Ben Johnson was one of the best western actors EVER. A true cowboy and genuine talent , always believable in any role...... a true master of his craft !
I love how genuinely happy everyone seems that Ben Johnson won. Including his competition, look at the smiles on both Jeff Bridges and Roy Scheider when they say Ben's name, it's so genuine. He definitely deserved it. On top of being one of the greatest western character actors of all time he was brilliant in the Last Picture Show.
Richard Jaeckel and Ben Johnson worked together twice on westerns including "Chisum" with John Wayne and "The Red Pony". Interestingly, Jaeckel and Jeff Bridges would co-star together in Starman in 1984, which Bridges received yet another Oscar nomination for.
Love Ben Johnson ! But. Believe me. Anyone at any time or decade is thrilled to win an Oscar. Even though it’s insane to have the awards to begin with. At the end of the day -- it’s all opinions. No facts. But fun and a thrill To win no doubt ! Cheers
Ben was the real deal, and anybody who met him sensed that immediately. So genuinely nice to see somebody up on that stage that didn't let success, money, awards, or Hollywood turn him into an asshole.
Actually, Ben said, "It couldn't have happened to a nicer "feller!"! He was SO FABULOUS, so genuine, and he never changed!!! Hollywood didn't change him, he was always the same "good old Oklahoma boy " until the day he died!!!!
Oklahoma reduces some of the best folks in the USA. So many entertainers seem cut from the same mold as Will Rogers. They would have liked one another.
He truly was a gentleman from Oklahoma, raised on a ranch, and didn't believe in cursing and refused to curse in anything he acted. Married to the same woman all of his married life and had no children.
The fact that Ben thanked Peter Bogdanovich and his wife, the always deserving Polly Platt, while Bogdanovich is sitting in the audience with his mistress, Cybill Shepherd is just gangsta for me
this is how you accept an award..modern award shows how now become a platform to make statements on equality or politics ..a very classy speech from a very classy guy..much missed and i hope he is resting in peace he deserves too for briniging a lot of joy to a lot of people
Ben Johnson earned that Oscar. The scene with Timothy Bottoms at the water tank sealed the deal. He was the real deal and became a fine actor and true gentleman. That's a hell of a movie. I've been to Archer City, Texas. It hasn't changed much since 1970-71, and probably not changed too radically since the 1950s. Sadly, the picture show burned and has a gaping hole in it. The marquee, ticket counter and a few other things still stand.
Ben Johnson is probably one of the best western actors of all time I put him right beside John Wayne Henry Fonda Jimmie Stewart. He was a true to life cowboy and Heaven got a great man.
I'm so pleased he did The Wild Bunch because although Holden was the star it became an ensemble cast and i think Ben had even more screen time than Holden.He also had more screen time than Duke on The Train Robbers.Not bad for a cowboy who delivered a herd of cows to Hollywood and got a movie contract in the process
I remember when Son past away our town was in morning for 1 of our own. Tom selleck, Sam Elliot, Grizzly Adams was there for his funeral and many more. He usually came back home every few years it wasn't unusual to see him at our local restaurant's eating with family and friends. He was always kind and would very graciously give autographs whenever anyone ask him for one. He is someone we are all proud that he came from our part of Oklahoma . Rest in peace Son, and I bet your riding good horses up there to.
Many actors learn to ride/control horses from Ben...He was the best rider in Hollywood from stories I read on him...Never saw him in a bad movie as well...
Ben also was a really, really good friend of Duke's. They were making "The Train Robbers" when he was nominated for an academy award. Duke loaned him his plane to go to the Academy Awards. Ben was the ONLY cowboy who EVER won a World Championship in the rodeo and won as Oscar in the movies!!!!! For more, read "Duke We're Glad We Knew You."
I believe he was the first to “sweep” , winning the BAFTA, the Golden Globe and the Oscar. He also had won the New York Film Critics and the National Board of Review. Back then, that was pretty much it !
Brought here by the latest episode of YMRT about Polly Platt. Gotta love a man who name checks the director’s wife (and uncredited producer) when said director brings his mistress to the award ceremony.
