Pals Of The Saddle- Hank Worden

[ethanedwards]

HANK WORDEN

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INFORMATION FROM IMDB

Date of birth
23 July 1901
Rolfe, Iowa, USA

Date of death
6 December 1992
Los Angeles, California, USA. (natural causes)

Birth name
Norton Earl Worden

Sometimes Credited As:
Worden Norton / Heber Snow / Hank Warden / Norton E. 'Hank' Worden

Spouse
Louise (1940 - 1977) (widowed)

Trivia
Often erroneously credited as the coach/manager/cornerman in the boxing flashback in The Quiet Man (1952), but according to Worden himself it is actually another actor of vaguely similar appearance.

Worked on several Tex Ritter Westerns billed as Heber Snow because the producer felt that a Mormon-like name such as Heber Snow would help the films do better business in heavily-Mormon areas such as Utah.

Mini 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.
Jim Beaver

Filmography

Actor
1. "Twin Peaks"
- Beyond Life and Death (1991) TV Episode .... The Elderly and Senile Room Service Waiter
- Arbitrary Law (1990) TV Episode .... The Elderly and Senile Room Serivce Waiter
- Lonely Souls (1990) TV Episode .... The Elderly and Senile Room Service Waiter
- May the Giant Be with You (1990) TV Episode .... The Elderly and Senile Room Service Waiter
2. Almost an Angel (1990) .... Pop, Patient in Hospital
3. Big Bad John (1990)
4. Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) (TV) (as Hank Warden) .... Old Timer
5. "Knight Rider"- Fright Knight (1986) TV Episode .... Slim
6. Runaway Train (1985) (as Norton E. 'Hank' Worden) .... Old Con
7. UFOria (1985) .... Colonel
8. Scream (1985/I) .... John
9. Space Rage (1985) .... Old codger
10. The Ice Pirates (1984) .... Elderly Jason
11. Please Don't Eat the Babies (1983) .... Jebediah
12. Hammett (1982) .... Pool Room Attendant
13. Bronco Billy (1980) .... Gas Station Operator
14. Soggy Bottom, USA (1980)
15. They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) .... Butch
16. Every Which Way But Loose (1978) .... Trailer Court Manager
17. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) .... Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
18. Big Wednesday (1978) (as Hank Warden) .... Shopping Cart
19. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) (uncredited) .... Trucker
20. The Legend of Frank Woods (1977) .... Slim
21. Which Way Is Up? (1977) .... Flunky
22. Flush (1977)
23. Sky Heist (1975) (TV) .... Old Coot
24. "Gunsmoke" - The Tarnished Badge (1974) TV Episode .... Claude
25. The Hanged Man (1974) (TV) .... Ab Wickes
26. Eve of Aunt Agnes (1974)
27. Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) .... Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
28. Rolling Man (1972) (TV)
29. "McCloud" - A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley (1972) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Elderly Patient
30. "Night Gallery" - Hell's Bells (1971) TV Episode .... The Bore
31. Black Noon (1971) (TV) .... Joseph
32. Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) (uncredited) .... Old Home Guardsman
33. Big Jake (1971) .... Hank (McCandles' ranch hand)
34. Zachariah (1971)
35. Rio Lobo (1970) (uncredited) .... Hank (hotel clerk)
36. Chisum (1970) .... Stationmaster
37. "Green Acres"
- You and Your Big Shrunken Head (1969) TV Episode .... Man
- Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau? (1968) TV Episode .... Farmer
38. True Grit (1969) (uncredited) .... R. Ryan (undertaker, Fort Smith, Arkansas)
39. Big Daddy (1969)
40. "The Beverly Hillbillies"- Drysdale and Friend (1969) TV Episode .... Harry
41. "Lancer" - The Last Train for Charlie Poe (1968) TV Episode
42. "The Iron Horse" - Dealer's Choice (1967) TV Episode .... Ed
43. Good Times (1967) .... 'Kid'
44. "Daniel Boone"
- Take the Southbound Stage (1967) TV Episode .... Hansom Cab Driver
- The Prophet (1965) TV Episode .... Blue Belly
45. "Petticoat Junction" .... Roy Turlock (1967-1968) - Kate Bradley, Peacemaker (1966) TV Episode .... Farmer
46. "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters"
- The Day of the Pawnees: Part 2 (1963) TV Episode .... Chief Hunting Hawk
- The Day of the Pawnees: Part 1 (1963) TV Episode .... Chief Hunting Hawk
47. McLintock! (1963) .... Curly Fletcher
48. The Music Man (1962) (uncredited) .... Undertaker
49. "Wagon Train"
- The Nellie Jefferson Story (1961) TV Episode .... Trader
- The Colter Craven Story (1960) TV Episode .... Shelley
50. One-Eyed Jacks (1961) .... Doc
51. "Bonanza"
- The Bride (1961) TV Episode .... Old Miner
- The Stranger (1960) TV Episode .... Station Attendant
52. "Rawhide"
- Incident of the Captive (1960) TV Episode
- Incident of the Devil and His Due (1960) TV Episode .... Joe Wendell
53. The Alamo (1960) .... Parson
54. Sergeant Rutledge (1960) (uncredited) .... Laredo
55. The Horse Soldiers (1959) .... Deacon Clump
56. Wild Heritage (1958) (uncredited) .... Trail Drive Cowhand
57. Bullwhip (1958) .... Tex
58. Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958) .... Liveryman
59. "Tales of Wells Fargo" - The Reward (1958) TV Episode .... Sam
60. The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958) .... Pete
61. Sing Boy Sing (1958) (uncredited) .... Girl's Father at Police Station
62. The Buckskin Lady (1957) .... Lon
63. "The Lone Ranger"
- The Banker's Son (1957) TV Episode .... Bruckner
- The Bait: Gold! (1955) TV Episode .... Jud, Stagecoach Driver
- Stage to Tishomingo (1954) TV Episode .... Ike Beatty, Stage Driver
- The Ghost of Coyote Canyon (1953) TV Episode .... Ed
- Woman from Omaha (1953) TV Episode .... Whip
(2 more)
64. Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957) .... Hopi Charlie
65. Spoilers of the Forest (1957) .... Pat Casey
66. War Drums (1957) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
67. The Quiet Gun (1957) .... Sampson
68. Forty Guns (1957) .... Marshal John Chisum
69. Accused of Murder (1956) .... Les Fuller
70. Thunder Over Arizona (1956) (uncredited) .... Old Jonas, Livery Stable Man
71. Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) .... Fiddler
72. The Searchers (1956) .... Mose Harper
73. Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) (uncredited) .... Joe, Chuck's Ranch Hand
74. The Warrens of Arizona (1956)
75. The Indian Fighter (1955) .... Crazy Bear/Guardhouse jailer
76. "Disneyland" - Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1955) TV Episode .... Fiddler
77. The Vanishing American (1955) (uncredited) .... Crazy wagon driver Shoie
78. The Road to Denver (1955) (uncredited) .... Shad Ewing, Livery Stable Owner
79. The Man from Texas (1955)
80. The Outcast (1954) (uncredited) .... Bartender
81. Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954) (uncredited) .... Indian
82. Crime Wave (1954) (uncredited) .... Sweeney (airport maintenance manager)
83. Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1953) (uncredited)
84. The Lawless Breed (1953) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
85. Sky Full of Moon (1952)
86. Apache War Smoke (1952) .... Amber
87. Woman of the North Country (1952) .... Tom Gordon
88. The Big Sky (1952) .... Poordevil
89. The Story of Will Rogers (1952) (uncredited) .... Okie
90. Boots Malone (1952) .... Gas Station Attendant
91. The Man with a Cloak (1951) (uncredited) .... First Carriage Driver
92. Joe Palooka in Triple Cross (1951) .... Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
93. Comin' Round the Mountain (1951)
94. Sugarfoot (1951) .... Johnny-Behind-the-Stove
95. Frenchie (1950) (uncredited) .... Mr. Grady, Assayer
96. Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)
97. Wagon Master (1950) .... Luke Clegg
98. Father Is a Bachelor (1950) .... Finnegan
99. When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) (uncredited) .... Choir leader
100. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) (uncredited) .... Abner Todd (militiaman announcing wrestling)
101. Hellfire (1949) (uncredited) .... Witness
102. Streets of Laredo (1949) (uncredited) .... Texas Ranger
103. Red Canyon (1949) .... Charley
104. Cover-Up (1949) (as Worden Norton) .... Undertaker
105. Yellow Sky (1949) (uncredited) .... Rancher, Bank Customer
106. Whispering Smith (1948) (uncredited) .... Cowboy
107. 3 Godfathers (1948) .... Deputy Curly
108. Red River (1948) .... Simms Reeves
109. Tap Roots (1948) .... Cropper
110. Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948) .... Judge
111. Hazard (1948) (uncredited) .... Man in cheap hotel
112. The Sainted Sisters (1948) .... Taub Beasley
113. Lightnin' in the Forest (1948) .... Bartender
114. Fort Apache (1948) .... Southern recruit
115. Slippy McGee (1948) (uncredited) .... Station Wagon Driver
116. High Wall (1947) (uncredited) .... Customer in diner
117. Prairie Express (1947) .... Deputy Clint
118. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) (uncredited) .... Western Character
119. The Sea of Grass (1947) (uncredited) .... Bill, Salt Fork Townsman
120. Angel and the Badman (1947) (uncredited) .... Townsman
121. The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) (uncredited) .... Office Clerk
122. Duel in the Sun (1946) (uncredited) .... Dance floor cowboy
123. Undercurrent (1946) (uncredited) .... Telegram Delivery Man
124. The Missing Lady (1946) (uncredited) .... Flophouse bum
125. Lawless Breed (1946) .... The Deputy
126. Frontier Gunlaw (1946) (uncredited) .... Pete
127. Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1945) (uncredited) .... Joe, Gangling Actor in Saloon Scene
128. The Bullfighters (1945) (uncredited) .... McCoy
129. Forty Thieves (1944) (uncredited) .... Rancher on buckboard
130. Lumberjack (1944) (uncredited) .... Lumberjack
131. Wyoming Hurricane (1944) (uncredited) .... Cowboy
132. None Shall Escape (1944) .... German Motorcycle Soldier
133. The Woman of the Town (1943) (uncredited) .... The Barber
134. National Barn Dance (1943) (uncredited) .... Farmer at Barn Dance
135. Jack London (1943) (uncredited) .... New Year's Eve Party Extra
136. Canyon City (1943) (uncredited) .... Barfly
..... A Lady Takes A Chance (1943)...Bartender (Uncredited)
137. Black Market Rustlers (1943) .... Slim (Prescott Cowhand)
138. So Proudly We Hail! (1943) (uncredited) .... Soldier on Troop Ship
139. Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) .... Sleepy Martin
140. Valley of Hunted Men (1942) (uncredited) .... Hank
141. Just Off Broadway (1942) (uncredited) .... Comedian
142. Riding the Wind (1942) .... Rancher
143. Code of the Outlaw (1942) (uncredited) .... Lars, the expectant father
144. Cowboy Serenade (1942) (uncredited) .... Opie
145. Dude Cowboy (1941) (uncredited) .... Man with toothache
146. Love at First Fright (1941) (uncredited) .... Hank Hatrack
147. Border Vigilantes (1941) (uncredited) .... Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
148. Robbers of the Range (1941) (uncredited) .... Stagecoach attendant
149. Mad About Moonshine (1941)
150. Ride, Kelly, Ride (1941) (uncredited) .... Slim
151. Beyond Tomorrow (1940) (uncredited) .... Hospital Visitor
152. Triple Justice (1940) (uncredited) .... Townsman outside Saloon
153. Brigham Young (1940) (uncredited) .... Mormon cheering Porter Rockwell in frog race
... aka Brigham Young: Frontiersman (UK) (USA: promotional title)
154. Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940) (uncredited) .... Henry Haggerty
155. The Range Busters (1940) (uncredited) .... Cowhand
156. Cross-Country Romance (1940) (uncredited) .... Wedding witness
157. Winners of the West (1940) (uncredited) .... Drunk [Chs. 3, 5]
158. Prairie Law (1940) (uncredited) .... Jacobs (homesteader)
159. Gaucho Serenade (1940) (uncredited) .... Jalopy-driving farmer
160. Shooting High (1940) (uncredited) .... Townsman
161. Riders of Pasco Basin (1940) (uncredited) .... Townsman
162. Molly Cures a Cowboy (1940)
163. Rancho Grande (1940) (uncredited) .... Cowhand
164. Viva Cisco Kid (1940) (uncredited) .... Deputy
165. Northwest Passage (1940) (uncredited) .... Ranger tying oars
166. Bandits and Ballads (1939) .... Barfly
167. Reno (1939) (uncredited) .... Townsman
168. Chip of the Flying U (1939) (uncredited) .... Cowhand
169. Oklahoma Frontier (1939) (uncredited)
170. Cupid Rides the Range (1939) .... Jake Loomis
171. Timber Stampede (1939) (uncredited) .... Photographer
172. The Night Riders (1939) (uncredited) .... Rancher
173. Rollin' Westward (1939) .... Slim
174. Sundown on the Prairie (1939) .... Hank
175. Ghost Town Riders (1938) .... Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
176. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) (uncredited) .... Leonard, Cowhand
177. Where the Buffalo Roam (1938) (uncredited) .... Man at dance
178. The Stranger From Arizona (1938) .... Skeeter
179. Rollin' Plains (1938) (uncredited) .... Squint
180. Flaming Frontiers (1938) (uncredited) .... Henchman [Ch. 11]
181. Western Trails (1938) (uncredited)
182. The Last Stand (1938) (uncredited) .... Rustler playing fiddle at campfire
183. Frontier Town (1938) (uncredited) .... Henchman Buck
184. Singing Outlaw (1937) (uncredited) .... Bixby Cowhand
185. Sudden Bill Dorn (1937) (uncredited) .... Barfly
186. Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937) (uncredited) .... Henchman
187. Boss of Lonely Valley (1937) (uncredited) .... Hank
188. Hollywood Round-Up (1937) (uncredited) .... Saloon set extra
189. Moonlight on the Range (1937) (uncredited)
190. The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) (as Heber Snow) .... Deputy
191. Riders of the Dawn (1937) (uncredited) .... Deputy
192. Riders of the Rockies (1937) (uncredited) .... Henchman
193. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937) (as Heber Snow) .... Henchman
194. Hittin' the Trail (1937) (as Heber Snow) .... Hank
195. Trouble in Texas (1937) (uncredited) .... Hank a Dancer
196. The Plainsman (1936) (uncredited) .... Deadwood townsman
197. Come and Get It (1936) (uncredited) .... Lumberjack
198. Ghost-Town Gold (1936) (uncredited) .... Mr. Crabtree
199. For the Service (1936) (uncredited) .... Henchman
200. Barbary Coast (1935) (uncredited) .... Barfly/Townsman

