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Roy Acuff(1903-1992)

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Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff was born on 15 September 1903 in Maynardville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Night Train to Memphis (1946), Home in San Antone (1949) and Smoky Mountain Melody (1948). He was previously married to Mildred Louise Douglas. He died on 23 November 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornSeptember 15, 1903
DiedNovember 23, 1992(89)
BornSeptember 15, 1903
DiedNovember 23, 1992(89)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins

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Joseph Crehan, Roy Acuff, and Emma Dunn in Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Roy Acuff, Roy Barcroft, and Allan Lane in Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Joseph Crehan, Roy Acuff, Allan Lane, Adele Mara, and Francis McDonald in Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Roy Acuff in George Burns in Nashville??? (1980)
Roy Acuff and George Burns in George Burns in Nashville??? (1980)
Roy Acuff, Charles Starrett, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Cowboy Canteen (1944)
Roy Acuff in Cowboy Canteen (1944)
Roy Acuff and Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls in Cowboy Canteen (1944)
Roy Acuff, Lonnie Wilson, Beecher Kirby, and Rachel Veach in Hi, Neighbor (1942)
Roy Acuff, Dorothy Adams, Lorna Gray, Patricia Knox, and Mary Zavian in O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
Roy Acuff, Dorothy Adams, Harry Cheshire, Lorna Gray, Patricia Knox, Mary Zavian, The Tennessee Ramblers, The Radio Rogues, and Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls in O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
Roy Acuff, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan, and Allan Lane in Night Train to Memphis (1946)

Known for:

Roy Acuff, Allan Lane, and Adele Mara in Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Night Train to Memphis
7.0
  • Roy Acuff
  • 1946
Home in San Antone
4.7
  • Roy Acuff - aka Jack Jones
  • 1949
Roy Acuff, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
Smoky Mountain Melody
5.8
  • Roy Acuff
  • 1948
Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
Surf's Up
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Steel Guitar Blues")
  • 2007

Credits

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Actor

  • Hee Haw (1969)
    Hee Haw
    • TV Series
    • 1981
  • Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
    Coal Miner's Daughter
    • Roy Acuff (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Home in San Antone
    • Roy Acuff - aka Jack Jones
    • 1949
  • Roy Acuff, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
    Smoky Mountain Melody
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1948
  • Roy Acuff, Allan Lane, and Adele Mara in Night Train to Memphis (1946)
    Night Train to Memphis
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1946
  • Roy Acuff, Virginia Brissac, Stanley Brown, Harry Cheshire, Carolina Cotton, Maxine Doyle, Earle Hodgins, Olin Howland, Charles Irwin, Mary Kenyon, Beverly Lloyd, Florence Pepper, Jimmy Riddle, Ruth Terry, Myrtle Wiseman, Scotty Wiseman, Joe Zinkan, Jesse Easterday, Beecher Kirby, Rachel Veach, The Milo Twins, and Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls in Sing, Neighbor, Sing (1944)
    Sing, Neighbor, Sing
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1944
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Jane Frazee, Tex Ritter, Charles Starrett, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Cowboy Canteen (1944)
    Cowboy Canteen
    • Roy Acuff (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Roy Acuff in O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
    O, My Darling Clementine
    • Sheriff Roy Acuff
    • 1943
  • John Archer and Marilyn Hare in Hi, Neighbor (1942)
    Hi, Neighbor
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1942
  • Lois Ranson, June Weaver, Frank Weaver, and Leon Weaver in Grand Ole Opry (1940)
    Grand Ole Opry
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1940

Soundtrack

  • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
    MacGyver
    • writer: "As Long as I Live"
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Carnage Park (2016)
    Carnage Park
    • writer: "Big Bad John"
    • 2016
  • Tom Hiddleston in I Saw the Light (2015)
    I Saw the Light
    • performer: "Low and Lonely"
    • 2015
  • The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA (2014)
    The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
    • performer: "Wabash Cannon Ball"
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Manhattan (2014)
    Manhattan
    • performer: "I'm Building a Home"
    • writer: "I'm Building a Home" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Big John: The John Hartson Story (2014)
    Big John: The John Hartson Story
    • writer: "Big Bad John" (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn in Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 (2010)
    Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1
    • performer: "Wabash Cannonball"
    • Video
    • 2010
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    • writer: "The Streamline Cannonball"
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Martin Strel in Big River Man (2009)
    Big River Man
    • performer: "Take My Hand Precious Lord"
    • 2009
  • Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
    Nip/Tuck
    • performer: "A Sinner's Death (I'm Dying)"
    • writer: "A Sinner's Death (I'm Dying)"
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • The Louvin Brothers in Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007)
    Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
    • performer: "Wabash Cannon Ball"
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
    Surf's Up
    • performer: "Steel Guitar Blues"
    • writer: "Steel Guitar Blues"
    • 2007
  • Dominic Monaghan and Patricia Routledge in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
    • writer: "Big Bad John" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Dolly Parton, Clint Black, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson, George Jones, Lorrie Morgan, and Hank Williams Jr. in Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary (1996)
    Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary
    • performer: "Great Speckled Bird"
    • TV Special
    • 1996
  • Another Girl Another Planet (1992)
    Another Girl Another Planet
    • performer: "The Great Speckled Bird"
    • 1992

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 15, 1903
    • Maynardville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • November 23, 1992
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Mildred Louise DouglasDecember 25, 1936 - June 17, 1981 (her death, 2 children)
  • Relatives
    • Eddie Acuff(Sibling)
  • Other works
    CD: "Columbia Historic Edition" (SSP)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Acuff's budding career as a baseball player was cut short due to sunstroke.
  • Quotes
    The greatest thing the Democrats have ever done for me was to defeat me for the governor of Tennessee.
  • Trademark
    Hits "Wabash Cannonball" and "Great Speckled Bird"
  • Nickname
    • King of Country Music

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