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Ernest Tubb(1914-1984)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Ernest Tubb in Jamboree (1944)
Ernest Tubb was born on 9 February 1914 in Crisp, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Hollywood Barn Dance (1947), Men of Honor (2000) and Walk the Line (2005). He was previously married to Olene Adams Carter and Lois Elaine Cook. He died on 6 September 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornFebruary 9, 1914
DiedSeptember 6, 1984(70)
BornFebruary 9, 1914
DiedSeptember 6, 1984(70)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins

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Johnny Bond, Cal Shrum, Charles Starrett, Ernest Tubb, Wesley Tuttle, and Art Wenzel in Riding West (1944)
Johnny Bond, Cal Shrum, Ernest Tubb, Wesley Tuttle, Art Wenzel, and Ernest Tubb's Singing Cowboys in Riding West (1944)
Steve Clark, Arthur Hunnicutt, Wheeler Oakman, Shirley Patterson, Charles Starrett, Ernest Tubb, and Blackie Whiteford in Riding West (1944)
Phil Arnold, Helen Boyce, Pat Combs, Sam Wolfe, Jack Guthrie, Earle Hodgins, Lori Talbott, Frank McGlynn Sr., Ernest Tubb, Jimmie Short, Leon Short, Jerry Byrd, The Texas Troubadours, Lewis Swan, and Jack T. Drake in Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)
Jack Guthrie, Lori Talbott, and Ernest Tubb in Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)
Lori Talbott and Ernest Tubb in Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)

Known for:

Phil Arnold, Helen Boyce, Pat Combs, Sam Wolfe, Jack Guthrie, Earle Hodgins, Lori Talbott, Frank McGlynn Sr., Ernest Tubb, Jimmie Short, Leon Short, Jerry Byrd, The Texas Troubadours, Lewis Swan, and Jack T. Drake in Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)
Hollywood Barn Dance
5.4
  • Ernest Tubb
  • 1947
Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Men of Honor (2000)
Men of Honor
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Half a Mind")
  • 2000
Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line
7.8
  • Soundtrack("Try Me One More Time")
  • 2005
Malcolm McDowell, Meg Foster, Richard Brake, Elizabeth Daily, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Kevin Jackson, Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Lew Temple, Torsten Voges, Pancho Moler, and David Ury in 31 (2016)
31
5.1
  • Soundtrack("Walking The Floor Over You")
  • 2016

Credits

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Actor

  • Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
    Coal Miner's Daughter
    • Ernest Tubb
    • 1980
  • Grand Ole Opry
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Phil Arnold, Helen Boyce, Pat Combs, Sam Wolfe, Jack Guthrie, Earle Hodgins, Lori Talbott, Frank McGlynn Sr., Ernest Tubb, Jimmie Short, Leon Short, Jerry Byrd, The Texas Troubadours, Lewis Swan, and Jack T. Drake in Hollywood Barn Dance (1947)
    Hollywood Barn Dance
    • Ernest Tubb
    • 1947
  • Charles Starrett and William Wilkerson in Riding West (1944)
    Riding West
    • Ernie
    • 1944
  • Paul Harvey, Ruth Terry, and George Byron in Jamboree (1944)
    Jamboree
    • Ernest Tubb
    • 1944
  • Charles Starrett in The Fighting Buckaroo (1943)
    The Fighting Buckaroo
    • Ernie
    • 1943

Soundtrack

  • Chris Scarborough, Joshua Dodgen, Anna Kate Hindman, and Thomas Gagliano in New South Cottage (2022)
    New South Cottage
    • writer: "Walking The Floor Over You"
    • 2022
  • Rose McIver in iZombie (2015)
    iZombie
    • performer: "Yesterday's Winner Is a Loser Today"
    • writer: "Yesterday's Winner Is a Loser Today"
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Mike Epps, Jim Gaffigan, Mckenna Grace, Bella Higginbotham, Charlie Shotwell, Johanna Colón, and Milan in Troop Zero (2019)
    Troop Zero
    • performer: "Set Up Two Glasses Joe"
    • 2019
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    • performer: "Waltz Across Texas"
    • writer: "Waltz Across Texas"
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Malcolm McDowell, Meg Foster, Richard Brake, Elizabeth Daily, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Kevin Jackson, Sheri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Lew Temple, Torsten Voges, Pancho Moler, and David Ury in 31 (2016)
    31
    • performer: "Walking The Floor Over You"
    • writer: "Walking The Floor Over You"
    • 2016
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • performer: "Walking the Floor Over You"
    • writer: "Walking the Floor Over You"
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Tom Hiddleston in I Saw the Light (2015)
    I Saw the Light
    • writer: "Walking the Floor Over You"
    • 2015
  • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)
    Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
    • performer: "(When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There"
    • writer: "(When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand There"
    • 2011
  • 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: "In The Jailhouse Now/Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel/Waiting For A Train"
    • Video
    • 2010
  • The Queens of Country (2009)
    The Queens of Country
    • performer: "I Saw The Light"
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, Timothy F. Crowley, Blue Deckert, Brad Leland, Jesse Plemons, Louanne Stephens, Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Aimee Teegarden, Taylor Kitsch, Kate Krause, Gaius Charles, Scott Porter, Kate Melton, Derek Phillips, Stacey Oristano, Omaka Omegah, and Sarah Kate Allsup in Friday Night Lights (2006)
    Friday Night Lights
    • writer: "Waltz Across Texas" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Opry Video Classics: Legends
    • performer: "Waltz Across Texas"
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
    • performer: "Walking the Floor Over You"
    • writer: "Walking the Floor Over You"
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
    Have Dreams, Will Travel
    • performer: "Blue Christmas"
    • 2007
  • Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line (2005)
    Walk the Line
    • writer: "Try Me One More Time"
    • 2005

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 9, 1914
    • Crisp, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • September 6, 1984
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(emphysema)
  • Spouses
      Olene Adams CarterJune 1949 - September 6, 1984 (his death, 5 children)
  • Other works
    CD: "Family Bible" (USP)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Portrayal

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  • Trivia
    Was the first duet partner of Loretta Lynn; their biggest hit together was "Mr. and Mrs. Used-to-Be" (1964).
  • Nickname
    • The Texas Troubador

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