Hank Worden
Hank Worden
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)
Acted Movies
Director: John Milius
Writers: John Milius,
Cast: Gary Busey, Hank Worden, Jan-Michael Vincent, Joe Spinell, Lee Purcell, Patti D'Arbanville, Reb Brown, Robert Englund, Sam Melville, William Katt,
Director: John Ford
Writers: Martin Rackin,
Cast: Bing Russell, Constance Towers, Hank Worden, Hoot Gibson, John Wayne, Judson Pratt, Ken Curtis, O.Z. Whitehead, William Holden, Willis Bouchey,
Director: Howard Hawks
Writers: Dudley Nichols,
Cast: Arthur Hunnicutt, Buddy Baer, Dewey Martin, Elizabeth Threatt, Hank Worden, Henri Letondal, Jim Davis, Kirk Douglas, Steven Geray, Thol Simonson,