Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

actor, stunts, additional crew

Ben Johnson was born on Jun 13, 1918 in USA. Ben Johnson's big-screen debut came with The Fighting Gringo directed by David Howard in 1939, strarring Mexican Barfly (uncredited). Ben Johnson is known for The Sacketts directed by Robert Totten, Sam Elliott stars as Tell Sackett and Tom Selleck as Orrin Sackett. Ben Johnson has got 10 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Ben Johnson achieved is Taos Talking Picture Festival. The upcoming new movie Ben Johnson plays is The Evening Star which will be released on Dec 25, 1996.

Born in Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was a ranch hand and rodeo performer when, in 1940, Howard Hughes hired him to take a load of horses to California. He decided to stick around (the pay was good), and for some years was a stunt man, horse wrangler, and double for such stars as John Wayne, Gary Cooper and James Stewart. His break came when John Ford noticed him and gave him a part in an upcoming film, and eventually a star part in Le convoi des braves (1950). He left Hollywood in 1953 to return to rodeo, where he won a world roping championship, but at the end of the year he had barely cleared expenses. The movies paid better, and were less risky, so he returned to the west coast and a career that saw him in over 300 movies.

  • Birthday

    Jun 13, 1918
  • Place of Birth

    Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA

Known For

Awards

10 wins & 1 nominations

Taos Talking Picture Festival
1996
Winner - Maverick Award
Walk of Fame
1994
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
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