Slim Pickens

Person

Slim Pickens

Born 29 June 1919 Died 8 December 1983, aged 64 Kingsburg, California, USA TMDB ↗

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).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
26age in their first credit on record (1946)
47years on screen and counting
9credits in 1955, their busiest year
168dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
La Classe américaine poster Age: 74

La Classe américaine

1993
as 'Deep Throat' (archive footage)
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story poster Age: 70

Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story

1990
as California Joe Milner
Pink Motel poster Age: 63

Pink Motel

1982
as Roy
Nashville Grab poster Age: 62

Nashville Grab

1981
as Ross Common
No poster
Age: 62

Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase

1981
as Ben Khlover
This House Possessed poster Age: 61

This House Possessed

1981
as Arthur Keene
The Howling poster Age: 61

The Howling

1981
as Sam Newfield
Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel poster Age: 61

Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel

1981
as Murf
Honeysuckle Rose poster Age: 61

Honeysuckle Rose

1980
as Garland
Tom Horn poster Age: 60

Tom Horn

1980
as Sam Creedmore
Swan Song poster Age: 60

Swan Song

1980
as George
The Black Hole poster Age: 60

The Black Hole

1979
as B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
1941 poster Age: 60

1941

1979
as Hollis P. Wood
Undercover with the KKK poster Age: 60

Undercover with the KKK

1979
as Yancey Hicks
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure poster Age: 59

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

1979
as Tex
The Sweet Creek County War poster Age: 59

The Sweet Creek County War

1979
Spirit of the Wind poster Age: 59

Spirit of the Wind

1979
as Obie
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws poster Age: 59

Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws

1978
as Sheriff Ledy
The Swarm poster Age: 58

The Swarm

1978
as Jud Hawkins
The Shadow of Chikara poster Age: 58

The Shadow of Chikara

1977
as Virgil Cane
Babe poster Age: 57

Babe

1977
as Colonel M.J. McCombs
The White Buffalo poster Age: 57

The White Buffalo

1977
as Abel Pickney
Mr. Billion poster Age: 57

Mr. Billion

1977
as Duane Hawkins
Pony Express Rider poster Age: 57

Pony Express Rider

1976
as Bob Jay
Hawmps! poster Age: 56

Hawmps!

1976
as Naman Tucker
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free poster Age: 56

Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free

1976
as Lijah Tuttle
White Line Fever poster Age: 56

White Line Fever

1975
as Duane Haller
The Apple Dumpling Gang poster Age: 56

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975
as Frank Stillwell
Poor Pretty Eddie poster Age: 55

Poor Pretty Eddie

1975
as Sheriff Orville
Rancho Deluxe poster Age: 55

Rancho Deluxe

1975
as Henry Beige
Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West poster Age: 55

Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West

1974
as Windy Bill
Runaway on the Rogue River poster Age: 55

Runaway on the Rogue River

1974
as Bucky Steele
The Legend of Earl Durand poster Age: 55

The Legend of Earl Durand

1974
as Phil Chumley
Bootleggers poster Age: 54

Bootleggers

1974
as Grandpa Pruitt
The Gun and the Pulpit poster Age: 54

The Gun and the Pulpit

1974
as Billy One-Eye
Twice in a Lifetime poster Age: 54

Twice in a Lifetime

1974
as Pete Lazich
Ginger in the Morning poster Age: 54

Ginger in the Morning

1974
as Sheriff
Blazing Saddles poster Age: 54

Blazing Saddles

1974
as Taggart
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid poster Age: 53

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973
as Sheriff Colin Baker
Hitched poster Age: 53

Hitched

1973
as Sam / Bart Dawson
The Getaway poster Age: 53

The Getaway

1972
as Cowboy
Rolling Man poster Age: 53

Rolling Man

1972
as Chuck
The Honkers poster Age: 52

The Honkers

1972
as Clete
J.C. poster Age: 52

J.C.

1972
as Grady Caldwell
The Cowboys poster Age: 52

The Cowboys

1972
as Anse
The Flim Flam Man poster Age: 52

The Flim Flam Man

1972
as Jarvis Bates
The Devil and Miss Sarah poster Age: 52

The Devil and Miss Sarah

1971
as Stoney
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry poster Age: 52

The Day They Hanged Kid Curry

1971
as Sheriff Whittaker
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster? poster Age: 51

Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?

