Happy Birthday: Ben Johnson (1918–1996)

Happy Birthday actor Ben Johnson (1918–1996)

Born: Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr.
June 13, 1918 in Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA

Died: April 8, 1996 (age 77) in Mesa, Arizona, USA

Married: Carol Elaine Jones (31 August 1941 – 27 March 1994) (her death)

THE WILD BUNCH
1969
dir. Sam Peckinpah
Starring:
William Holden
Ernest Borgnine

The Last Picture Show
1971
dir. Bogdanovich
Cast
Timothy Bottoms
Jeff Bridges

THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS
1974
dir. Steven Spielberg
Stars:
Goldie Hawn
Ben Johnson

ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD
1994
dir. William Dear
Stars:
Danny Glover
Brenda Fricker

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