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Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. [1] Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens took up acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career, Pickens played cowboy roles. [1]
Slim Pickens. Actor: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Slim Pickens spent the early part of his career as a real cowboy and the latter part playing cowboys, and he is best remembered for a single "cowboy" image: that of bomber pilot Maj. "King" Kong waving his cowboy hat rodeo-style as he rides a nuclear bomb ...
Louis Burton Lindley Jr., more famous by his stage name Slim Pickens, was a well-known film and television actor and rodeo clown. This veteran showman spent a big part of his life in the saddle either as a rodeo clown or portraying cowboy roles on-screen.
Slim Pickens. Actor: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Slim Pickens spent the early part of his career as a real cowboy and the latter part playing cowboys, and he is best remembered for a single "cowboy" image: that of bomber pilot Maj. "King" Kong waving his cowboy hat rodeo-style as he rides a nuclear bomb ...
Dec 10, 1983 · Slim Pickens, a onetime rodeo star turned cowboy actor, died Thursday night at a convalescent hospital in Modesto, Calif. He was 64 years old. He underwent brain surgery last year in San...
May 30, 2017 · Marlon Brando directs Slim Pickens on the set of 1961’s One-Eyed Jacks. The best acting you’ll ever see from Slim is this Western; his own daughter couldn’t glimpse her father in that ornery character!
An outstanding horseman, rough stock rider, and steer wrestler, Pickens was also a colorful bullfighter who wore a trademark toreador outfit, complete with cape. Slim Pickens was a rodeo regular from the 1940s until retiring from the arena in 1962.
Slim Pickens Biography. (Louis Bert Lindley, Jr.) actor, cowboy. Born: 6/29/1919. Birthplace: Kingsburg, California. Pickens worked as a rodeo star before landing his first movie role in the western Rocky Mountain (1950).
Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. [2] He is best known for his roles in Dr. Strangelove, Blazing Saddles, 1941, and One-Eyed Jacks.
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.
