Person Details

Birthday:

Aliases: Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr.

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 77

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

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

Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Kelly
Bonanza
Average
8

Bonanza

(1959) Sgt. Samuel Bellis
The Virginian
Average
6

The Virginian

(1962) Joe Hogan
Red Dawn
Average
6

Red Dawn

(1984) Mr. Mason
Cavalcade of America
Average
4

Cavalcade of America

(1952) Cal Bennett
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(1955) Sheriff Jeff
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Hannon
ABC Stage 67
Average
6

ABC Stage 67

(1966) Sheriff Barbee

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2014 Self (archive footage)
2011 Lance
2004 Self (archive footage)
1996 Arthur Cotton
1995 Jack Parrish
Bronc Evans
1994 Hank Murphy
1993 Bronc Evans
Self
Self
1992 Geronimo Bill
1991 Self
Jesse Dalton
Laurienti
1989 Eli Hix
Self
1988 Vern Whitman
The Sheriff
1987 Six Fingered Jake
1986 Mr. Burck Sr.
August Klein
1985 Bill Ward
1984 Mr. Mason
Burly Cocks
1983 N/A
1982 Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven
Cole Collins
1981 Isum Gorch
Sam Bellows
1980 Carne
Sheriff John Strong
Doc Bogardus
1979 Cap Rountree
1978 Felix
Self
1977 John Colter
Hollis
1976 Captain J.D. Morales
Sheriff Donald McKew
1975 Marty Hollinger
Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce
Mister
1974 Amos Fletcher
Captain Harlin Tanner
1973 Dwayne Birdsong
Holly Gibson
Melvin Purvis
Jess Taylor
Jesse
Self
Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson
1972 Jack Beynon
Buck Roan
Spinner
Boland
1971 Jesse Bookbinder
Sam the Lion
1970 James Pepper
1969 Short Grub
Tector Gorch
Will Parker
1968 Marshal Dave Bliss
1967 Alex
1966 Sheriff Barbee
Sheriff Barbee
N/A
Jeff Harter
1965 Sergeant Chillum
N/A
1964 Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)
1963 N/A
1962 N/A
Spinner
Jim Brandt
Joe Hogan
1961 Uncle Jim
Bob Amory
1960 George Bradley
N/A
1959 Kelly James
Sgt. Samuel Bellis
1958 Capt. Thomas Thompson
1957 Montana Burriss
Kelly
N/A
Luke Fargo
1956 Frank Mason
1955 Sheriff Jeff
N/A
Ben Crown
Vern Morland
Hannon
1953 Chris Calloway
1952 Cal Bennett
Dan Light (as an adult)
1951 Ben Shelby
1950 Trooper Travis Tyree
Travis Blue
1949 Sgt. Tyree
Gregg Johnson
1948 Posse man #1
Ranger
1945 Coach Driver (uncredited)
1943 Deputy (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Crew


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