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.
Tector Gorch
The Wild Bunch
Alex
Will Penny
Chris Calloway
Shane
Mason
Red Dawn
Marshal Dave Bliss
Hang 'em High
Arthur Cotton
The Evening Star
Marty Hollinger
Hustle
Captain Tanner
The Sugarland Express
Geronimo Bill
Radio Flyer
Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven
The Shadow Riders
Jack Beynon
The Getaway
Sheriff John Strong
The Hunter
Buck Roan
Junior Bonner
Trooper Travis Tyree
Rio Grande
Deputy (uncredited)
The Outlaw
Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce
Breakheart Pass
Hank Murphy
Angels in the Outfield
Sam the Lion
The Last Picture Show
Mister
Bite the Bullet
Cole Collins
Tex
Melvin Purvis
Dillinger
Self
Wayne Train
Carne
Terror Train
Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)
Cheyenne Autumn
Sgt. Tyree
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Jesse
The Train Robbers
Posse man #1
3 Godfathers
John Colter
Grayeagle
Sergeant Chillum
Major Dundee
Travis Blue
Wagon Master
Six Fingered Jake
Cherry 2000
James Pepper
Chisum
Jeff Harter
The Rare Breed
Gregg Johnson
Mighty Joe Young
Felix
The Swarm
Captain J.D. Morales
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Bob Amory
One-Eyed Jacks
August Klein
Trespasses
Short Grub
The Undefeated
Self
Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
Isum Gorch
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
The Sheriff
Dark Before Dawn
Jesse Dalton
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Self
Inside 'the Swarm'
Spinner
The Bull of the West
Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson
Kid Blue
Boland
Corky
Burly Cocks
Champions
Luke Fargo
War Drums
Ben Shelby
Fort Defiance
Dan Light (as an adult)
Wild Stallion
Laurienti
The Chase
George Bradley
Ten Who Dared
Capt. Thomas Thompson
Fort Bowie
Holly Gibson
Runaway!
Amos Fletcher
Locusts
Dwayne Birdsong
Blood Sport
Eli Hix
Back to Back
Jess Taylor
The Red Pony
Uncle Jim
Tomboy and the Champ
Self
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
Will Parker
Ride a Northbound Horse
Montana Burriss
Slim Carter
Hollis
The Greatest
Sheriff Barbee
Noon Wine
Jesse Bookbinder
Something Big
Sheriff Donald McKew
The Savage Bees
Jack Parrish
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
Ranger
The Gallant Legion
Vern Whitman
Stranger on My Land
Bronc Evans
Bonanza: The Return
Bronc Evans
Bonanza: Under Attack
Sam Bellows
Ruckus
Always in My Heart
Lance
Backstabber
Mr. Burck Sr.
Let's Get Harry
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Coach Driver (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Bill Ward
Wild Horses
Frank Mason
Rebel in Town
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self
Warren Oates: Across the Border
Self
Hollywood on Horses
Wrangler (uncredited)
Oklahoma!
Self
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
85
Gender
Male
Birthday
1918-06-13
Place of Birth
Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr.