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Merle Haggard(1937-2016)

  • Music Artist
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Merle Haggard
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Merle Haggard was born on 6 April 1937 in Bakersfield, California, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Wag the Dog (1997), The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) and Jack Reacher (2012). He was previously married to Theresa Ann Lane, Debora J Parret, Leona Bell Williams, Bonnie Owens and Billie Leona Hobbs. He died on 6 April 2016 in Redding, California, USA.
BornApril 6, 1937
DiedApril 6, 2016(79)
BornApril 6, 1937
DiedApril 6, 2016(79)
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  • Awards
    • 30 wins & 114 nominations

Photos11

Dolly Parton and Merle Haggard in Dolly (1987)
Merle Haggard in Dolly Parton: Treasures (1996)
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Known for

Wag the Dog (1997)
Wag the Dog
7.1
  • Merle Haggard
  • 1997
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
4.9
  • Balladeer
  • 1981
Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012)
Jack Reacher
7.0
  • Soundtrack("The Fightin' Side of Me")
  • 2012
Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Ma Dong-seok, Brian Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, and Lia McHugh in Eternals (2021)
Eternals
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Mama Tried")
  • 2021

Credits

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Music Department

  • Keith Urban Feat. Julia Michaels: Coming Home (2018)
    Keith Urban Feat. Julia Michaels: Coming Home
    • Music Department
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • Get Lost (2015)
    Get Lost
    • songwriter: "The Bottle Let Me Down"
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Claude Akins, Frank Converse, and Merle Haggard in Movin' On (1974)
    Movin' On
    • composer: theme music
    • TV Series
    • 1974–1976

Actor

  • My Fool Heart
    • Country Preacher
    • Post-production
  • Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard: Alice in Hulaland
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard: It's All Going to Pot
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Willie Nelson Feat. Merle Haggard: A Horse Called Music
    • Merle Haggard (voice)
    • Music Video
    • 2012
  • Gretchen Wilson Feat. Merle Haggard: Politically Uncorrect
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2006
  • Merle Haggard: America First
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2005
  • Merle Haggard: That's the News
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2004
  • Marty Stuart & Merle Haggard: Farmer's Blues
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2003
  • Merle Haggard: If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2001
  • Merle Haggard: (Think About A) Lullaby
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2000
  • Merle Haggard: Motorcycle Cowboy
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 2000
  • Wag the Dog (1997)
    Wag the Dog
    • Merle Haggard
    • 1997
  • Merle Haggard: Kern River
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • Merle Haggard: Natural High
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 1985
  • Gene Autry, Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Ken Curtis, James Drury, Leo Gordon, Merle Haggard, Benton Jennings, Waylon Jennings, Clint Walker, and Michael Goggans in The All American Cowboy (1985)
    The All American Cowboy
    • TV Movie
    • 1985
  • Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson: Pancho & Lefty
    • Merle Haggard
    • Music Video
    • 1983
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos10

"Mama Tried"
Clip 2:19
"Mama Tried"
"Branded Man"
Clip 2:58
"Branded Man"
"Movin' On"
Clip 2:09
"Movin' On"
"Okie From Muskogee"
Clip 2:49
"Okie From Muskogee"
For the DVD Merle Haggard: Legendary Performances
Trailer 1:01
For the DVD Merle Haggard: Legendary Performances
Billy Mize & the Bakersfield Sound
Trailer 2:14
Billy Mize & the Bakersfield Sound
Hempsters: Plant The Seed
Trailer 1:42
Hempsters: Plant The Seed
JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON
Trailer 3:15
JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
Trailer 1:27
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
Billy Mize and the Bakersfield Sound Trailer
Trailer 3:01
Billy Mize and the Bakersfield Sound Trailer

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Apple Music
    • Deezer
  • Alternative name
    • Merle Ronald Haggard
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • April 6, 1937
    • Bakersfield, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 6, 2016
    • Redding, California, USA(double pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Theresa Ann LaneSeptember 11, 1993 - April 6, 2016 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    CD: "Platinum & Gold Collection"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 4 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    As an inmate at San Quentin from 1958 to 1960, Merle Haggard saw Johnny Cash play at the prison on January 1, 1959. It changed his life. Haggard was later granted a pardon by Ronald Reagan when the former actor was Governor of California.
  • Quotes
    Willie Nelson's the one who told me the reason it costs so much to get divorced is because it's worth it.
  • Nicknames
    • Okie From Muskogee
    • The Poet of the Common Man
    • Hag
    • Mighty Merle

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