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Overview
Mini Biography:
Singing-cowboy star of "B" westerns during the 30's and 40's and later... moreAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
'Joey' All But Dead (From Studio Briefing. 8 February 2006)
Actor John Ritter Dies Unexpectedly (From WENN. 12 September 2003)
Filmography
Actor:
- Sing a Country Song (1973)
- The Marshal of Windy Hollow (1972) .... Windy Hollow Mayor
- The Girl from Tobacco Row (1966) .... Preacher Bolton
- "Tom and Jerry" (1965) TV series (voice) (uncredited)
- "Five Star Jubilee" (1961) TV series .... Alternate Host (1961)
- "The Rebel" .... Marshall (1 episode, 1961)
- The Ballad of Danny Brown (1961) TV episode .... Marshall - "Ranch Party" (1958) TV series .... Regular (1958)
- "Zane Grey Theater" .... Reydo (1 episode, 1958)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Sundown at Bitter Creek (1958) TV episode .... Reydo - Down Liberty Road (1956)
... aka Freedom Highway (USA) - The First Bad Man (1955) (voice) .... Narrator
- Apache Ambush (1955) .... Traeger
- Wichita (1955) (uncredited) .... Singer
- Holiday Rhythm (1950) .... Tex Ritter
- Flaming Bullets (1945) .... Texas Ranger Tex Haines
- Frontier Fugitives (1945) .... Texas Ranger Tex Haines
- Three in the Saddle (1945) .... Tex Haines
- Enemy of the Law (1945) .... Tex Haines
- Marked for Murder (1945) .... Tex Haines
- The Whispering Skull (1944) .... Tex Haines
- Dead or Alive (1944) .... Tex Haines aka Idaho Kid
- Gangsters of the Frontier (1944) .... Tex Haines
... aka Raiders of the Frontier (UK) - Oklahoma Raiders (1944) .... Steve Nolan
... aka Midnight Raiders (UK) - Cowboy Canteen (1944) .... Tex Coulter
... aka Close Harmony (UK) - Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944) .... Marshal Ward Bailey
... aka Sheriff of Gunsmoke (UK) - Arizona Trail (1943) .... Johnnie Trent
- Frontier Badmen (1943) .... Jerry Kimball - Cattle Buyer
- The Lone Star Trail (1943) .... Fargo Steele
- Raiders of San Joaquin (1943) .... Gil Blake
- Cheyenne Roundup (1943) .... Steve Rawlins
- Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) .... Bob Courtney
- The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) .... Montana Smith
- Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942) .... Sheriff Bob Brewster
- Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) .... Brent Gordon
- Vengeance of the West (1942) .... California Ranger Captain Tex Lake
- Prairie Gunsmoke (1942) .... Tex Terrell
- The Devil's Trail (1942) .... Marshal Tex Martin
... aka Devil's Trail (USA: TV title)
... aka Rogue's Gallery - North of the Rockies (1942) .... Tex Martin
- Bullets for Bandits (1942) .... Sheriff Tex Martin
- Lone Star Vigilantes (1942) .... Tex Martin
... aka The Devil's Price (UK) - Roaring Frontiers (1941) .... Tex Martin (listed as Tex Rawlings)
- King of Dodge City (1941) .... Tex Rawlings
- The Pioneers (1941) .... Tex
- Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941) .... Texas Ranger Lt. Tex Ritter
... aka Arizona Ranch Hands (USA: alternative title) - Rolling Home to Texas (1940) .... Tex Reed
... aka Ridin' Home to Texas (UK: new title) - Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940) .... Tex Lawton
- Arizona Frontier (1940) .... Tex
- Roll Wagons Roll (1940) .... Tex Masters
... aka Roll Covered Wagon (UK) - Rainbow Over the Range (1940) .... Tex Reed
- The Golden Trail (1940) .... Tex Roberts
- Cowboy from Sundown (1940) .... Sheriff Tex Rockett
- Pals of the Silver Sage (1940) .... Tex Wright
... aka The Colorado Trail (USA: alternative title) - Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940) .... Tex Regan
- Westbound Stage (1939) .... Tex Wallace
- Riders of the Frontier (1939) .... Tex Lowery posing as Ed Carter
... aka Ridin' the Frontier (UK) - Down the Wyoming Trail (1939) .... Tex Yancey
- The Man from Texas (1939) .... Tex Allen
- Rollin' Westward (1939) .... Tex
... aka Rollin' West (UK) - Sundown on the Prairie (1939) .... Tex
... aka Prairie Sundown (UK) - Song of the Buckaroo (1938) .... Texas Dan
- Where the Buffalo Roam (1938) .... Tex Houston
- Starlight Over Texas (1938) .... Tex Newman
... aka Moonlight Over Texas (UK) - The Utah Trail (1938) .... Tex Stewart, posing as the Pecos Kid
- Rollin' Plains (1938) .... Tex Lawrence
- Frontier Town (1938) .... Tex Lansing, alias Tex Rawlins
- Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937) .... Tex Collins
- The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) .... Tex Martin
- Riders of the Rockies (1937) .... Tex Rand
- Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937) .... Tex Archer
- Hittin' the Trail (1937) .... Tex Randall
- Trouble in Texas (1937) .... Tex Masters
- Arizona Days (1937) .... Tex Malinson
- Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) .... Tex Saunders
- Song of the Gringo (1936) .... Tex
... aka The Old Corral (UK)
Soundtrack:
- Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007) (V) (performer: "High Noon")
- Neal Cassady (2007) (performer: "We'll Rest at the End of the Trail")
- "Ramona" (2003) TV mini-series (performer: "High Noon")
- Ready to Rumble (2000/I) (performer: "Wayawrd Wind")
- Varsity Blues (1999) (performer: "The Wayward Wind")
- I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) (performer: "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral")
- American Strays (1996) (performer: "(I Got Spurs) Jingle Jangle Jingle")
- Canadian Bacon (1995) (performer: "God Bless America Again")
- The Great Outdoors (1988) (performer: "Paul Bunyan Love")
- Born Reckless (1958) (writer: "SONG OF THE RODEO")
- Trooper Hook (1957) (performer: "Trooper Hook")
- Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956) ("Green Grows the Lilacs")
- The Marshal's Daughter (1953) (performer: "The Marshal's Daughter")
- The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) (performer: "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')")
- Cangaceiro, O (1953) (performer: "Ole O Cangaceiro")
... aka The Bandit
... aka The Bandit of Brazil (Canada: English title) - High Noon (1952) (performer: "High Noon")
- Flaming Bullets (1945) (performer: "I Hang My Head and Cry", "Be Honest With Me")
- Frontier Fugitives (1945) (performer: "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry", "I'll Wait For You, Dear")
- Three in the Saddle (1945) (writer: "I've Done the Best I Could") (performer: "I've Done the Best I Could", "Try Me One More Time")
- Enemy of the Law (1945) (writer: "Teach Me To Forget", "You Will Have To Pay") (performer: "Teach Me To Forget", "You Will Have To Pay")
- Marked for Murder (1945) (writer: "Long Time Gone") (performer: "Long Time Gone", "Tears of Regret")
- The Whispering Skull (1944) (writer: "In Case You Change Your Mind", "It's Never Too Late") (performer: "In Case You Change Your Mind", "It's Never Too Late")
- Dead or Alive (1944) (writer: "I'm Gonna Leave You Like I Found You", "Don't Care Since You Told Me Goodbye") (performer: "I'm Gonna Leave You Like I Found You", "Don't Care Since You Told Me Goodbye")
- Oklahoma Raiders (1944) (performer: "I'll Be a Cowboy 'Till I Die", "Roll On, Little Dogies, Roll On")
... aka Midnight Raiders (UK) - Cowboy Canteen (1944) (performer: "Goin' To Lasso a Rainbow")
... aka Close Harmony (UK) - Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944) (performer: "Git Along Little Dogies") ("Git Along Little Dogies")
... aka Sheriff of Gunsmoke (UK) - Arizona Trail (1943) (performer: "Stay Away From My Heart")
- The Lone Star Trail (1943) (performer: "I Gotta See Texas Just Once More")
- Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) (performer: "Riding Home")
- The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) (performer: "Out On The Lone Star Trail", "The Rovin' Gambler") (arranger: "The Rovin' Gambler")
- Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) (performer: "Deep In The Heart Of Texas", "Cowboy's Lament") ("Cowboy's Lament")
- Vengeance of the West (1942) (performer: "Along The Trail Somewhere", "Only Yesterday")
- Prairie Gunsmoke (1942) (writer: "Where The Buffalo Roam") (performer: "Where The Buffalo Roam", "Someone To Call Darling")
- Lone Star Vigilantes (1942) (performer: "Headin' Home to Texas", "When the Moon is Shinging on the Old Corral", "Going to Join the Rangers")
... aka The Devil's Price (UK) - Roaring Frontiers (1941) (performer: "You've Got To Come And Get Me Boys", "You're A Part Of The West", "Judge Morrow Will Find The Truth")
- Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941) (performer: "Dynamite Dan", "Song of the Coyotes", "Old Pete the Bandito")
... aka Arizona Ranch Hands (USA: alternative title) - Roll Wagons Roll (1940) (lyrics: "O Suzanna")
... aka Roll Covered Wagon (UK) - The Golden Trail (1940) (performer: "Clementine") ("Gold Is Where You Find It", "Clementine")
- Cowboy from Sundown (1940) (writer: I've Done the Best I Can") (performer: "Symphony of the Prairie", I've Done the Best I Can", The Craw-dad Song")
- Pals of the Silver Sage (1940) (performer: "Prairie Fairyland")
... aka The Colorado Trail (USA: alternative title) - Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940) (performer: "Rhythm of the Rio Grande", "Mexicali Moon")
- Westbound Stage (1939) (performer: "It's All Over Now", "Trail To Mexico")
- The Man from Texas (1939) (performer: "Men Who Wear the Stars", "Prairie Lights")
- Rollin' Westward (1939) (performer: "Out In The Golden West", "Bold Vaquero")
... aka Rollin' West (UK) - Sundown on the Prairie (1939) (writer: "Dust On My Saddle") (performer: "Dust On My Saddle", "Cactus Pete", "My Love Is A Rider") (arranger: "My Love Is A Rider")
... aka Prairie Sundown (UK) - Song of the Buckaroo (1938) (writer: "I Promise You") (performer: "Texas Dan", "Little Tenderfoot', "I Promise You")
- Where the Buffalo Roam (1938) (writer: "Where the Buffalo Roam", "Troubador of the Prairie") (performer: "Where the Buffalo Roam", "Troubador of the Prairie", "Longside of the Sana Fe Trail", "Home on the Range", "Shoot the Buffalo")
- Starlight Over Texas (1938) (performer: "Starlight Over Texas", "Ah! Viva Tequila", "A Garden in Granada") ("Starlight Over Texas")
... aka Moonlight Over Texas (UK) - The Utah Trail (1938) (performer: "Utah Trail", "Give Me Back My Saddle", "A Mighty Good Horse", "A'Roamin' I'll Be")
- Rollin' Plains (1938) (performer: "Me, My Pal and My Pony", "Rollin' Plains")
- Frontier Town (1938) (writer: "Old Caysue", "Give Me a Horse, a Saddle and You") (performer: "Old Caysue", "Yip, Yow, I'm an Eagle", "Give Me a Horse, a Saddle and You", "The Cowboy's Lament (Streets of Laredo)", "The Brass Wagon")
- Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937) (performer: "I'm Headin' For My Texas Home", "The Gal I Left Behind Me")
- The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) (performer: "Ride, Ride, Ride", "I'm A Texas Cowboy", "Ride Around Little Dogies", "Rosita", "A'Ridin' Old Paint")
- Riders of the Rockies (1937) (writer: "Song of the Open Range", "Arizona Rangers", "Riders of the Rockies") (performer: "Song of the Open Range", "Arizona Rangers", "Riders of the Rockies", "Home on the Range")
- Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937) (performer: "Goodbye Old Paint, I'm a-Leavin' Cheyenne", "Get A Horse and Saddle", "Sing, Cowboy, Sing")
- Hittin' the Trail (1937) (performer: "Hittin' the Trail", "Blood on the Saddle", "Headin' For Town", "The Vagabond Song" (aka "The Renegade Song"), "I'm A Natural Born Cowboy") ("Hittin' the Trail")
- Trouble in Texas (1937) (writer: "The Rodeo Song") (performer: "Down the Colorado Trail", "The Rodeo Song", "A Cowboy's Lament")
- Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) (writer: "Headin' For the Rio Grande", "The Night Herding Song", "A Campfire Love Song", "Jailhouse Lament") (performer: "Headin' For the Rio Grande", "The Night Herding Song", "A Campfire Love Song", "Jailhouse Lament")
- Song of the Gringo (1936) ("Out on the Old Prairie", "My Sweet Chiquita", "Sam Hall", "Rye Whiskey")
... aka The Old Corral (UK)
Music Department:
- Gangsters of the Frontier (1944) (composer: song "Remember Me")
... aka Raiders of the Frontier (UK) - Home in Wyomin' (1942) (music arranger: special arrangements, "Clementine") (uncredited)
- Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941) (composer: song music)
... aka Arizona Ranch Hands (USA: alternative title) - Roll Wagons Roll (1940) (composer: songs)
... aka Roll Covered Wagon (UK) - Riders of the Rockies (1937) (composer: songs) (lyricist: songs)
- Arizona Days (1937) (composer: songs "High, Wide and Handsome" and "Tombstone, Arizona" and "Arizona Days")
Self:
- Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee (1984) (V)
- "The Johnny Cash Show" .... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
- The History of Country Music: Part 1 (1971) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #1.32 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - The Nashville Sound (1970) .... Himself
- "The Porter Wagoner Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 27 January 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - What Am I Bid? (1967) .... Himself
- Nashville Rebel (1966) .... Himself
- Academy Award Songs (1960) (TV) .... Himself - Singer
- "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Academy Award Songs (1960) TV episode .... Himself - "The Christophers" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- The Power of Music (1958) TV episode .... Himself - The Cowboy (1954) .... Narrator
- The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "Town Hall Party" (1953) TV series .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007) (V) .... Himself
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"City Confidential"
- Carthage: Frozen Assets (2003) TV episode .... Himself - A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter (2003) (TV)
- Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)
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"The Gabby Hayes Show"
- Enemy of the Law (1956) TV episode .... Tex
- Three in the Saddle (1956) TV episode .... Tex
Additional Details
Other Works:
In 1960, he co-starred with Charles Aidman in an unsold pilot for a series called, "Henry D". morePublicity Listings:
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