Slim Pickens

Slim Pickens (1919-1983) with a Remington Model 760 as Sam Newfield in The Howling.

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 and television series:

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
M1911A1	Major "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	"Quick-Draw" model with wooden grips	1973
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun			With exposed hammers
Single Action Army	Taggart	Blazing Saddles	"Quick-Draw" model	1974
Colt 1860 Army	Frank Stillwell	The Apple Dumpling Gang	With Richards-Mason cartridge conversion	1975
Remington Double Derringer			With black grips
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun	Sheriff Sam Creedmore	Tom Horn	With exposed hammers	1980
Remington Model 760	Sam Newfield	The Howling		1981
Parker-Hale 1200 Rifle			Continuity error; without stock

Film

Gun	Character	Title	Note	Date
Single Action Army	Jack Bigelow	The Sacketts	"Quick-Draw" model with wooden grips	1979
Winchester Model 1892			Rifle