Person Details
Birthday: 1901-07-23 21:07:34
Death: 1992-12-06 21:07:34
Aliases: Norton Earl Worden , Worden Norten
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Rolfe, Iowa, USA
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Movie Involvements: 92
TV Involvements: 8
Most Famous Work
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)
Most Famous Work
Twin Peaks
(1990) WaiterDaniel Boone
(1964) Hansom Cab DriverWagon Train
(1957) HankKnight Rider
(1982) SlimRawhide
(1959) DriverThe Lone Ranger
(1949) Rusty BatesGunsmoke
(1955) ClaudeTrue Grit
(1969) R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1992 | Self | |
1990 | Pop | |
Waiter | ||
Good Ole Boy | ||
1988 | Old Timer | |
1985 | Old Con | |
Old Codger | ||
1984 | Colonel | |
Elderly Jason | ||
1983 | Gramps Jebediah | |
1982 | Slim | |
Pool Room Attendant | ||
1981 | Old Geezer | |
John | ||
1980 | Station Mechanic | |
1978 | Trailer Court Manager | |
Butch Collins | ||
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band | ||
Shopping Cart | ||
Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden) | ||
1977 | The Flunky | |
Trucker (uncredited) | ||
Slim | ||
1974 | Ab Wickes | |
1973 | Albert, Valentine Stationmaster | |
1971 | Joseph | |
Old Home Guardsman (uncredited) | ||
Hank | ||
1970 | Stationmaster Elwood | |
Hank, the hotel desk clerk | ||
Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | ||
1969 | N/A | |
R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited) | ||
1968 | N/A | |
1967 | Dirty Old Man (uncredited) | |
Miner | ||
Kid | ||
1965 | N/A | |
1964 | Blue Belly (uncredited) | |
Hansom Cab Driver | ||
1963 | Curly Fletcher | |
Farmer | ||
Roy Turlock | ||
Luke | ||
Band Member | ||
1962 | N/A | |
Undertaker | ||
1961 | Doc | |
1960 | Parson | |
Laredo (uncredited) | ||
1959 | Deacon Clump | |
Driver | ||
1958 | N/A | |
Tex | ||
Liveryman | ||
Pete | ||
1957 | Hank | |
Marshal John Chisum | ||
Hopi Charlie | ||
Sampson | ||
Lon | ||
Pat Casey | ||
1956 | Les Fuller | |
N/A | ||
Old Jonas | ||
Fiddler | ||
Mose Harper | ||
1955 | Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper | |
Claude | ||
1953 | Sweeney (uncredited) | |
1952 | Amber | |
Poordevil | ||
Tom Gordon | ||
Auto Mechanic | ||
1951 | Hard-of-Hearing Farmer | |
Shooting Match Official | ||
Johnny Behind-the-Stove | ||
1950 | Mr. Grady (uncredited) | |
Luke Clegg | ||
Finnegan (uncredited) | ||
American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited) | ||
1949 | Jacob (uncredited) | |
Rusty Bates | ||
Abner Todd | ||
N/A | ||
Undertaker | ||
1948 | Deputy Curly | |
Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited) | ||
N/A | ||
Simms Reeves | ||
Cropper (uncredited) | ||
Southern Recruit | ||
Clem (uncredited) | ||
Taub Beasley | ||
(uncredited) | ||
1947 | Deputy Clint | |
Western Character (uncredited) | ||
Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited) | ||
Townsman (uncredited) | ||
1946 | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited) | ||
The Deputy | ||
1945 | Joe (uncredited) | |
1944 | Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited) | |
1943 | The Barber | |
Circus Spectator (uncredited) | ||
Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited) | ||
Slim | ||
Waiter | ||
1942 | Townsman | |
1941 | Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver | |
Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited) | ||
1940 | Mormon Cheering Porter | |
Townsman Outside Saloon | ||
Henry Haggerty | ||
Cowhand | ||
Wedding Witness | ||
Drunk | ||
Hospital Visitor (Uncredited) | ||
Farmer Driving Jalopy | ||
Deputy | ||
Townsman (uncredited) | ||
Ranger Tying Oars | ||
1939 | Townsman | |
Cowhand | ||
Townsman | ||
Rancher | ||
Cavalryman Extra (uncredited) | ||
Slim Regan | ||
Henchman Hank | ||
1938 | Tom 'Cherokee' Walton | |
Cowhand Leonard (uncredited) | ||
Skeeter | ||
Henchman Buck | ||
1937 | Saloon Set Extra | |
Deputy | ||
Ruiz Man | ||
Henchman | ||
Sidekick Hank | ||
1936 | Lumberjack (uncredited) | |
Henchman (uncredited) | ||
1935 | Barfly / Townsman (uncredited) | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |