Personal Info
Birth date
1911-11-05 (113 Years)
Day of death
1998-07-06
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Also known as
Leonard Franklin Slye
The King of the Cowboys
Roy Rogers
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was an American singer and cowboy actor, as well as the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants chain. He and his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino, Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog, Bullet, were featured in more than 100 movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often either Pat Brady, (who drove a Jeep called "Nellybelle"), Andy Devine, or the crotchety George "Gabby" Hayes. Rogers's nickname was "King of the Cowboys". Evans's nickname was "Queen of the West." Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Rogers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.4
Overview:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.What's My Line?
6.9
Overview:
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8
Overview:
Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells his land to the O.K. Oil Company and at the urging of cousin Pearl, moves his family to a 35-room mansion in Beverly Hills, California.The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6
Overview:
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.8
Overview:
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.The Fall Guy
7.524
Overview:
Hollywood stuntman Colt Seavers picks up some extra pocket money by using his rough-and-tumble skills to track and capture bail jumpers.The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
5.8
Overview:
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is an American network television music and comedy variety show hosted by singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972 on CBS. He was offered the show after he hosted a 1968 summer replacement for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Campbell used "Gentle on My Mind" as the theme song of the show. The show was one of the few rural-oriented shows to survive CBS's rural purge of 1971.Petticoat Junction
5.8
Overview:
The Bradley family are proud owners of the Shady Rest Hotel. Kate and her three young daughters do the job of running the hotel.Kraft Music Hall
4.667
Overview:
Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical variety genre, sponsored by Kraft Foods, the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and related dairy products. Their commercials were usually announced by "The Voice of Kraft", Ed Herlihy.This Is Your Life
6.455
Overview:
This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.Tony Orlando and Dawn
3.5
Overview:
CBS gave the group a television variety show (entitled Tony Orlando and Dawn) from the summer of 1974, after The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour ended its run, until December 1976. The show was in the same vein as its predecessor (with sketches featuring sarcastic back-and-forth banter between Orlando, Hopkins and Vincent, similar to the sarcastic dialogue between Sonny and Cher) and became a Top 20 hit. They are most famous for "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" & "Knock Three Times"!Donny & Marie
6.5
Overview:
Donny & Marie is an American variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to January 1979. The show stars brother and sister pop duo Donny Osmond and Marie Osmond. Donny had first become popular singing in a music group with his brothers, The Osmonds, and Marie was one of the youngest singers to reach #1 on the Billboard Country Music charts. The siblings were offered a weekly show by ABC-TV President Fred Silverman after he saw the duo co-host a week on The Mike Douglas Show which followed their series of popular remakes of oldies, such as "I'm Leaving It Up To You", "Morning Side Of The Mountain", "Deep Purple" and "Make The World Go Away". Donny and Marie were the youngest entertainers in TV history to host their own variety show. A year later, The Keane Brothers would break this record.The Hollywood Palace
4.5
Overview:
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Originally titled The Saturday Night Hollywood Palace, it began as a mid-season replacement for The Jerry Lewis Show, another variety show which had lasted only three months. It was staged in Hollywood at the former Hollywood Playhouse on Vine Street, which was renamed The Hollywood Palace during the show's duration and is today known as Avalon Hollywood. A little-known starlet named Raquel Welch was cast during the first season as the "Billboard Girl", who placed the names of the acts on a placard.The Roy Rogers Show
6.4
Overview:
Roy Rogers is the owner of the RR Ranch in the Mineral City area, which he runs with the help of the German shepherd dog Bullet and his horse Trigger. Roy, supported by his friend Pat Brady, is often helping the weakest usually threatened by cattle thieves, dishonest sheriffs and villains of various kinds. Pat Brady works as a cook at the Eureka Café, owned by Dale Evans.The Muppet Show
8.034
Overview:
Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
5
Overview:
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters is an American variety show hosted by Barbara, Louise, and Irlene Mandrell that aired on NBC for two season in 1980.Wonder Woman
7
Overview:
