Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

1919-06-29 – 1983-12-08 (age 64) Kingsburg, California, USA
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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).

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Known For

Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles

1974

as Taggart

1941
1941

1979

as Hollis P. Wood

The Getaway
The Getaway

1972

as Cowboy

The Howling
The Howling

1981

as Sam Newfield

The Cowboys
The Cowboys

1972

as Anse

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973

as Sheriff Colin Baker

In Harm's Way
In Harm's Way

1965

as C.P.O. Culpepper

The Swarm
The Swarm

1978

as Jud Hawkins

Stagecoach
Stagecoach

1966

as Buck, Stagecoach Driver

The Outcast
The Outcast

1954

as Boone Polson

Will Penny
Will Penny

1967

as Ike Wallerstein

The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Ballad of Cable Hogue

1970

as Ben Fairchild

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
One-Eyed Jacks
One-Eyed Jacks

1961

as Deputy Lon Dedrick

Tom Horn
Tom Horn

1980

as Sam Creedmore

The Sheepman
The Sheepman

1958

as Marshal

The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo

1977

as Abel Pickney

The Black Hole
The Black Hole

1979

as B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)

Tonka
Tonka

1958

as Ace