Gene Autry
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed The Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero - honest, brave, and true. Autry was also one of the most important pioneering figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", and his hit "At Mail Call Today", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Up on the House Top". Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance.
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Movies (42)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Christmas in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
2000
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as Self - Sings (archive sound)
1991
The Republic Pictures Story
as Self
1991
A Statlers Christmas Present
as Self - Special Guest
1985
Gay, Gay Hollywood
as Self
1980
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
1976
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
1976
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
1958
Last of the Pony Riders
as Gene Autry
1953
Saginaw Trail
as Gene Autry
1953
Pack Train
as Gene Autry
1953
Goldtown Ghost Riders
as Gene Autry
1953
On Top of Old Smoky
as Gene Autry
1953
Winning of the West
as Gene Autry
1953
Blue Canadian Rockies
as Gene Autry
1952
Wagon Team
as Gene Autry
1952
The Old West
as Gene Autry
1952
Barbed Wire
as Gene Autry
1952
Apache Country
as Gene Autry
1952
Night Stage to Galveston
as Gene Autry
1952
Valley of Fire
as Gene Autry
1951
Hills of Utah
as Dr. Gene Autry
1951
Silver Canyon
as Gene Autry
1951
Whirlwind
as Gene Autry aka The Whirlwind
1951
Texans Never Cry
as Gene Autry
1951
Gene Autry and the Mounties
as Gene Autry
1951
The Blazing Sun
as Gene Autry
1950
Indian Territory
as Gene Autry
1950
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Gene Autry
1950
Hoedown
as Gene Autry (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Cow Town
as Gene Autry
1950
Mule Train
as U.S. Marshal Gene Autry
1950
Sons of New Mexico
as Gene Autry
1949
Riders in the Sky
as Gene Autry
1949
The Cowboy and the Indians
as Gene Autry
1949
Rim of the Canyon
as Gene Autry / Steve Autry
1949
The Big Sombrero
as Gene Autry
1949
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Gene Autry
1949
Loaded Pistols
as Gene Autry
1948
The Strawberry Roan
as Gene Autry
1948
TV Shows (8)
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
Buffalo Bill Jr.
Producer (Production)
1955
Annie Oakley
Executive Producer (Production)
1954
The Red Skelton Show
as Self
1951
The Range Rider
Producer (Production)
1951
The Gene Autry Show
as Gene Autry
1950
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948