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Bill Anderson(I)

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Bill Anderson
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Bill Anderson was born on 1 November 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Missing (1982), Almost Blue (1996) and The Year My Voice Broke (1987).
BornNovember 1, 1937
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BornNovember 1, 1937
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  • Awards
    • 11 wins & 13 nominations

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Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson in Bill Anderson & Dolly Parton: Someday It'll All Make Sense (2022)
Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson in Bill Anderson & Dolly Parton: Someday It'll All Make Sense (2022)
Dolly Parton, Roy Acuff, Bill Anderson, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Porter Wagoner in The Nashville Sound (1979)

Known for:

Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, and John Shea in Missing (1982)
Missing
7.7
  • Soundtrack("My Whole World Is Falling Down" (1963))
  • 1982
Michael Madsen and Lynette Walden in Almost Blue (1996)
Almost Blue
4.8
  • Soundtrack("For You and Me", "Remembrance", "Forever Ending", "The Farewell")
  • 1996
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
The Year My Voice Broke
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Get a little dirt on your hands")
  • 1987
UFOria (1984)
UFOria
6.2
  • Soundtrack("When Two Worlds Collide")
  • 1984

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Actor

  • Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson in Bill Anderson & Dolly Parton: Someday It'll All Make Sense (2022)
    Bill Anderson & Dolly Parton: Someday It'll All Make Sense
    • Bill Anderson
    • Music Video
    • 2022
  • Bill Anderson: Waffle House Christmas
    • Bill Anderson
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Larry's Country Diner (2009)
    Larry's Country Diner
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Bonanza: The Next Generation (1988)
    Bonanza: The Next Generation
    • (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 1988
  • Grand Ole Opry
    • Host (late 1990s-)
    • TV Series
    • 1985
  • Kristen Alderson, Kassie Wesley DePaiva, Erika Slezak, Trevor St. John, and John-Paul Lavoisier in One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    • Bill Anderson
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
    Alias Smith and Jones
    • Cobb
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • From Nashville with Music (1969)
    From Nashville with Music
    • Bill Anderson
    • 1969
  • Too Many Thieves (1966)
    Too Many Thieves
    • David
    • 1966
  • Del Reeves in The Gold Guitar (1966)
    The Gold Guitar
    • 1966
  • Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)
    Las Vegas Hillbillys
    • Bill Anderson
    • 1966
  • Money in My Pocket
    • Buck Dillon
    • 1962
  • The Half Pint (1960)
    The Half Pint
    • Fred
    • 1960
  • Forbidden Island (1959)
    Forbidden Island
    • Mike
    • 1959

Writer

  • Dolly Parton and Bill Anderson in Bill Anderson & Dolly Parton: Someday It'll All Make Sense (2022)
    Bill Anderson & Dolly Parton: Someday It'll All Make Sense
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 2022

Composer

  • Eva Olmerová: Vzdávám svuj dík
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1972

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Country: Portraits of an American Sound
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Country: Portraits of an American Sound

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    • Whispering Bill Anderson
  • Alternative name
    • 'Whispering' Bill Anderson
  • Born
    • November 1, 1937
    • Columbia, South Carolina, USA
  • Spouses
      Becky Anderson(divorced)
  • Other works
    Co-host, with Linda Davis, of an infomercial for TimeLife's "Country Music Association Hall of Fame's Country Hits" music collection.

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    Has charted more than 80 singles on Billboard's country chart since 1958, the most recent being "Too Country," a collaborative effort with Brad Paisley, George Jones and Buck Owens. The song, which rails on the current state of country music radio, helped the four singers win the Country Music Association's 2001 Vocal Event of the Year award.
  • Nickname
    • Whisperin' Bill

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