Ben Johnson

Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an Academy Award-winning American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher. Johnson was born in Foraker, Oklahoma, on the Osage Indian Reservation, of Cherokee and Irish ancestry, to Ben Sr. and Ollie Susan (Workmon) Johnson. His father was a rancher...

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  • Jun 13, 1918

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  • Apr 8, 1996

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  • 1971
  • Role: Sam the Lion

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  • 1971

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