ACTOR
Slim Pickens
Known for Bonanza · The Love Boat · Hawaii Five-O
Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), known professionally as Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens transitioned to acting and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career Pickens played mainly cowboy roles. he is perhaps best remembered today for his comic roles in Dr. Strangelove (1964), Blazing Saddles (1972) and 1941 (1979), and his…
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1919
- Died
- Dec 8, 1983
- Birthplace
- Kingsburg, California, USA
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), known professionally as Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens transitioned to acting and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career Pickens played mainly cowboy roles. he is perhaps best remembered today for his comic roles in Dr. Strangelove (1964), Blazing Saddles (1972) and 1941 (1979), and his villainous turn in One-Eyed Jacks (1961).
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
SmokyRodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
1946
Rocky MountainPlank (CSA)
1950
Border SaddlematesSlim
1952
Colorado SundownJoshua 'Slim' Pickens / Ma Pickens
1952
Old Oklahoma PlainsSlim
1952
South Pacific TrailSlim Pickens
1952
The Last MusketeerSlim
1952
The Story of Will RogersDusty Donovan
1952
ThunderbirdsPvt. Wes Shelby
1952
Down Laredo WaySlim
1953
Iron Mountain TrailSlim
1953
Old Overland TrailSlim Pickens
1953
Red River ShoreSlim Pickens
1953
Shadows of TombstoneSlim
1953
The Sun Shines BrightSterling
1953
Phantom StallionSlim
1954
The Boy from OklahomaShorty
1954
The OutcastBoone Polson
1954
Santa Fe PassageSam Beekman
1955
The Last CommandAbe
1955CD
Cow DogCowhand
1956CD
Cow DogHimself - Commentator
1956
Gun BrothersMoose MacLain
1956
Stranger at My DoorBen Silas
1956
The Great Locomotive ChasePete Bracken
1956
When Gangland StrikesSlim Pickett
1956
Gunsight RidgeHank Moss
1957
The Big CountryStunts
1958
The SheepmanMarshal
1958
TonkaAce
1958
Escort WestCorporal Wheeler
1959
Chartroose CaboosePete Harmon
1960
Stump Run
1960
A Thunder of DrumsTrooper Erschick
1961
One-Eyed JacksDeputy Lon Dedrick
1961
Stampede at Bitter CreekBuck
1962
Savage SamWilly Crup
1963
Bristle FaceNewt Pribble
1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombMajor "King" Kong
1964
In Harm's WayC.P.O. Culpepper
1965
Major DundeeWiley
1965
The Glory GuysSgt. James Gregory
1965
Up from the BeachArtillery Colonel
1965
An Eye for an EyeIke Slant
1966
StagecoachBuck, Stagecoach Driver
1966
The Magnificent StrangerSheriff
1966
The Young Rounders
1966
Hard Breed to KillSloper
1967
Rough Night in JerichoYarbrough
1967
The Flim-Flam ManJarvis Bates
1967
Will PennyIke Wallerstein
1967
Never a Dull MomentCowboy Schaeffer
1968
SkidooSwitchboard Operator
1968
The Legend of CusterCalifornia Joe Milner
1968
80 Steps to JonahScott
1969
The Desperate MissionThree-Finger Jack
1969
Operation SnafuGeneral Maxwell
1970
The Ballad of Cable HogueBen Fairchild
1970
The DeserterSgt. Tattinger
1970
The Day They Hanged Kid CurrySheriff Whittaker
1971
The Devil and Miss SarahStoney
1971
The Wild SeasonLucky
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Kilpatrick
1971
J.C.Grady Caldwell
1972OR
Outdoor RamblingSelf
1972
Rolling ManChuck
1972
The CowboysAnse
1972
The Flim Flam ManJarvis Bates
1972
The GetawayCowboy
1972
The HonkersClete
1972
HitchedSam / Bart Dawson
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the KidSheriff Colin Baker
1973
Blazing SaddlesTaggart
1974
BootleggersGrandpa Pruitt
1974
Ginger in the MorningSheriff
1974
Runaway on the Rogue RiverBucky Steele
1974
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the WestWindy Bill
1974
The Gun and the PulpitBilly One-Eye