With the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and the beauty of Aphrodite, she’s Wonder Woman. Beautiful Amazon princess Wonder Woman travels to 1940s America disguised as Diana Prince, assistant to handsome but trouble-prone Major Steve Trevor. Using her golden belt, which imbues her with astonishing strength, her bullet-deflecting bracelets, a golden lasso that dispels dishonesty and an invisible supersonic plane, Wonder Woman combats evil.The Jim Nabors Hour
NYR
Overview:
The Jim Nabors Hour is an American variety television series hosted by Jim Nabors that aired on the CBS television network from 1969 to 1971. Fresh from his success with Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., which put his backwoods "Gomer Pyle" character from The Andy Griffith Show in a military context, the show not only built on that success, including Ronnie Schell and Frank Sutton, two of Nabors' old co-stars, but also displayed his baritone singing voice, which had been used on the Pyle show on occasion and had gotten Nabors several gold records in the late 1960s. The show was consistently in the top thirty and performed strongly in its time slot, but fell victim to the infamous CBS "rural purge" and was axed by the network.The Don Knotts Show
NYR
Overview:
The Don Knotts Show was a variety program aired by NBC as part of its 1970-71 lineup. Long relegated to the role of sidekick, which he had portrayed for many years in several television series and films, Don Knotts was the headliner here. Each week, he and his guests put on standard TV variety fare of the era. Two recurring features were a skit about the effort involved in putting a weekly television series on the air, much in the spirit of The Jack Benny Show, and The Front Porch, in which Don and a guest would sit in rocking chairs and quietly discuss their philosophies of life. Notable regulars in his cast included Elaine Joyce and Gary Burghoff, who had previously portrayed "Radar O'Reilly" in the film version of M*A*S*H and was about to achieve his greatest fame in reprising that role for the television version of it.Hot Country Nights
NYR
Overview:
Hot Country Nights is an American television series which presented country music acts performing their biggest hits. The series aired on NBC from November 1991 to March 1992. Each episode featured between four to six singing acts, including established stars, up-and-comers and a veteran star. A featured comedian would also perform between acts. Some of the comedians who appeared included Tim Allen and Jeff Dunham. The first broadcast featured Alabama, Clint Black, K.T. Oslin, Kenny Rogers and Pam Tillis.The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
5
Overview:
Brady Hawkes, Billy Montana, and Jeremiah Hawkes are on a train bound for a huge gambling event when the train is taken over by a gang of vicious killers in search of money. As ransom, the gang takes young Jeremiah hostage. Brady and Billy embark on a quest to rescue him and form a small gang of their own along the way.Challenger: The Final Flight
7.096
Overview:
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.Brave Eagle
5
Overview:
Brave Eagle is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief. The program was unconventional in that it ⁕ reflects the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West and ⁕ was the first series to feature an American Indian as a lead character. Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona, a Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom. The episodes center upon routine activities among the Cheyenne, clashes with other tribes, attempts to prevent war, encroachment from white settlers, racial prejudice, and a threat of smallpox.The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show
5
Overview:
The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show is a Western comedy and variety program. In addition to Rogers and Evans, the program featured the Sons of the Pioneers, Pat Brady, and Cliff Arquette.The Carson City Kid
5.5
Overview:
The Carson City Kid and partner Laramie are outlaws. When his partner is caught the Kid, his identity being unknown, takes a job in Jessup's saloon. Here he see Jessup cheat Waren out of his money. Warren then robs Jessup posing as the Kid but gets caught. To gain his freedom, Laramie identifies Warren as the Kid. Realizing Jessup is the man that killed his brother, the Kid must find a way to clear Warren and get Jessup.Billy The Kid Returns
4.5
Overview:
After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him. Although a murderer, Billy was on the side of the homesteaders against the large ranchers. As Billy's death is unknown, Roy gets Garrett to let him pose as Billy to continue the fight, but without the killing.Acting
2020Challenger: The Final Flight (1 Episode) as Self (archive footage)
2008Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances as himself
1998All My Friends Are Cowboys as Self
1992Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' as self
1992Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys as Himself
1991Hot Country Nights (1 Episode) as Unknown
1991The Republic Pictures Story as Self
1989Rootin' Tootin' Roundup as Self (archive sound)
1983The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1 Episode) as Drunk
1981The Fall Guy (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1 Episode) as Self
1978Mickey's 50 as Self
1978Western von gestern (1, 1 Episode) as Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers (archive footage)
1976The Muppet Show (1 Episode) as Self - Special Guest Star
1976Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as (archive footage)
