Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

172

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-06-28

Day of Death

1983-12-08 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Kingsburg, California, USA

Also Known As

Louis Burton Lindley, Jr.

اسلیم پیکنز

Slim Pickens

Biography

Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), known professionally as Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens transitioned to acting and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career Pickens played mainly cowboy roles. he is perhaps best remembered today for his comic roles in Dr. Strangelove (1964), Blazing Saddles (1972) and 1941 (1979), and his villainous turn in One-Eyed Jacks (1961). Description above from the Wikipedia article Slim Pickens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

as

Major "King" Kong

Will Penny

1967

Will Penny

as

Ike Wallerstein

Savage Sam

1963

Savage Sam

as

Willy Crup

Blazing Saddles

1974

Blazing Saddles

as

Taggart

The Getaway

1972

The Getaway

as

Cowboy

Tom Horn

1980

Tom Horn

as

Sam Creedmore

1941

1979

1941

as

Hollis P. Wood

The Howling

1981

The Howling

as

Sam Newfield

Honeysuckle Rose

1980

Honeysuckle Rose

as

Garland

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

as

Ben Fairchild

Hawmps!

1976

Hawmps!

as

Naman Tucker

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

as

Tex

Never a Dull Moment

1968

Never a Dull Moment

as

Cowboy Schaeffer

Skidoo

1968

Skidoo

as

Switchboard Operator

Temporada salvaje

1971

Temporada salvaje

as

Lucky

The Magnificent Stranger

1966

The Magnificent Stranger

as

Sheriff

Major Dundee

1965

Major Dundee

as

Wiley

White Line Fever

1975

White Line Fever

as

Duane Haller

Tonka

1958

Tonka

as

Ace

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956

The Great Locomotive Chase

as

Pete Bracken

The Glory Guys

1965

The Glory Guys

as

Sgt. James Gregory

Mr. Billion

1977

Mr. Billion

as

Duane Hawkins

In Harm's Way

1965

In Harm's Way

as

C.P.O. Culpepper

Poor Pretty Eddie

1975

Poor Pretty Eddie

as

Sheriff Orville

The Shadow of Chikara

1977

The Shadow of Chikara

as

Virgil Cane

The White Buffalo

1977

The White Buffalo

as

Abel Pickney

Stagecoach

1966

Stagecoach

as

Buck, Stagecoach Driver

Escort West

1959

Escort West

as

Corporal Wheeler

Rocky Mountain

1950

Rocky Mountain

as

Plank (CSA)

The Swarm

1978

The Swarm

as

Jud Hawkins

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

One-Eyed Jacks

as

Deputy Lon Dedrick

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang

as

Frank Stillwell

Back in the Saddle

2001

Back in the Saddle

as

Self (archive footage)

When Gangland Strikes

1956

When Gangland Strikes

as

Slim Pickett

J.C.

1972

J.C.

as

Grady Caldwell

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

1979

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

as

Self

Santa Fe Passage

1955

Santa Fe Passage

as

Sam Beekman

A Thunder of Drums

1961

A Thunder of Drums

as

Trooper Erschick

The Honkers

1972

The Honkers

as

Clete

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

The Sun Shines Bright

as

Sterling

The Story of Will Rogers

1952

The Story of Will Rogers

as

Dusty Donovan

Nashville Grab

1981

Nashville Grab

as

Ross Common

Colorado Sundown

1952

Colorado Sundown

as

Joshua 'Slim' Pickens / Ma Pickens

Stranger at My Door

1956

Stranger at My Door

as

Ben Silas

Bootleggers

1974

Bootleggers

as

Grandpa Pruitt

Ginger in the Morning

1973

Ginger in the Morning

as

Sheriff

Babe

1975

Babe

as

Colonel M.J. McCombs

Gunsight Ridge

1957

Gunsight Ridge

as

Hank Moss

Gun Brothers

1956

Gun Brothers

as

Moose MacLain

Iron Mountain Trail

1953

Iron Mountain Trail

as

Slim

The Making of '1941'

1996

The Making of '1941'

as

Self (archive footage)

