10 Facts About Hank Worden

Hank Worden enlisted in the US Army hoping to become an Army pilot, but failed to pass flight school.

In several of his early appearances, Hank Worden was billed as "Heber Snow", until he reverted to his real name.

Hank Worden appeared in six episodes of the TV series The Lone Ranger.

Hank Worden eventually became a member of the John Ford Stock Company, and was directed by Ford twelve times in films and television.

The connection with Ford led to an association with actor John Wayne, and Hank Worden appeared in 17 of Wayne's films.

Hank Worden had a striking appearance: tall, thin, bald, his voice and mannerisms unforgettable to anyone who saw him.

Hank Worden worked steadily in television as well as films, long outliving Hawks, Ford and Wayne, and achieving some late notice as a senile hotel waiter in David Lynch's Twin Peaks TV series.

In 1992, Worden hosted and co-produced, with director Clyde Lucas, an independent special shown on the Nostalgia Channel and some PBS stations entitled Thank Ya, Thank Ya Kindly.

Hank Worden died while taking a nap at his home in Los Angeles on December 6,1992, aged 91.

Hank Worden was survived by his daughter, Dawn Henry, whom he and his wife had adopted as an adult.