1971
as Kilpatrick
The Wild Season poster Age: 51

The Wild Season

1971
as Lucky
The Deserter poster Age: 51

The Deserter

1970
as Sgt. Tattinger
The Ballad of Cable Hogue poster Age: 50

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970
as Ben Fairchild
Operation Snafu poster Age: 50

Operation Snafu

1970
as General Maxwell
80 Steps to Jonah poster Age: 50

80 Steps to Jonah

1969
as Scott
The Desperate Mission poster Age: 50

The Desperate Mission

1969
as Three-Finger Jack
Skidoo poster Age: 49

Skidoo

1968
as Switchboard Operator
Never a Dull Moment poster Age: 48

Never a Dull Moment

1968
as Cowboy Schaeffer
The Legend of Custer poster Age: 48

The Legend of Custer

1968
as California Joe Milner
Will Penny poster Age: 48

Will Penny

1967
as Ike Wallerstein
The Flim-Flam Man poster Age: 48

The Flim-Flam Man

1967
as Jarvis Bates
Rough Night in Jericho poster Age: 48

Rough Night in Jericho

1967
as Yarbrough
Hard Breed to Kill poster Age: 47

Hard Breed to Kill

1967
as Sloper
The Magnificent Stranger poster Age: 47

The Magnificent Stranger

1966
as Sheriff
An Eye for an Eye poster Age: 46

An Eye for an Eye

1966
as Ike Slant
Stagecoach poster Age: 46

Stagecoach

1966
as Buck, Stagecoach Driver
The Young Rounders poster Age: 46

The Young Rounders

1966
The Glory Guys poster Age: 46

The Glory Guys

1965
as Sgt. James Gregory
Up from the Beach poster Age: 45

Up from the Beach

1965
as Artillery Colonel
In Harm's Way poster Age: 45

In Harm's Way

1965
as C.P.O. Culpepper
Major Dundee poster Age: 45

Major Dundee

1965
as Wiley
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb poster Age: 44

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964
as Major "King" Kong
Bristle Face poster Age: 44

Bristle Face

1964
as Newt Pribble
Savage Sam poster Age: 43

Savage Sam

1963
as Willy Crup
Stampede at Bitter Creek poster Age: 43

Stampede at Bitter Creek

1962
as Buck
A Thunder of Drums poster Age: 42

A Thunder of Drums

1961
as Trooper Erschick
One-Eyed Jacks poster Age: 41

One-Eyed Jacks

1961
as Deputy Lon Dedrick
Chartroose Caboose poster Age: 41

Chartroose Caboose

1960
as Pete Harmon
Stump Run poster Age: 40

Stump Run

1960
Escort West poster Age: 39

Escort West

1959
as Corporal Wheeler
Tonka poster Age: 39

Tonka

1958
as Ace
The Sheepman poster Age: 38

The Sheepman

1958
as Marshal
Gunsight Ridge poster Age: 38

Gunsight Ridge

1957
as Hank Moss
No poster
Age: 37

Cow Dog

1956
as Cowhand
Gun Brothers poster Age: 37

Gun Brothers

1956
as Moose MacLain
The Great Locomotive Chase poster Age: 36

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956
as Pete Bracken
Stranger at My Door poster Age: 36

Stranger at My Door

1956
as Ben Silas
When Gangland Strikes poster Age: 36

When Gangland Strikes

1956
as Slim Pickett
The Last Command poster Age: 36

The Last Command

1955
as Abe
Santa Fe Passage poster Age: 35

Santa Fe Passage

1955
as Sam Beekman
The Outcast poster Age: 35

The Outcast

1954
as Boone Polson
The Boy from Oklahoma poster Age: 34

The Boy from Oklahoma

1954
as Shorty
Phantom Stallion poster Age: 34

Phantom Stallion

1954
as Slim
Red River Shore poster Age: 34

Red River Shore

1953
as Slim Pickens
Shadows of Tombstone poster Age: 34

Shadows of Tombstone

1953
as Slim
Down Laredo Way poster Age: 34

Down Laredo Way

1953
as Slim
Iron Mountain Trail poster Age: 33

Iron Mountain Trail

1953
as Slim
The Sun Shines Bright poster Age: 33

The Sun Shines Bright

1953
as Sterling
Old Overland Trail poster Age: 33

Old Overland Trail

1953
as Slim Pickens
Thunderbirds poster Age: 33

Thunderbirds

1952
as Pvt. Wes Shelby
South Pacific Trail poster Age: 33

South Pacific Trail

1952
as Slim Pickens
Old Oklahoma Plains poster Age: 33

Old Oklahoma Plains

1952
as Slim
The Story of Will Rogers poster Age: 33

The Story of Will Rogers

1952
as Dusty Donovan
Border Saddlemates poster Age: 32

Border Saddlemates

1952
as Slim
The Last Musketeer poster Age: 32

The Last Musketeer

1952
as Slim
Colorado Sundown poster Age: 32

Colorado Sundown

1952
as Joshua 'Slim' Pickens / Ma Pickens
Rocky Mountain poster Age: 31

Rocky Mountain

1950
as Plank (CSA)
Smoky poster Age: 26

Smoky

1946
as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Filthy Rich poster Age: 63