When Ben was first given the script for LPS he turned it down flat because he didn't like the language his character spoke. He was very touchy about four letter words in movies. John Ford asked Ben if he'd do the picture as a favor to him. So Ben obligingly went through the script again and rewrote all of his lines himself and cleaned out everything he felt was objectionable. That's the way he played it and it still won him a well deserved Oscar.
John Ford first noticed him on the set of an old time western. He was pure poetry on horseback. From there they discovered his wonderful presence in front of the camera!
A QUESTION TO EVERYONE ABOUT BEN JOHNSON: What made him such a mans man? Such a nice fella but simultaneously sooo well respected! Not many a man been able to figure it out and execute this mans energy. What a guy!
when I saw BEN JOHNSON IN SHANE I knew he was quality,all the way,one of the best damn cowboys who ever lived and he was right,he deserved it for a lifetime of making everyone else look good
such a beautiful film and performance.. he won it for that monlogue in the field when the sun came out from behind the clouds and illuminated him and his words so magnificently!
I was a kid in the 60's ( born 1957) and my family lived not far from Hollywood in La Habra Heights. My Dad worked in pictures and I first met Ben when I was very young. He seemed like a giant to my little brother and I and I'll never forget the kindly way he joked and played with us. My Grandpa and uncles were horsemen, owned horses, and Ben would drop by and with my Dad they'd all have drinks together and pretty soon the BS stories would start flying. Helluva guy.
One of my favorite western actors, “Son”, Johnson. My first conscience recollection of him was when I was about twenty six years old and finally sat through the movie Shane. And although the movie ending was different from the book, Mr. Johnson’s portrayal of “Chris”, stuck with me up to when I saw the younger Ben Johnson in Rio Grande. And that was the movie that made me sit up and take notice of what a horseman he was, outstanding! After that I tried to watch anything and every movie or old episode of television that he was in. And I agree, no one could play Ben Johnson.
I REMEMBER THAT NIGHT, I REMEMBER I WAS SO HAPPY BEN WON, AND I REMEMBER THAT LAST STATEMENT B/C I'VE QUOTED IT OFTEN (CREDITING IT TO HIM). WONDERFUL FELLER.
Any other year he would have probably been the front runner. "Sometimes A Great Notion" is a terrific and forgotten film. I grate a little at its anti union sentiment, unusual for Kesey, but with a film that great, I can compartmentalize it.
Ben Johnson goes back in Rodeo with Jim Shoulders, Casey Tibbs and Neal Gay. Went to hollywood and a Cowboy won an Oscar. Gods Speed to Mr. Johnson. If he aint a Cowboy, He will do till one gets here.
Fun fact according to an interview with Peter Bogdanovich, Ben Johnson had turned down the role of Sam the Lion countless times saying the role was too many words, so Bogdanovich called up John Ford who Ben Johnson collaborated with frequently and Ford said "Oh he says that about every movie he does, I'll have a talk with him". A few days later Johnson called up Bogdanovich, but was still hesitant to do the role, and Bogdanovich said "Ben if you take this role, you're going to win the Academy Award" and Johnson was like "why would you think that" and Bogdanovich said "because I believe in you Ben, I think you can win the Oscar, and Johnson said "okay I'll do the damn movie" and Bogdanovich turned out to be right as Ben Johnson did indeed win the Academy Award for this.
2:20 He thanked "Peter Bogdanovich, his lovely wife Polly...", while Eric was there with Cybil Shepherd whom he soon left her for. Polly Platt was the unsung hero behind Peter's early films as Production Designer.
@@ADAMSIXTIES I know what you mean by the akwardness of Ben thanking Peter's lovely wife Polly while the director's affair with Cybil was in full bloom!
Unlike the town he worked in there was nothing phoney about Ben. I agree, he could have been on camera longer for this role, but it could not have gone to a more consumate professional. Married to one woman his entire life, no scandals, no personal drama, and a genuine cowboy to boot. RIP Ben.
He was far more than an actor to my mind, from what I read, he was an exceptional great horseman & individual. "The Last Picture Show" was one of the best movies ever I think
Ben Johnson showed class when he referred to Polly Platt as Peter’s lovely wife. Like her or not, Polly went through what must have felt like a nightmare on that film set. I don’t even know if Polly was in attendance after playing such a critical role in the making of the film.
Johnson started in films as a stuntman. His first film was 1948's Fort Apache. In westerns, he graduated to parts with dialogue, ( Shane, ) and many other movies. The story of how Bogdanovich got him to play the role is amusing. When Peter first asked Ben to play the part, Johnson said there was too much dialogue and refused. After many attempts, Peter finally called John Ford, who had signed Johnson to a seven year contract back in the fifties. Ford phoned Johnson and told him to do the role. Johnson then phoned Bogdanovich and said, " You sicced the boss on me! " Long story short, he won the Oscar.
There is absolutely nothing 'phoney' about Ben Johnson. I probably have watched every movie he was even in. I wish Sam Elliott Tom Selluk and Jeff Osterhage would make a new western movie 'Return of the Sacketts' and dedicate it to Ben Johnson. I think if I ever won a super lotto; I would put up the money myself. All three actors are all in good health and they would make a lot of people very happy.
I dread to think of all the great films that without Ben's characters would not have been quite so great had he not been in them, it is quite possible that in the 50's and 60's my love of western films grew because of Ben's very 'real' cowboy performances. Besides he was sucha darn nice fella dag nab it.
Every actor gave a memorable performance in The Last Picture Show. Truly an ensemble cast. As for Richard Harris, it’s interesting that Julie Andrews disliked him so much that she refused to do the Camelot movie if he was in it.
Dave, that's because she had a horrible experience working with him on Hawaii (1966). His drunken rages on the set reminded her of her stepfather, Ted Andrews. Her stepfather was a mean drunk. That's why refused to be in the Camelot (1967) when told Richard Harris was gonna play King Arthur.
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Ben Johnson was one of the best western actors EVER. A true cowboy and genuine talent , always believable in any role...... a true master of his craft !
I agree. Ben Johnson had something other western actors lacked.He was a genuine cowboy and viewers could sense that when he was on screen.
Couldn't agree more. A natural Western Movie actor. Loved him in One Eyed Jacks but it was Wagonmaster that really got me noticing him.
I love how genuinely happy everyone seems that Ben Johnson won. Including his competition, look at the smiles on both Jeff Bridges and Roy Scheider when they say Ben's name, it's so genuine. He definitely deserved it. On top of being one of the greatest western character actors of all time he was brilliant in the Last Picture Show.
He was a popular winner. Much liked man.
Very deserving. Ben had a long and impressive career. I really liked him in The Wild Bunch, too. So many fine roles.
Speaks well of Jeff and Roy. Two fine actors as well.
Richard Harris was pretty thrilled as well
Richard Jaeckel and Ben Johnson worked together twice on westerns including "Chisum" with John Wayne and "The Red Pony". Interestingly, Jaeckel and Jeff Bridges would co-star together in Starman in 1984, which Bridges received yet another Oscar nomination for.
RIP Ben Johnson (June 13, 1918 - April 8, 1996), aged 77
You will always be remembered as a legend.
This is when the Oscars meant something and were won by true, honest and honorable men and women. Ben Johnson has all these qualities and more.
i actually clicked on the word more 😂
this was when racists and sexual harassers were winning/nominated. Trust me, it isn't as innocent as you think it is.
You don't know that man from Adam. Had there been social media back then, Ben Johnson would have probably been all over it just like the other's.
Love Ben Johnson ! But. Believe me. Anyone at any time or decade is thrilled to win an Oscar. Even though it’s insane to have the awards to begin with. At the end of the day -- it’s all opinions. No facts.
But fun and a thrill
To win no doubt ! Cheers
Lol
Now that's what I'd like to see. The presenters showing excitement for the winner. The winner was even more gracious. A lovely speech.
"Everybody in town is a better actor than I am, but none of them can play Ben Johnson as good as I can."
Or RIDE A HORSE AS WELL AS I CAN!!😇🤩🇺🇸🤠
"Boy ain't that purty"
Gotta love Ben Johnson.
docdave15 👍👍💕
"This couldn't have happened to a nicer feller". I couldn't agree more. congratulations Mr Johnson.
