Ben Johnson
Biography
Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr. (June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996) was an American actor, stuntman, and professional rodeo cowboy. The son of an Oklahoma rancher, Johnson arrived in Hollywood to deliver a consignment of horses for a film. He worked as a stuntman and horse wrangler, before breaking into acting with the help of John Ford. His droll manner and expert horsemanship brought authenticity to his many roles Westerns. An elegiac portrayal of a former cowboy theater owner in the coming-of-age drama The Last Picture Show won Johnson the 1971 Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. In addition to his film career, he won the 1953 Rodeo Cowboys Association's (RCA) Team Roping World Championship, and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 1979.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
55 releases · 16 albums · active 1996–2025
- Performance · 39
- Other credits · 20
- Production · 13
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Redwood Digital · Mason St. Studios · Hansa Tonstudios · Angelic Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Neil Young
- Quentin Harris
- Asteroid B-612
- Biffy Clyro
- Various
- My Federation
- Def Tex
- Black Sun Ensemble