1976It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
1976Donny & Marie (1 Episode) as Self
1975Mackintosh and T.J. as Mackintosh
1975Wonder Woman (1 Episode) as J.P. Hadley
1974Tony Orlando and Dawn (1 Episode) as Self
1973Saga of Sonora as Roy
1970The Don Knotts Show (1 Episode) as Self
1969The Jim Nabors Hour (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1 Episode) as Self
1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
1964The Hollywood Palace (1 Episode) as Self - Singer
1963The Sound of Laughter as Band Member (Hillbilly Guitarist)
1963Petticoat Junction (1 Episode) as Fireater
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self
1962The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Show (12 Episodes) as Unknown
1962The Beverly Hillbillies (1 Episode) as Fire Eater
1959Alias Jesse James as Roy Rogers (uncredited)
1958Kraft Music Hall (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (17 Episodes) as Self
1955Music Land as Singer (archive footage)
1952This Is Your Life (1 Episode) as Self
1952Son of Paleface as Roy Barton
1951The Roy Rogers Show (100 Episodes) as Roy Rogers
1951Pals of the Golden West as Roy Rogers
1951South of Caliente as Roy Rogers
1951In Old Amarillo as Roy Rogers
1951Heart of the Rockies as Roy Rogers
1951Spoilers of the Plains as Roy Rogers
1950Trail of Robin Hood as Roy Rogers
1950North of the Great Divide as Roy Rogers
1950Sunset in the West as Roy Rogers
1950The Colgate Comedy Hour (1 Episode) as Self
1950Trigger, Jr. as Roy Rogers
1950Twilight in the Sierras as Roy Rogers
1950What's My Line? (2 Episodes) as Self - Mystery Guest
1950Bells of Coronado as Roy Rogers
1949The Golden Stallion as Roy Rogers
1949Down Dakota Way as Roy Rogers
1949Susanna Pass as Roy Rogers
1948The Far Frontier as Roy Rogers
1948Grand Canyon Trail as Roy Rogers
1948Night Time in Nevada as Roy Rogers
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1948Eyes of Texas as Roy Rogers
1948Melody Time as Roy Rogers
1948Pecos Bill as Roy Rogers
1948Under California Stars as Roy Rogers
1948The Gay Ranchero as Sheriff Roy Rogers
1947On the Old Spanish Trail as Roy Rogers
1947Springtime in the Sierras as Roy Rogers
1947Bells of San Angelo as Roy Rogers
1947Apache Rose as Roy Rogers
1946Heldorado as Roy Rogers
1946Out California Way as Roy Rogers
1946Home in Oklahoma as Roy Rogers
1946Roll on Texas Moon as Roy Rogers
1946Under Nevada Skies as Roy Rogers
1946My Pal Trigger as Roy Rogers
1946Rainbow Over Texas as Roy Rogers
1946Song of Arizona as Roy Rogers
1945Don't Fence Me In as Roy Rogers
1945Sunset in El Dorado as Roy Rogers
1945Along the Navajo Trail as Roy Rogers
1945Man from Oklahoma as Roy Rogers
1945Bells of Rosarita as Roy Rogers
1945Utah as Roy Rogers
1944Hollywood Canteen as Self
1944Brazil as Roy Rogers
1944Lights of Old Santa Fe as Roy Rogers
1944San Fernando Valley as Roy Rogers
1944Song of Nevada as Roy Rogers
1944The Yellow Rose of Texas as Roy Rogers
1944Cowboy and the Senorita as Roy Rogers
1944Hands Across the Border as Roy Rogers
1943Man from Music Mountain as Roy Rogers
1943Silver Spurs as Roy Rogers
1943Song of Texas as Roy Rogers
1943King of the Cowboys as Roy Rogers
1943Idaho as Roy Rogers
1942Ridin' Down the Canyon as Roy Rogers
1942Heart of the Golden West as Roy Rogers
1942Sunset Serenade as Roy Rogers
1942Sons of the Pioneers as Roy Rogers
1942Romance on the Range as Roy Rogers
1942Sunset on the Desert as Roy Rogers / Bill Sloan
1942South of Santa Fe as Roy Rogers
1942Man from Cheyenne as Roy Rogers
1941Red River Valley as Roy Rogers
1941Jesse James at Bay as Jesse James / Clint Burns
1941Bad Man of Deadwood as Brett Starr aka Bill Brady
1941Meet the Stars #7: Meet Roy Rogers as Himself
1941Nevada City as Jeff Connors
1941Sheriff of Tombstone as Roy Rogers
1941In Old Cheyenne as Steve Blane
1941Arkansas Judge as Tom Martel
1941Robin Hood of the Pecos as Vance Corbin
1940The Border Legion as Steve Kells
1940Rodeo Dough as Roy Rogers
1940Young Bill Hickok as 'Wild' Bill Hickok
1940Colorado as Jerry Burke
1940The Ranger and the Lady as Roy Colt
1940The Carson City Kid as The Carson City Kid's Brother
1940Dark Command as Fletcher 'Fletch' McCloud
1940Young Buffalo Bill as Bill Cody
1939Days of Jesse James as Roy Rogers
1939Saga of Death Valley as Roy Rogers
1939Jeepers Creepers as Sheriff Roy Rogers
1939The Arizona Kid as Roy Rogers
1939Wall Street Cowboy as Roy Rogers
1939In Old Caliente as Roy Rogers
1939Frontier Pony Express as Roy Rogers
1939Southward Ho! as Roy
1939Rough Riders' Round-up as Roy Rogers
1938Shine On Harvest Moon as Roy Rogers
1938Come On, Rangers as Roy Rogers
1938A Feud There Was as Peacemaker / Egghead (singing voice)
1938Billy The Kid Returns as Roy Rogers
1938Under Western Stars as Roy Rogers
1938The Old Barn Dance as Singer
1937Wild Horse Rodeo as Singer
1937The Star Reporter in Hollywood as Son of the Pioneers
1936The Old Corral as Buck O'Keefe
1936California Mail as Square Dance Caller (uncredited)
1936Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1) as Self
1936Rhythm on the Range as Leonard - Sons of the Pioneers
1936Song of the Saddle as Guitarist (uncredited)
1936The Mysterious Avenger as Len
1935Gallant Defender as Nester (Sons of the Pioneers)
1935Way Up Thar as Band Member
1935The Old Homestead as Len
1935Slightly Static as Member of Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)
1934Radio Scout as Member of singing quartet
Production
1955Brave Eagle (2 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
1951The Roy Rogers Show (100 Episodes) ... Producer
Writing
1949Lum and Abner ... Writer