Ben was the real deal, and anybody who met him sensed that immediately. So genuinely nice to see somebody up on that stage that didn't let success, money, awards, or Hollywood turn him into an asshole.
Harris' enthusiasm was genuine: he and Ben had worked together on MAJOR DUNDEE.
I wish we had MORE men around that are more like Ben Johnson!!!!!
As many comments as you left here, he'd probably tell you "Sorry hon, but you talk too dern much." :)
I love Richard Harris’s reaction when Sally announced the winner.
Richard and Ben became friends while on location filming "Major Dundee" and Richard was a frequent visitor at Ben's ranch.
Yeah. Se nota que lo queria Ben Johnson. Quien no va a querer y respetar a un tipo como Ben¡
Such a talent. So many of my favorite westerns just happen to be with Ben Johnson in them? Not a coincidence.
Total class act. If the Academy Awards were still like this, with winners as genuine and as gracious as Ben Johnson, I would still be watching them.
Actually, Ben said, "It couldn't have happened to a nicer "feller!"! He was SO FABULOUS, so genuine, and he never changed!!! Hollywood didn't change him, he was always the same "good old Oklahoma boy " until the day he died!!!!
Oklahoma reduces some of the best folks in the USA. So many entertainers seem cut from the same mold as Will Rogers. They would have liked one another.
What a Wonderful Country Gentleman. Hollywood employed him. but he always kept his manners with him. Cheers Everyone
He truly was a gentleman from Oklahoma, raised on a ranch, and didn't believe in cursing and refused to curse in anything he acted. Married to the same woman all of his married life and had no children.
My hero since I was a little kid👍
The fact that Ben thanked Peter Bogdanovich and his wife, the always deserving Polly Platt, while Bogdanovich is sitting in the audience with his mistress, Cybill Shepherd is just gangsta for me
Hell yeah 👍💯
Polly Platt was a supreme artist and possibly a genius
@@dannysmith1396 Polly Platt introduced Matt Groening to James L. Brooks, setting him up for “The Simpsons.”
Great Actor, and great person. I wish there were more like him today!
this is how you accept an award..modern award shows how now become a platform to make statements on equality or politics ..a very classy speech from a very classy guy..much missed and i hope he is resting in peace he deserves too for briniging a lot of joy to a lot of people
Ben was one of my all time favorites. Class act all the way.
Ben Johnson earned that Oscar. The scene with Timothy Bottoms at the water tank sealed the deal. He was the real deal and became a fine actor and true gentleman. That's a hell of a movie. I've been to Archer City, Texas. It hasn't changed much since 1970-71, and probably not changed too radically since the 1950s. Sadly, the picture show burned and has a gaping hole in it. The marquee, ticket counter and a few other things still stand.
The water tank scene is my favourite scene from my favourite film .
The Royal Theatre. Bummer it's gone.
Ben Johnson was an absolutely marvelous in "The Las Picture Show" and all the fine performances he did through out his long career!
An absolutely pure gentleman and a class act !!!!!
Ben Johnson is probably one of the best western actors of all time
I put him right beside John Wayne Henry Fonda Jimmie Stewart. He was a true to life cowboy and Heaven got a great man.
I Agree, A TRUE Legend RI.P Ben
Couldn't agree more. I first saw him as a child in western with John Wayne. Might have been 1949's She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.
I'm so pleased he did The Wild Bunch because although Holden was the star it became an ensemble cast and i think Ben had even more screen time than Holden.He also had more screen time than Duke on The Train Robbers.Not bad for a cowboy who delivered a herd of cows to Hollywood and got a movie contract in the process
@@erikramaekers63 One of my favorite actors of all time and a real genuine person unlike most Hollywood phonies.
@@mikeanderson8603 wagon master
I remember when Son past away our town was in morning for 1 of our own.
Tom selleck, Sam Elliot, Grizzly Adams was there for his funeral and many more.
He usually came back home every few years it wasn't unusual to see him at our local restaurant's eating with family and friends. He was always kind and would very graciously give autographs whenever anyone ask him for one.
