Slim Pickens

Louis Burton Lindley, Jr., better known by his stage name "Slim Pickens" was an American actor born in Kingsburg, California on June 29th, 1919. The pseudonym of Slim Pickens was named for a character he played in a series of Rex Allen westerns directed by William Witney. His only credited role in a horror film was that of Sheriff Sam Newfield in Joe Dante's 1981 film The Howling. The character was named after director Sam Newfield, who directed the 1942 film The Mad Monster. Pickens died of a brain tumor in Modesto, California on December 8th, 1983

Notes & Trivia

 * Appeared in the "Die Now, Pay Later" episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery.