Dear davitaz53-ga;
Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question.
Through the help of my fellow researchers I am convinced that the
actor you are referring to is BEN JOHNSON. Though there is no mention
about a runaway wagon specifically, the incident described below seems
to match your description:
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Johnson,+Ben+(I)
“In 1941 Johnson was hired to take a herd of horses on location to
where Howard Hawks was shooting THE OUTLAW for eccentric billionaire
and sometime movie producer Howard Hughes. The delivery man ended up
joining the crew, wrangling and performing stunts when needed. Johnson
worked on and off in a similar capacity for most of the decade before
another movie great, director John Ford, noticed the young cowboy when
he saved several people involved in an accident on the set of Ford's
FORT APACHE (1948). Ford put Johnson under contract, and for the next
several years Johnson acted in a succession of Ford Westerns from
THREE GODFATHERS (1936) to RIO GRANDE (1950). His most prominent part
at the time was in the title role of Ford's quiet and neglected
masterwork, WAGON MASTER (1950).”
BEN JOHNSON
http://www.mr-moody.com/goldenboy/whoswho5/johnson_b.htm
“In 1947, Johnson saved the lives of three stunt men during the
filming of "Fort Apache." As a reward, director John Ford offered
Johnson a seven-year acting contract with a salary of $5,000 per
week.”
WORLD OF RODEO
http://www.worldofrodeo.com/stories/prcahalloffame.htm
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Tutuzdad-ga
INFORMATION SOURCES
BEN JOHNSON
http://www.mr-moody.com/goldenboy/whoswho5/johnson_b.htm
RODEO HALL OF FAME
http://www.readthewest.com/rodeo2003-0325E.html
WORLD OF RODEO
http://www.worldofrodeo.com/stories/prcahalloffame.htm#Ben%20Johnson
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SEARCH TERMS USED:
“BEN JOHNSON” SAVED
“FORT APACHE” SAVED
“FORT APACHE” RESCUED
“BEN JOHNSON” “JOHN FORD”
‘BEN JOHNSON” STUNTMEN
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