Hank Worden

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

148

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-07-23

Day of death

1992-12-06 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Rolfe, Iowa, USA

Hank Worden

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)

Known For

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Smokey and the Bandit

    Smokey and the Bandit

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Lancer

    Lancer

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  • Cop Rock

    Cop Rock

  • Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

    Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

  • Red River

    Red River

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • The Music Man

    The Music Man

  • Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

    Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

  • The Range Busters

    The Range Busters

  • The Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man

  • Apache War Smoke

    Apache War Smoke

  • Once Upon a Texas Train

    Once Upon a Texas Train

  • The President's Analyst

    The President's Analyst

  • The Horse Soldiers

    The Horse Soldiers

  • Every Which Way but Loose

    Every Which Way but Loose

  • Prairie Express

    Prairie Express

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • The Notorious Mr. Monks

    The Notorious Mr. Monks

  • McLintock!

    McLintock!

  • Riders of Pasco Basin

    Riders of Pasco Basin

  • Scream

    Scream

  • Lawless Breed

    Lawless Breed

  • Roseanna McCoy

    Roseanna McCoy

  • Cahill: United States Marshal

    Cahill: United States Marshal

  • Runaway Train

    Runaway Train

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • Black Noon

    Black Noon

  • Hazard

    Hazard

  • The Searchers

    The Searchers

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

    The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

  • Fort Apache

    Fort Apache

  • Hammett

    Hammett

  • Bullwhip

    Bullwhip

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • The Quiet Gun

    The Quiet Gun

  • Frenchie

    Frenchie

  • Winners of the West

    Winners of the West

  • Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy

  • The Legend of Frank Woods

    The Legend of Frank Woods

  • Accused of Murder

    Accused of Murder

  • They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

    They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

    Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

  • Big Wednesday

    Big Wednesday

  • Big Wednesday

    Big Wednesday

  • Space Rage

    Space Rage

  • Dragoon Wells Massacre

    Dragoon Wells Massacre

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  • The Big Sky

    The Big Sky

  • Robbers of the Range

    Robbers of the Range

  • The Man from Texas

    The Man from Texas

  • Triple Justice

    Triple Justice

  • The Fighting Kentuckian

    The Fighting Kentuckian

  • Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

  • The Night Riders

    The Night Riders

  • Woman of the North Country

    Woman of the North Country

  • Big Jake

    Big Jake

  • Crime Wave

    Crime Wave

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • Almost an Angel

    Almost an Angel

  • Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

    Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

  • Cross-Country Romance

    Cross-Country Romance

  • The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

  • The Indian Fighter

    The Indian Fighter

  • Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

  • Chisum

    Chisum

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Which Way Is Up?

  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge

  • Yellow Sky

    Yellow Sky

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

  • Big Bad John

    Big Bad John

  • Angel and the Badman

    Angel and the Badman

  • Beyond Tomorrow

    Beyond Tomorrow

  • Oklahoma Frontier

    Oklahoma Frontier

  • Black Market Rustlers

    Black Market Rustlers

  • The Ice Pirates

    The Ice Pirates

  • 3 Godfathers

    3 Godfathers

  • Wagon Master

    Wagon Master

  • Sing Cowboy Sing

    Sing Cowboy Sing

  • Border Vigilantes

    Border Vigilantes

  • For the Service

    For the Service

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

    Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

  • Thunder Over Arizona

    Thunder Over Arizona

  • Viva Cisco Kid

    Viva Cisco Kid

  • Boots Malone

    Boots Malone

  • None Shall Escape

    None Shall Escape

  • UFOria

    UFOria

  • The Woman of the Town

    The Woman of the Town

  • The Californian

    The Californian

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Frontier Town

    Frontier Town

  • Hollywood Round-Up

    Hollywood Round-Up

  • The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

    The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

  • Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

    Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

  • Comin' Round the Mountain

    Comin' Round the Mountain

  • When Willie Comes Marching Home

    When Willie Comes Marching Home

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Deep in the Heart of Texas

  • So Proudly We Hail

    So Proudly We Hail

  • Spoilers of the Forest

    Spoilers of the Forest

  • Gaucho Serenade

    Gaucho Serenade

  • Hondo and the Apaches

    Hondo and the Apaches

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Forty Guns

    Forty Guns

  • A Lady Takes a Chance

    A Lady Takes a Chance

  • Ghost Town Gold

    Ghost Town Gold

  • Bronco Billy

    Bronco Billy

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • The Sainted Sisters

    The Sainted Sisters

  • John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

  • Zachariah

    Zachariah

  • Big Daddy

    Big Daddy

  • Come and Get It

    Come and Get It

  • Rollin' Westward

    Rollin' Westward

  • Brigham Young

    Brigham Young

  • The Stranger from Arizona

    The Stranger from Arizona

  • Cover Up

    Cover Up

  • Sky Hei$t

    Sky Hei$t

  • Hittin' the Trail

    Hittin' the Trail

  • Sundown on the Prairie

    Sundown on the Prairie

  • The Buckskin Lady

    The Buckskin Lady

  • Please Don't Eat the Babies

    Please Don't Eat the Babies

  • Ghost Town Riders

    Ghost Town Riders

  • Father Is a Bachelor

    Father Is a Bachelor

  • Chip of the Flying U

    Chip of the Flying U