Ben Johnson

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.

Known For

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

Personal Info

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.