Acting
Slim Pickens
1919 · Kingsburg, California, USA
30 films
Bio
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).
Filmography
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Major "King" Kong
Blazing Saddles
Taggart
1941
Hollis P. Wood
The Howling
Sam Newfield
The Getaway
Cowboy
The Black Hole
B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
The Big Country
Stunts
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Sheriff Colin Baker
The Cowboys
Anse
One-Eyed Jacks
Deputy Lon Dedrick
The Swarm
Jud Hawkins
Tom Horn
Sam Creedmore