Slim Pickens
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Louis Burton Lindley, better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was an American actor and rodeo performer. Starting off in the rodeo, Pickens took up acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV
Pickens in a publicity photo for Custer (1967)
Slim Pickens as Major "King" Kong riding a nuclear bomb to oblivion in Dr. Strangelove
Blazing Saddles
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Blazing Saddles is a 1974 American satirical Western comedy film directed by Mel Brooks, who co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg and Alan Uger, based on a stor
Slim Pickens
…acting, and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. For much of his career, Pickens played cowboy roles. He played comic roles in Dr. Strangelove, Blazing Saddles, 1941, and had a villainous role in One-Eyed Jacks with Marlon Brando. Louis Burton Lindley was born in Kingsburg, California, the son of Sally Mosher…
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin