Ben Johnson
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Johnson (actor) , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: June 13, 1918
Place of Birth: Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Picture This
A visceral deconstruction of Academy Award nominated Peter Bogdanovich and the nervous breakdown he nearly had while shooting THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.
Blood Sport
A searing commentary on the "win at all costs" mentality of American high school sports. David Lee Birdsong is the smalltown quarterback hoping to escape with a college scholarship and a pro career. David's father is the overbearing taskmaster vicariously living through his son. The third side of the triangle is Coach Marshall, a hypercritical and cruel man who sees David as the key to his future success. David's lockstep commitment to his father and coach is altered when he witnesses a teammate die after a grueling practice.
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
The Last Picture Show
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
The Wild Bunch
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Filmography
as Lance
as Self (archive footage)
as Arthur Cotton
as Jack Parrish
as Bronc Evans
as Hank Murphy
as Bronc Evans
as Self
as Geronimo Bill
as Self
as Jesse Dalton
as Laurienti
as Eli Hix
as Vern Whitman
as The Sheriff
as Six Fingered Jake
as Mr. Burck Sr.
as August Klein
as Bill Ward
as Mason
as Burly Cocks
as Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven
as Cole Collins
as Isum Gorch
as Sam Bellows
as Carne
as Sheriff John Strong
as Doc Bogardus
as Cap Rountree
as Felix
as Self
as John Colter
as Hollis
as Captain J.D. Morales
as Sheriff Donald McKew
as Marty Hollinger
as Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce
as Mister
as Amos Fletcher
as Captain Tanner
as Dwayne Birdsong
as Holly Gibson
as Melvin Purvis
as Jess Taylor
as Self
as Jesse
as Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson
as Jack Beynon
as Buck Roan
as Spinner
as Boland
as Jesse Bookbinder
as Sam the Lion
as James Pepper
as Short Grub
as Tector Gorch
as Will Parker
as Marshal Dave Bliss
as Alex
as Sheriff Barbee
as Sheriff Barbee
as Jeff Harter
as Sergeant Chillum
as Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)
as Spinner
as Jim Brandt
as Joe Hogan
as Uncle Jim
as Bob Amory
as George Bradley
as Sgt. Samuel Bellis
as Kelly James
as Capt. Thomas Thompson
as Montana Burriss
as Kelly
as Luke Fargo
as Frank Mason
as Wrangler (uncredited)
as Sheriff Jeff
as Ben Crown
as Vern Morland
as Hannon
as Chris Calloway
as Cal Bennett
as Dan Light (as an adult)
as Ben Shelby
as Trooper Travis Tyree
as Travis Blue
as Sgt. Tyree
as Gregg Johnson
as Posse man #1
as Ranger
as Coach Driver (uncredited)
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Deputy (uncredited)