Slim Pickens
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...
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...
Known For
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Major "King" Kong
Blazing Saddles
as Taggart
The Howling
as Sam Newfield
Cast Credits
La Classe américaine
as 'Deep Throat' (archive footage)
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story
as California Joe Milner
Pink Motel
as Roy
Nashville Grab
as Ross Common
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
as Ben Khlover
This House Possessed
as Arthur Keene
The Howling
as Sam Newfield
Honeysuckle Rose
as Garland
Tom Horn
as Sam Creedmore
Swan Song
as George
The Black Hole
as B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
1941
as Hollis P. Wood
Undercover with the KKK
as Yancey Hicks
Spirit of the Wind
as Obie
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
as Sheriff Ledy
The Swarm
as Jud Hawkins
The Shadow of Chikara
as Virgil Cane
Babe
as Colonel M.J. McCombs
The White Buffalo
as Abel Pickney
Mr. Billion
as Duane Hawkins
Pony Express Rider
as Bob Jay
Hawmps!
as Naman Tucker
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
as Lijah Tuttle
White Line Fever
as Duane Haller
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Frank Stillwell
Poor Pretty Eddie
as Sheriff Orville
Rancho Deluxe
as Henry Beige
Crew Credits
The Big Country
Stunts