Best riding cowboy actor

[Rick Vlahos]

I had lunch with a co-worker yesterday. He said he loved the old western movies and has quite a collection. He wants to know who was the best rider out of all the actors that were cowboys in the old movies. Any opinions?

[Jim Ed]

..well he wasnt an actor first...but Ben Johnson was a great rider...watch him in the Old John Ford Films...

[Rob Twaddle]

My first choice too. "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon", He shows what a real rider can do. Outstanding!

[Tony Romano]

Ben Johnson was the only person to win a world championship in rodeo and an oscar

[Jim Huff]

Now there's an interesting Fact!

[Marty Luffman]

I am in agreement with Ben Johnson, he also did Roman riding in the movie

[Undertheguns]

Ben Johnson by far, the roman riding was in Rio Grande wasn't it?

[Jim Ed]

Rio Grande it was...with Harry Carey Jr. also riding and jumping Roman style...

[Cheryl Yaws]

Definitely Ben Johnson. First and foremost a cowboy. But a pretty darn good actor as well. I liked the ravine jump in "she Wore a Yellow Ribbon".

[Rob Twaddle]

Ya, that was awsome!

[Jim Huff]

Ben Johnson knew his way around a horse and probably could ride before he could stand! He was one of the original Turtles you know.

I like to watch Eastwood ride too, really sits down around a horse. He is very allergic to them and had quite a time becoming the horseman he is. I can appreciate that!

[Jim Ed]

..you wont see him jumping Ravines or Roman riding these days...but Tommy Lee Jones has a pretty natural seat...(dont go there Marty :)

[Frank Galovic]

I vote for Yakima Canutt. There wouldn't have been many of the westerns without him.

He did real Roman riding as one of the chariot drivers in Ben Hur. LOL