
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)

Cavalryman (uncredited)
Stagecoach

Elderly Jason
The Ice Pirates

Simms Reeves
Red River

Mose Harper
The Searchers

Old Con
Runaway Train

Western Character (uncredited)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Undertaker
The Music Man

Deputy Curly
3 Godfathers

Les Fuller
Accused of Murder

Poordevil
The Big Sky

Curly Fletcher
McLintock!

Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Deacon Clump
The Horse Soldiers

Henchman
Sing Cowboy Sing

Deputy
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

Doc
One-Eyed Jacks

Skeeter
The Stranger from Arizona

Hopi Charlie
Dragoon Wells Massacre

Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Rio Lobo

Gramps Jebediah
Please Don't Eat the Babies

Old Jonas
Thunder Over Arizona

John
Scream

Pete
The Notorious Mr. Monks

Hellfire

Amber
Apache War Smoke

Butch Collins
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

(uncredited)
The Man from Texas

Sidekick Hank
Hittin' the Trail

The Flunky
Which Way Is Up?

Trucker (uncredited)
Smokey and the Bandit

Sampson
The Quiet Gun

Mr. Grady (uncredited)
Frenchie

Whispering Smith

Miner
Hondo and the Apaches

Liveryman
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

Taub Beasley
The Sainted Sisters

Shooting Match Official
Comin' Round the Mountain

Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
Ghost Town Riders

Townsman (uncredited)
Riders of Pasco Basin

Marshal John Chisum
Forty Guns

Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
Cahill: United States Marshal

Old Geezer
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)
Barbary Coast

Lumberjack (uncredited)
Come and Get It

Tex
Bullwhip

Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady

Jacob (uncredited)
Roseanna McCoy

Johnny Behind-the-Stove
Sugarfoot

Stationmaster Elwood
Chisum

Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
True Grit

Parson
The Alamo

Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
The President's Analyst

Shopping Cart
Big Wednesday

Henchman Buck
Frontier Town

Saloon Set Extra
Hollywood Round-Up

Station Mechanic
Bronco Billy

Laredo (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge

Pat Casey
Spoilers of the Forest

Southern Recruit
Fort Apache

Rancher
The Night Riders

Townsman
Reno

Lon
The Buckskin Lady

Henry Haggerty
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Cowhand
The Range Busters

Deputy
Viva Cisco Kid

Slim Regan
Rollin' Westward

American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
When Willie Comes Marching Home

Henchman (uncredited)
For the Service

Sweeney (uncredited)
Crime Wave

Henchman Hank
Sundown on the Prairie

Townsman (uncredited)
Angel and the Badman

Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
Robbers of the Range

Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
The Great Moment

Finnegan (uncredited)
Father Is a Bachelor

Undertaker
Cover Up

Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
The Indian Fighter

The Deputy
Lawless Breed

Clem (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

Townsman Outside Saloon
Triple Justice

Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass

Townsman
Oklahoma Frontier

Cowhand
Chip of the Flying U

Mormon Cheering Porter
Brigham Young

Farmer Driving Jalopy
Gaucho Serenade

Hank
Big Jake

Ruiz Man
The Californian

Drunk
Winners of the West

Kid
Good Times

Ranger Tying Oars
Northwest Passage

Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Hazard

Fiddler
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Beyond Tomorrow

Wedding Witness
Cross-Country Romance

Slim
Black Market Rustlers

Deputy Clint
Prairie Express

Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
Border Vigilantes

Townsman
Deep in the Heart of Texas

Tom Gordon
Woman of the North Country

The Barber
The Woman of the Town

Waiter
A Lady Takes a Chance

Circus Spectator (uncredited)
Flesh and Fantasy

Auto Mechanic
Boots Malone

Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Yellow Sky

Abner Todd
The Fighting Kentuckian

Slim
The Legend of Frank Woods

Party Guest (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun

Ab Wickes
The Hanged Man

Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail

Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
Undercurrent

Big Daddy

Trailer Court Manager
Every Which Way but Loose

Joe (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Pool Room Attendant
Hammett

Cropper (uncredited)
Tap Roots

Joseph
Black Noon

Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

Colonel
UFOria

Pop
Almost an Angel

Good Ole Boy
Big Bad John

Old Timer
Once Upon a Texas Train

Old Codger
Space Rage

Luke Clegg
Wagon Master

Self
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
Big Wednesday

Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Zachariah

Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
Ghost Town Gold

German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
None Shall Escape

Old Coot
Sky Hei$t

Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
130
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-07-23
Place of Birth
Rolfe, Iowa, USA
Also Known As
Norton Earl Worden