He is someone we are all proud that he came from our part of Oklahoma .
Rest in peace Son, and I bet your riding good horses up there to.
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Heard he didn't believe in cursing and refused to use curse words in his acting. Also remember in an autobiography he was known as Son.
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Ben was long overdue...and he was right it did go to a great man...
Thanks ...
You meet the nicest people on RUclips...
Many actors learn to ride/control horses from Ben...He was the best rider in Hollywood from stories I read on him...Never saw him in a bad movie as well...
Oh yes Builder totally agree and it couldn't have happened to a nicer fella.
Just been reading about him, he was a top stuntman for years and a real cowboy, great to see him receiving this
Yes Mr Ben Johnson you deserved THAT BEAUTIFUL OSCAR . 💕💕💕
Such a terrific guy. Modest, grateful, self-deprecating but confident. A deserved win for a fantastic performance.
love ben johnson with all my heart and always will
2:09 - "I had a speech all rigged up for this, but the more I worked on it, the phonier it got."
(Ben Johnson, 1972)
What a man and legend.
A great actor and an amazing performance in a remarkable picture. My favorite of all time.
Ben also was a really, really good friend of Duke's. They were making "The Train Robbers" when he was nominated for an academy award. Duke loaned him his plane to go to the Academy Awards. Ben was the ONLY cowboy who EVER won a World Championship in the rodeo and won as Oscar in the movies!!!!! For more, read "Duke We're Glad We Knew You."
Jeff Bridges, just as happy for Ben, winning as if he had won himself.
A genuine and very touching voice, sadly we will never again hear on the Silver Screen!
You can tell Ben knew he was going to win and that's fine, because it was the best performance of the year by far.
I believe he was the first to “sweep” , winning the BAFTA, the Golden Globe and the Oscar. He also had won the New York Film Critics and the National Board of Review. Back then, that was pretty much it !
Brought here by the latest episode of YMRT about Polly Platt. Gotta love a man who name checks the director’s wife (and uncredited producer) when said director brings his mistress to the award ceremony.
When Ben was first given the script for LPS he turned it down flat because he didn't like the language his character spoke. He was very touchy about four letter words in movies. John Ford asked Ben if he'd do the picture as a favor to him. So Ben obligingly went through the script again and rewrote all of his lines himself and cleaned out everything he felt was objectionable. That's the way he played it and it still won him a well deserved Oscar.
John Ford first noticed him on the set of an old time western. He was pure poetry on horseback.
From there they discovered his wonderful presence in front of the camera!
That was great class of best supporting actors. Having seen all of the movies mentioned, it must have been a tough, but correct choice.
I'd watch any movie he was in just to look at him for a couple of hours! What a beautiful man he was! A true sguare cowboy!
On a horse he was god-like, or at least a centaur.
A QUESTION TO EVERYONE ABOUT BEN JOHNSON:
What made him such a mans man? Such a nice fella but simultaneously sooo well respected! Not many a man been able to figure it out and execute this mans energy. What a guy!
Ben Johnson was awesome!!!
when I saw BEN JOHNSON IN SHANE I knew he was quality,all the way,one of the best damn cowboys who ever lived and he was right,he deserved it for a lifetime of making everyone else look good
Absolutely and I had the same thought when I saw him for the first time in Wagonmaster.
Yeah, at 6'2" 200+ pounds of cowboy muscle he made 5'4" 120 lb Alan Ladd look good when Ladd "knocked him" across the room in the bar fight.
@@rahazel Alan had to stand on an elevated floor and Ben was down in a trench to equal their height.
An icon cowboy character and the real deal. Well deserved.
such a beautiful film and performance.. he won it for that monlogue in the field when the sun came out from behind the clouds and illuminated him and his words so magnificently!
Not bad for a cowboy who botched the first line he was ever given to say/
@@JRobbySh Only one sentence he practiced for a week then on camera he forgot the second half.
I was a kid in the 60's ( born 1957) and my family lived not far from Hollywood in La Habra Heights. My Dad worked in pictures and I first met Ben when I was very young. He seemed like a giant to my little brother and I and I'll never forget the kindly way he joked and played with us. My Grandpa and uncles were horsemen, owned horses, and Ben would drop by and with my Dad they'd all have drinks together and pretty soon the BS stories would start flying. Helluva guy.
