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Ben Johnson

Ben JohnsonBorn: 13-Jun-1918
Birthplace: Shidler, OK
Died: 8-Apr-1996
Location of death: Mesa, AZ
Cause of death: Heart Failure

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Last Picture Show

Father: Ben Johnson, Sr. (steer roper, in the Rodeo Hall of Fame)
Mother: (a resident of the same rest home that he lived at when he died)
Wife: Carol Elaine Jones (m. 1941, d. 1994)

    Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1972 for The Last Picture Show
    Golden Globe 1972 for The Last Picture Show
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 7083 Hollywood Blvd.

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Evening Star (5-Dec-1996)
    Ruby Jean and Joe (11-Aug-1996)
    Angels in the Outfield (15-Jul-1994)
    Radio Flyer (21-Feb-1992)
    My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys (1-Mar-1991)
    Cherry 2000 (26-Nov-1987)
    Let's Get Harry (31-Oct-1986)
    Red Dawn (10-Aug-1984)
    Champions (1984)
    The Shadow Riders (28-Sep-1982)
    Tex (30-Jul-1982)
    Ruckus (5-Feb-1982)
    Terror Train (3-Oct-1980)
    The Hunter (28-Jul-1980)
    Wild Times (24-Jan-1980)
    Soggy Bottom, USA (1980)
    The Sacketts (15-May-1979)
    The Swarm (14-Jul-1978)
    Grayeagle (28-Dec-1977)
    The Greatest (19-May-1977)
    The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
    Hustle (25-Dec-1975)
    Breakheart Pass (25-Dec-1975)
    Bite the Bullet (20-Jun-1975)
    The Sugarland Express (31-Mar-1974)
    The Train Robbers (7-Feb-1973)
    Dillinger (2-Feb-1973)
    The Getaway (13-Dec-1972)
    Junior Bonner (2-Aug-1972)
    Something Big (1-Dec-1971)
    The Last Picture Show (3-Oct-1971)
    The Bull of the West (1971)
    Chisum (23-Jul-1970)
    The Undefeated (7-Nov-1969)
    The Wild Bunch (18-Jun-1969)
    Hang 'Em High (31-Jul-1968)
    Will Penny (10-Apr-1968)
    The Rare Breed (2-Feb-1966)
    Major Dundee (15-Mar-1965)
    One-Eyed Jacks (30-Mar-1961)
    Shane (24-Apr-1953)
    Rio Grande (15-Nov-1950)
    Wagon Master (19-Apr-1950)
    She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (22-Oct-1949)
    Mighty Joe Young (27-Jul-1949)
    3 Godfathers (01-Dec-1948)



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