Ben Johnson (actor)
Film (actor and stuntman)

Ben Johnson (actor)

Section Title: Film (actor and stuntman)
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1939	The Fighting Gringo	Mexican Barfly	Uncredited

1943	The Outlaw	Deputy	Uncredited

1943	Bordertown Gun Fighters	Messenger	Uncredited

1944	The Pinto Bandit	Race Contestant	Uncredited

1944	Tall in the Saddle	Townsman / Stuntman	Uncredited

1944	Nevada	Saloon Patron / Stunt Double: Robert Mitchum	Uncredited

1945	Corpus Christi Bandits	2nd Stage Driver	Uncredited

1945	The Naughty Nineties	Coach Driver	Uncredited

1946	Badman's Territory	Deputy Marshal	Uncredited

1947	Wyoming	Cowhand	Uncredited

1947	Angel and the Badman	Stuntman	Uncredited

1948	The Gallant Legion	Texas Ranger	Uncredited

1948	Fort Apache	Stunt Double: Henry Fonda	Uncredited

1948	3 Godfathers	Posse Man #1 / Stuntman	Johnson was also a stuntman but wasn't credited for it.

1948	Red River	Stuntman	Uncredited

1949	She Wore a Yellow Ribbon	Sgt. Tyree

1949	Mighty Joe Young	Gregg

1950	Wagon Master	Travis Blue

1950	Rio Grande	Trooper Travis Tyree

1951	Fort Defiance	Ben Shelby

1952	Wild Stallion	Dan Light

1953	Shane	Chris Calloway

1955	Oklahoma!	Wrangler / Stuntman	Uncredited

1956	Rebel in Town	Frank Mason

1957	War Drums	Luke Fargo

1957	Slim Carter	Montana Burriss

1958	Fort Bowie	Capt. Thomas Thompson

1960	Ten Who Dared	George Bradley

1961	One-Eyed Jacks	Bob Amory

1961	Tomboy and the Champ	Uncle Jim

1964	Cheyenne Autumn	Trooper Plumtree	Uncredited

1965	Major Dundee	Sergeant Chillum

1966	The Rare Breed	Jeff Harter

1968	Will Penny	Alex

1968	Hang 'Em High	Marshal Dave Bliss

1969	The Wild Bunch	Tector Gorch

1969	The Undefeated	Short Grub

1970	Chisum	James Pepper

1971	The Last Picture Show	Sam the Lion	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor

1971	Something Big	Jesse Bookbinder

1972	Corky	Boland

1972	Junior Bonner	Buck Roan

1972	The Getaway	Jack Beynon

1973	The Train Robbers	Jesse

1973	The Wayne Train	Himself / Jesse	Documentary short

1973	The Red Pony	Jess Taylor	Television movie

1973	Kid Blue	Sheriff 'Mean John' Simpson

1973	Dillinger	Melvin Purvis

1973	Runaway!	Holly Gibson	Television movie

1973	Blood Sport	Dwayne Birdsong	Television movie

1974	The Sugarland Express	Captain Tanner

1974	Locusts	Amos Fletcher	Television movie

1975	Bite the Bullet	Mister	Bronze Wrangler for Theatrical Motion Picture (shared with cast & crew)

1975	Breakheart Pass	Marshal Pearce

1975	Hustle	Marty Hollinger

1976	The Savage Bees	Sheriff Donald McKew	Television movie

1976	The Town That Dreaded Sundown	Captain J.D. Morales

1977	The Greatest	Hollis

1977	Grayeagle	John Colter

1978	The Swarm	Felix

1979	The Sacketts	Cap Rountree	Television movie

1980	The Hunter	Sheriff Strong

1980	Ruckus	Sam Bellows

1980	Terror Train	Carne

1981	Soggy Bottom U.S.A.	Sheriff Isum Gorch

1982	Tex	Cole Collins

1982	The Shadow Riders	Uncle 'Black Jack' Traven	Television movie

1983	Champions	Burly Cocks

1984	Red Dawn	Mr. Jack Mason

1985	Wild Horses	Bill Ward	Television movie

1986	Let's Get Harry	Harry Burck Sr.

1986	Trespasses	August Klein

1987	Cherry 2000	Six-Fingered Jake

1988	Stranger on my Land	Vern Whitman	Television movie

1988	Dark Before Dawn	The Sheriff

1989	The Last Ride	Unnamed cowboy	Short film

1989	Back to Back	Eli Hix

1989	Hollywood on Horses	Himself

1991	The Chase	Laurienti	Television movie

1991	My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys	Jesse Dalton

1991	Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly	Himself	TV movie documentary

1992	Radio Flyer	Geronimo Bill

1992	The Making of Rio Grande	Himself / Trooper Travis Tyree

1993	John Ford	Himself	TV movie documentary

1994	100 Years of the Hollywood Western	Himself	TV movie documentary

1994	Angels in the Outfield	Hank Murphy

1994	Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart	Jack Parrish

1993	Bonanza: The Return	Bronc Evans	Television movie

1995	Bonanza: Under Attack	Bronc Evans	Television movie

1996	Ruby Jean and Joe	Big Man	With Tom Selleck

1996	Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right	Himself	Documentary

1996	The Evening Star	Doctor Arthur Cotton	Released posthumously (final film role)

Sentence(s)

In 1973, Ben Johnson starred as Melvin Purvis in Dillinger and in the 1984 film Red Dawn.

final_sentence: In 1973, Ben Johnson starred as Melvin Purvis in Dillinger and in the 1984 film Red Dawn.