Slim Pickens

Born: 1919-06-29, Kingsburg, California, USA

Died: 1983-12-08

Biography

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

• The Love Boat (1977)
• Ironside (1967)
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
• Rawhide (1959)
• The Virginian (1962)
• Route 66 (1960)
• Baretta (1975)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• Run for Your Life (1965)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• That Girl (1966)
• Surfside 6 (1960)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• Switch (1975)
• The Partridge Family (1970)
• Sugarfoot (1957)
• Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
• Grizzly Adams (1977)
• McMillan & Wife (1971)
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
• The Tall Man (1960)
• Cimarron Strip (1967)
• Riverboat (1959)
• Blazing Saddles (1974)
• 1941 (1979)
• One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
• The Black Hole (1979)