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Fans of “Yellowstone” recently said goodbye to Yellowstone Dutton Ranch patriarch John Dutton — yet another one of the shocking twists that make Taylor Sheridan’s series so compelling.
But none of the larger-than-life drama would work if “Yellowstone” didn’t get the details right. The show’s operatic plots of murder and double-dealing take place against a quietly authentic depiction of the ranching life.
‘When you start messing with my children, my animals — you crossed a line.’
One of the people to thank for that is actor Forrie J. Smith, who brings his background as an honest-to-God cowboy to his portrayal of fan favorite character Lloyd Pierce, Yellowstone Dutton Ranch’s oldest ranch hand.
Smith didn’t exactly audition for his role, he tells Glenn Beck during a recent sit-down on “The Glenn Beck Podcast.”
Roping his way into ‘Yellowstone’
He was working as a the head animal wrangler on Sheridan’s 2016 movie “Hell or High Water” when somebody moved his truck. “I didn’t know who it was,” Smith recounts. “I rode up, roped him, and pulled him out the door.”
It turned out to be the guy who’d hired him — the livestock wrangler. Fortunately Sheridan saw it Smith’s…
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