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
| Birth Location | Kingsburg, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1919-06-28 |
| Died | 1983-12-08 |
Movies
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)
2001
The Making of '1941'
as (archive)
1996
La Classe américaine
as 'Deep Throat' (archive footage)
1993
Pink Motel
as Roy
1982
Nashville Grab
as Ross Common
1981
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
as Ben Khlover
1981
This House Possessed
as Arthur Keene
1981
The Howling
as Sam Newfield
1981
Christmas Mountain
as Murf
1981
Honeysuckle Rose
as Garland
1980
Tom Horn
as Sam Creedmore
1980
Swan Song
as George
1980
The Black Hole
as B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
1979
1941
as Hollis P. Wood
1979
Undercover with the KKK
as Yancey Hicks
1979
1979
1979
Spirit of the Wind
as Obie
1979
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
as Sheriff Ledy
1978
The Swarm
as Jud Hawkins
1978
The Shadow of Chikara
as Virgil Cane
1977
The White Buffalo
as Abel Pickney
1977
Mr. Billion
as Duane Hawkins
1977
Pony Express Rider
as Bob Jay
1976
Hawmps!
as Naman Tucker
1976
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
as Lijah Tuttle
1976
Babe
as Colonel M.J. McCombs
1975
White Line Fever
as Duane Haller
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Frank Stillwell
1975
Poor Pretty Eddie
as Sheriff Orville
1975
Rancho Deluxe
as Henry Beige
1975
The Legend of Earl Durand
as Phil Chumley
1974
Bootleggers
as Grandpa Pruitt
1974
The Gun and the Pulpit
as Billy One-Eye
1974
Twice in a Lifetime
as Pete Lazich
1974
Blazing Saddles
as Taggart
1974
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Sheriff Colin Baker
1973
Ginger in the Morning
as Sheriff
1973
Rolling Man
as Chuck
1972
The Getaway
as Cowboy
1972
The Honkers
as Clete
1972
J.C.
as Grady Caldwell
1972
The Cowboys
as Anse
1972
The Devil and Miss Sarah
as Stoney
1971
Hitched
as Sam / Bart Dawson
1971
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
as Kilpatrick
1971
Temporada salvaje
as Lucky
1971
The Deserter
as Sgt. Tattinger
1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Ben Fairchild
1970
Operation Snafu
as General Maxwell
1970
80 Steps to Jonah
as Scott
1969
The Desperate Mission
as Three-Finger Jack
1969
Skidoo
as Switchboard Operator
1968
Never a Dull Moment
as Cowboy Schaeffer
1968
The Legend of Custer
as California Joe Milner
1968
Will Penny
as Ike Wallerstein
1967
The Flim-Flam Man
as Jarvis Bates
1967
Rough Night in Jericho
as Yarbrough
1967
Hard Breed to Kill
as Sloper
1967
The Magnificent Stranger
as Sheriff
1966
An Eye for an Eye
as Ike Slant
1966
Stagecoach
as Buck, Stagecoach Driver
1966
1966
The Glory Guys
as Sgt. James Gregory
1965
Up from the Beach
as Artillery Colonel
1965
Major Dundee
as Wiley
1965
In Harm's Way
as C.P.O. Culpepper
1965
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Major "King" Kong
1964
Bristle Face
as Newt Pribble
1964
Savage Sam
as Willy Crup
1963
A Thunder of Drums
as Trooper Erschick
1961
One-Eyed Jacks
as Deputy Lon Dedrick
1961
Chartroose Caboose
as Pete Harmon
1960
1959
Escort West
as Corporal Wheeler
1959
Tonka
as Ace
1958
The Sheepman
as Marshal
1958
The Saga of Andy Burnett
as Old Bill Williams
1957
Gunsight Ridge
as Hank Moss
1957
Cow Dog
as Himself - Commentator
1956
Cow Dog
as Cowhand
1956
Gun Brothers
as Moose MacLain
1956
The Great Locomotive Chase
as Pete Bracken
1956
Stranger at My Door
as Ben Silas
1956
When Gangland Strikes
as Slim Pickett
1956
The Last Command
as Abe
1955
Santa Fe Passage
as Sam Beekman
1955
The Outcast
as Boone Polson
1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Shorty
1954
Phantom Stallion
as Slim
1954
Red River Shore
as Deputy Slim Pickens
1953
Shadows of Tombstone
as Slim
1953
Down Laredo Way
as Slim
1953
Iron Mountain Trail
as Slim
1953
The Sun Shines Bright
as Sterling
1953
Old Overland Trail
as Slim Pickens
1953
Thunderbirds
as Pvt. Wes Shelby
1952
South Pacific Trail
as Slim Pickens
1952
Old Oklahoma Plains
as Slim
1952
The Story of Will Rogers
as Dusty Donovan
1952
Border Saddlemates
as Slim
1952
The Last Musketeer
as Slim
1952
Colorado Sundown
as Joshua 'Slim' Pickens / Ma Pickens
1952
Rocky Mountain
as Plank (CSA)
1950
Smoky
as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
1946
Monarch of the Mountains
as Narrator
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Movies
The Big Country
Stunts
1958
