Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many

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films, such as ''

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'', and the TV series ''

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''.

Biography

Worden was born in Rolfe, Iowa, and raised on a cattle ranch near Glendive. He was educated as an engineer at

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and the

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He enlisted in the U.S. Army hoping to become an Army Air Force aviator but failed to pass flight school. An expert horseman, he toured the country in rodeos as a saddle bronc rider. During one ride his horse landed atop him and fractured his neck, but aside from a temporary soreness, Worden did not know the severity of the damage until

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ed 20 years later. While participating in a rodeo at

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in New York, he and fellow cowboy

Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a singer, and an actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s. He was the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John Ritter, grandso ...

were chosen to appear in the Broadway play '' Green Grow the Lilacs'' (1931). Following the run of the play, Worden drove a cab in New York City, and then worked on dude ranches as a wrangler and as a guide on the Bright Angel trail of the

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. A chance encounter with actress Billie Burke at a dude ranch led her to recommend him to several film producers. Worden made his film debut as an extra in

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's '' The Plainsman'' (though a few later films were released prior to ''The Plainsman''). By this time, Tex Ritter had become a star, and Worden played sidekick roles in a number of Ritter's Westerns. In several of his early appearances, Worden was billed as "Heber Snow", until he reverted to his real name. A small part in

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's '' Come and Get It'' led to a number of later appearances for that director, who also recommended him to director

. Worden eventually became a member of the John Ford Stock Company, and was directed by Ford twelve times in films and television. The connection with Ford led to an association with actor

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, and Worden appeared in 17 of Wayne's films. Foremost among his collaborations with Wayne and Ford in ''

'', the

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in which Worden portrayed his most memorable role, that of "Mose Harper," the Shakespearean fool who only longed for "a roof over ishead and a rocking chair by the fire." Worden's best performances were given for demanding directors. He had a striking appearance: tall, thin, bald, his voice and mannerisms unforgettable to anyone who saw him. He worked steadily in television as well as films, appeared in six episodes of the TV series ''

'', long outliving Hawks, Ford and Wayne, and achieved some late notice as a senile hotel waiter in

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's ''

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'' TV series. In 1992, Worden hosted and co-produced with director Clyde Lucas an independent special shown on the Nostalgia Channel and some PBS stations entitled ''Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly''. The special looked back on Worden's career and featured guests

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, Harry Carey Jr., Ben Johnson,

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and stuntman Dean Smith. Widowed by his wife of 37 years, the former Emma Louise Eaton, in 1977, he later shared his house for several years with actor

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. He died while taking a nap at his home in Los Angeles on December 6, 1992, aged 91. He was survived by his daughter, Dawn Henry, whom he and his wife had adopted as an adult.

Selected filmography

John Wayne films

* ''

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'' (1939) as Cavalryman extra (uncredited) * '' The Night Riders'' (1939) as Rancher (uncredited) * '' A Lady Takes a Chance'' (1943) as Walter (uncredited) * '' Angel and the Badman'' (1947) as Townsman (uncredited) * '' Fort Apache'' (1948) as Southern Recruit * '' Red River'' (1948) as Sims Reeves * '' 3 Godfathers'' (1948) as Deputy Curly * '' The Fighting Kentuckian'' (1949) as Abner Todd (uncredited) * '' The Quiet Man'' (1952) as Trainer in flashback (uncredited) * ''

'' (1956) as Mose Harper * '' The Horse Soldiers'' (1959) as Deacon Clump * '' The Alamo'' (1960) as Parson * ''

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'' (1963) as Curly Fletcher * '' True Grit'' (1969) as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited) * '' Chisum'' (1970) as Elwood - Stationmaster * ''

Rio Lobo ''Rio Lobo'' is a 1970 American Western film directed and produced by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, from a screenplay by Burton Wohl and Leigh Brackett. The film was shot in Cuernavaca in the Mexican state of Morelos and in Tucson, Ari ...

'' (1970) as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Big Jake ''Big Jake'' is a 1971 American Technicolor Western (genre), Western film starring John Wayne, Richard Boone and Maureen O'Hara. The picture was the final film for George Sherman in a directing career of more than 30 years, and Maureen O'Hara' ...

