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name: "Ben Johnson"
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born: "13 June 1918"
died: "8 April 1996"
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updated: "2026-09-16T10:17:11.005175+00:00"
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# Ben Johnson

Actor. Born 13 June 1918 in Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA. Died 8 April 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 June 1918, Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA
- **Died:** 8 April 1996
- **Also known as:** Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr., بن جانسون

## Biography

Ben Johnson (Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr.) was an American actor, stuntman and rodeo cowboy. Born on 13 June 1918 in Foraker, Oklahoma, he began his film career in the 1940s after delivering horses to a Hollywood production. He worked as a stuntman and horse wrangler before John Ford cast him in Westerns such as *She Wore a Yellow Ribbon* (1949) and *Wagon Master* (1950).

Johnson appeared in numerous Westerns over five decades, including *Shane* (1953), *The Wild Bunch* (1969) and *Chisum* (1970). His performance as Sam the Lion in Peter Bogdanovich’s *The Last Picture Show* (1971) earned him the Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He continued acting until his death on 8 April 1996.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Last Picture Show* (1971), Fi1m 89, as Sam the Lion — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-picture-show.md)

## Also known for

- *The Wild Bunch* (1969), Tector Gorch
- *Red Dawn* (1984), Mason
- *Hang 'em High* (1968), Marshal Dave Bliss
- *Shane* (1953), Chris Calloway
- *The Getaway* (1972), Jack Beynon
- *Angels in the Outfield* (1994), Hank Murphy
- *Bonanza* (1959), Sgt. Samuel Bellis, Kelly James, Deputy Sheriff Stan Mace
- *The Sugarland Express* (1974), Captain Tanner

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