Ben Johnson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Johnson (actor) , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Perry Mason
1957
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Virginian
1962
The Virginian
1962
The Virginian
1962
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Route 66
1960
Route 66
1960
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
Perry Mason
as Kelly · 1957
Bonanza
as Sgt. Samuel Bellis · 1959
Bonanza
as Kelly James · 1959
Bonanza
as Deputy Sheriff Stan Mace · 1959
Have Gun, Will Travel
· 1957
The Virginian
as Spinner · 1962
The Virginian
as Jim Brandt · 1962
The Virginian
as Joe Hogan · 1962
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
· 1963
Route 66
· 1960
Route 66
as Del McNab · 1960
Gunsmoke
as Ben Crown · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Vern Morland · 1955
Gunsmoke
as Hannon · 1955
Branded
· 1965
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sheriff Jeff · 1955
Navy Log
· 1955
Stoney Burke
· 1962
Cavalcade of America
as Cal Bennett · 1952
ABC Stage 67
as Sheriff Barbee · 1966
Shane
as Chris Calloway · 1953
The Monroes
· 1966
Hang 'em High
as Marshal Dave Bliss · 1968
The Last Picture Show
as Sam the Lion · 1971
The Wild Bunch
as Tector Gorch · 1969
Red Dawn
as Mason · 1984
The Getaway
as Jack Beynon · 1972
Chisum
as James Pepper · 1970
The Sacketts
as Cap Rountree · 1979
Angels in the Outfield
as Hank Murphy · 1994
One-Eyed Jacks
as Bob Amory · 1961
Radio Flyer
as Geronimo Bill · 1992
3 Godfathers
as Posse man #1 · 1948
The Sugarland Express
as Captain Tanner · 1974
Breakheart Pass
as Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce · 1975
Rio Grande
as Trooper Travis Tyree · 1950
Cherry 2000
as Six Fingered Jake · 1987
The Undefeated
as Short Grub · 1969
Major Dundee
as Sergeant Chillum · 1965
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Sgt. Tyree · 1949
Terror Train
as Carne · 1980
Cheyenne Autumn
as Trooper Plumtree (uncredited) · 1964
Bite the Bullet
as Mister · 1975
Mighty Joe Young
as Gregg Johnson · 1949
The Swarm
as Felix · 1978
Wild Times
as Doc Bogardus · 1980
The Shadow Riders
as Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven · 1982
Oklahoma!
as Wrangler (uncredited) · 1955
Picture This
as Self · 1991
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
as JD Morales · 1976
Will Penny
as Alex · 1967
The Hunter
as Sheriff John Strong · 1980
The Rare Breed
as Jeff Harter · 1966
Tall in the Saddle
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1944
The Train Robbers
as Jesse · 1973
The Outlaw
as Deputy (uncredited) · 1943
Bonanza: The Return
as Bronc Evans · 1993
Junior Bonner
as Buck Roan · 1972
Dillinger
as Melvin Purvis · 1973
The Evening Star
as Arthur Cotton · 1996
The Greatest
as Hollis · 1977
The Bull of the West
as Spinner · 1972
Fort Bowie
as Capt. Thomas Thompson · 1958
Let's Get Harry
as Mr. Burck Sr. · 1986
Hustle
as Marty Hollinger · 1975
Something Big
as Jesse Bookbinder · 1971
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Ten Who Dared
as George Bradley · 1960
Bonanza: Under Attack
as Bronc Evans · 1995
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Isum Gorch · 1981
The Naughty Nineties
as Coach Driver (uncredited) · 1945
Tex
as Cole Collins · 1982
Tomboy and the Champ
as Uncle Jim · 1961
Wagon Master
as Travis Blue · 1950
Grayeagle
as John Colter · 1977
The Savage Bees
as Sheriff Donald McKew · 1977
The Red Pony
as Jess Taylor · 1973
Stranger on My Land
as Vern Whitman · 1988
Always in My Heart
· 1983
Wild Horses
as Bill Ward · 1985
Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as Jack Parrish · 1995
Kid Blue
as Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson · 1973
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Jesse Dalton · 1991
Champions
as Burly Cocks · 1984
Warren Oates: Across the Border
as Self · 1993
The Chase
as Laurienti · 1991
Ride a Northbound Horse
as Will Parker · 1969
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self · 1978
Slim Carter
as Montana Burriss · 1957
Runaway!
as Holly Gibson · 1973
Ruckus
as Sam Bellows · 1980
Rebel in Town
as Frank Mason · 1956
The Making of 'Rio Grande'
as Self · 1993
Fort Defiance
as Ben Shelby · 1951
The Gallant Legion
as Ranger · 1948
Dark Before Dawn
as The Sheriff · 1988
Noon Wine
as Sheriff Barbee · 1966
Blood Sport
as Dwayne Birdsong · 1973
Trespasses
as August Klein · 1986
Hollywood on Horses
as Self · 1989
Corky
as Boland · 1972
Back to Back
as Eli Hix · 1989
Locusts
as Amos Fletcher · 1974
Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right
as Self · 1996
War Drums
as Luke Fargo · 1957
The Last Ride
· 1989
Backstabber
as Lance · 2011
Wayne Train
as Self · 1973
Wild Stallion
as Dan Light (as an adult) · 1952