'' (1971) as Hank * ''

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'' (1973) as Albert

Other appearances

* ''

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'' (1935) as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited) * ''For the Service'' (1936) as Henchman (uncredited) * '' Ghost-Town Gold'' (1936) as Mr. Crabtree (uncredited) * '' Come and Get It'' (1936) as Lumberjack (uncredited) * '' The Plainsman'' (1936) as Deadwood Townsman (uncredited) * '' Trouble in Texas'' (1937) as Hank a Dancer (uncredited) * '' Hittin' the Trail'' (1937) as Sidekick Hank * '' Sing, Cowboy, Sing'' (1937) as Henchman * ''Riders of the Rockie'' (1937) as Henchman (uncredited) * '' Riders of the Dawn'' (1937) as Deputy (uncredited) * '' The Californian'' (1937) as Ruiz Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1937) as Deputy * '' Moonlight on the Range'' (1937) as Ranch Hand (uncredited) * ''Hollywood Round-Up'' (1937) as Saloon Set Extra (uncredited) * '' Boss of Lonely Valley'' (1937) as Hank - Wagon Driver (uncredited) * '' Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts'' (1937) as Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Sudden Bill Dorn ''Sudden Bill Dorn'' is a 1937 American Western film by Universal Pictures directed by Ray Taylor and starring Buck Jones, Noel Francis and Evelyn Brent. The film has been described as "slow-paced" and "confusing" with the plot and storyline ...

'' (1937) as Barfly (uncredited) * '' The Singing Outlaw'' (1937) as Bixby Cowhand (uncredited) * ''Frontier Town'' (1938) as Henchman Buck (uncredited) * ''The Last Stand'' (1938) as Rustler Playing Fiddle at Campfire (uncredited) * '' Western Trails'' (1938) as Townsman (uncredited) * '' Flaming Frontiers'' (1938) as Henchman h. 11(uncredited) * '' Rollin' Plains'' (1938) as Henchman Squint (uncredited) * '' The Stranger from Arizona'' (1938) as Skeeter * '' Where the Buffalo Roam'' (1938) as Man at Dance (uncredited) * '' The Cowboy and the Lady'' (1938) as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited) * ''

Ghost Town Riders ''Ghost Town Riders'' is a 1938 American Western film written and directed by George Waggner. The film stars Bob Baker, Fay McKenzie, Hank Worden, George Cleveland, Forrest Taylor and Glenn Strange. The film was released on December 16, 19 ...

'' (1938) as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton * '' Sundown on the Prairie'' (1939) as Henchman Hank * '' Rollin' Westward'' (1939) as Slim Regan * '' Timber Stampede'' (1939) as Photographer (uncredited) * '' Oklahoma Frontier'' (1939) as Townsman (uncredited) * '' Chip of the Flying U'' (1939) as Cowhand (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) as Townsman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) as Ranger Tying Oars (uncredited) * '' Viva Cisco Kid'' (1940) as Deputy (uncredited) * '' Rancho Grande'' (1940) as Cowhand (uncredited) * '' Riders of Pasco Basin'' (1940) as Townsman (uncredited) * '' Shooting High'' (1940) as Townsman (uncredited) * '' Beyond Tomorrow'' (1940) as Hospital Visitor (uncredited) * '' Gaucho Serenade'' (1940) as Farmer Driving Jalopy (uncredited) * '' Prairie Law'' (1940) as Jacobs - Homesteader (uncredited) * '' Winners of the West'' (1940) as Drunk