Despite having 9 minutes and 54 seconds of screen time, it was a well deserved oscar win for Ben Johnson.
One of my favorite western actors, “Son”, Johnson. My first conscience recollection of him was when I was about twenty six years old and finally sat through the movie Shane. And although the movie ending was different from the book, Mr. Johnson’s portrayal of “Chris”, stuck with me up to when I saw the younger Ben Johnson in Rio Grande. And that was the movie that made me sit up and take notice of what a horseman he was, outstanding! After that I tried to watch anything and every movie or old episode of television that he was in. And I agree, no one could play Ben Johnson.
Ben Johnson was a class act.
Mr. Johnson - Pure Class.
I REMEMBER THAT NIGHT, I REMEMBER I WAS SO HAPPY BEN WON, AND I REMEMBER THAT LAST STATEMENT B/C I'VE QUOTED IT OFTEN (CREDITING IT TO HIM). WONDERFUL FELLER.
What a guy, what a man.
This couldn't have happened to a nicer feller, ha, ha, ha, ha,....words coming from one of the best baddies ever. Thanks for posting.
Richard Jaeckel's performance in Sometimes A Great Notion was heartbreaking.
Any other year he would have probably been the front runner. "Sometimes A Great Notion" is a terrific and forgotten film. I grate a little at its anti union sentiment, unusual for Kesey, but with a film that great, I can compartmentalize it.
@@richardpniewski4048 Another under appreciated actor. But his film legacy is worth looking at.
Oh yeah. He was fantastic in that movie. THAT SCENE is just unforgettable.
This man, Ben Johnson is such an incredible actor...really loved him in One Eyed Jacks with Brando!
Ben Johnson was one hell of a actor, he played always a good law man ! He reminded me of a Tough, modern day Texas Ranger !⭐️🤠👍
Genuine down to earth person!
RIP 'Sam the Lion' .....a true cowboy.
Ben Johnson goes back in Rodeo with Jim Shoulders, Casey Tibbs and Neal Gay.
Went to hollywood and a Cowboy won an Oscar.
Gods Speed to Mr. Johnson.
If he aint a Cowboy, He will do till one gets here.
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Fun fact according to an interview with Peter Bogdanovich, Ben Johnson had turned down the role of Sam the Lion countless times saying the role was too many words, so Bogdanovich called up John Ford who Ben Johnson collaborated with frequently and Ford said "Oh he says that about every movie he does, I'll have a talk with him". A few days later Johnson called up Bogdanovich, but was still hesitant to do the role, and Bogdanovich said "Ben if you take this role, you're going to win the Academy Award" and Johnson was like "why would you think that" and Bogdanovich said "because I believe in you Ben, I think you can win the Oscar, and Johnson said "okay I'll do the damn movie" and Bogdanovich turned out to be right as Ben Johnson did indeed win the Academy Award for this.
He was great in everything he did and better than many.
2:20 He thanked "Peter Bogdanovich, his lovely wife Polly...", while Eric was there with Cybil Shepherd whom he soon left her for. Polly Platt was the unsung hero behind Peter's early films as Production Designer.
Peter... not Eric...
Oops, thanks. I corrected it.
@@ADAMSIXTIES I know what you mean by the akwardness of Ben thanking Peter's lovely wife Polly while the director's affair with Cybil was in full bloom!
@@ADAMSIXTIES it still says eric.
And so well deserved!
Playing. He was great in the movie and deserved the Oscar.
Ben Johnson has great acting in The Last Picture Show.
Unlike the town he worked in there was nothing phoney about Ben. I agree, he could have been on camera longer for this role, but it could not have gone to a more consumate professional. Married to one woman his entire life, no scandals, no personal drama, and a genuine cowboy to boot. RIP Ben.
I've LOVED BEN JOHNSON since childhood..still LOVE HIM!! A True Gentleman, a Real Guy.
