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Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr.

Born June 13, 1918· Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA

† Died April 8, 1996

51Roles★ 6.5Average rating

Born to an Oklahoma rancher, Johnson grew up handling cattle and mastering roping, later becoming a world-champion rodeo cowboy before turning his equestrian skill into a Hollywood career. After delivering a herd of horses for a film, he was hired as a horse wrangler and stuntman on Howard Hughes’s 1943 picture The Outlaw, and his work caught the eye of John Ford, who gave him stunt duties on Fort…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Last Picture Show★ 7.6
The Last Picture Show1971
Sam the Lion
The Wild Bunch★ 7.6
The Wild Bunch1969
Tector Gorch
Shane★ 7.3
Shane1953
Chris Calloway
The Getaway★ 7.1
The Getaway1972
Jack Beynon
Hang 'em High★ 6.9
Hang 'em High1968
Marshal Dave Bliss
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon★ 6.9
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949
Sgt. Tyree
Rio Grande★ 6.8
Rio Grande1950
Trooper Travis Tyree
3 Godfathers★ 6.8
3 Godfathers1948
Posse man #1
Bonanza: The Return★ 6.5
Bonanza: The Return1993
Bronc Evans
Mighty Joe Young★ 6.4
Mighty Joe Young1949
Gregg Johnson
Red Dawn★ 6.3
Red Dawn1984
Mason
The Evening Star★ 5.9
The Evening Star1996
Arthur Cotton