Filthy Rich

1982
as Big Guy Beck
The Nashville Palace poster Age: 62

The Nashville Palace

1981
The Sacketts poster Age: 59

The Sacketts

1979
as Jack Bigelow
Vega$ poster Age: 59

Vega$

1978
The Love Boat poster Age: 58

The Love Boat

1977
as Luke Scofield
Grizzly Adams poster Age: 57

Grizzly Adams

1977
as Fine Hope
Switch poster Age: 56

Switch

1975
as Bruno Restig
Baretta poster Age: 55

Baretta

1975
Kung Fu poster Age: 53

Kung Fu

1972
as Bart Fisher
McMillan & Wife poster Age: 52

McMillan & Wife

1971
Alias Smith and Jones poster Age: 51

Alias Smith and Jones

1971
The Partridge Family poster Age: 51

The Partridge Family

1970
as Will Fowler
The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster Age: 51

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

1970
as Wild Jack Monroe
The Outcasts poster Age: 49

The Outcasts

1968
Hawaii Five-O poster Age: 49

Hawaii Five-O

1968
as Sam
Mannix poster Age: 48

Mannix

1967
Cimarron Strip poster Age: 48

Cimarron Strip

1967
as Malachi Grimes
Custer poster Age: 48

Custer

1967
Ironside poster Age: 47

Ironside

1967
That Girl poster Age: 47

That Girl

1966
Run for Your Life poster Age: 46

Run for Your Life

1965
as Sheriff Hoag
The Legend of Jesse James poster Age: 46

The Legend of Jesse James

1965
as Sheriff Homer Brinks
No poster
Age: 45

Profiles in Courage

1964
as Rogers
Daniel Boone poster Age: 45

Daniel Boone

1964
as Simon Harman
Daniel Boone poster Age: 45

Daniel Boone

1964
as Cletus Mott
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster Age: 45

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964
as Clint Spinner
The Fugitive poster Age: 44

The Fugitive

1963
as Corbin
No poster
Age: 43

Our Man Higgins

1962
The Wide Country poster Age: 43

The Wide Country

1962
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour poster Age: 43

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962
as Clem Carter
The Virginian poster Age: 43

The Virginian

1962
as Slim
The Virginian poster Age: 43

The Virginian

1962
as Hogy
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 42

The Wonderful World of Disney

1961
The Americans poster Age: 41

The Americans

1961
as Johnson
Route 66 poster Age: 41

Route 66

1960
as Jud
Surfside 6 poster Age: 41

Surfside 6

1960
The Westerner poster Age: 41

The Westerner

1960
as Oscar Hudson
Outlaws poster Age: 41

Outlaws

1960
as Slim
The Tall Man poster Age: 41

The Tall Man

1960
Coronado 9 poster Age: 41

Coronado 9

1960
The Swamp Fox poster Age: 40

The Swamp Fox

1959
Riverboat poster Age: 40

Riverboat

1959
as Trapper (uncredited)
Riverboat poster Age: 40

Riverboat

1959
as Porter Slagle
Bonanza poster Age: 40

Bonanza

1959
as Sheriff Renard
Bonanza poster Age: 40

Bonanza

1959
as Sheriff Gant
Bonanza poster Age: 40

Bonanza

1959
as Big Jim Leyton
Rawhide poster Age: 39

Rawhide

1959
as Sheriff McKay
Maverick poster Age: 38

Maverick

1957
as Roscoe
Sugarfoot poster Age: 38

Sugarfoot

1957
as Shorty
Sugarfoot poster Age: 38

Sugarfoot

1957
as Harry
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster Age: 36

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955
as Bradshaw
Cheyenne poster Age: 36

Cheyenne

1955
Gunsmoke poster Age: 36

Gunsmoke

1955
as Bucko
Gunsmoke poster Age: 36

Gunsmoke

1955
as Pony Beal
Gunsmoke poster Age: 36

Gunsmoke

1955
as Colley
Gunsmoke poster Age: 36

Gunsmoke

1955
as Charlie Utter
Buffalo Bill Jr. poster Age: 35

Buffalo Bill Jr.

1955
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 35

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as Bucky Steele
Lassie poster Age: 35

Lassie

1954
Annie Oakley poster Age: 34

Annie Oakley

1954
as Sundown - Henchman
Death Valley Days poster Age: 33

Death Valley Days

1952
as Wall Kennedy
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