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  1. Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American film and television actor, stuntman, and world-champion rodeo cowboy. Johnson brought authenticity to many roles in Westerns with his droll manner and expert horsemanship. The son of a rancher, Johnson arrived in Hollywood to deliver a consignment of horses for a film.

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    Ben Johnson (1918-1996) Ben Johnson. Born in Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was a ranch hand and rodeo performer when, in 1940, Howard Hughes hired him to take a load of horses to California. He decided to stick around (the pay was good), and for some years was a stunt man, horse wrangler, and double for such stars as John Wayne , Gary Cooper and James ...

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  3. Ben Johnson. Actor: The Last Picture Show. Born in Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was a ranch hand and rodeo performer when, in 1940, Howard Hughes hired him to take a load of horses to California. He decided to stick around (the pay was good), and for some years was a stunt man, horse wrangler, and double for such stars as John Wayne, Gary Cooper and James Stewart. His break came when...

    • June 13, 1918
    • April 8, 1996
  4. Apr 9, 1996 · Ben Johnson, rugged Western actor of about 300 films who won an Academy Award as the movie theater owner in "The Last Picture Show," died Monday He was 75.

    • Shane. Movie Summary: A retired gunfighter, now a drifter determined to establish a peaceful life, comes to the aid of a homestead family threatened by a land barron and his hired gun.
    • The Train Robbers. Movie Summary: John Wayne stars with Ann-Margret as a gunman who agrees to help abeautiful widow cross into Mexico to retrieve a fortune in gold stolenby her late husband.
    • Breakheart Pass. Movie Summary: Charles Bronson stars in this nerve-shattering mystery thriller about a treacherous train ride across the snowy western frontier.
    • Fort Defiance. Movie Summary: The story of a young blind man, the brother he worships and a Civil War veteran who intends to kill the latter.
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  6. Jan 30, 2024 · Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson watches warm up before the Dallas Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.

  7. Johnson's presence in films was as substantial as a worn leather saddle, and as elusive as the frontier spirit itself. Filmography. Director (Feature Film) The Last Ride (1989) Director. Cast (Feature Film) The Evening Star (1996) Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy On the Right (1996) Himself.

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