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(uncredited) * '' Cross-Country Romance'' (1940) as Wedding Witness (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) as Cowhand (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1940) as Mormon Cheering Porter (uncredited) * '' Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride'' (1940) as Henry Haggerty (uncredited) * '' Triple Justice'' (1940) as Townsman Outside Saloon (uncredited) * '' Ride, Kelly, Ride'' (1941) as Slim (uncredited) * '' Robbers of the Range'' (1941) as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited) * '' Border Vigilantes'' (1941) as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver (uncredited) * '' Last of the Duanes'' (1941) as Loafer (uncredited) * '' Dude Cowboy'' (1941) as Man with Toothache (uncredited) * '' Code of the Outlaw'' (1942) as Expectant Father (uncredited) * '' Cowboy Serenade'' (1942) as Opie (uncredited) * '' Riding the Wind'' (1942) as Duff Bricker * '' Just Off Broadway'' (1942) as Comedian in Wings (uncredited) * '' Deep in the Heart of Texas'' (1942) as Townsman (uncredited) * '' Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground'' (1943) as Sleepy Martin * '' Black Market Rustlers'' (1943) as Slim * '' So Proudly We Hail!'' (1943) as Soldier on Troop Ship (uncredited) * '' Flesh and Fantasy'' (1943) as Circus Spectator (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1943) as New Year's Eve Party Guest (uncredited) * ''Canyon City'' (1943) as Barfly (uncredited) * '' The Woman of the Town'' (1943) as The Barber (uncredited) * '' None Shall Escape'' (1944) as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) as Man at Wedding (uncredited) * ''Wyoming Hurricane'' (1944) as Cowboy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) as Lumberjack (uncredited) * '' The Great Moment'' (1944) as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) as Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) * '' The Bullfighters'' (1945) as Mr. McCoy (uncredited) * '' Abbott and Costello in Hollywood'' (1945) as Joe (uncredited) * ''Frontier Gunlaw'' (1946) as Pete (uncredited) * ''Lawless Breed'' (1946) as The Deputy * '' The Missing Lady'' (1946) as Flophouse Bum (uncredited) * '' Undercurrent'' (1946) as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited) * '' Duel in the Sun'' (1946) as Dance- Floor Cowboy (uncredited) * '' The Shocking Miss Pilgrim'' (1947) as Office Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Sea of Grass'' (1947) as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited) * '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (1947) as Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Prairie Express'' (1947) as Deputy Clint * '' High Wall'' (1947) as Diner Customer (uncredited) * '' Slippy McGee'' (1948) as Station Wagon Driver (uncredited) * '' The Man from Texas'' (1948) as Churchgoer (uncredited) * '' Lightnin' in the Forest'' (1948) as Bartender * '' The Sainted Sisters'' (1948) as Taub Beasley * ''

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'' (1948) as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited) * '' Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin''' (1948) as Clem (uncredited) * '' Tap Roots'' (1948) as Cropper (uncredited) * '' Whispering Smith'' (1948) as Murray's Ranchhand (uncredited) * '' Yellow Sky'' (1948) as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited) * '' Cover Up'' (1949) as Undertaker (credited as "Worden Norten"] * '' Red Canyon (1949 film), Red Canyon'' (1949) as Charley (uncredited) * '' Streets of Laredo'' (1949) as Texas Ranger (uncredited) * '' Hellfire'' (1949) as Witness (uncredited) * '' Roseanna McCoy'' (1949) as Jacob (uncredited) * '' When Willie Comes Marching Home'' (1950) as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited) * '' Father Is a Bachelor'' (1950) as Finnegan (uncredited) * '' Wagon Master'' (1950) as Luke Clegg * '' Curtain Call at Cactus Creek'' (1950) as Townsman * '' Frenchie'' (1950) as Mr. Grady (uncredited) * '' Sugarfoot'' (1951) as Johnny-Behind-the-Stove * '' Comin' Round the Mountain'' (1951) as Target Judge * '' Joe Palooka in Triple Cross'' (1951) as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer * ''

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'' (1951) as First Carriage Driver (uncredited) * ''

Boots Malone ''Boots Malone'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by William Dieterle. It stars William Holden as a down-on-his-luck sports agent and Johnny Stewart as a rich runaway who wants to become a jockey. Plot Down on his luck, jockey agent "Boots ...

'' (1952) as Gas Station Mechanic (uncredited) * '' Woman of the North Country'' (1952) as Tom Gordon * '' The Big Sky'' (1952) as Poordevil * '' Apache War Smoke'' (1952) as Amber * '' Sky Full of Moon'' (1952) as Cowhand (uncredited) * '' The Lawless Breed'' (1953) as Kansas City Barfly (uncredited) * '' Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation'' (1953) (uncredited) * '' Powder River'' (1953) as Joe (uncredited) * '' Crime Wave'' (1953) as Sweeney (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1954) as Indian (uncredited) * '' The Outcast'' (1954) as Bartender (uncredited) * '' Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier'' (1955) as Cave bar patron (uncredited) * '' The Road to Denver'' (1955) as Shad Ewing, Livery Stable Owner (uncredited) * '' The Vanishing American'' (1955) as Shoie (uncredited) * '' The Indian Fighter'' (1955) as Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper * '' Davy Crockett and the River Pirates'' (1956) as Fiddler (archive footage) * '' Meet Me in Las Vegas'' (1956) as Joe (uncredited) * '' Thunder Over Arizona'' (1956) as Old Jonas (uncredited) * ''

Accused of Murder ''Accused of Murder'' is a 1956 American film noir crime film directed by Joseph Kane and starring David Brian, Vera Ralston and Sidney Blackmer. Plot Nightclub singer Ilona Vance is accused of murder because she was the last person to see croo ...

