Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-06-13

Deathday

1996-04-08 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr.
بن جانسون

Ben Johnson

Biography

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.

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Known For

7.6%

The Wild Bunch

Jun 19, 1969

6.3%

Red Dawn

Aug 10, 1984

6.8%

Hang 'em High

Apr 12, 1968

7.7%

The Last Picture Show

Oct 3, 1971

7.4%

Shane

Apr 23, 1953

7.1%

The Getaway

Dec 13, 1972

6.0%

Angels in the Outfield

Jul 15, 1994

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

6.6%

The Sugarland Express

Mar 31, 1974

6.5%

Bonanza: The Return

Nov 24, 1993

6.9%

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Oct 22, 1949

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Acting

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2011

Backstabber as Lance

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self (archive footage)

1996		The Evening Star as Arthur Cotton
1996		Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right as Self

1995		Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart as Jack Parrish
1995		Bonanza: Under Attack as Bronc Evans

1994

Angels in the Outfield as Hank Murphy

1993		Bonanza: The Return as Bronc Evans
1993		Warren Oates: Across the Border as Self
1993		The Making of 'Rio Grande' as Self

1992

Radio Flyer as Geronimo Bill

1991		Picture This: The Times of Peter Bogdanovich in Archer City, Texas as Self
1991		My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys as Jesse Dalton
1991		The Chase as Laurienti

1989		Back to Back as Eli Hix
1989		Hollywood on Horses as Self

1988		Stranger on My Land as Vern Whitman
1988		Dark Before Dawn as The Sheriff

1987

Cherry 2000 as Six Fingered Jake

1986		Let's Get Harry as Mr. Burck Sr.
1986		Trespasses as August Klein

1985

Wild Horses as Bill Ward

1984		Red Dawn as Mason
1984		Champions as Burly Cocks

1983

Always in My Heart

1982		The Shadow Riders as Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven
1982		Tex as Cole Collins

1981		Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. as Isum Gorch
1981		Ruckus as Sam Bellows

1980		Terror Train as Carne
1980		The Hunter as Sheriff John Strong
1980		Wild Times as Doc Bogardus

1979

The Sacketts as Cap Rountree

1978		The Swarm as Felix
1978		Inside 'the Swarm' as Self

1977		Grayeagle as John Colter
1977		The Greatest as Hollis

1976		The Town That Dreaded Sundown as Captain J.D. Morales
1976		The Savage Bees as Sheriff Donald McKew

1975		Hustle as Marty Hollinger
1975		Breakheart Pass as Deputy U.S. Marshal Nathan Pearce
1975		Bite the Bullet as Mister

1974		Locusts as Amos Fletcher
1974		The Sugarland Express as Captain Tanner

1973		Blood Sport as Dwayne Birdsong
1973		Runaway! as Holly Gibson
1973		Dillinger as Melvin Purvis
1973		The Red Pony as Jess Taylor
1973		Wayne Train as Self
1973		The Train Robbers as Jesse
1973		Kid Blue as Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson

1972		The Getaway as Jack Beynon
1972		Junior Bonner as Buck Roan
1972		The Bull of the West as Spinner
1972		Corky as Boland

1971		Something Big as Jesse Bookbinder
1971		The Last Picture Show as Sam the Lion

1970

Chisum as James Pepper

1969		The Undefeated as Short Grub
1969		The Wild Bunch as Tector Gorch
1969		Ride a Northbound Horse as Will Parker

1968

Hang 'em High as Marshal Dave Bliss

1967

Will Penny as Alex

1966		Noon Wine as Sheriff Barbee
1966		ABC Stage 67 as Sheriff Barbee
1966		The Monroes
1966		The Rare Breed as Jeff Harter

1965		Major Dundee as Sergeant Chillum
1965		Branded

1964

Cheyenne Autumn as Trooper Plumtree (uncredited)

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		Stoney Burke
1962		The Virginian as Spinner
1962		The Virginian as Jim Brandt
1962		The Virginian as Joe Hogan

1961		Tomboy and the Champ as Uncle Jim
1961		One-Eyed Jacks as Bob Amory

1960		Ten Who Dared as George Bradley
1960		Route 66

1959		Bonanza as Sgt. Samuel Bellis
1959		Bonanza as Kelly James

1958

Fort Bowie as Capt. Thomas Thompson

1957		Slim Carter as Montana Burriss
1957		Perry Mason as Kelly
1957		Have Gun, Will Travel
1957		War Drums as Luke Fargo

1956

Rebel in Town as Frank Mason

1955		Oklahoma! as Wrangler (uncredited)
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Sheriff Jeff
1955		Navy Log
1955		Gunsmoke as Ben Crown
1955		Gunsmoke as Vern Morland
1955		Gunsmoke as Hannon

1953

Shane as Chris Calloway

1952		Cavalcade of America as Cal Bennett
1952		Wild Stallion as Dan Light (as an adult)

1951

Fort Defiance as Ben Shelby

1950		Rio Grande as Trooper Travis Tyree
1950		Wagon Master as Travis Blue

1949		She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as Sgt. Tyree
1949		Mighty Joe Young as Gregg Johnson

1948		3 Godfathers as Posse man #1
1948		The Gallant Legion as Ranger

1945

The Naughty Nineties as Coach Driver (uncredited)

1943

The Outlaw as Deputy (uncredited)

Crew

1955

Oklahoma! as Stunt Double

1948		3 Godfathers as Stunts
1948		Fort Apache as Stunts

1943		Bordertown Gun Fighters as Stunts
1943		The Outlaw as Stunts