Hank Worden
AKA: Norton Earl Worden
Birthday: 1901-07-23
Died: 1992-12-06
Birthplace: Rolfe, Iowa, USA
Raised on a cattle ranch in Montana. Educated at Stanford and the University of Nevada as an engineer. Washed out as an Army pilot. Toured the country in rodeos as a saddle bronc rider. Broke his neck in a horsefall in his 20s, but didn't know it until his 40s. Chosen along with Tex Ritter from a rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York to appear in the Broadway play "Green Grow the Lilacs", the play from which the musical "Oklahoma" was later derived. Drove a cab in New York, then worked on dude ranches as a wrangler and as a guide on the Bright Angel trail of the Grand Canyon. Recommended by Billie Burke to several movie producers. Became friends with John Wayne, Howard Hawks, and later John Ford, all of whom provided him with much work. Survived by adopted daughter Dawn Henry.
Date of Death: 6 December 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA (natural causes)
Filmography
Character: Cavalryman Extra (uncredited)
Character: Western Character (uncredited)
Character: Curly Fletcher
Character: Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Character: Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Character: Gramps Jebediah
Character: Trucker (uncredited)
Character: Mr. Grady (uncredited)
Character: Shooting Match Official
Character: Tom 'Cherokee' Walton
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Marshal John Chisum
Character: Albert, Valentine Stationmaster
Character: Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Lumberjack (uncredited)
Character: Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)
Character: Jacob (uncredited)
Character: Johnny Behind-the-Stove
Character: Stationmaster Elwood
Character: Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)
Character: R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)
Character: Dirty Old Man (uncredited)
Character: Saloon Set Extra
Character: Station Mechanic
Character: Laredo (uncredited)
Character: Southern Recruit
Character: Henry Haggerty
Character: American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)
Character: Henchman (uncredited)
Character: Sweeney (uncredited)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)
Character: Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)
Character: Finnegan (uncredited)
Character: Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper
Character: Clem (uncredited)
Character: Townsman Outside Saloon
Character: Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)
Character: Mormon Cheering Porter
Character: Farmer Driving Jalopy
Character: Ranger Tying Oars
Character: Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)
Character: Hospital Visitor (Uncredited)
Character: Wedding Witness
Character: Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver
Character: Circus Spectator (uncredited)
Character: Hank, the hotel desk clerk
Character: Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Character: Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)
Character: Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)
Character: Trailer Court Manager
Character: Joe (uncredited)
Character: Pool Room Attendant
Character: Cropper (uncredited)
Character: Hard-of-Hearing Farmer
Character: Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)
Character: Old Cowboy (uncredited)