Hank Worden
Acting
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)
Every Which Way but Loose
as Trailer Court Manager
Age 77 (now 91)
Every Which Way but Loose
as Trailer Court Manager
Age 77 (now 91)
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Butch Collins
Age 77 (now 91)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Age 76 (now 91)
Cahill: United States Marshal
as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
Age 71 (now 91)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Age 70 (now 91)
The President's Analyst
as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
Age 66 (now 91)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
as Fiddler
Age 54 (now 91)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 91)
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Shooting Match Official
Age 50 (now 91)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
Age 48 (now 91)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Clem (uncredited)
Age 46 (now 91)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Western Character (uncredited)
Age 46 (now 91)
The Sea of Grass
as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
Age 45 (now 91)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
as Joe (uncredited)
Age 44 (now 91)
The Great Moment
as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
Age 42 (now 91)
None Shall Escape
as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
Age 42 (now 91)
So Proudly We Hail
as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
Age 42 (now 91)
Robbers of the Range
as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
Age 39 (now 91)
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 91)
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
as Deputy
Age 36 (now 91)
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Also Known As
Norton Earl Worden, Worden Norten
IMDB
nm0941401