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Hank Worden

Hank Worden

Actor · Died December 6, 1992, aged 91 · Rolfe, Iowa, USA

Raised on a cattle ranch in Montana. Educated at Stanford and the University of Nevada as an engineer. Washed out as an Army pilot. Toured the country in rodeos as a saddle bronc rider. Broke his neck in a horsefall in his 20s, but didn't know it until his 40s. Chosen along with Tex Ritter from a rodeo at Madison Square Garden in New York to appear in the Broadway play "Green Grow the Lilacs", the play from which the musical "Oklahoma" was later derived. Drove a cab in New York, then worked on dude ranches as a wrangler and as a guide on the Bright Angel trail of the Grand Canyon. Recommended by Billie Burke to several movie producers. Became friends with John Wayne, Howard Hawks, and later John Ford, all of whom provided him with much work. Survived by adopted daughter Dawn Henry. Date of Death:  6 December 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA  (natural causes)

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Born
July 23, 1901
Died
December 6, 1992 (aged 91)
From
Rolfe, Iowa, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
97 on MovieCove · 146 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 30% in 30 days

What are Hank Worden's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Society
12%
Self
11%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeNature2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 7 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
4
Warm
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

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 Hank Worden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 55 of their 97 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (37).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hank Worden's 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

146 credits, 97 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Almost an Angel(1990)

    as Pop

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Cop Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as 2nd Elderly Man

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 4 episodes · as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Big Bad John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Good Ole Boy

  • Once Upon a Texas Train(1988)

    as Old Timer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Space Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Old Codger

  • Runaway Train(1985)

    as Old Con

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • UFOria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Colonel

  • The Ice Pirates(1984)

    as Elderly Jason

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Please Don't Eat the Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Gramps Jebediah

  • Knight Rider(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Slim

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Hammett(1982)

    as Pool Room Attendant

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.(1981)

    as Old Geezer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Scream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as John

  • Bronco Billy(1980)

    as Station Mechanic

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Every Which Way But Loose(1978)

    as Trailer Court Manager

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way(1978)

    as Butch Collins

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band(1978)

    as Old Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Big Wednesday(1978)

    as Shopping Cart · as Shopping Cart (as Hank Warden)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Which Way Is Up?(1977)

    as The Flunky

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Smokey and the Bandit(1977)

    as Trucker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Frank Woods(1977)

    as Slim

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sky Hei$t (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Old Coot

  • The Hanged Man(1974)

    as Ab Wickes

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Cahill U.S. Marshal(1973)

    as Albert, Valentine Stationmaster

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Black Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Joseph

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971)

    as Old Home Guardsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Big Jake(1971)

    as Hank

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Zachariah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Old Cowboy (uncredited)

  • Chisum(1970)

    as Stationmaster Elwood

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Rio Lobo(1970)

    as Hank - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Big Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • True Grit(1969)

    as R. Ryan - Undertaker (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Lancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The President's Analyst(1967)

    as Dirty Old Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hondo and the Apaches(1967)

    as Miner

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Good Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Kid

  • Green Acres(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Blue Belly (uncredited) · as Hansom Cab Driver

  • McLintock!(1963)

    as Curly Fletcher

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Petticoat Junction(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · as Band Member · as Farmer · as Luke · as Roy Turlock

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Beverly Hillbillies(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 1 episode · as Calico (uncredited)

  • The Music Man(1962)

    as Undertaker

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • One-Eyed Jacks(1961)

    as Doc

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Alamo(1960)

    as Parson

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Sergeant Rutledge(1960)

    as Laredo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Station Attendant

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Horse Soldiers(1959)

    as Deacon Clump

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Driver

  • Bronco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bullwhip(1958)

    as Tex

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone(1958)

    as Liveryman

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Notorious Mr. Monks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Pete

  • Wagon Train(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Hank

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Forty Guns(1957)

    as Marshal John Chisum

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Dragoon Wells Massacre(1957)

    as Hopi Charlie

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Quiet Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Sampson

  • The Buckskin Lady(1957)

    as Lon

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Spoilers of the Forest(1957)

    as Pat Casey

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Accused of Murder(1956)

    as Les Fuller

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Thunder Over Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Old Jonas

  • Davy Crockett and the River Pirates(1956)

    as Fiddler

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Searchers(1956)

    as Mose Harper

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Indian Fighter(1955)

    as Crazy Bear / Guardhouse Keeper

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Claude

  • Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier(1955)

    as Cave Bar Patron (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Crime Wave(1953)

    as Sweeney (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Apache War Smoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Amber

