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Slim Pickens

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Slim Pickens

Born June 29, 1919 in Kingsburg, California, USADied December 8, 1983107 films

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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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb posterFirst watchDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb19648.1as Major "King" KongAfter the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.View film

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Blazing Saddles poster7.2Blazing Saddles1974The Getaway poster7.2The Getaway1972The Howling poster6.6The Howling1981Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid poster7.2Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid1973The Cowboys poster7.1The Cowboys19721941 poster5.819411979The Ballad of Cable Hogue poster7.0The Ballad of Cable Hogue1970One-Eyed Jacks poster6.8One-Eyed Jacks1961

Filmography

107 films as actor
  1. TBAMonarch of the MountainsNarrator
  2. 1990Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold StoryCalifornia Joe Milner
  3. 1982Pink MotelRoy
  4. 1981Nashville GrabRoss Common
  5. 1981Charlie and the Great Balloon ChaseBen Khlover
  6. 1981This House PossessedArthur Keene
  7. 1981The HowlingSam Newfield
  8. 1981Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy AngelMurf
  9. 1980Honeysuckle RoseGarland
  10. 1980Tom HornSam Creedmore
  11. 1980Swan SongGeorge
  12. 1979The Black HoleB.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
  13. 19791941Hollis P. Wood
  14. 1979Undercover with the KKKYancey Hicks
  15. 1979Beyond the Poseidon AdventureTex
  16. 1979The Sweet Creek County War
  17. 1979Spirit of the WindObie
  18. 1978Smokey and the Good Time OutlawsSheriff Ledy
  19. 1978The SwarmJud Hawkins
  20. 1977The Shadow of ChikaraVirgil Cane
  21. 1977BabeColonel M.J. McCombs
  22. 1977The White BuffaloAbel Pickney
  23. 1977Mr. BillionDuane Hawkins
  24. 1976Pony Express RiderBob Jay
  25. 1976Hawmps!Naman Tucker
  26. 1976Banjo Hackett: Roamin' FreeLijah Tuttle
  27. 1975White Line FeverDuane Haller
  28. 1975The Apple Dumpling GangFrank Stillwell
  29. 1975Poor Pretty EddieSheriff Orville
  30. 1975Rancho DeluxeHenry Beige
  31. 1974Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the WestWindy Bill
  32. 1974Runaway on the Rogue RiverBucky Steele
  33. 1974The Legend of Earl DurandPhil Chumley
  34. 1974BootleggersGrandpa Pruitt
  35. 1974The Gun and the PulpitBilly One-Eye
  36. 1974Twice in a LifetimePete Lazich
  37. 1974Ginger in the MorningSheriff
  38. 1974Blazing SaddlesTaggart
  39. 1973Pat Garrett & Billy the KidSheriff Colin Baker
  40. 1973HitchedSam / Bart Dawson
  41. 1972The GetawayCowboy
  42. 1972Rolling ManChuck
  43. 1972The HonkersClete
  44. 1972J.C.Grady Caldwell
  45. 1972The CowboysAnse
  46. 1972The Flim Flam ManJarvis Bates
  47. 1971The Devil and Miss SarahStoney
  48. 1971The Day They Hanged Kid CurrySheriff Whittaker
  49. 1971Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?Kilpatrick
  50. 1971The Wild SeasonLucky
  51. 1970The DeserterSgt. Tattinger
  52. 1970The Ballad of Cable HogueBen Fairchild
  53. 1970Operation SnafuGeneral Maxwell
  54. 196980 Steps to JonahScott
  55. 1969The Desperate MissionThree-Finger Jack
  56. 1968SkidooSwitchboard Operator
  57. 1968Never a Dull MomentCowboy Schaeffer
  58. 1968The Legend of CusterCalifornia Joe Milner
  59. 1967Will PennyIke Wallerstein
  60. 1967The Flim-Flam ManJarvis Bates
  61. 1967Rough Night in JerichoYarbrough
  62. 1967Hard Breed to KillSloper
  63. 1966The Magnificent StrangerSheriff
  64. 1966An Eye for an EyeIke Slant
  65. 1966StagecoachBuck, Stagecoach Driver
  66. 1966The Young Rounders
  67. 1965The Glory GuysSgt. James Gregory
  68. 1965Up from the BeachArtillery Colonel
  69. 1965In Harm's WayC.P.O. Culpepper
  70. 1965Major DundeeWiley
  71. 1964Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombMajor "King" Kong
  72. 1964Bristle FaceNewt Pribble
  73. 1963Savage SamWilly Crup
  74. 1962Stampede at Bitter CreekBuck
  75. 1961A Thunder of DrumsTrooper Erschick
  76. 1961One-Eyed JacksDeputy Lon Dedrick
  77. 1960Chartroose CaboosePete Harmon
  78. 1960Stump Run
  79. 1959Escort WestCorporal Wheeler
  80. 1958TonkaAce
  81. 1958The SheepmanMarshal
  82. 1957Gunsight RidgeHank Moss
  83. 1956Cow DogCowhand
  84. 1956Gun BrothersMoose MacLain
  85. 1956The Great Locomotive ChasePete Bracken
  86. 1956Stranger at My DoorBen Silas
  87. 1956When Gangland StrikesSlim Pickett
  88. 1955The Last CommandAbe
  89. 1955Santa Fe PassageSam Beekman
  90. 1954The OutcastBoone Polson
  91. 1954The Boy from OklahomaShorty
  92. 1954Phantom StallionSlim
  93. 1953Red River ShoreSlim Pickens
  94. 1953Shadows of TombstoneSlim
  95. 1953Down Laredo WaySlim
  96. 1953Iron Mountain TrailSlim
  97. 1953The Sun Shines BrightSterling
  98. 1953Old Overland TrailSlim Pickens
  99. 1952ThunderbirdsPvt. Wes Shelby
  100. 1952South Pacific TrailSlim Pickens
  101. 1952Old Oklahoma PlainsSlim
  102. 1952The Story of Will RogersDusty Donovan
  103. 1952Border SaddlematesSlim
  104. 1952The Last MusketeerSlim
  105. 1952Colorado SundownJoshua 'Slim' Pickens / Ma Pickens
  106. 1950Rocky MountainPlank (CSA)
  107. 1946SmokyRodeo Cowboy (uncredited)