Ben Johnson

Francis Benjamin Johnson was born on June 13, 1918 in Forakra, Oklahoma, USA. In 1941, he was hired to overtake a herd of horses; as it turned out, the filming of the Howard Hawkes film “The Outlaw Man” was nearby. Johnson joined the film crew, worked with horses, performed some stunts. This is how he got acquainted with the film business. In 1947, during the filming of Fort Apache, Johnson saved several people, and the young cowboy was taken by director John Ford. He offered Ben Johnson a contract, more

Francis Benjamin Johnson was born on June 13, 1918 in Forakra, Oklahoma, USA. In 1941, he was hired to overtake a herd of horses; as it turned out, the filming of the Howard Hawkes film “The Outlaw Man” was nearby. Johnson joined the film crew, worked with horses, performed some stunts. This is how he got acquainted with the film business. In 1947, during the filming of Fort Apache, Johnson saved several people, and the young cowboy was taken by director John Ford. He offered Ben Johnson a contract, and as a result, Johnson successfully starred in Ford’s “Three Godfathers”, in “Rio Grande” and in “The Van Man”. Ben Johnson has worked with many famous actors such as Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Charles Bronson, Charlton Heston, Marlon Brando, Steve McQueen. The actor starred in John Milius, Steven Spielberg, Richard Donner. The film "Angels in the Field" was the last for the actor - April 8, 1996 Ben Johnson died.