Slim Pickens

Acting

Slim Pickens

Born June 29, 1919Kingsburg, California, USA165 credits

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

Filmography

Back in the Saddle
2001Back in the Saddle
as Self (archive footage)Movie
La Classe américaine
1993La Classe américaine
as 'Deep Throat' (archive footage)Movie
Pink Motel
1982Pink Motel
as RoyMovie
Filthy Rich
1982Filthy Rich
as Big Guy BeckTV
Nashville Grab
1981Nashville Grab
as Ross CommonMovie
This House Possessed
1981This House Possessed
as Arthur KeeneMovie
The Howling
1981The Howling
as Sam NewfieldMovie
Honeysuckle Rose
1980Honeysuckle Rose
as GarlandMovie
Tom Horn
1980Tom Horn
as Sam CreedmoreMovie
Swan Song
1980Swan Song
as GeorgeMovie
The Black Hole
1979The Black Hole
as B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)Movie
1941
19791941
as Hollis P. WoodMovie
Undercover with the KKK
1979Undercover with the KKK
as Yancey HicksMovie
The Sacketts
1979The Sacketts
as Jack BigelowTV
The Swarm
1978The Swarm
as Jud HawkinsMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Luke ScofieldTV
The Shadow of Chikara
1977The Shadow of Chikara
as Virgil CaneMovie
Babe
1977Babe
as Colonel M.J. McCombsMovie
The White Buffalo
1977The White Buffalo
as Abel PickneyMovie
Mr. Billion
1977Mr. Billion
as Duane HawkinsMovie
Grizzly Adams
1977Grizzly Adams
as Fine HopeTV
Pony Express Rider
1976Pony Express Rider
as Bob JayMovie
Hawmps!
1976Hawmps!
as Naman TuckerMovie
Switch
1975Switch
as Bruno RestigTV
White Line Fever
1975White Line Fever
as Duane HallerMovie
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Frank StillwellMovie
Poor Pretty Eddie
1975Poor Pretty Eddie
as Sheriff OrvilleMovie
Rancho Deluxe
1975Rancho Deluxe
as Henry BeigeMovie
Runaway on the Rogue River
1974Runaway on the Rogue River
as Bucky SteeleMovie
The Legend of Earl Durand
1974The Legend of Earl Durand
as Phil ChumleyMovie
Bootleggers
1974Bootleggers
as Grandpa PruittMovie
The Gun and the Pulpit
1974The Gun and the Pulpit
as Billy One-EyeMovie
Twice in a Lifetime
1974Twice in a Lifetime
as Pete LazichMovie
Blazing Saddles
1974Blazing Saddles
as TaggartMovie
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Sheriff Colin BakerMovie
Hitched
1973Hitched
as Sam / Bart DawsonMovie
The Getaway
1972The Getaway
as CowboyMovie
Kung Fu
1972Kung Fu
as Bart FisherTV
Rolling Man
1972Rolling Man
as ChuckMovie
The Honkers
1972The Honkers
as CleteMovie
J.C.
1972J.C.
as Grady CaldwellMovie
The Cowboys
1972The Cowboys
as AnseMovie
The Flim Flam Man
1972The Flim Flam Man
as Jarvis BatesMovie
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
1971The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
as Sheriff WhittakerMovie
The Wild Season
1971The Wild Season
as LuckyMovie
The Deserter
1970The Deserter
as Sgt. TattingerMovie
The Partridge Family
1970The Partridge Family
as Will FowlerTV
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970The Mary Tyler Moore Show
as Wild Jack MonroeTV
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
1970The Ballad of Cable Hogue
as Ben FairchildMovie
Operation Snafu
1970Operation Snafu
as General MaxwellMovie
The Desperate Mission
1969The Desperate Mission
as Three-Finger JackMovie
Skidoo
1968Skidoo
as Switchboard OperatorMovie
Never a Dull Moment
1968Never a Dull Moment
as Cowboy SchaefferMovie
The Legend of Custer
1968The Legend of Custer
as California Joe MilnerMovie
Will Penny
1967Will Penny
as Ike WallersteinMovie
Cimarron Strip
1967Cimarron Strip
as Malachi GrimesTV
The Flim-Flam Man
1967The Flim-Flam Man
as Jarvis BatesMovie
An Eye for an Eye
1966An Eye for an Eye
as Ike SlantMovie
Stagecoach
1966Stagecoach
as Buck, Stagecoach DriverMovie
Run for Your Life
1965Run for Your Life
as Sheriff HoagTV
The Legend of Jesse James
1965The Legend of Jesse James
as Sheriff Homer BrinksTV
The Glory Guys
1965The Glory Guys
as Sgt. James GregoryMovie
Up from the Beach
1965Up from the Beach
as Artillery ColonelMovie
In Harm's Way
1965In Harm's Way
as C.P.O. CulpepperMovie
Major Dundee
1965Major Dundee
as WileyMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Boone
as Simon HarmanTV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Clint SpinnerTV
Bristle Face
1964Bristle Face
as Newt PribbleMovie
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitive
as CorbinTV
Savage Sam
1963Savage Sam
as Willy CrupMovie
A Thunder of Drums
1961A Thunder of Drums
as Trooper ErschickMovie
One-Eyed Jacks
1961One-Eyed Jacks
as Deputy Lon DedrickMovie
The Americans
1961The Americans
as JohnsonTV
Chartroose Caboose
1960Chartroose Caboose
as Pete HarmonMovie
The Westerner
1960The Westerner
as Oscar HudsonTV
Outlaws
1960Outlaws
as SlimTV
Riverboat
1959Riverboat
as Trapper (uncredited)TV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as Sheriff RenardTV
Escort West
1959Escort West
as Corporal WheelerMovie
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as Sheriff McKayTV
Tonka
1958Tonka
as AceMovie
The Sheepman
1958The Sheepman
as MarshalMovie
Maverick
1957Maverick
as RoscoeTV
Sugarfoot
1957Sugarfoot
as ShortyTV
Gunsight Ridge
1957Gunsight Ridge
as Hank MossMovie
C
1956Cow Dog
as Himself - CommentatorMovie
Gun Brothers
1956Gun Brothers
as Moose MacLainMovie
The Great Locomotive Chase
1956The Great Locomotive Chase
as Pete BrackenMovie
Stranger at My Door
1956Stranger at My Door
as Ben SilasMovie
When Gangland Strikes
1956When Gangland Strikes
as Slim PickettMovie
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as BuckoTV
Santa Fe Passage
1955Santa Fe Passage
as Sam BeekmanMovie
The Outcast
1954The Outcast
as Boone PolsonMovie
Annie Oakley
1954Annie Oakley
as Sundown - HenchmanTV
Red River Shore
1953Red River Shore
as Slim PickensMovie
Old Overland Trail
1953Old Overland Trail
as Slim PickensMovie
Thunderbirds
1952Thunderbirds
as Pvt. Wes ShelbyMovie
South Pacific Trail
1952South Pacific Trail
as Slim PickensMovie
Death Valley Days
1952Death Valley Days
as Wall KennedyTV
The Story of Will Rogers
1952The Story of Will Rogers
as Dusty DonovanMovie
Colorado Sundown
1952Colorado Sundown
as Joshua 'Slim' Pickens / Ma PickensMovie
Rocky Mountain
1950Rocky Mountain
as Plank (CSA)Movie
Smoky
1946Smoky
as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)Movie