Producer
1. Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly (1991) (TV) (executive producer)

Himself
1. Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly (1991) (TV) .... Himself

Archive Footage
1. John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (2001) (V) .... Himself

Watch Hank Worden Full Movies and Trailers in:-

Hank's Video Gallery

Here is a non Duke one:-



The Buckskin Lady

The Buckskin Lady

[ethanedwards]

Hank Worden, was a fine Character character, notably famous,
as 'Ole Mose Harper' in The Searchers

Hank was a regular of the
John Ford Stock Company,
and ultimately as a regular in the
John Wayne Stock Company

Hank we believe made 15 films,
and 1 TV special with Duke:-

Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) .... Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
Big Jake (1971) .... Hank (McCandles' ranch hand)
Rio Lobo (1970) (uncredited) .... Hank (hotel clerk)
Chisum (1970) .... Stationmaster
True Grit (1969) (uncredited) .... R. Ryan (undertaker, Fort Smith, Arkansas)
McLintock! (1963) .... Curly Fletcher
"Wagon Train"- The Colter Craven Story (1960) TV Episode .... Shelley
The Alamo (1960) .... Parson
The Horse Soldiers (1959) .... Deacon Clump
The Searchers (1956) .... Mose Harper
The Fighting Kentuckian (1949) (uncredited) .... Abner Todd (militiaman
3 Godfathers (1948) .... Deputy Curly
Red River (1948) .... Simms Reeves
Fort Apache (1948) .... Southern recruit
Angel and the Badman (1947) (uncredited) .... Townsman
A Lady Takes A Chance(1943) (uncredited)... Bartender
The Night Riders (1939) (uncredited) .... Rancher

There has been lots of discussion relating to Hank,
and here are the relevant links:-

Hank Worden.NewDVD

Yakima Canutt, Harry Jr.,Hank Worden

[chester7777]

Originally remembering him as Old Mose, we were amazed at how many times we would see Hank Worden in films!

He, too, has a few web sites that focus on him -

Hank Worden Official Website
Great Characters - Hank Worden
Co-stars - Hank Worden.shtml
Saddle Pals and Cowboy Sidekicks (scroll down to the second one)
Internet Broadway Database - Hank Worden
Absent Friends
Find A Grave - Hank Worden

Mrs. C

[Hondo Duke Lane]

I enjoy this Mrs. C. You and Keith make this a fun place to learn.

Cheers B)

[ethanedwards]

Hi Sue,

Thanks for the links, it all helps!

[DukePilgrim]

Hello All

Hank Worden appeared in I think 3 Ford Westerns Fort Apache The Searchers and Horse Soldiers. Does anyone know the background of how Ford choose him.

In the Ford movies he tends to provide the comic relief that used to be associated with the director's brother Patrick who I think died shortly after the making of The Quiet Man.

Is this the connection to Worden appearances? Any thoughts or ideas


Mike

[ethanedwards]

Hi Mike,

Don't forget 3 Godfathers, Wagonmaster etc

[DukePilgrim]

Hi Ethan

Should have said Francis not Patrick as well

Francis also had small parts in Wagonmaster and the 3 Godfathers so wonder was Hank Worden roles developed as replacement to Francis.


Mike

[The Ringo Kid]

I can count about 47 of his films that I have watched-many early ones that I never knew he was in but will look for his appearances the next time I get to see these. He was brilliant when he played the part of the trailer park owner in: "Every Which Way But Loose."

[headinwest]

The Hank Worden tribute Hank & I did is now on Amazon Video on Demand. Hank was a wonderful man/friend. I think he would be pleased to see his little special is number 10 in the best of John Wayne video on demand.

[Ethan]

What a wonderful actor. A true gentleman and a man who actually broke his neck at a rodeo as a youth and it went unnoticed for twenty years. A regular in almost every Duke movie, and one character that I truly enjoy watching.

Regards
Ethan

[Gorch]

If you have never seen the restored version of "The Big Sky" on TCM, check it out the next time it plays.
Hank's performance as Poordevil is a revelation. He steals every scene he's in, even from Arthur Hunnicutt, which amounts to Grand Larceny. It's Hank's finest moment after "The Searchers".
This is another example of an actor that has no equal in today's roster of players. No wonder I keep watching these films instead of the fodder that passes for entertainment these days.


We deal in lead, friend.

[ethanedwards]

Watch Hank Worden Full Movies and Trailers in:-

Hank's Video Gallery

Here is a non Duke one:-



The Buckskin Lady

The Buckskin Lady

[ringo kid]

a great charcher actor, great as old mose in the searchers,probally his greatest role.he played 2 roles in the indian fighter as an indian crazy bear and the guardhouse office.