Birthday
1918/06/13
Day of death
1996/04/08 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA
Also know as
Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr.
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.
(1969) The Wild Bunch
as Tector Gorch
(1967) Will Penny
as Alex
(1953) Shane
as Chris Calloway
(1984) Red Dawn
as Mason
(1968) Hang 'em High
as Marshal Dave Bliss
(1996) The Evening Star
as Arthur Cotton
(1975) Hustle
as Marty Hollinger
(1974) The Sugarland Express
as Captain Harlin Tanner
(1982) The Shadow Riders
as Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven
(1992) Radio Flyer
as Geronimo Bill
(1972) The Getaway
as Jack Beynon
(1980) The Hunter
as Sheriff John Strong
(1972) Junior Bonner
as Buck Roan
(1950) Rio Grande
as Trooper Travis Tyree
(1943) The Outlaw
as Deputy (uncredited)
(1975) Breakheart Pass
as Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce
(1994) Angels in the Outfield
as Hank Murphy
(1971) The Last Picture Show
as Sam the Lion
(1975) Bite the Bullet
as Mister
(1982) Tex
as Cole Collins
(1973) Dillinger
as Melvin Purvis
(1973) Wayne Train
as Self
(1980) Terror Train
as Carne
(1949) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Sgt. Tyree
(1964) Cheyenne Autumn
as Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)
(1973) The Train Robbers
as Jesse
(1948) 3 Godfathers
as Posse man #1
(1977) Grayeagle
as John Colter
(1965) Major Dundee
as Sergeant Chillum
(1950) Wagon Master
as Travis Blue
(1987) Cherry 2000
as Six Fingered Jake
(1970) Chisum
as James Pepper
(1966) The Rare Breed
as Jeff Harter
(1949) Mighty Joe Young
as Gregg Johnson
(1978) The Swarm
as Felix
(1976) The Town That Dreaded Sundown
as Captain J.D. Morales
(1961) One-Eyed Jacks
as Bob Amory
(1986) Trespasses
as August Klein
(1969) The Undefeated
as Short Grub
(1991) Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas
as Self
(1981) Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Isum Gorch
(1988) Dark Before Dawn
as The Sheriff
(1991) My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
as Jesse Dalton
(1978) Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
(1972) The Bull of the West
as Spinner
(1973) Kid Blue
as Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson
(1972) Corky
as Boland
(1984) Champions
as Burly Cocks
(1957) War Drums
as Luke Fargo
(1951) Fort Defiance
as Ben Shelby
(1952) Wild Stallion
as Dan Light (as an adult)
(1991) The Chase
as Laurienti
(1960) Ten Who Dared
as George Bradley
(1958) Fort Bowie
as Capt. Thomas Thompson
(1973) Runaway!
as Holly Gibson
(1974) Locusts
as Amos Fletcher
(1973) Blood Sport
as Dwayne Birdsong
(1989) Back to Back
as Eli Hix
(1973) The Red Pony
as Jess Taylor
(1961) Tomboy and the Champ
as Uncle Jim
(1993) The Making of 'Rio Grande'
as Self
(1969) Ride a Northbound Horse
as Will Parker
(1957) Slim Carter
as Montana Burriss
(1977) The Greatest
as Hollis
(1966) Noon Wine
as Sheriff Barbee
(1971) Something Big
as Jesse Bookbinder
(1976) The Savage Bees
as Sheriff Donald McKew
(1995) Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart
as Jack Parrish
(1948) The Gallant Legion
as Ranger
(1988) Stranger on My Land
as Vern Whitman
(1993) Bonanza: The Return
as Bronc Evans
(1981) Ruckus
as Sam Bellows
(1995) Bonanza: Under Attack
as Bronc Evans
(1983) Always in My Heart
as ---
(2011) Backstabber
as Lance
(1986) Let's Get Harry
as Mr. Burck Sr.
(2014) And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(1945) The Naughty Nineties
as Coach Driver (uncredited)
(1985) Wild Horses
as Bill Ward
(1956) Rebel in Town
as Frank Mason
(2004) Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
(1993) Warren Oates: Across the Border
as Self
(1989) Hollywood on Horses
as Self
(1960) Route 66
as ---
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Ben Crown
(1957) Perry Mason
as Kelly
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Sheriff Jeff
(1966) The Monroes
as ---
(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as ---
(1962) The Virginian
as Spinner
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1966) ABC Stage 67
as Sheriff Barbee
(1955) Navy Log
as ---
(1965) Branded
as ---
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as Cal Bennett
(1962) Stoney Burke
as ---
(1962) The Virginian
as Jim Brandt
(1962) The Virginian
as Joe Hogan
(1959) Bonanza
as Sgt. Samuel Bellis
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Vern Morland
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Hannon
(1959) Bonanza
as Kelly James
(1980) Wild Times
as Doc Bogardus
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1979) The Sacketts
as Cap Rountree