who is ben johnson the actor
Ben Johnson (actor). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ben Son Johnson, Jr. (June 13, 1918 â April 8, 1996) was an American stuntman, world champion rodeo cowboy and Academy Award-winning actor.The son of a rancher, Johnson arrived in Hollywood to deliver a consignment of horses for a film.n elegiac portrayal of a former cowboy theatre owner in the '50s coming of age drama, The Last Picture Show, won Johnson the 1971 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor.