Acting · Rolfe, Iowa, USA · Born July 23, 1901
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)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
as Self
MovieAlmost an Angel
1990
as Pop
TVCop Rock
1990
as 2nd Elderly Man
TVTwin Peaks
1990
as Waiter
MovieBig Bad John
1990
as Good Ole Boy
MovieOnce Upon a Texas Train
1988
as Old Timer
MovieSpace Rage
1985
as Old Codger
MovieRunaway Train
1985
as Old Con
MovieUFOria
1984
as Colonel
MovieThe Ice Pirates
1984
as Elderly Jason
MoviePlease Don't Eat the Babies
1983
as Gramps Jebediah
TVKnight Rider
1982
as Slim
MovieHammett
1982
as Pool Room Attendant
MovieSoggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
as Old Geezer
MovieScream
1981
as John
MovieBronco Billy
1980
as Station Mechanic
MovieEvery Which Way but Loose
1978
as Trailer Court Manager
MovieThey Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
as Butch Collins
MovieSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
MovieBig Wednesday
1978
as Shopping Cart
MovieWhich Way Is Up?
1977
as The Flunky
MovieSmokey and the Bandit
1977
as Trucker (uncredited)
MovieThe Legend of Frank Woods
1977
as Slim
MovieSky Hei$t
1975
as Old Coot
MovieThe Hanged Man
1974
as Ab Wickes
MovieCahill: United States Marshal
1973
as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
MovieBlack Noon
1971
as Joseph
MovieBedknobs and Broomsticks
1971
as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
MovieBig Jake
1971
as Hank
MovieZachariah
1971
as Old Cowboy (uncredited)
MovieChisum
1970
as Stationmaster Elwood
MovieRio Lobo
1970
as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
MovieTrue Grit
1969
as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
MovieBig Daddy
1969
TVLancer
1968
MovieThe President's Analyst
1967
as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
MovieHondo and the Apaches
1967
as Miner
MovieGood Times
1967
as Kid
TVGreen Acres
1965
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Blue Belly (uncredited)
MovieMcLintock!
1963
as Curly Fletcher
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Farmer
TVThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Calico (uncredited)
MovieThe Music Man
1962
as Undertaker
MovieOne-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Doc
MovieThe Alamo
1960
as Parson
MovieSergeant Rutledge
1960
as Laredo (uncredited)
TVBonanza
1959
as Station Attendant
MovieThe Horse Soldiers
1959
as Deacon Clump
TVRawhide
1959
as Driver
TVBronco
1958
MovieBullwhip
1958
as Tex
MovieThe Toughest Gun in Tombstone
1958
as Liveryman
MovieThe Notorious Mr. Monks
1958
as Pete
TVWagon Train
1957
as Hank
MovieForty Guns
1957
as Marshal John Chisum
MovieDragoon Wells Massacre
1957
as Hopi Charlie
MovieThe Quiet Gun
1957
as Sampson
MovieThe Buckskin Lady
1957
as Lon
MovieSpoilers of the Forest
1957
as Pat Casey
MovieAccused of Murder
1956
as Les Fuller
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieThunder Over Arizona
1956
as Old Jonas
MovieDavy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as Fiddler
MovieThe Searchers
1956
as Mose Harper
MovieThe Indian Fighter
1955
as Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Claude
MovieDavy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)
MovieCrime Wave
1953
as Sweeney (uncredited)
MovieApache War Smoke
1952
as Amber
MovieThe Big Sky
1952
as Poordevil
MovieWoman of the North Country
1952
as Tom Gordon
MovieBoots Malone
1952
as Auto Mechanic
MovieTriple Cross
1951
as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
MovieComin' Round the Mountain
1951
as Shooting Match Official
MovieSugarfoot
1951
as Johnny Behind-the-Stove
MovieFrenchie
1950
as Mr. Grady (uncredited)
MovieWagon Master
1950
as Luke Clegg
MovieFather Is a Bachelor
1950
as Finnegan (uncredited)
MovieWhen Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
MovieRoseanna McCoy
1949
as Jacob (uncredited)
MovieThe Fighting Kentuckian
1949
as Abner Todd
TVThe Lone Ranger
1949
as Rusty Bates
MovieHellfire
1949
as Witness (uncredited)
MovieCover Up
1949
as Undertaker
Movie3 Godfathers
1948
as Deputy Curly
MovieYellow Sky
1948
as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
MovieWhispering Smith
1948
MovieRed River
1948
as Simms Reeves
MovieTap Roots
1948
as Cropper (uncredited)
MovieFeudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
as Clem (uncredited)
MovieHazard
1948
as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
MovieFort Apache
1948
as Southern Recruit
MovieThe Sainted Sisters
1948
as Taub Beasley
MovieThe Man from Texas
1948
as (uncredited)
MovieHigh Wall
1947
MoviePrairie Express
1947
as Deputy Clint
MovieThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947
as Western Character (uncredited)
MovieThe Sea of Grass
1947
as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
MovieAngel and the Badman
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieDuel in the Sun
1946
as Party Guest (uncredited)
MovieUndercurrent
1946
as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
MovieLawless Breed
1946
as The Deputy
MovieBud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
1945
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieThe Great Moment
1944
as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
MovieNone Shall Escape
1944
as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)
MovieThe Woman of the Town
1943
as The Barber
MovieFlesh and Fantasy
1943
as Circus Spectator (uncredited)
MovieSo Proudly We Hail
1943
as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
MovieBlack Market Rustlers
1943
as Slim
MovieA Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Waiter
MovieDeep in the Heart of Texas
1942
as Townsman
MovieBorder Vigilantes
1941
as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
MovieRobbers of the Range
1941
as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
MovieBrigham Young
1940
as Mormon Cheering Porter
MovieTriple Justice
1940
as Townsman Outside Saloon
MovieRide, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940
as Henry Haggerty
MovieThe Range Busters
1940
as Cowhand
MovieCross-Country Romance
1940
as Wedding Witness
MovieWinners of the West
1940
as Drunk
MovieBeyond Tomorrow
1940
as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
MovieGaucho Serenade
1940
as Farmer Driving Jalopy
MovieViva Cisco Kid
1940
as Deputy
MovieRiders of Pasco Basin
1940
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieNorthwest Passage
1940
as Ranger Tying Oars
MovieReno
1939
as Townsman
MovieChip of the Flying U
1939
as Cowhand
MovieOklahoma Frontier
1939
as Townsman
MovieThe Night Riders
1939
as Rancher
MovieStagecoach
1939
as Cavalryman (uncredited)
MovieRollin' Westward
1939
as Slim Regan
MovieSundown on the Prairie
1939
as Henchman Hank
Ghost Town Riders
1938
as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
MovieThe Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
MovieThe Stranger from Arizona
1938
as Skeeter
MovieFrontier Town
1938
as Henchman Buck
MovieHollywood Round-Up
1937
as Saloon Set Extra
MovieThe Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
1937
as Deputy
MovieThe Californian
1937
as Ruiz Man
MovieSing Cowboy Sing
1937
as Henchman
MovieHittin' the Trail
1937
as Sidekick Hank
MovieCome and Get It
1936
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
MovieGhost Town Gold
1936
as Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)
MovieFor the Service
1936
as Henchman (uncredited)
MovieBarbary Coast
1935
as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)
Mad About Moonshine
as Hillbilly
