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Ben Johnson was born in Foraker, Oklahoma, United States on June 13, 1918. Public records list Ben Johnson as a television actor and film actor. Death is recorded on April 8, 1996, at the age of 77. Listed accolades include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1972), BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (1973), Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (1972) and 3 more.
My Take
Ben Johnson is my kind of Hollywood story. A real Oklahoma rancher's son and rodeo cowboy who showed up in town just to deliver horses for a movie and then never left, working as a wrangler and stuntman before John Ford pulled him into acting. That trajectory culminating in a 1972 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is almost too poetic. I love that he was a genuine horseman who happened to become a fine actor, not the reverse. There is an unforced authenticity in performers who lived the thing before they played it, and Johnson radiated exactly that grounded, weathered truth on screen.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ben Johnson
- Name (Japanese)
- ベン・ジョンソン
- Reading
- べん・じょんそん
- Born
- June 13, 1918 – April 8, 1996
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Foraker, Oklahoma, United States
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 1972 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1973 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
- 1972 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor
- 1972 New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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4. About this entry
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- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ben Johnson born?
Born June 13, 1918.
When did Ben Johnson die?
Died April 8, 1996, aged 77.
Where was Ben Johnson from?
Ben Johnson was from Foraker, Oklahoma, United States.
What did Ben Johnson do?
Ben Johnson worked as television actor, film actor, actor.
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