Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-07-23

Day of Death

1992-12-06 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Rolfe, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Norton Earl Worden

Worden Norten

Hank Worden

Biography

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)

Known For

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

Red River

Red River

The Searchers

The Searchers

The Music Man

The Music Man

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

True Grit

True Grit

The Alamo

The Alamo

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

Crime Wave

Crime Wave

Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

Hazard

Hazard

Boots Malone

Boots Malone

Acting

Stagecoach

1939

Stagecoach

as

Cavalryman (uncredited)

The Ice Pirates

1984

The Ice Pirates

as

Elderly Jason

Red River

1948

Red River

as

Simms Reeves

The Searchers

1956

The Searchers

as

Mose Harper

Runaway Train

1985

Runaway Train

as

Old Con

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as

Western Character (uncredited)

The Music Man

1962

The Music Man

as

Undertaker

3 Godfathers

1948

3 Godfathers

as

Deputy Curly

Accused of Murder

1956

Accused of Murder

as

Les Fuller

The Big Sky

1952

The Big Sky

as

Poordevil

McLintock!

1963

McLintock!

as

Curly Fletcher

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

as

Old Lonely Hearts Club Band

The Horse Soldiers

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as

Deacon Clump

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

1937

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

as

Deputy

Sing Cowboy Sing

1937

Sing Cowboy Sing

as

Henchman

One-Eyed Jacks

1961

One-Eyed Jacks

as

Doc

The Stranger from Arizona

1938

The Stranger from Arizona

as

Skeeter

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957

Dragoon Wells Massacre

as

Hopi Charlie

Rio Lobo

1970

Rio Lobo

as

Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Please Don't Eat the Babies

1983

Please Don't Eat the Babies

as

Gramps Jebediah

Thunder Over Arizona

1956

Thunder Over Arizona

as

Old Jonas

Scream

1981

Scream

as

John

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

The Notorious Mr. Monks

as

Pete

Hellfire

1949

Hellfire

as

Apache War Smoke

1952

Apache War Smoke

as

Amber

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

as

Butch Collins

The Man from Texas

1948

The Man from Texas

as

(uncredited)

Hittin' the Trail

1937

Hittin' the Trail

as

Sidekick Hank

Which Way Is Up?

1977

Which Way Is Up?

as

The Flunky

Smokey and the Bandit

1977

Smokey and the Bandit

as

Trucker (uncredited)

The Quiet Gun

1957

The Quiet Gun

as

Sampson

Frenchie

1950

Frenchie

as

Mr. Grady (uncredited)

Whispering Smith

1948

Whispering Smith

as

Hondo and the Apaches

1967

Hondo and the Apaches

as

Miner

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

1958

The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

as

Liveryman

The Sainted Sisters

1948

The Sainted Sisters

as

Taub Beasley

Comin' Round the Mountain

1951

Comin' Round the Mountain

as

Shooting Match Official

Ghost Town Riders

1938

Ghost Town Riders

as

Tom 'Cherokee' Walton

Riders of Pasco Basin

1940

Riders of Pasco Basin

as

Townsman (uncredited)

Forty Guns

1957

Forty Guns

as

Marshal John Chisum

Cahill: United States Marshal

1973

Cahill: United States Marshal

as

Albert, Valentine Stationmaster

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

1981

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

as

Old Geezer

Barbary Coast

1935

Barbary Coast

as

Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)

Come and Get It

1936

Come and Get It

as

Lumberjack (uncredited)

Bullwhip

1958

Bullwhip

as

Tex

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as

Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)

Roseanna McCoy

1949

Roseanna McCoy

as

Jacob (uncredited)

Sugarfoot

1951

Sugarfoot

as

Johnny Behind-the-Stove

Chisum

1970

Chisum

as

Stationmaster Elwood

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

as

Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

True Grit

1969

True Grit

as

R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)

The Alamo

1960

The Alamo

as

Parson

The President's Analyst

1967

The President's Analyst

as

Dirty Old Man (uncredited)

Big Wednesday

1978

Big Wednesday

as

Shopping Cart

Frontier Town

1938

Frontier Town

as

Henchman Buck

Hollywood Round-Up

1937

Hollywood Round-Up

as

Saloon Set Extra

Bronco Billy

1980

Bronco Billy

as

Station Mechanic

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

as

Laredo (uncredited)

Spoilers of the Forest

1957

Spoilers of the Forest

as

Pat Casey

Fort Apache

1948

Fort Apache

as

Southern Recruit

The Night Riders

1939

The Night Riders

as

Rancher

Reno

1939

Reno

as

Townsman

The Buckskin Lady

1957

The Buckskin Lady

as

Lon

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

1940

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

as

Henry Haggerty

Viva Cisco Kid

1940

Viva Cisco Kid

as

Deputy

The Range Busters

1940

The Range Busters

as

Cowhand

Rollin' Westward

1939

Rollin' Westward

as

Slim Regan

When Willie Comes Marching Home

1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home

as

American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)

