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Slim Pickens

Born 1919-06-29

Louis Burton Lindley Jr. (June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983), known professionally as Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens transitioned to acting and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career Pickens played mainly cowboy roles. he is perhaps best remembered today for his comic roles in Dr. Strangelove (1964), Blazing Saddles (1972) and 1941 (1979), and his villainous turn in One-Eyed Jacks (1961). Description above from the Wikipedia article Slim Pickens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964 · 8.3 Blazing Saddles 1974 · 7.7 The Howling 1981 · 6.5 The Getaway 1972 · 7.3 The Black Hole 1979 · 5.9 One-Eyed Jacks 1961 · 7.1 The Ballad of Cable Hogue 1970 · 7.2 Major Dundee 1965 · 6.7 The Swarm 1978 · 4.5 The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975 · 6.4 The White Buffalo 1977 · 6.1 White Line Fever 1975 · 6.1 Stagecoach 1966 · 6.1 Rough Night in Jericho 1967 · 6.4 The Great Locomotive Chase 1956 · 6.8 Mr. Billion 1977 · 5.4 Never a Dull Moment 1968 · 6.1 Santa Fe Passage 1955 · 5.9 An Eye for an Eye 1966 · 6.1 The Outcast 1954 · 6.4 J.C. 1972 · 3.7 Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws 1978 · 5.0