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Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American film and television actor, stuntman, and world-champion rodeo cowboy. Johnson brought authenticity to many roles in Westerns with his droll manner and expert horsemanship.
Ben Johnson. Actor: The Last Picture Show. Born in Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was a ranch hand and rodeo performer when, in 1940, Howard Hughes hired him to take a load of horses to California.
Ben Johnson. Actor: The Last Picture Show. Born in Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was a ranch hand and rodeo performer when, in 1940, Howard Hughes hired him to take a load of horses to California.
Apr 9, 1996 · Ben Johnson, rugged Western actor of about 300 films who won an Academy Award as the movie theater owner in "The Last Picture Show," died Monday He was 75.
Apr 9, 1996 · Ben Johnson, rugged Western actor of some 300 films who won an Academy Award as the movie theater owner in “The Last Picture Show,” died Monday He was 75.
Apr 8, 1996 · 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.
Apr 9, 1996 · Ben Johnson, whose past as a rodeo champion lent realism to his portrayal of western characters and his Oscar-winning depiction of Sam the Lion, an aging pool-hall manager in the elegiac 1971...
Actor: A Patriotic Man. Johnson spent his childhood and youth in poor conditions in Jamaica. In 1976 he moved with his family to Toronto, Canada. There he started his running career by training and competing.
Apr 8, 1996 · Biography. "Having Ben Johnson was having the real thing," Peter Bogdanovich once said of the actor who won a Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Sam 'the Lion' in the director's memorable "The Last Picture Show" (1971).
Ben Johnson was an American actor who was frequently cast in western films. He was also a rodeo performer, stuntman, ranch owner, and dedicated philanthropist. Born on June 13, 1918, in the small town of Foraker, Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian Reservation, Johnson had Native American Cherokee and Irish ancestry.
