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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 | [[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. | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 28 November 2011
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:
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 | Taggart | Blazing Saddles | 1974 | |
| Remington Model 760 | Sam Newfield | The Howling | 1981 | |
| Parker-Hale 1200 Rifle | Sam Newfield | The Howling | Continuity error | 1981 |