Phantom Stallion

1954

Phantom Stallion

as

Slim

Shadows of Tombstone

1953

Shadows of Tombstone

as

Slim

Old Overland Trail

1953

Old Overland Trail

as

Slim Pickens

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954

The Boy from Oklahoma

as

Shorty

80 Steps to Jonah

1969

80 Steps to Jonah

as

Scott

Border Saddlemates

1952

Border Saddlemates

as

Slim

Swan Song

1980

Swan Song

as

George

Hitched

1971

Hitched

as

Sam / Bart Dawson

The Devil and Miss Sarah

1971

The Devil and Miss Sarah

as

Stoney

Rolling Man

1972

Rolling Man

as

Chuck

Down Laredo Way

1953

Down Laredo Way

as

Slim

The Last Musketeer

1952

The Last Musketeer

as

Slim

Outdoor Rambling

Outdoor Rambling

as

Smoky

1946

Smoky

as

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

This House Possessed

1981

This House Possessed

as

Arthur Keene

Operation Snafu

1970

Operation Snafu

as

General Maxwell

South Pacific Trail

1952

South Pacific Trail

as

Slim Pickens

Red River Shore

1953

Red River Shore

as

Deputy Slim Pickens

Twice in a Lifetime

1974

Twice in a Lifetime

as

Pete Lazich

Chartroose Caboose

1960

Chartroose Caboose

as

Pete Harmon

Pink Motel

1982

Pink Motel

as

Roy

The Saga of Andy Burnett

1957

The Saga of Andy Burnett

as

Old Bill Williams

An Eye for an Eye

1966

An Eye for an Eye

as

Ike Slant

Rancho Deluxe

1975

Rancho Deluxe

as

Henry Beige

Cow Dog

1956

Cow Dog

as

Cowhand

Cow Dog

1956

Cow Dog

as

Himself - Commentator

The Flim-Flam Man

1967

The Flim-Flam Man

as

Jarvis Bates

Rough Night in Jericho

1967

Rough Night in Jericho

as

Yarbrough

Monarch of the Mountains

Monarch of the Mountains

as

Narrator

Pony Express Rider

1976

Pony Express Rider

as

Bob Jay

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

as

Sheriff Colin Baker

Stump Run

1959

Stump Run

as

Undercover with the KKK

1979

Undercover with the KKK

as

Yancey Hicks

Hard Breed to Kill

1967

Hard Breed to Kill

as

Sloper

The Gun and the Pulpit

1974

The Gun and the Pulpit

as

Billy One-Eye

The Last Command

1955

The Last Command

as

Abe

The Sheepman

1958

The Sheepman

as

Marshal

The Desperate Mission

1969

The Desperate Mission

as

Three-Finger Jack

Old Oklahoma Plains

1952

Old Oklahoma Plains

as

Slim

The Outcast

1954

The Outcast

as

Boone Polson

Christmas Mountain

1981

Christmas Mountain

as

Murf

Runaway on the Rogue River

1974

Runaway on the Rogue River

as

Bucky Steele

The Deserter

1970

The Deserter

as

Sgt. Tattinger

The Young Rounders

1966

The Young Rounders

as

The Legend of Earl Durand

1974

The Legend of Earl Durand

as

Phil Chumley

The Black Hole

1979

The Black Hole

as

B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)

The Legend of Custer

1968

The Legend of Custer

as

California Joe Milner

Thunderbirds

1952

Thunderbirds

as

Pvt. Wes Shelby

Spirit of the Wind

1979

Spirit of the Wind

as

Obie

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

1978

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

as

Sheriff Ledy

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

1981

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

as

Ben Khlover

The Sweet Creek County War

1979

The Sweet Creek County War

as

Bristle Face

1964

Bristle Face

as

Newt Pribble

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

as

Kilpatrick

La Classe américaine

1993

La Classe américaine

as

'Deep Throat' (archive footage)

The Cowboys

1972

The Cowboys

as

Anse

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as

Self (archive footage)

Up from the Beach

1965

Up from the Beach

as

Artillery Colonel

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

1976

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

as

Lijah Tuttle

Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West

1974

Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West

as

Windy Bill

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

1971

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

as

Sheriff Whittaker

As Aventuras do General Custer

1990

As Aventuras do General Custer

as

California Joe Milner

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as

Cheyenne

Cheyenne

as

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Bart Fisher

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Luke Scofield

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Sam

That Girl

That Girl

as

Route 66

Route 66

as

Baretta

Baretta

as

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

as

Surfside 6

Surfside 6

as

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as

Wild Jack Monroe

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Bucko

Lassie

Lassie

as

The Wide Country

The Wide Country

as

Filthy Rich

Filthy Rich

as

Big Guy Beck

Ironside

Ironside

as

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

as

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Bradshaw

Our Man Higgins

Our Man Higgins

as

Outlaws

Outlaws

as

Slim

McMillan & Wife

McMillan & Wife

as

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Sheriff McKay

Vega$

Vega$

as

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as

Sheriff Hoag

Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

as

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

as

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Simon Harman

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Corbin

Switch

Switch

as

Bruno Restig

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Slim

Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

as

Rogers

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Shorty

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Trapper (uncredited)

Buffalo Bill Jr.

Buffalo Bill Jr.

as

The Sacketts

The Sacketts

as

Jack Bigelow

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

as

Sheriff Homer Brinks

The Swamp Fox

The Swamp Fox

as

Custer

Custer

as

The Westerner

The Westerner

as

Oscar Hudson

Coronado 9

Coronado 9

as

The Nashville Palace

The Nashville Palace

as

The Americans

The Americans

as

Johnson

Mannix

Mannix

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Roscoe

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Porter Slagle

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

Harry

The Virginian

The Virginian

as

Hogy

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Pony Beal

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Colley

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Charlie Utter

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Sheriff Renard

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Cletus Mott

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Sheriff Gant

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Big Jim Leyton

Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

as

Wall Kennedy

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as

Clem Carter

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Production

Crew

The Big Country

1958

The Big Country

as

Directing