For the Service

1936

For the Service

as

Henchman (uncredited)

Crime Wave

1953

Crime Wave

as

Sweeney (uncredited)

Sundown on the Prairie

1939

Sundown on the Prairie

as

Henchman Hank

Angel and the Badman

1947

Angel and the Badman

as

Townsman (uncredited)

Robbers of the Range

1941

Robbers of the Range

as

Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)

The Great Moment

1944

The Great Moment

as

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

Father Is a Bachelor

1950

Father Is a Bachelor

as

Finnegan (uncredited)

Cover Up

1949

Cover Up

as

Undertaker

The Indian Fighter

1955

The Indian Fighter

as

Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper

Lawless Breed

1946

Lawless Breed

as

The Deputy

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

as

Clem (uncredited)

Triple Justice

1940

Triple Justice

as

Townsman Outside Saloon

The Sea of Grass

1947

The Sea of Grass

as

Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)

Oklahoma Frontier

1939

Oklahoma Frontier

as

Townsman

Chip of the Flying U

1939

Chip of the Flying U

as

Cowhand

Brigham Young

1940

Brigham Young

as

Mormon Cheering Porter

Gaucho Serenade

1940

Gaucho Serenade

as

Farmer Driving Jalopy

The Californian

1937

The Californian

as

Ruiz Man

Big Jake

1971

Big Jake

as

Hank

Winners of the West

1940

Winners of the West

as

Drunk

Good Times

1967

Good Times

as

Kid

Northwest Passage

1940

Northwest Passage

as

Ranger Tying Oars

Hazard

1948

Hazard

as

Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

1956

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

as

Fiddler

Beyond Tomorrow

1940

Beyond Tomorrow

as

Hospital Visitor (Uncredited)

Cross-Country Romance

1940

Cross-Country Romance

as

Wedding Witness

Black Market Rustlers

1943

Black Market Rustlers

as

Slim

Prairie Express

1947

Prairie Express

as

Deputy Clint

Border Vigilantes

1941

Border Vigilantes

as

Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas

as

Townsman

Woman of the North Country

1952

Woman of the North Country

as

Tom Gordon

The Woman of the Town

1943

The Woman of the Town

as

The Barber

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943

A Lady Takes a Chance

as

Waiter

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

Flesh and Fantasy

as

Circus Spectator (uncredited)

Boots Malone

1952

Boots Malone

as

Auto Mechanic

Yellow Sky

1948

Yellow Sky

as

Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)

The Fighting Kentuckian

1949

The Fighting Kentuckian

as

Abner Todd

The Legend of Frank Woods

1977

The Legend of Frank Woods

as

Slim

Duel in the Sun

1946

Duel in the Sun

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Hanged Man

1974

The Hanged Man

as

Ab Wickes

So Proudly We Hail

1943

So Proudly We Hail

as

Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)

Undercurrent

1946

Undercurrent

as

Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)

Big Daddy

1969

Big Daddy

as

Every Which Way but Loose

1978

Every Which Way but Loose

as

Trailer Court Manager

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

as

Joe (uncredited)

Hammett

1982

Hammett

as

Pool Room Attendant

Tap Roots

1948

Tap Roots

as

Cropper (uncredited)

Black Noon

1971

Black Noon

as

Joseph

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

1951

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

as

Hard-of-Hearing Farmer

UFOria

1984

UFOria

as

Colonel

Big Bad John

1990

Big Bad John

as

Good Ole Boy

Wagon Master

1950

Wagon Master

as

Luke Clegg

Space Rage

1985

Space Rage

as

Old Codger

Once Upon a Texas Train

1988

Once Upon a Texas Train

as

Old Timer

Almost an Angel

1990

Almost an Angel

as

Pop

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

1992

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

as

Self

Big Wednesday

1978

Big Wednesday

as

Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)

Zachariah

1971

Zachariah

as

Old Cowboy (uncredited)

Ghost Town Gold

1936

Ghost Town Gold

as

Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)

Green Acres

Green Acres

as

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

as

Waiter

Knight Rider

Knight Rider

as

Slim

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Farmer

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Claude

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Rusty Bates

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Driver

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Blue Belly (uncredited)

Lancer

Lancer

as

Bronco

Bronco

as

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Hank

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Roy Turlock

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Luke

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Band Member

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Hansom Cab Driver

Production

Crew

Directing