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Judge Priest (1934) -- Will Rogers plays the lead roll, that of Judge William "Billy" Priest in a very patriotic (Confederate) southern town...

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Overview

Date of Death:

15 August 1935, near Point Barrow, Territory of Alaska, USA more

Mini Biography:

World-famous, widely popular American humorist of the vaudeville stage... more

Trivia:

A friend, and frequent critic, of several U.S. Presidents, Rogers once... more

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Awards:

3 wins more


Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. In Old Kentucky (1935) .... Steve Tapley
  2. Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) .... Doctor John Pearly
    ... aka Steamboat Bill
  3. Doubting Thomas (1935) .... Thomas Brown
  4. Life Begins at Forty (1935) .... Kenesaw H. Clark
    ... aka Life Begins at 40
  5. The County Chairman (1935) .... Jim Hackler
  6. Judge Priest (1934) .... Judge William 'Billy' Priest
  7. Handy Andy (1934) .... Andrew Yates
  8. David Harum (1934) .... David Harum
  9. Mr. Skitch (1933) .... Mr. Ira Skitch
  10. Doctor Bull (1933) .... Dr. George 'Doc' Bull
  11. State Fair (1933) .... Abel Frake
  12. Too Busy to Work (1932) .... Jubilo
    ... aka Jubilo
  13. Down to Earth (1932) .... Pike Peters
  14. Business and Pleasure (1932) .... Earl Tinker
    ... aka The Plutocrat
  15. Ambassador Bill (1931) .... Bill Harper
  16. Young as You Feel (1931) .... Lemuel Morehouse
  17. A Connecticut Yankee (1931) .... Hank Martin aka Sir Boss
    ... aka The Yankee at King Arthur's Court (UK)
  18. Lightnin' (1930) .... Lightnin' Bill Jones
  19. So This Is London (1930) .... Hiram Draper

  20. They Had to See Paris (1929) .... Pike Peters
  21. Happy Days (1929/I) .... Minstrel Show Performer
  22. A Texas Steer (1927) .... Cattle Brander
  23. Tiptoes (1927) .... Uncle Hen Kaye
    ... aka Tip Toes
  24. Gee Whiz, Genevieve (1924)
  25. A Truthful Liar (1924) .... Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle
  26. Our Congressman (1924) .... Alfalfa Doolittle
    ... aka Alfalfa Doolittle, Our Congressman (USA)
  27. Jubilo, Jr. (1924) .... Jubilo/Himself
  28. Don't Park There (1924)
  29. Going to Congress (1924) .... Alfalfa Doolittle
  30. High Brow Stuff (1924)
  31. The Cake Eater (1924)
  32. The Cowboy Sheik (1924) .... 'Two Straw' Bill
  33. Two Wagons Both Covered (1924) .... William Banion/Bill Jackson
  34. Uncensored Movies (1923) .... Lem Skagwillow
  35. Hustlin' Hank (1923) .... Hank
  36. Jus' Passin' Through (1923) .... Jubilo
  37. Fruits of Faith (1922)
    ... aka Fruits of the Faith (USA: informal alternative title)
  38. The Headless Horseman (1922) .... Ichabod Crane
  39. The Ropin' Fool (1922) .... 'Ropes' Reilly (the ropin' fool)
  40. One Glorious Day (1922) .... Professor Ezra Botts
  41. A Poor Relation (1921) .... Noah Vale
  42. Doubling for Romeo (1921) .... Sam Cody / Romeo
  43. An Unwilling Hero (1921) .... Dick
  44. Boys Will Be Boys (1921) .... Peep O'Day
  45. Guile of Women (1920) .... Hjalmar Maartens
  46. Honest Hutch (1920) .... Hutch
  47. Cupid the Cowpuncher (1920) .... Alec Lloyd
    ... aka Alec Lloyd the Cowpuncher (USA: alternative title)
  48. Jes' Call Me Jim (1920) .... Jim Fenton
  49. The Strange Boarder (1920) .... Sam Gardner
  50. Water, Water Everywhere (1920) .... Billy Fortune

  51. Jubilo (1919) .... Jubilo
  52. Almost a Husband (1919) .... Sam Lyman
  53. Laughing Bill Hyde (1918) .... Bill Hyde
Writer:
  1. A Texas Steer (1927) (titles)
  2. Our Congressman (1924) (titles)
    ... aka Alfalfa Doolittle, Our Congressman (USA)
  3. Going to Congress (1924) (titles)
  4. The Cake Eater (1924) (titles)
  5. The Cowboy Sheik (1924) (titles)
  6. Two Wagons Both Covered (1924) (screenplay)
  7. The Ropin' Fool (1922) (written by)
  8. Doubling for Romeo (1921) (writer)

  9. Almost a Husband (1919) (titles)
  10. Roaring Camp (1916) (writer)
Soundtrack:
  1. Judge Priest (1934) (performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" (1853) (uncredited))
  2. Doctor Bull (1933) (performer: "Abide with Me", "Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone")
Producer:
  1. The Ropin' Fool (1922) (producer)
Self:
  1. Screen Snapshots (1932/I) .... Himself
  2. Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931) .... Himself

  3. Over the Bounding Blue with Will Rogers (1928) .... Himself
  4. Reeling Down the Rhine with Will Rogers (1928) .... Himself
  5. Exploring England with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
  6. Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
  7. Prowling Around France with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
  8. Roaming the Emerald Isle with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
  9. With Will Rogers in London (1927) .... Himself
  10. Through Switzerland and Bavaria with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
  11. Hunting for Germans in Berlin with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
  12. With Will Rogers in Paris (1927) .... Himself
  13. Hiking Through Holland with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
  14. With Will Rogers in Dublin (1927) .... Himself
  15. Big Moments from Little Pictures (1924) .... Himself / Rufus the bullfighter / Robin Hood / Son / Police Chief
  16. Hollywood (1923) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
    ... aka Joligud
Archive Footage:
  1. "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
        - Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody (2009) TV episode
  2. "Broadway: The American Musical"
        - Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode
  3. "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
  4. The Roaring Twenties (1996) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself (winks)
  5. Rediscovering Will Rogers (1994) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV)
  7. Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
  8. "Literary Visions"
        - In That Time and Place: Setting & Character in Short Fiction (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  9. John Ford (1990) (TV) (uncredited) .... Judge William 'Billy' Priest [in "Judge Priest"]
  10. The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) .... Himself (before death in air crash)
  11. The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
  13. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself
  14. Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
  15. "Hollywood and the Stars"
        - The Great Lovers (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "The DuPont Show of the Week"
        - Hollywood - My Home Town (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Ziegfeld Touch (1961) TV episode .... Himself
        - Merrily We Roll Along (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  17. The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961) (V) .... Himself
  18. "Biography"
        - Will Rogers (????) TV episode .... Himself
  19. The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
  20. "The Steve Allen Show"
        - Episode #3.14 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  21. Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars to Remember (1954) .... Himself
  22. Screen Snapshots: Men of the West (1953) .... Himself
  23. Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood (1953) (uncredited) .... Himself
  24. "Toast of the Town"
        - Episode #6.13 (1952) TV episode .... Himself
  25. Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950) .... Himself
  26. Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 1: Hollywood Cowboys (1947) .... Himself
  27. The Movies March On (1939) .... Himself
  28. For Auld Lang Syne (1939) .... Himself
  29. Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
  30. Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 4 (1935) .... Himself
  31. Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:

"There's Not a Bathing Suit in Russia" (autogiography, 1927) more

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies | 9 Portrayals | 13 Print Biographies | 24 Articles more

Genres:

Comedy | Short | Drama | Romance more


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