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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. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens took up acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows.
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 ...
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. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. He is best known for his roles in Dr. Strangelove , Blazing Saddles , 1941 , and One-Eyed Jacks .
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.
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.
Pickens is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Taggart in the 1974 hit comedy Blazing Saddles. Pickens was once quoted as saying, “I plan to retire from the picture business only when they shovel dirt in my face. There’s no use retiring if you like what you’re doing and you’re making money.”.
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.
May 30, 2017 · Louis Burton Lindley Jr. was born into a ranching family, but the rodeo career that landed him his “Slim Pickens” name was not a life his father approved of in the beginning. Slim became immersed in rodeo, an institution of the Southwest with roots stretching back to the Conquistadors in the 1600s.
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.