1974
The Legend of Earl DurandPhil Chumley
1974
Twice in a LifetimePete Lazich
1974
Poor Pretty EddieSheriff Orville
1975
Rancho DeluxeHenry Beige
1975
The Apple Dumpling GangFrank Stillwell
1975
White Line FeverDuane Haller
1975
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeLijah Tuttle
1976
Hawmps!Naman Tucker
1976
Pony Express RiderBob Jay
1976
BabeColonel M.J. McCombs
1977
Mr. BillionDuane Hawkins
1977
The Shadow of ChikaraVirgil Cane
1977
The White BuffaloAbel Pickney
1977
Smokey and the Good Time OutlawsSheriff Ledy
1978
The SwarmJud Hawkins
1978
1941Hollis P. Wood
1979
Beyond the Poseidon AdventureTex
1979
Spirit of the WindObie
1979
The Black HoleB.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
1979
The Sweet Creek County War
1979
Undercover with the KKKYancey Hicks
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf
1979
Honeysuckle RoseGarland
1980
Swan SongGeorge
1980
Tom HornSam Creedmore
1980CA
Charlie and the Great Balloon ChaseBen Khlover
1981
Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy AngelMurf
1981
Nashville GrabRoss Common
1981
The HowlingSam Newfield
1981
This House PossessedArthur Keene
1981
Pink MotelRoy
1982
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold StoryCalifornia Joe Milner
1990
La Classe américaine'Deep Throat' (archive footage)
1993
Back in the SaddleSelf (archive footage)
2001
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood RenegadeSelf (archive footage)
2004
Monarch of the MountainsNarrator
Television
Death Valley DaysWall Kennedy · 1 eps
1952
Annie OakleySundown · 1 eps
1954
Lassie1 eps
1954
The Wonderful World of DisneyBucky Steele · 1 eps
1954
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsBradshaw · 1 eps
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.2 eps
1955
Cheyenne1 eps
1955
GunsmokeBucko · 1 eps
1955GunsmokePony Beal · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeColley · 1 eps
1955GunsmokeCharlie Utter · 2 eps
1955
MaverickRoscoe · 3 eps
1957
SugarfootShorty · 1 eps
1957SugarfootHarry · 1 eps
1957
BonanzaSheriff Renard · 1 eps
1959BonanzaSheriff Gant · 1 eps
1959BonanzaBig Jim Leyton · 2 eps
1959
RawhideSheriff McKay · 1 eps
1959
RiverboatTrapper (uncredited) · 2 eps
1959RiverboatPorter Slagle · 1 eps
1959
The Swamp Fox8 eps
1959
Coronado 91 eps
1960
OutlawsSlim · 50 eps
1960
Route 66Jud · 1 eps
1960
Surfside 61 eps
1960
The Tall Man1 eps
1960
The WesternerOscar Hudson · 1 eps
1960
The AmericansJohnson · 1 eps
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney1 eps
1961
Our Man Higgins1 eps
1962
The Alfred Hitchcock HourClem Carter · 1 eps
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf · 1 eps
1962
The VirginianSlim · 1 eps
1962The VirginianHogy · 1 eps
1962
The Wide Country28 eps
1962
The FugitiveCorbin · 1 eps
1963
Daniel BooneSimon Harman · 1 eps
1964Daniel BooneCletus Mott · 1 eps
1964PI
Profiles in CourageRogers · 1 eps
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Clint Spinner · 1 eps
1964
Run for Your LifeSheriff Hoag · 1 eps
1965
The Legend of Jesse JamesSheriff Homer Brinks · 1 eps
1965
That Girl1 eps
1966
Cimarron StripMalachi Grimes · 1 eps
1967
Custer17 eps
1967
Ironside1 eps
1967
Mannix1 eps
1967
The Outcasts1 eps
1968
Hawaii Five-OSam · 1 eps
1969
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowWild Jack Monroe · 1 eps
1970
The Partridge FamilyWill Fowler · 1 eps
1970
Alias Smith and Jones4 eps
1971
McMillan & Wife1 eps
1971
Kung FuBart Fisher · 1 eps
1972
Baretta2 eps
1975
SwitchBruno Restig · 1 eps
1975
Grizzly AdamsFine Hope · 1 eps
1977
The Love BoatLuke Scofield · 2 eps
1977
Vega$1 eps
1978
The SackettsJack Bigelow · 2 eps
1979
The Nashville Palace1 eps
1981
Filthy RichBig Guy Beck · 3 eps
1982Photos
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