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Ben Johnson was born on June 13, 1918 in Foraker, Shidler, Oklahoma, USA. Johnson worked in the film industry primarily as a performer in Westerns, a genre in which Johnson appeared in multiple productions. Johnson’s credited roles included Tector Gorch in The Wild Bunch, James Pepper in Chisum, and Will Parker in Ride a Northbound Horse, all released in the same period around 1969–1970. These performances established Johnson as a recognizable presence in Western narratives of that era.
Johnson also appeared in later productions, such as Red Dawn in 1984, where Johnson played Mason. The filmography indicates Johnson’s consistent involvement in Westerns and action-oriented narratives across several decades. Johnson’s contributions were tied to the physical and character-driven demands of t…
