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[[Image:Howling7602.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Slim Pickens (1919-1983) with a [[Remington Model 760/7600 Rifle|Remington Model 760]] as "Sam Newfield" in ''[[Howling, The|The Howling]]''.]]
[[Image:Howling7602.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Slim Pickens (1919-1983) with a [[Remington Model 760/7600 Rifle|Remington Model 760]] as Sam Newfield in ''[[Howling, The|The Howling]]''.]]


Slim Pickens (born Louis Burton Lindley Jr.) was a former rodeo rider and rodeo clown turned actor. He specialized in playing cowboys in comedic roles, although his breakout performance was that of bomb-riding USAF pilot Major "King" Kong in Stanley Kubrick's ''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]''. He was inducted into both the Western Performers Hall of Fame and Pro Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Slim Pickens (born Louis Burton Lindley Jr.) was a former rodeo rider and rodeo clown turned actor. He specialized in playing cowboys in comedic roles, although his breakout performance was that of bomb-riding USAF pilot Major "King" Kong in [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]''. He was inducted into both the Western Performers Hall of Fame and Pro Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.


'''Slim Pickens can be seen with the following firearms in the following films and television shows:'''
{{Actor Title}}
 
==Film==
===Film===
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| [[M1911A1]] || Maj. 'King' Kong || ''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]'' || || 1964
| [[M1911A1]] || Maj. 'King' Kong || ''[[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]]'' || || 1964
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| [[Single Action Army]] || rowspan=2| Sheriff Baker || rowspan=2|''[[Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid]]'' ||  || rowspan=2| 1973
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| [[Double Barreled Shotgun]] ||
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| [[Single Action Army]] || Taggart || ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'' ||  || 1974
| [[Single Action Army]] || Taggart || ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'' ||  || 1974
|-
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| [[Remington Model 760/7600 Rifle|Remington Model 760]] || Sam Newfield || ''[[Howling, The|The Howling]]'' || || 1981
| [[Colt 1860 Army|Colt 1860 Army Richards Conversion]] || rowspan=2|Frank Stillwell || rowspan=2| ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'' || || rowspan=2| 1975
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| unknown derringer ||
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| [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Coach Gun]] || Sheriff Sam Creedmore ||''[[Tom Horn]]''||||1980
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| [[Remington Model 760/7600 Rifle|Remington Model 760]] || rowspan=2| Sam Newfield || rowspan=2|''[[The Howling]]'' || || rowspan=2|1981
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| [[Parker-Hale Sniper Rifle|Parker-Hale 1200 Rifle]] || Sam Newfield || ''[[Howling, The|The Howling]]'' || Continuity error || 1981
| [[Parker-Hale Sniper Rifle|Parker-Hale 1200 Rifle]]  || Continuity error
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Latest revision as of 18:47, 25 June 2021

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Slim Pickens (1919-1983) with a Remington Model 760 as Sam Newfield in The Howling.

Slim Pickens (born Louis Burton Lindley Jr.) was a former rodeo rider and rodeo clown turned actor. He specialized in playing cowboys in comedic roles, although his breakout performance was that of bomb-riding USAF pilot Major "King" Kong in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. He was inducted into both the Western Performers Hall of Fame and Pro Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Slim Pickens can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:

Film

Gun Character Title Note Date
M1911A1 Maj. 'King' Kong Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964
Single Action Army Sheriff Baker Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973
Double Barreled Shotgun
Single Action Army Taggart Blazing Saddles 1974
Colt 1860 Army Richards Conversion Frank Stillwell The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975
unknown derringer
Coach Gun Sheriff Sam Creedmore Tom Horn 1980
Remington Model 760 Sam Newfield The Howling 1981
Parker-Hale 1200 Rifle Continuity error
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