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

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Lancer

    Lancer

  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Boots Malone

    Boots Malone

  • McLintock!

    McLintock!

  • Bullwhip

    Bullwhip

  • Smokey and the Bandit

    Smokey and the Bandit

  • Crime Wave

    Crime Wave

  • Red River

    Red River

  • Fort Apache

    Fort Apache

  • Chisum

    Chisum

  • 3 Godfathers

    3 Godfathers

  • True Grit

    True Grit

  • Scream

    Scream

  • Lawless Breed

    Lawless Breed

  • Sergeant Rutledge

    Sergeant Rutledge

  • Prairie Express

    Prairie Express

  • Big Wednesday

    Big Wednesday

  • Big Wednesday

    Big Wednesday

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • Northwest Passage

    Northwest Passage

  • Frontier Town

    Frontier Town

  • Rio Lobo

    Rio Lobo

  • Big Jake

    Big Jake

  • Wagon Master

    Wagon Master

  • The Searchers

    The Searchers

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

  • The Californian

    The Californian

  • Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

  • Yellow Sky

    Yellow Sky

  • UFOria

    UFOria

  • Good Times

    Good Times

  • Oklahoma Frontier

    Oklahoma Frontier

  • Roseanna McCoy

    Roseanna McCoy

  • Border Vigilantes

    Border Vigilantes

  • Frenchie

    Frenchie

  • Space Rage

    Space Rage

  • Reno

    Reno

  • Every Which Way but Loose

    Every Which Way but Loose

  • Triple Justice

    Triple Justice

  • The Big Sky

    The Big Sky

  • Hammett

    Hammett

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

  • Rollin' Westward

    Rollin' Westward

  • Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

    Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

  • Runaway Train

    Runaway Train

  • The Horse Soldiers

    The Horse Soldiers

  • The Music Man

    The Music Man

  • Hazard

    Hazard

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • Cahill: United States Marshal

    Cahill: United States Marshal

  • Gaucho Serenade

    Gaucho Serenade

  • Duel in the Sun

    Duel in the Sun

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Ice Pirates

    The Ice Pirates

  • The Indian Fighter

    The Indian Fighter

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • Almost an Angel

    Almost an Angel

  • Brigham Young

    Brigham Young

  • They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

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

  • Apache War Smoke

    Apache War Smoke

  • Flesh and Fantasy

    Flesh and Fantasy

  • When Willie Comes Marching Home

    When Willie Comes Marching Home

  • The Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • The Sea of Grass

    The Sea of Grass

  • Big Daddy

    Big Daddy

  • Zachariah

    Zachariah

  • The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

    The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

  • Cop Rock

    Cop Rock

  • Angel and the Badman

    Angel and the Badman

  • The Fighting Kentuckian

    The Fighting Kentuckian

  • The Woman of the Town

    The Woman of the Town

  • Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

    Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

  • Accused of Murder

    Accused of Murder

  • Cover Up

    Cover Up

  • The Cowboy and the Lady

    The Cowboy and the Lady

  • Big Bad John

    Big Bad John

  • Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

    Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

  • Once Upon a Texas Train

    Once Upon a Texas Train

  • Hondo and the Apaches

    Hondo and the Apaches

  • Winners of the West

    Winners of the West

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

    The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Which Way Is Up?

  • Undercurrent

    Undercurrent

  • Beyond Tomorrow

    Beyond Tomorrow

  • Hollywood Round-Up

    Hollywood Round-Up

  • Cross-Country Romance

    Cross-Country Romance

  • A Lady Takes a Chance

    A Lady Takes a Chance

  • Riders of Pasco Basin

    Riders of Pasco Basin

  • Bronco Billy

    Bronco Billy

  • The Quiet Gun

    The Quiet Gun

  • The President's Analyst

    The President's Analyst

  • The Man from Texas

    The Man from Texas

  • Comin' Round the Mountain

    Comin' Round the Mountain

  • None Shall Escape

    None Shall Escape

  • The Range Busters

    The Range Busters

  • The Notorious Mr. Monks

    The Notorious Mr. Monks

  • So Proudly We Hail

    So Proudly We Hail

  • Ghost Town Gold

    Ghost Town Gold

  • Robbers of the Range

    Robbers of the Range

  • Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

    Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

  • Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

    Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

  • The Legend of Frank Woods

    The Legend of Frank Woods

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

    Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

  • Spoilers of the Forest

    Spoilers of the Forest

  • Thunder Over Arizona

    Thunder Over Arizona

  • Black Market Rustlers

    Black Market Rustlers

  • Dragoon Wells Massacre

    Dragoon Wells Massacre

  • The Great Moment

    The Great Moment

  • The Night Riders

    The Night Riders

  • Viva Cisco Kid

    Viva Cisco Kid

  • For the Service

    For the Service

  • Woman of the North Country

    Woman of the North Country

  • Sing Cowboy Sing

    Sing Cowboy Sing

  • Come and Get It

    Come and Get It

  • John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

  • Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

    Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

  • Please Don't Eat the Babies

    Please Don't Eat the Babies

  • The Sainted Sisters

    The Sainted Sisters

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Deep in the Heart of Texas

  • Sky Hei$t

    Sky Hei$t

  • The Stranger from Arizona

    The Stranger from Arizona

  • Forty Guns

    Forty Guns

  • Black Noon

    Black Noon

  • Father Is a Bachelor

    Father Is a Bachelor

  • The Buckskin Lady

    The Buckskin Lady

  • Chip of the Flying U

    Chip of the Flying U

  • Hittin' the Trail

    Hittin' the Trail

  • Sundown on the Prairie

    Sundown on the Prairie

  • Ghost Town Riders

    Ghost Town Riders