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Birthday: June 13, 2018
Born in Oklahoma of Cherokee-Irish stock, Ben Johnson virtually grew up in the saddle. A champion rodeo rider in his teens, Johnson headed to Hollywood in 1940 to work as a horse wrangler on Howard Hughes' The Outlaw. He went on to double for Wild Bill Elliot and other western stars, then in 1947 was hired as Henry Fonda's riding double in director John Ford's Fort Apache ...more
- 1972
- British Academy of Film and Television
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Last Picture Show
- win
- 1971
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- The Last Picture Show
- win
- 1971
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Last Picture Show
- win
- 1971
- National Board of Review
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Last Picture Show
- win
- 1971
- New York Film Critics Circle
- Best Supporting Actor
- The Last Picture Show
- win
- 2049
- Mighty Joe Young
- Gregg
- 2049
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
- Sgt. Tyree
- 2048
- Fort Apache
- Stunt rider
- 2048
- The Three Godfathers
- Patrolman
- 1999
- The Darklings
- Josh Bradshaw
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