"Blazing Saddles" Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman 1974 Warner
Caption: "Blazing Saddles" Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman 1974 Warner
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Born: June 29, 1919
Star sign: Cancer
Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Known for: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Blazing Saddles (1974), The Getaway (1972), One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Source: IMDB
Slim Pickens spent the early part of his career as a real cowboy and the latter part playing cowboys, and he is best remembered for a single "cowboy" image: that of bomber pilot Maj. "King" Kong waving his cowboy hat rodeo-style as he rides a nuclear bomb onto its target in the great black comedy Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying ...