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Slim Pickens (I) (1919–1983)
Actor | Soundtrack | Writer
Slim Pickens spent the early part of his career as a real cowboy and the latter part playing cowboys, and he is best remembered for a single "cowboy" image: that of bomber pilot Maj. "King" Kong ...
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Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964),
Blazing Saddles (1974),
The Getaway (1972),
1941 (1979)
Details
Jun
29,
1919 (died Dec
8,
1983)
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6' 3"
(1.90m)
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B.J. and the Bear (1979–1981)
(TV Series) - Sergeant Beauregard Wiley / Sgt. Wiley / Sergeant Wiley / Sgt. Beauregard Wiley (5 episodes, 1979)
B.J. and the Seven Lady Truckers: Part 2 (Jan
13,
1981)
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The Love Boat (1980)
(TV Series) - Grandpa Luke Scofield (2 episodes, 1980)
Kinfolk/Sis & the Slicker/Moonlight & Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 2 (Jan
19,
1980)
Season 3,
Episode 19
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Grandpa Luke Scofield
Kinfolk/Sis & the Slicker/Moonlight & Moonshine/Too Close for Comfort/The Affair: Part 1 (Jan
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1980)
Season 3,
Episode 18
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Disneyland (1957–1974)
(TV Series) - Bill / Bucky Steele / Newt Pribble / Cowboy / Capt. Gass / … (19 episodes, 1957) See more |
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Alias Smith and Jones (1971–1972)
(TV Series) - Sheriff Sam / Sheriff Whittaker / Sheriff Benton / Mike (4 episodes, 1971) |
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Gunsmoke (1964–1972)
(TV Series) - Charlie Utter / Colley / Pony Beal / Bucko (5 episodes, 1964), Performer ("The Road to the Graveyard", "Chickens on the Pen") (1 episode, 1964) |
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Wide Country (1962–1963)
(TV Series) - Slim Walker (6 episodes, 1962), Writer (based on a story by) (1 episode, 1963), Writer (story) (1 episode, 1963) |
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Stories of the Century (1954–1955)
(TV Series) - Billy Hilton - Driver / The Smiling Kid (2 episodes, 1954) |
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1964–1976)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest / Self - Guest and Musical Guest (2 episodes, 1964) |
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The Merv Griffin Show (1970)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1970)
Joanna Barnes, Slim Pickens, Gene Autry, Pat Buttram, Stan Sweet, Nudie (Nov
26,
1970)
Season 8,
Episode 53
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These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Maj. 'King' Kong (clip from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
(TV Movie) - Slim Pickens (archive footage) |
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Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
(TV Movie) - Actor - 'Blazing Saddles' (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Disneyland (1961–1979)
(TV Series) - Cowboy Schaeffer / Frank Stillwell / Willy Crup / Ace (edited from: Tonka) / Pete Bracken (8 episodes, 1961) |
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