show
1964	Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)	Cheyenne Autumn 1964-10-15 Movie
1963	N/A	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 1963-10-04 TV Show
1962	N/A	Stoney Burke 1962-10-01 TV Show
	Spinner	The Virginian 1962-09-19 TV Show
	Jim Brandt	The Virginian 1962-09-19 TV Show
	Joe Hogan	The Virginian 1962-09-19 TV Show
1961	Uncle Jim	Tomboy and the Champ 1961-04-01 Movie
	Bob Amory	One-Eyed Jacks 1961-03-30 Movie
1960	George Bradley	Ten Who Dared 1960-11-01 Movie
	N/A	Route 66 1960-10-07 TV Show
1959	Kelly James	Bonanza 1959-09-12 TV Show
	Sgt. Samuel Bellis	Bonanza 1959-09-12 TV Show
1958	Capt. Thomas Thompson	Fort Bowie 1958-02-01 Movie
1957	Montana Burriss	Slim Carter 1957-11-01 Movie
	Kelly	Perry Mason 1957-09-21 TV Show
	N/A	Have Gun, Will Travel 1957-09-14 TV Show
	Luke Fargo	War Drums 1957-03-21 Movie
1956	Frank Mason	Rebel in Town 1956-07-30 Movie
1955	Sheriff Jeff	Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955-10-02 TV Show
	N/A	Navy Log 1955-09-20 TV Show
	Ben Crown	Gunsmoke 1955-09-10 TV Show
	Vern Morland	Gunsmoke 1955-09-10 TV Show
	Hannon	Gunsmoke 1955-09-10 TV Show
1953	Chris Calloway	Shane 1953-04-23 Movie
1952	Cal Bennett	Cavalcade of America 1952-10-01 TV Show
	Dan Light (as an adult)	Wild Stallion 1952-04-27 Movie
1951	Ben Shelby	Fort Defiance 1951-10-09 Movie
1950	Trooper Travis Tyree	Rio Grande 1950-11-15 Movie
	Travis Blue	Wagon Master 1950-04-22 Movie
1949	Sgt. Tyree	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1949-10-22 Movie
	Gregg Johnson	Mighty Joe Young 1949-07-27 Movie
1948	Posse man #1	3 Godfathers 1948-12-31 Movie
	Ranger	The Gallant Legion 1948-05-24 Movie
1945	Coach Driver (uncredited)	The Naughty Nineties 1945-06-20 Movie
1943	Deputy (uncredited)	The Outlaw 1943-02-05 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv