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Ben Johnson
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American film actor (1918–1996)
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Ben Johnson was a male American actor whose professional career spanned from 1939 to 1996. He worked in the field of acting and utilized the English language. His life began in 1918 and concluded in 1996.
Johnson is recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actor collection. He is also included in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. These recognitions highlight his presence within the entertainment industry during his working years.
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Film & TV
Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Johnson (actor) , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Backstabber — Lance2011
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade — Self (archive footage)2004
- The Evening Star — Arthur Cotton1996
- Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right — Self1996
- Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart — Jack Parrish1995
- Bonanza: Under Attack — Bronc Evans1995
- Angels in the Outfield — Hank Murphy1994
- The Making of 'Rio Grande' — Self1993
- Bonanza: The Return — Bronc Evans1993
- Warren Oates: Across the Border — Self1993
via TMDB
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1918–1996
- Nationality
- US, USA
- Role / Field
- Actors, Aktorzy, Acting, Aktorstwo
- Language
- eng, eng.
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 18 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Born
- Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr. , ( 1918-06-13 ) June 13, 1918, Foraker, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Died
- April 8, 1996 (1996-04-08) (aged 77), Mesa, Arizona , U.S.
- Resting place
- Pawhuska City Cemetery
- Occupations
- Actor stuntman rodeo cowboy
- Years active
- 1939–1996
- Spouse
- Carol Elaine Jones ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 ; died 1994 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ben
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Foraker
- Place of death
- Mesa
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- Western
- Image
- Ben Johnson The Wild Bunch publicity photo.JPG
Show 10 more facts
- Commons category
- Ben Johnson (actor)
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1918-06-13
- date of death
- 1996-04-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- name in native language
- Ben Johnson
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- end of work period
- 1996-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
The son of a rancher, Johnson arrived in Hollywood to deliver a consignment of horses for a film. He did stunt-double work for several years before breaking into acting with the help of John Ford. An elegiac portrayal of a former cowboy theater owner in the 1950s-set coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show won Johnson the 1971 Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ben Johnson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.