Slim Pickens
Acting
- Born:
- 1919-06-29
- Died:
- 1983-12-08
- Place of birth:
- Kingsburg, California, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Slim Pickens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Back in the Saddle
La Classe américaine
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story
Pink Motel
Filthy Rich
The Nashville Palace
Nashville Grab
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
This House Possessed
The Howling
Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel
Honeysuckle Rose
Tom Horn
Swan Song
The Black Hole
1941
Undercover with the KKK
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
The Sacketts
The Sweet Creek County War
Spirit of the Wind
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
Vega$
The Swarm
The Love Boat
The Shadow of Chikara
Babe
The White Buffalo
Mr. Billion
Grizzly Adams
Pony Express Rider
Hawmps!
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
Switch
White Line Fever
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Poor Pretty Eddie
Rancho Deluxe
Baretta
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West
Runaway on the Rogue River
The Legend of Earl Durand
Bootleggers
The Gun and the Pulpit
Twice in a Lifetime
Ginger in the Morning
Blazing Saddles
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Hitched
The Getaway
Kung Fu
Rolling Man
Outdoor Rambling
The Honkers
J.C.
The Cowboys
The Flim Flam Man
The Devil and Miss Sarah