Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens is the kind of name that makes any film buff grin. A genuine California rodeo rider turned actor, he brought an authenticity to his cowboy roles that no drama school could ever manufacture. His ride atop the falling bomb in Dr. Strangelove is permanently etched into cinema history, a single image that outlives most careers. Born Louis Burton Lindley and later inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame, he was the real article. I treasure performers whose own biography seasons their work, and Pickens carried the unmistakable scent of the true West.

Name (English)

Slim Pickens

Name (Japanese)

スリム・ピケンズ

Reading

すりむ・ぴけんず

Born

June 29, 1919 – December 8, 1983

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

Origin

Kingsburg, California, United States

Occupation

actor / voice actor

Awards & achievements

• 1986 National Rodeo Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim%20Pickens
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1277039

Tags

• California
• actor
• voice actor

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.