Ben Johnson, Best Supporting Actor 1971: MovieMonday.com

	THE LAST PICTURE SHOW (Drama - R) c won his Supporting Oscar for playing the old cowboy (who owned the pool hall) in the 1951 decaying Texas town.
Ben Johnson (1918 - 96) Ben Johnson was an Oklahoma-born cowboy when he was hired by Howard Hughes to take a load of horses to California in 1940. Ben Johnson ended up staying in the golden state working as a horse wrangler in westerns and as a stuntman for such western stars as John Wayne and Gary Cooper. After working forseveral years in Hollywood, Ben Johnson was started to get get supporting roles in films and even got a starring role in the 1950 film, Wagon Master . He then briefly quit acting and went back to the rodeo circuit and in 1953 was World's Champion Steer Roper. He returned to films soon after, possibly because there was more money in it and got consistant work doing character roles in westerns. Ben Johnson was a favorite of director Sam Peckinpah, thus he was in many of his films during the 60's and 70's. He was married to Carol Elaine Jones from 1941 until her death in 1994. That same year Ben Johnson recieved a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ben Johnson's other films include: THREE GODFATHERS MIGHTY JOY YOUNG SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON WAGONMASTER RIO GRANDE SHANE FORT BOWIE MAJOR DUNDEE WILL PENNY THE WILD BUNCH THE UNDEFEATED CORKY JUNIOR BONNER DILLINGER THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS BREAKHEART PASS THE SWARM THE HUNTER RED DAWN LET'S GET HARRY MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS RADIO FLYER WARREN OATS: ACROSS THE BORDER ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD THE OUTLAWS: THE LEGEND OF O.B. TAGGART BEN JOHNSON: THIRD COWBOY FROM THE RIGHT THE EVENING STAR His television credits include: THE MONROES (Mini-Series) THE BULL OF THE WEST THE SAVAGE BEES THE RED PONY THE LOCUSTS THE SHADOW RIDERS WILD HORSES DREAM WEST (Mini-Series) STRANGER ON MY LAND JOHN FORD THE CHASE BONANZA: THE RETURN BONANZA: UNDER ATTACK RUBY JEAN AND JOE