Richard Harris is so happy for Ben Johnson
Humble and gracious
RIP The Man Called Horse Richard Harris
Despised by every single person who ever worked with him.
@@psychokarloff
That’s not true. AT ALL
Great actor and like his good friend John Wayne, under valued by the academy. ♥
The end of his speech was great.
He was far more than an actor to my mind, from what I read, he was an exceptional great horseman & individual.
"The Last Picture Show" was one of the best movies ever I think
A different era. A class guy
Ben was the glue that held the film together. He was just wonderful.
Ben Johnson showed class when he referred to Polly Platt as Peter’s lovely wife. Like her or not, Polly went through what must have felt like a nightmare on that film set. I don’t even know if Polly was in attendance after playing such a critical role in the making of the film.
RIP Sally Kellerman - June 2, 1937 - February 24, 2022
Good guy Ben johnson. Humble. He was the cowboy boyfriend of Terry Moore in the Original Mighty Joe Young.
Wow...was he? That was one of my favorite movies.
Probably his creepiest role was in 1972 in The Getaway as the crooked fixer Jack Benyon who got Doc Mcoy (Steve McQueen) paroled so he can rob a bank.
@@jaymorgenthal9479 Love that movie.
The Greatest!
Johnson started in films as a stuntman. His first film was 1948's Fort Apache. In westerns, he graduated to parts with dialogue, ( Shane, ) and many other movies. The story of how Bogdanovich got him to play the role is amusing. When Peter first asked Ben to play the part, Johnson said there was too much dialogue and refused. After many attempts, Peter finally called John Ford, who had signed Johnson to a seven year contract back in the fifties. Ford phoned Johnson and told him to do the role. Johnson then phoned Bogdanovich and said, " You sicced the boss on me! " Long story short, he won the Oscar.
I've never seen a presenter react the way Harris did here...
A very decent fellow by all reports.
The guy is total class.
There is absolutely nothing 'phoney' about Ben Johnson. I probably have watched every movie he was even in.
I wish Sam Elliott Tom Selluk and Jeff Osterhage would make a new western movie 'Return of the Sacketts' and dedicate it to Ben Johnson. I think if I ever won a super lotto; I would put up the money myself. All three actors are all in good health and they would make a lot of people very happy.
Love Tim Selleck and Sam Elliott.
Tom Selleck
ben johnson what a great great man
I dread to think of all the great films that without Ben's characters would not have been quite so great had he not been in them, it is quite possible that in the 50's and 60's my love of western films grew because of Ben's very 'real' cowboy performances. Besides he was sucha darn nice fella dag nab it.
Just watched it last night, GOOD Movie, GREAT Performances by Bottoms, Leachman, Bridges and Especially Johnson 'Sam The Lion'
Ben Johnson.....unique, cool, gentle, best horseman ever no doubt....a gentleman of the West where gentlemen were common.
"Weren't" common.
Every actor gave a memorable performance in The Last Picture Show. Truly an ensemble cast. As for Richard Harris, it’s interesting that Julie Andrews disliked him so much that she refused to do the Camelot movie if he was in it.
Dave, that's because she had a horrible experience working with him on Hawaii (1966). His drunken rages on the set reminded her of her stepfather, Ted Andrews. Her stepfather was a mean drunk. That's why refused to be in the Camelot (1967) when told Richard Harris was gonna play King Arthur.
Ben is right. this couldn't have happened too a nicer fella.
Great Show and great actor
One of the best movies I've seen. Thanks
Richard Jaekel....heck of a good man and actor
Richard Jaeckel never got the big parts he should have. Even in a supporting role in a weak TV series, he was great.
Yep, he or Scheider would've been my second choice, after Johnson.
What a wonderful man. I love him. Sorry youre gkne Ben. We miss you. And yes you deserved that Oscar.
I don't like the Oscars anymore. I have not watched them in 3 or 4 years. Good to see Ben and the other people in this video.
I remember when Oscars ceremony was just fun! I really miss those days.
I feel happy to see this man
Agreat
Ben johnson
Great man
Great octor.
Ben was VERY old fashioned and a real gentleman and was leery of being part of the sexy stuff in the film - even by association.
That's a good win over some notable competition.