  • The Big Sky(1952)

    as Poordevil

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Woman of the North Country(1952)

    as Tom Gordon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Boots Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Auto Mechanic

  • Joe Palooka in Triple Cross(1951)

    as Hard-of-Hearing Farmer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Comin' Round the Mountain(1951)

    as Shooting Match Official

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sugarfoot(1951)

    as Johnny Behind-the-Stove

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Frenchie(1950)

    as Mr. Grady (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Wagon Master(1950)

    as Luke Clegg

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Father Is a Bachelor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Finnegan (uncredited)

  • When Willie Comes Marching Home(1950)

    as American Legionnaire Band Leader (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Roseanna McCoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Jacob (uncredited)

  • The Fighting Kentuckian(1949)

    as Abner Todd

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Ranger(1949)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruckner · as Rusty Bates

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Hellfire(1949)

    as Witness (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Cover Up(1949)

    as Undertaker

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • 3 Godfathers(1948)

    as Deputy Curly

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Yellow Sky(1948)

    as Rancher, Bank Customer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Whispering Smith(1948)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Red River(1948)

    as Simms Reeves

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Tap Roots(1948)

    as Cropper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'(1948)

    as Clem (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Man in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)

  • Fort Apache(1948)

    as Southern Recruit

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Sainted Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Taub Beasley

  • The Man from Texas(1948)

    as (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • High Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • Prairie Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Deputy Clint

  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(1947)

    as Western Character (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Sea of Grass(1947)

    as Bill - Salt Fork Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Angel and the Badman(1947)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Duel in the Sun(1946)

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Undercurrent(1946)

    as Telegram Delivery Man (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Lawless Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as The Deputy

  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood(1945)

    as Joe (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Great Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Morton's Sign Painter - replaced Roscoe Ates (uncredited)

  • None Shall Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as German Motorcycle Soldier (uncredited)

  • The Woman of the Town(1943)

    as The Barber

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Flesh and Fantasy(1943)

    as Circus Spectator (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • So Proudly We Hail!(1943)

    as Soldier on Troop Ship (Uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Black Market Rustlers(1943)

    as Slim

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Lady Takes a Chance(1943)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Townsman

  • Border Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Aunt Jennifer's Wagon Driver

  • Robbers of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Stagecoach Attendant (uncredited)

  • Mad About Moonshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Hillbilly

  • Brigham Young(1940)

    as Mormon Cheering Porter

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Triple Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Townsman Outside Saloon

  • Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride(1940)

    as Henry Haggerty

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Range Busters(1940)

    as Cowhand

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Cross-Country Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Wedding Witness

  • Winners of the West(1940)

    as Drunk

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beyond Tomorrow(1940)

    as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Gaucho Serenade(1940)

    as Farmer Driving Jalopy

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Viva Cisco Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Deputy

  • Riders of Pasco Basin(1940)

    as Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Northwest Passage(1940)

    as Ranger Tying Oars

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Reno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Townsman

  • Chip of the Flying U (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Cowhand

  • Oklahoma Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Townsman

  • The Night Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Rancher

  • Stagecoach(1939)

    as Cavalryman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Rollin' Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Slim Regan

  • Sundown on the Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Henchman Hank

  • Ghost Town Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Tom 'Cherokee' Walton

  • The Cowboy and the Lady(1938)

    as Cowhand Leonard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger from Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Skeeter

  • Frontier Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Henchman Buck

  • Hollywood Round-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Saloon Set Extra

  • The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen(1937)

    as Deputy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Californian(1937)

    as Ruiz Man

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sing, Cowboy, Sing(1937)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hittin' the Trail(1937)

    as Sidekick Hank

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Come and Get It(1936)

    as Lumberjack (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Town Gold(1936)

    as Mr. Crabtree (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • For the Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Henchman (uncredited)

  • Barbary Coast(1935)

    as Barfly / Townsman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 146 titles from 1935 to 1990; peak year 1977.

Biggest box office

The Horse Soldiers (1959)

$13K worldwide

Highest rated

Big Wednesday (1978)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

19351990

Peak 1977 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting146 of 146: 146 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1930s20 · acting1940s46 · acting1950s33 · acting1960s16 · acting1970s16 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s4 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 41 roles
354550607080

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 Hank Worden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 88; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 97 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th37
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

57 of their 97 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser57
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

86th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Twin Peaks (1990)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 40. 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.

Who does Hank Worden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hank Worden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles King shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers