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).
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Known For
Blazing Saddles
(1974)
Taggart
The Howling
(1981)
Sam Newfield
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964)
Major "King" Kong
The Cowboys
(1972)
Anse
Major Dundee
(1965)
Wiley
One-Eyed Jacks
(1961)
Deputy Lon Dedrick
The Getaway
(1972)
Cowboy
The White Buffalo
(1977)
Abel Pickney
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Sheriff Colin Baker
1941
(1979)
Hollis P. Wood
Will Penny
(1967)
Ike Wallerstein
The Black Hole
(1979)
B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
In Harm's Way
(1965)
C.P.O. Culpepper
The Swarm
(1978)
Jud Hawkins
The Apple Dumpling Gang
(1975)
Frank Stillwell
Rancho Deluxe
(1975)
Henry Beige
Full Filmography
Acting
Smoky
(1946)
Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain
(1950)
Plank (CSA)
The Story of Will Rogers
(1952)
Dusty Donovan
Colorado Sundown
(1952)
Joshua 'Slim' Pickens / Ma Pickens
Border Saddlemates
(1952)
Slim
The Last Musketeer
(1952)
Slim
South Pacific Trail
(1952)
Slim Pickens
Old Oklahoma Plains
(1952)
Slim
Thunderbirds
(1952)
Pvt. Wes Shelby
The Sun Shines Bright
(1953)
Sterling
Iron Mountain Trail
(1953)
Slim
Shadows of Tombstone
(1953)
Slim
Down Laredo Way
(1953)
Slim
Red River Shore
(1953)
Deputy Slim Pickens
Old Overland Trail
(1953)
Slim Pickens
Phantom Stallion
(1954)
Slim
The Boy from Oklahoma
(1954)
Shorty
The Outcast
(1954)
Boone Polson
Santa Fe Passage
(1955)
Sam Beekman
The Last Command
(1955)
Abe
The Great Locomotive Chase
(1956)
Pete Bracken
Stranger at My Door
(1956)
Ben Silas
Gun Brothers
(1956)
Moose MacLain
Cow Dog
(1956)
Cowhand
When Gangland Strikes
(1956)
Slim Pickett
Gunsight Ridge
(1957)
Hank Moss
The Saga of Andy Burnett
(1957)
Old Bill Williams
The Sheepman
(1958)
Marshal
Tonka
(1958)
Ace
Escort West
(1959)
Corporal Wheeler
Stump Run
(1959)
Chartroose Caboose
(1960)
Pete Harmon
One-Eyed Jacks
(1961)
Deputy Lon Dedrick
A Thunder of Drums
(1961)
Trooper Erschick
Savage Sam
(1963)
Willy Crup
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
(1964)
Major "King" Kong
Bristle Face
(1964)
Newt Pribble
Major Dundee
(1965)
Wiley
The Glory Guys
(1965)
Sgt. James Gregory
In Harm's Way
(1965)
C.P.O. Culpepper
Up from the Beach
(1965)
Artillery Colonel
Stagecoach
(1966)
Buck, Stagecoach Driver
An Eye for an Eye
(1966)
Ike Slant
The Young Rounders
(1966)
The Magnificent Stranger
(1966)
Sheriff
Will Penny
(1967)
Ike Wallerstein
Rough Night in Jericho
(1967)
Yarbrough
The Flim-Flam Man
(1967)
Jarvis Bates
Hard Breed to Kill
(1967)
Sloper
Never a Dull Moment
(1968)
Cowboy Schaeffer
Skidoo
(1968)
Switchboard Operator
The Legend of Custer
(1968)
California Joe Milner
80 Steps to Jonah
(1969)
Scott
The Desperate Mission
(1969)
Three-Finger Jack
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
(1970)
Ben Fairchild
Operation Snafu
(1970)
General Maxwell
The Deserter
(1970)
Sgt. Tattinger
Hitched
(1971)
Sam / Bart Dawson
The Devil and Miss Sarah
(1971)
Stoney
Who Killed the Mysterious Mr. Foster?
(1971)
Kilpatrick
Temporada salvaje
(1971)
Lucky
The Getaway
(1972)
Cowboy
J.C.
(1972)
Grady Caldwell
Rolling Man
(1972)
Chuck
The Honkers
(1972)
Clete
The Cowboys
(1972)
Anse
Ginger in the Morning
(1973)
Sheriff
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Sheriff Colin Baker
Blazing Saddles
(1974)
Taggart
The Gun and the Pulpit
(1974)
Billy One-Eye
Bootleggers
(1974)
Grandpa Pruitt
The Legend of Earl Durand
(1974)
Phil Chumley
Twice in a Lifetime
(1974)
Pete Lazich
White Line Fever
(1975)
Duane Haller
Poor Pretty Eddie
(1975)
Sheriff Orville
The Apple Dumpling Gang
(1975)
Frank Stillwell
Babe
(1975)
Colonel M.J. McCombs
Rancho Deluxe
(1975)
Henry Beige
Hawmps!
(1976)
Naman Tucker
Pony Express Rider
(1976)
Bob Jay
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free
(1976)
Lijah Tuttle
Mr. Billion
(1977)
Duane Hawkins
The Shadow of Chikara
(1977)
Virgil Cane
The White Buffalo
(1977)
Abel Pickney
The Swarm
(1978)
Jud Hawkins
Smokey and the Good Time Outlaws
(1978)
Sheriff Ledy
1941
(1979)
Hollis P. Wood
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(1979)
Tex
The Black Hole
(1979)
B.O.B. (voice) (uncredited)
Spirit of the Wind
(1979)
Obie
The Sweet Creek County War
(1979)
Undercover with the KKK
(1979)
Yancey Hicks
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
(1979)
Self
Tom Horn
(1980)
Sam Creedmore
Honeysuckle Rose
(1980)
Garland
Swan Song
(1980)
George
The Howling
(1981)
Sam Newfield
This House Possessed
(1981)
Arthur Keene
Christmas Mountain
(1981)
Murf
Charlie and the Great Balloon Chase
(1981)
Ben Khlover
Nashville Grab
(1981)
Ross Common
Pink Motel
(1982)
Roy
La Classe américaine
(1993)
'Deep Throat' (archive footage)
The Making of '1941'
(1996)
(archive)
Back in the Saddle
(2001)
Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Crew