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
1941 (film)
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1941 is a 1979 American war comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The film stars an ensemble cast including Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, John
Slim Pickens
…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 (née…
Theatrical release poster
Set for the film at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank backlot