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Ben Cooper played Sam Kirby in "Showdown" and Johnny Lightly in "The Horse Breaker." Both characters were troubled in very different ways...Sam was running from the law, going around with bank robbers, and Johnny was trying to recover from a serious injury he got busting a bronc. I love the way Ben could play multi-faceted characters, and I love that smile!
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Cap by Joe and Will Fan
Here he is looking tough with Brian Keith in The Raiders (filmed in 1963).
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What, are you practicing to be a burglar, bettin' that kind of money on a two-card draw?