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Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens

Actor · Died December 8, 1983, aged 64 · Kingsburg, California, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Slim Pickens, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 29, 1919
Died
December 8, 1983 (aged 64)
From
Kingsburg, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
80 on MovieCove · 162 credits in all

What are Slim Pickens' films like?

Across their 49 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 19 · Serious 15 · Dark 15

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 2

Gentle 9 · Charged 28 · Intense 12

Steady 17 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 5

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 28 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 8

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 4

Casual 26 · Engaged 23 · Full focus 0

Easy watch 19 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 7

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

23 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 10 of 23 analyzed roles.

Ally
10 of 23
Mentor
5 of 23
Threshold guardian
4 of 23
Trickster
2 of 23
Shadow
2 of 23
Show the 23 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
34
Warm
17
Melancholic
13
Hopeful
10
Dread
7
Other
43

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet21
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Slim Pickens' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 80 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (23).

Subscription and free streaming for Slim Pickens' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

162 credits, 80 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • La classe américaine(1993)

    as 'Deep Throat' (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Crazy Horse and Custer: The Untold Story(1990)

    as California Joe Milner

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Pink Motel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Roy

  • Filthy Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 3 episodes · as Big Guy Beck

  • The Nashville Palace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Nashville Grab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Ross Common

  • Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • This House Possessed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Arthur Keene

  • The Howling(1981)

    as Sam Newfield

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Christmas Mountain(1981)

    as Murf

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Honeysuckle Rose(1980)

    as Garland

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Tom Horn(1980)

    as Sam Creedmore

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Swan Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as George

  • The Black Hole(1979)

    as B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • 1941(1979)

    as Hollis P. Wood

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Undercover with the KKK(1979)

    as Yancey Hicks

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
  • The Sacketts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Bigelow

  • The Sweet Creek County War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Spirit of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Obie

  • Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Sheriff Ledy

  • Vega$ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Swarm(1978)

    as Jud Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Luke Scofield

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • The Shadow of Chikara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Virgil Cane

  • Babe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Colonel M.J. McCombs

  • The White Buffalo(1977)

    as Abel Pickney

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Billion(1977)

    as Duane Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Grizzly Adams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Fine Hope

  • Pony Express Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Bob Jay

  • Hawmps! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Naman Tucker

  • Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free(1976)

    as Lijah Tuttle

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Switch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruno Restig

  • White Line Fever(1975)

    as Duane Haller

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • The Apple Dumpling Gang(1975)

    as Frank Stillwell

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Poor Pretty Eddie(1975)

    as Sheriff Orville

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Rancho Deluxe(1975)

    as Henry Beige

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • Baretta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Stub, the Best Cow Dog in the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Windy Bill

  • Runaway on the Rogue River (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Bucky Steele

  • The Legend of Earl Durand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Phil Chumley

  • Bootleggers(1974)

    as Grandpa Pruitt

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Gun and the Pulpit(1974)

    as Billy One-Eye

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Pete Lazich

  • Ginger in the Morning(1974)

    as Sheriff

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Blazing Saddles(1974)

    as Taggart

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid(1973)

    as Sheriff Colin Baker

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Hitched (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Sam / Bart Dawson

  • The Getaway(1972)

    as Cowboy

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Bart Fisher

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Rolling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Chuck

  • The Honkers(1972)

    as Clete

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • J.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Grady Caldwell

  • The Cowboys(1972)

    as Anse

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Flim Flam Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jarvis Bates

  • Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • McMillan & Wife(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • The Day They Hanged Kid Curry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sheriff Whittaker

  • Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Alias Smith and Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Wild Season (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Lucky

  • The Devil's Backbone(1970)

    as Sgt. Tattinger

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Will Fowler

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Wild Jack Monroe

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue(1970)

    as Ben Fairchild

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Operation Snafu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as General Maxwell

  • 80 Steps to Jonah(1969)

    as Scott

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Desperate Mission(1969)

    as Three-Finger Jack

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Hawaii Five-O(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Skidoo(1968)

    as Switchboard Operator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • The Outcasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Never a Dull Moment(1968)

    as Cowboy Schaeffer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • The Legend of Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as California Joe Milner

  • Will Penny(1967)

    as Ike Wallerstein

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Cimarron Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Malachi Grimes

  • Custer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 17 episodes · Actor

  • The Flim-Flam Man(1967)

    as Jarvis Bates

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Rough Night in Jericho(1967)

    as Yarbrough

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hard Breed to Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Sloper

  • That Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Magnificent Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Sheriff

  • An Eye for an Eye(1966)

    as Ike Slant

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Stagecoach(1966)

    as Buck, Stagecoach Driver

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Young Rounders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Run for Your Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Hoag

  • The Legend of Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Homer Brinks

  • The Glory Guys(1965)

    as Sgt. James Gregory

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Up from the Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Artillery Colonel

  • In Harm's Way(1965)

    as C.P.O. Culpepper

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Major Dundee(1965)

    as Wiley

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Profiles in Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Rogers

  • Daniel Boone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Cletus Mott · as Simon Harman

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Clint Spinner

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Bristle Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Newt Pribble

  • The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Corbin

  • Savage Sam(1963)

    as Willy Crup

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Stampede at Bitter Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Buck

  • Our Man Higgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Clem Carter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • The Wide Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 28 episodes · Actor

  • The Virginian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Hogy · as Slim

  • A Thunder of Drums(1961)

    as Trooper Erschick

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • One-Eyed Jacks(1961)

    as Deputy Lon Dedrick

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • The Americans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Johnson

  • Chartroose Caboose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Pete Harmon

  • Route 66(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Jud

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Surfside 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Westerner(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar Hudson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Outlaws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 50 episodes · as Slim

  • The Tall Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Coronado 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stump Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • The Swamp Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Riverboat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 2 episodes · as Porter Slagle · as Trapper (uncredited)

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Big Jim Leyton · as Sheriff Gant · as Sheriff Renard

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Escort West(1959)

    as Corporal Wheeler

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff McKay

  • Tonka(1958)

    as Ace

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Big Country(1958)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Sheepman(1958)

    as Marshal

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 3 episodes · as Roscoe

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry · as Shorty

  • Gunsight Ridge(1957)

    as Hank Moss

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Cow Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Cowhand · as Himself - Commentator

  • Gun Brothers(1956)

    as Moose MacLain

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The Great Locomotive Chase(1956)

    as Pete Bracken

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Stranger at My Door(1956)

    as Ben Silas

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • When Gangland Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Slim Pickett

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Bradshaw

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bucko · as Charlie Utter · as Colley · as Pony Beal

  • The Last Command(1955)

    as Abe

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Santa Fe Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Sam Beekman

  • Buffalo Bill Jr. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Bucky Steele

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
  • The Outcast(1954)

    as Boone Polson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Boy from Oklahoma(1954)

    as Shorty

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Phantom Stallion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Slim

  • Annie Oakley(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Sundown

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
  • Red River Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Slim Pickens

  • Shadows of Tombstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Slim

  • Down Laredo Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Slim

  • Iron Mountain Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Slim

  • The Sun Shines Bright(1953)

    as Sterling

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Old Overland Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Slim Pickens

  • Thunderbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Pvt. Wes Shelby

  • South Pacific Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Slim Pickens

  • Death Valley Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Wall Kennedy

  • Old Oklahoma Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Slim

  • The Story of Will Rogers(1952)

    as Dusty Donovan

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Border Saddlemates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Slim

  • The Last Musketeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Slim

  • Colorado Sundown(1952)

    as Joshua 'Slim' Pickens / Ma Pickens

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Rocky Mountain(1950)

    as Plank (CSA)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Smoky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

  • Monarch of the Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Narrator

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 161 titles, 160 of them dated from 1946 to 1993; peak year 1974.

Film career

19461993

Peak 1974 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting160 of 161: 160 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thOther crew1 of 161: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s43 · 42 acting · 1 crew1960s50 · acting1970s53 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s2 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 34 roles
53636878

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Slim Pickens' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 63; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 80 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th25
  • 25th to 49th24
  • Below 25th9

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 45 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Slim Pickens' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles35–72 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles10–56 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles19–60 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles18–38 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles20–79 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Slim Pickens work with?

People who share at least 2 of Slim Pickens' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Peckinpah shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers