Slim Pickens

Acting · Born 1919-06-29 · Kingsburg, California, USA

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.

Known for

• Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
• Back in the Saddle (2001)
• La Classe américaine (1993)
• Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story (1990)
• Pink Motel (1982)
• The Howling (1981)
• Nashville Grab (1981)
• This House Possessed (1981)
• Christmas Mountain: The Story Of A Cowboy Angel (1981)
• Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase (1981)
• Tom Horn (1980)
• Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
• Swan Song (1980)
• 1941 (1979)
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
• When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979)
• Undercover with the KKK (1979)
• The Black Hole (1979)
• Spirit of the Wind (1979)
• The Sweet Creek County War (1979)
• The Swarm (1978)
• Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (1978)
• Mr. Billion (1977)
• The Shadow of Chikara (1977)