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Slim Pickens
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Slim Pickens (born Louis Burton Lindley Jr.) was a former rodeo rider and rodeo clown turned actor. He specialized in playing cowboys in comedic roles, although his breakout performance was that of bomb-riding USAF pilot Major "King" Kong in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. He was inducted into both the Western Performers Hall of Fame and Pro Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Slim Pickens can be seen using the following weapons in the following films:
Film
| Gun | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1911A1 | Maj. 'King' Kong | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | 1964 | |
| Single Action Army | Sheriff Baker | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | 1973 | |
| Double Barreled Shotgun | ||||
| Single Action Army | Taggart | Blazing Saddles | 1974 | |
| Colt 1860 Army Richards Conversion | Frank Stillwell | The Apple Dumpling Gang | 1975 | |
| unknown derringer | ||||
| Coach Gun | Sheriff Sam Creedmore | Tom Horn | 1980 | |
| Remington Model 760 | Sam Newfield | The Howling | 1981 | |
| Parker-Hale 1200 Rifle | Continuity error |