Hank Worden
Acting
Born July 23, 1901 · Rolfe, Iowa, USA
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Knight Rider
Twin Peaks
Bonanza
Wagon Train
The Virginian
Rawhide
The Beverly Hillbillies
Daniel Boone
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
Gunsmoke
The Lone Ranger
Bronco
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Lancer
Smokey and the Bandit
The Searchers
True Grit
Cop Rock
Every Which Way but Loose
The Alamo
Red River
McLintock!
Duel in the Sun
Rio Lobo
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Chisum
Runaway Train
Stagecoach
Big Jake
Fort Apache
One-Eyed Jacks
3 Godfathers
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
The Horse Soldiers
Big Wednesday
Cahill: United States Marshal
The Music Man
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Angel and the Badman