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.
Awards & recognition
- National Rodeo Hall of Fame · 1986
Filmography50+ titles
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Kung Fu
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Big Country
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
An Eye for an Eye
The Fugitive
Blazing Saddles
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Hawaii Five-O
Rawhide
The Cowboys
The Getaway
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
McMillan & Wife
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
Daniel Boone
The Westerner
The Partridge Family
Ironside
The Sheepman
Maverick
Mannix
One-Eyed Jacks
Stranger at My Door
Will Penny
Rough Night in Jericho
Major Dundee
Route 66
Gunsmoke
The Last Command
The Outcast
The Howling
The Apple Dumpling Gang
In Harm's Way
Death Valley Days
The Deserter
The Glory Guys
The Virginian
Tom Horn
Custer
The Love Boat
Tonka
The Great Locomotive Chase