'' (1956) as Les Fuller * '' The Quiet Gun'' (1957) as Sampson * ''

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'' (1957) as Pat Casey * '' Dragoon Wells Massacre'' (1957) as Hopi Charlie * '' The Buckskin Lady'' (1957) as Lon * '' Forty Guns'' (1957) as Marshal John Chisum * '' Sing, Boy, Sing'' (1958) as Girl's Father at Police Station (uncredited) * '' The Notorious Mr. Monks'' (1958) as Pete * '' Toughest Gun in Tombstone'' (1958) as Liveryman (uncredited) * '' Bullwhip'' (1958) as Tex * '' Wild Heritage'' (1958) as Trail Drive Cowhand (uncredited) * '' Sergeant Rutledge'' (1960) as Laredo (uncredited) * ''

One-Eyed Jacks ''One-Eyed Jacks'' is a 1961 American Western film directed by and starring Marlon Brando, his only directorial credit. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner, "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Pin ...

'' (1961) as Doc * ''

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'' (1962) as Undertaker (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1967) as Kid * '' The President's Analyst'' (1967) as Dirty Old Man (uncredited) * '' Big Daddy'' (1969) * '' Zachariah'' (1971) as Old Cowboy (uncredited) * '' Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' (1971) as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited) * '' Black Noon'' (1971, TV Movie) as Joseph * ''Eve of Aunt Agnes'' (1974) * '' The Hanged Man'' (1974, TV Movie) as Ab Wickes * ''The Legend of Frank Woods'' (1977) as Slim * ''

Smokey and the Bandit ''Smokey and the Bandit'' is a 1977 American action comedy road film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. The film marks the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham ...

'' (1977) as Trucker with harmonica (uncredited) * '' Which Way Is Up?'' (1977) as The Flunky * '' Big Wednesday'' (1978) as Shopping Cart * ''

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'' (1978) as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band * '' They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way'' (1978) as Butch Collins * ''

Every Which Way but Loose ''Every Which Way but Loose'' is a 1978 American action comedy film released by Warner Bros. starring Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role. It was produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo. Eastwood plays ...

'' (1978) as Trailer Court Manager * '' Bronco Billy'' (1980) as Station Mechanic * '' Scream'' (1981) as John * '' Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.'' (1981) as Old Geezer * '' Hammett'' (1982) as Pool Room Attendant * ''Flush'' (1982) * '' Island Fury'' (1983) as Gramps Jebediah * '' The Ice Pirates'' (1984) as Elderly Jason * '' UFOria'' (1985) as Colonel * '' Runaway Train'' (1985) as Old Con * '' Space Rage'' (1985) as Old codger * '' Once Upon a Texas Train'' (1988, TV Movie) as Old Timer * ''

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'' (1990) as Good Ole Boy * '' Almost an Angel'' (1990) as Pop, Patient in Hospital

Television

*''

'' - episode - The Tenderfeet (1949) as Rusty Bates *''

'' - episode - Woman from Omaha (1953) as Whip *''

'' - episode - The Ghost of Coyote Canyon (1953) as Ed *''

'' - episode - Stage to Tishomingo (1954) as Ike Beatty, Stage driver *''

'' - episode - The Bait: Gold! (1955) as Jud, Stagecoach Driver *''

'' - episode - The Banker's Son (1957) as Bruckner *'' Rawhide'' - episode - Incident of the Devil and His Due (1960) as Joe Wendell *''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western television series that aired for eight seasons, first on the NBC television network (1957–1962) and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and reached the top of the ...

'' - episode - The Colter Craven Story (1960) as Hank (uncredited) *''

'' - episode - The Nellie Jefferson Story (1961) as Trader *''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'' - episode - The Stranger (1960) as Station Attendant *''

'' - episode - The Bride (1961) as Ned Birch (Old Miner) *''

'' - episode - Tommy (1966) as Dave (uncredited) *'' Hondo and the Apaches'' - TV movie (1967) as One of Gallagher's Mine Workers (uncredited) *'' Hondo'' - episode - Hondo and the Eagle Claw (1967) as Miner (uncredited) *'' Hondo'' - episode - Hondo and the War Cry (1967) as Miner (uncredited) *'' McCloud'' - episode - A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley (1972) as Elderly Patient (uncredited) *''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'' - episode - The Tarnished Bridge (1974) as Claude *'' The Yellow Rose'' - episode - A Question of Love (1983) as Old Man *'' Knight Rider'' - episode - Fright Knight (1985) as Slim *''

'' (1990-1991) as Waiter (Final Role)

References

External links

*
Hank Worden Website
*
Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly IMDB

Thank Ya Kindly Documentary
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