Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American film and television actor, stuntman, and world-champion rodeo cowboy. Johnson brought authenticity to many roles in Westerns with his droll manner and expert horsemanship.
The younger Johnson was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1982. Died of a heart attack while visiting his mother in the retirement community where, not only she, but he himself lived.
Sep 23, 2021 · From his humble beginnings to his last ride in Monument Valley, the Sooner native never strayed far from his Oklahoma roots. Actor Ben Johnso
The Ben Johnson Cowboy Museum welcomes you to Pawhuska, Oklahoma, heart of Osage County and home of the world’s greatest cowboys and cowgirls. As you walk through the museum, you may notice that everything in the museum has ties to Osage County.
Sep 22, 2023 · Ben Johnson arrived in California in the late 1930s after Howard Hughes bought some horses from an Oklahoma ranch where Johnson worked. Hughes liked the way the cowboy hand-led horses and offered him a job hauling them to northern Arizona, where he was filming The Outlaw starring Jane Russell.
Rodeo cowboy, Hollywood stunt man, actor, and rancher, he was born on June 13, 1918, near Foraker, Oklahoma. His father, Ben Johnson, Sr., was a noted Osage County rancher and rodeo champion.
Nov 30, 1999 · The world recognizes Ben Johnson as a cowboy. Not just a movie cowboy, but as a bona-fide, real-life cowboy. He is as well known and respected at ranches and rodeos as he is in Hollywood, where he has worked for almost 50 years in the motion-picture business.