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Overview
Date of Birth:
4 November 1879, Oologah, Indian Territory, USA. [now Oklahoma] 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
Awards:
3 wins more
NewsDesk:
(21 articles)
The Fantasticks to Kick Off Long Wharf's 2009-10 Season Oct 7 - Nov 1
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Photo Flash: The Active Theater Inaugural Gala With David Hyde Pierce, Chuck Cooper & More
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 19 October 2009, 5:00 PM, PDT)
Filmography
Actor:
- In Old Kentucky (1935) .... Steve Tapley
- Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) .... Doctor John Pearly
... aka Steamboat Bill - Doubting Thomas (1935) .... Thomas Brown
- Life Begins at Forty (1935) .... Kenesaw H. Clark
... aka Life Begins at 40 - The County Chairman (1935) .... Jim Hackler
- Judge Priest (1934) .... Judge William 'Billy' Priest
- Handy Andy (1934) .... Andrew Yates
- David Harum (1934) .... David Harum
- Mr. Skitch (1933) .... Mr. Ira Skitch
- Doctor Bull (1933) .... Dr. George 'Doc' Bull
- State Fair (1933) .... Abel Frake
- Too Busy to Work (1932) .... Jubilo
... aka Jubilo - Down to Earth (1932) .... Pike Peters
- Business and Pleasure (1932) .... Earl Tinker
... aka The Plutocrat - Ambassador Bill (1931) .... Bill Harper
- Young as You Feel (1931) .... Lemuel Morehouse
- A Connecticut Yankee (1931) .... Hank Martin aka Sir Boss
... aka The Yankee at King Arthur's Court (UK) - Lightnin' (1930) .... Lightnin' Bill Jones
- So This Is London (1930) .... Hiram Draper
- They Had to See Paris (1929) .... Pike Peters
- Happy Days (1929/I) .... Minstrel Show Performer
- A Texas Steer (1927) .... Cattle Brander
- Tiptoes (1927) .... Uncle Hen Kaye
... aka Tip Toes - Gee Whiz, Genevieve (1924)
- A Truthful Liar (1924) .... Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle
- Our Congressman (1924) .... Alfalfa Doolittle
... aka Alfalfa Doolittle, Our Congressman (USA) - Jubilo, Jr. (1924) .... Jubilo/Himself
- Don't Park There (1924)
- Going to Congress (1924) .... Alfalfa Doolittle
- High Brow Stuff (1924)
- The Cake Eater (1924)
- The Cowboy Sheik (1924) .... 'Two Straw' Bill
- Two Wagons Both Covered (1924) .... William Banion/Bill Jackson
- Uncensored Movies (1923) .... Lem Skagwillow
- Hustlin' Hank (1923) .... Hank
- Jus' Passin' Through (1923) .... Jubilo
- Fruits of Faith (1922)
... aka Fruits of the Faith (USA: informal alternative title) - The Headless Horseman (1922) .... Ichabod Crane
- The Ropin' Fool (1922) .... 'Ropes' Reilly (the ropin' fool)
- One Glorious Day (1922) .... Professor Ezra Botts
- A Poor Relation (1921) .... Noah Vale
- Doubling for Romeo (1921) .... Sam Cody / Romeo
- An Unwilling Hero (1921) .... Dick
- Boys Will Be Boys (1921) .... Peep O'Day
- Guile of Women (1920) .... Hjalmar Maartens
- Honest Hutch (1920) .... Hutch
- Cupid the Cowpuncher (1920) .... Alec Lloyd
... aka Alec Lloyd the Cowpuncher (USA: alternative title) - Jes' Call Me Jim (1920) .... Jim Fenton
- The Strange Boarder (1920) .... Sam Gardner
- Water, Water Everywhere (1920) .... Billy Fortune
- Jubilo (1919) .... Jubilo
- Almost a Husband (1919) .... Sam Lyman
- Laughing Bill Hyde (1918) .... Bill Hyde
Writer:
- A Texas Steer (1927) (titles)
- Our Congressman (1924) (titles)
... aka Alfalfa Doolittle, Our Congressman (USA) - Going to Congress (1924) (titles)
- The Cake Eater (1924) (titles)
- The Cowboy Sheik (1924) (titles)
- Two Wagons Both Covered (1924) (screenplay)
- The Ropin' Fool (1922) (written by)
- Doubling for Romeo (1921) (writer)
- Almost a Husband (1919) (titles)
- Roaring Camp (1916) (writer)
Soundtrack:
- Judge Priest (1934) (performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" (1853) (uncredited))
- Doctor Bull (1933) (performer: "Abide with Me", "Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone")
Producer:
- The Ropin' Fool (1922) (producer)
Self:
- Screen Snapshots (1932/I) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931) .... Himself
- Over the Bounding Blue with Will Rogers (1928) .... Himself
- Reeling Down the Rhine with Will Rogers (1928) .... Himself
- Exploring England with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
- Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
- Prowling Around France with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
- Roaming the Emerald Isle with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
- With Will Rogers in London (1927) .... Himself
- Through Switzerland and Bavaria with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
- Hunting for Germans in Berlin with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
- With Will Rogers in Paris (1927) .... Himself
- Hiking Through Holland with Will Rogers (1927) .... Himself
- With Will Rogers in Dublin (1927) .... Himself
- Big Moments from Little Pictures (1924) .... Himself / Rufus the bullfighter / Robin Hood / Son / Police Chief
- Hollywood (1923) .... Himself, Cameo appearance
... aka Joligud
Archive Footage:
-
"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
- Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody (2009) TV episode -
"Broadway: The American Musical"
- Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004) TV episode - "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
- The Roaring Twenties (1996) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself (winks)
- Rediscovering Will Rogers (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV)
- Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)
-
"Literary Visions"
- In That Time and Place: Setting & Character in Short Fiction (1992) TV episode .... Himself - John Ford (1990) (TV) (uncredited) .... Judge William 'Billy' Priest [in "Judge Priest"]
- The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V) .... Himself (before death in air crash)
- The Great Standups (1984) (TV) .... Himself
- "Hollywood" (1980) .... Himself
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) .... Himself
- Hollywood My Home Town (1965) .... Himself
-
"Hollywood and the Stars"
- The Great Lovers (1963) TV episode .... Himself -
"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 - The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961) (V) .... Himself
-
"Biography"
- Will Rogers (????) TV episode .... Himself - The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
-
"The Steve Allen Show"
- Episode #3.14 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars to Remember (1954) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Men of the West (1953) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood (1953) (uncredited) .... Himself
-
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #6.13 (1952) TV episode .... Himself - Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 1: Hollywood Cowboys (1947) .... Himself
- The Movies March On (1939) .... Himself
- For Auld Lang Syne (1939) .... Himself
- Personality Parade (1938) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 4 (1935) .... Himself
- 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
Plot Keywords:
Based On Novel | Based On Play | Character Name In Title | Americana more
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