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Actor Born: June 13, 1918 in Foraker, OK Death: April 8, 1996 Biography:Born in Oklahoma of Cherokee-Irish stock, "Ben Johnson" virtually grew up in the saddle. A champion rodeo rider in his teens, Johnson headed to Hollywood in 1940 to work as a horse wrangler on "Howard Hughes"' "The Outlaw". He went on to double for "Wild Bill Elliot" and other western stars, then in 1947 was hired as "Henry Fonda"'s riding double in director "John Ford"'s "Fort Apache" (1948). Ford sensed star potential in the young, athletic, slow-speaking Johnson, casting him in the speaking role of Trooper Tyree in both "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" (1949) and "Rio Grande" (1950). In 1950, "Ford" co-starred Johnson with another of his protégés, "Harry Carey Jr"., in "Wagonmaster" (1950). Now regarded as a classic, "Wagonmaster" failed to register at the box office; perhaps as a result, full stardom would elude Johnson for over two decades. He returned periodically to the rodeo circuit, played film... Full Biography
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