Known for movies
Men in Black 3 (2012)
as Soundtrack
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
as Soundtrack
Melody Time (1948)
as Roy Rogers
King of the Cowboys (1943)
as Roy Rogers
Short Info
| Died | July 6, 1998, Apple Valley, California, United States |
| Spouse | Dale Evans, Grace Arline Wilkins, Lucille Ascolese, Happy Trails, Walkin' Blues, Angel Unaware |
| Fact | Star of Mutual (1944-1951) and NBC Radio's (1951-1955) "The Roy Rogers Show." |
| Payments | Earned $75 /week from Under Western Stars (1938) |
Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) was an American singer and actor who became one of the most popular Western stars of his era. He and his wife Dale Evans were the King and Queen of the Cowboys, and their horse Trigger was one of the most famous animals in film history. Rogers appeared in over 100 films and made numerous television appearances, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Western Performers Hall of Fame.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 5, 1911, Rogers was the youngest of eight children. His father was a vaudeville singer, and his mother was a homemaker. Rogers began performing with his family at an early age, and by the time he was a teenager, he was touring the country with his parents and siblings as part of the Slye Family Show.
In 1929, Rogers moved to California to try his hand at acting. He landed a few small roles in films, but it wasn’t until he was cast as the lead in the 1935 film “The Singing Cowboy” that he found stardom. The film was a huge success, and Rogers became a household name. He went on to star in a string of successful Westerns throughout the 1930s and 1940s, including “The Cowboy and the Senorita” (1944) with Dale Evans.
Rogers retired from acting in the 1950s, but continued to tour with Evans and make occasional television appearances. He died of congestive heart failure on July 6, 1998, at the age of 86.
At the time of his death, Rogers had a net worth of $50 million.
General Info
| Full Name | Roy Rogers |
| Died | July 6, 1998, Apple Valley, California, United States |
| Height | 1.79 m |
| Profession | Actor, Singer, Television producer, Happy Trails, Walkin' Blues, Angel Unaware |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Spouse | Dale Evans, Grace Arline Wilkins, Lucille Ascolese, Happy Trails, Walkin' Blues, Angel Unaware |
| Children | Cheryl Darlene Rogers, Roy Rogers Jr., Little Doe Rogers, Robin Rogers, Linda Lou Rogers, Sandy Rogers, Debbie Rogers, Mimi Rogers, Happy Trails, Walkin' Blues, Angel Unaware |
| Parents | Mattie Womack-Slye, Andrew Slye, Happy Trails, Walkin' Blues, Angel Unaware |
| Siblings | Kathleen Loretta Slye O'Dell, Cleda M. Willoughby, Mary Slye, Happy Trails, Walkin' Blues, Angel Unaware |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Grammy Hall of Fame, Academy of Country Music Awards Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award, Academy of Country Music Awards Jim Reeves International Award, Happy Trails, Walkin' Blues, Angel Unaware |
| Music Groups | Sons of the Pioneers |
| Nominations | Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year, Academy of Country Music Award for Vocal Duo of the Year, Happy Trails, Walkin' Blues, Angel Unaware |
| Movies | Cowboy and the Senorita, My Pal Trigger, Under Western Stars, San Fernando Valley, The Golden Stallion, Sunset in El Dorado, Along the Navajo Trail, Son of Paleface, Apache Rose, Eyes of Texas, Rainbow Over Texas, Sunset Serenade, North of the Great Divide, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Bells of Coronad... |
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Salary
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Under Western Stars (1938) | $75 /week |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [Advice to his son, Roy Jr. regarding the Roy Rogers Museum] If the museum starts costing you money, then liquidate everything and move on. [The museum closed its doors in December, 2009. The assets were auctioned off at Christie's in July 2010.] |
| 2 | [in 1982] Not long after Will Rogers died, they turned his ranch into a museum. And it didn't have anything in it. So I made up my mind I was gonna keep everything. |
| 3 | [in 1982, when asked about Republic Pictures owner Herbert J. Yates, his boss for many years] I don't want to talk about Yates. Let's just say he wasn't very flexible. |
| 4 | [in 1982] Another thing that burns me up is that California voted in capital punishment and they haven't electrocuted anyone yet. |
| 5 | When I die, just skin me out and put me up on old Trigger and I'll be happy. |
| 6 | If there were no valleys of sadness and death, we could never really appreciate the sunshine of happiness on the mountain top. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He and his third wife Dale Evans were one of three married couples to make guest appearances in The Muppet Show (1976). The other two were Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge and Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell Jansson. |
| 2 | Son of Andrew Slye. |
| 3 | His horse, Trigger, would often receive second billing, even above his wife and co-star, Dale Evans. |
| 4 | In 1951, several years before the airing of his feature films on TV and just months before the premiere of his long running TV series "The Roy Rogers Show"(1951-57), Roy did TV Ads for "Quaker Oats" and "Mother's Oats" oatmeal. These commercials carried the then unusual slogan, "Quaker and Mother's Oats (oatmeal) are the same". However, things wouldn't remain the same. Following the TV success of "Hopalong Cassidy" feature films,"The Lone Ranger" (1949) and "The Gene Autry Show"(1950), "The Roy Rogers Show" debuted on Dec.30, 1951. "Post Cereals" was the sponsor and Roy's association with "Quaker" and "Mother's Oats" was soon forgotten. |
| 5 | The Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Museum has closed. All the memorabilia was sold at auction in April and May of 2011. |
| 6 | Godfather of Robbie Lee. |
| 7 | The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 8 | He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1752 Vine Street; for Radio at 1733 Vine Street; and for Television at 1620 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. |
| 9 | Rogers was asked to run for Congress on the Republican ticket at one time. He replied, "I have both Democrat and Republican fans and I can't afford to lose any of them!". |
| 10 | Profiled in "Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors", Gary Yoggy, ed. (McFarland, 1998). |
| 11 | Besides his most famous role as Roy Rogers himself, "King of the Cowboys", Roy may be one of the few actors, if not the most famous one, to have played three of the West's greatest legends: Wild Bill Hickok, William F. Cody (aka Buffalo Bill) and Jesse James. Also, in Billy the Kid Returns (1938), he played the slain gunslinger as well. |
| 12 | His adopted daughter is Little Doe Rogers. |
| 13 | Childhood home was on real estate that later included second base in Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium. |
| 14 | Arline Wilkins, his second wife, died a few days after giving birth to their son, Roy Rogers Jr. (Dusty). She had complications from the cesarean--a blood clot formed, traveled to her brain and killed her. Dale Evans, his third wife, became his children's mom when Dusty was 15 months old. He and Arline had three children: two girls and Dusty. |
| 15 | In his autobiography, "Happy Trails: The Story of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans," the former Leonard Slye stated that his stage name of Roy Rogers was given to him by executives at Republic Pictures when he became their new singing cowboy to replace Gene Autry. The Rogers came from Will Rogers, the beloved western comic and storyteller who had recently died in a plane crash in Alaska and Roy was made the first name because it is the French word for "king," as in "Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys." Roy said he had no input at all in the renaming decision. |
| 16 | Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 522-525. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. |
| 17 | Once lived next door to actor Val Kilmer (when Val was a child). When Roy moved, the Kilmers later moved into to his old ranch. Then, in 1999, Val led a Trigger lookalike on stage at the 1999 Academy Awards in honor of Roy Rogers. |
| 18 | Was a strong opponent of gun control, and once appeared in TV commercials put out by the National Rifle Association opposing a proposed ban outlawing certain types of guns in California. |
| 19 | Was a Master Mason. In other words, he became a member of the Masonic Fraternity. |
| 20 | Inducted (as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1995. |
| 21 | Inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1976. |
| 22 | His guest appearance on Wonder Woman (1975) in 1977 reflected his real life, as the character he played was a western man who had adopted several children. Roy's conservative side showed through, though, when he insisted to the show's producers that, in order for him to agree to do the episode, series star Lynda Carter needed to wear more clothing than the "bathing suit" type of costume she normally wore. Rogers won out and Carter wore a sleeved solid red top and white chino pants. |
| 23 | Star of Mutual (1944-1951) and NBC Radio's (1951-1955) "The Roy Rogers Show." |
| 24 | Once received 78,852 fan letters in a single month. |
| 25 | The little town of Portsmouth, Ohio (USA) also claims to be the hometown of Roy. They also have a little museum with mementoes and hoofprints of Trigger, handprints of Roy and Dusty in the sidewalk in front of the museum. Every year they had a Roy Rogers Day and Roy or Dusty would make an appearance. |
| 26 | He and wife Dale Evans adopted four children, one of whom--Cheryl Rogers--later became an actress. One of his and Dale's daughters died in a bus wreck in Aug. 1964. One adopted son choked to death in Nov. 1965. |
| 27 | He had two children and 1 adopted daughter with Arlene Wilkins. |
| 28 | Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Dale Evans. |
| 29 | Roy got his horse Trigger in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that. He had appeared in one earlier movie, ridden by Olivia de Havilland in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Trigger died in 1965 at age 33. |
| 30 | There is a Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Museum at Branson, Missouri. |
| 31 | Nicknames: Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys", Dale Evans "Queen of the West", Trigger "Smartest Horse in the Movies" |
| 32 | Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers. |
| 33 | His dog's name was Bullet and appeared in almost as many of his films as did Trigger. Bullet DID NOT appear in "almost as many" of Roy Rogers films as did Trigger. Trigger was in every feature film and every TV episode, while Bullet was only in a few (very, very few)feature films. Consequently, Bullet didn't come close to appearing as much as Trigger...much less anywhere close to "almost as many.". |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fall Guy | 1983-1984 | TV Series | Roy Rogers |
| Wonder Woman | 1977 | TV Series | J.P. Hadley |
| Mackintosh and T.J. | 1975 | Mackintosh | |
| Saga of Sonora | 1973 | TV Movie | Roy |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1968 | TV Series | Dude Ranch Owner |
| Alias Jesse James | 1959 | Roy Rogers (uncredited) | |
| The Roy Rogers Show | 1951-1957 | TV Series | Roy Rogers Deputy Roy Rogers Sheriff Roy Rogers |
| Son of Paleface | 1952 | Roy Barton | |
| Pals of the Golden West | 1951 | Border Patrolman Roy Rogers | |
| South of Caliente | 1951 | Roy Rogers | |
| In Old Amarillo | 1951 | Roy Rogers | |
| Heart of the Rockies | 1951 | Roy Rogers | |
| Spoilers of the Plains | 1951 | Roy Rogers | |
| Trail of Robin Hood | 1950 | Roy Rogers | |
| North of the Great Divide | 1950 | Roy Rogers | |
| Sunset in the West | 1950 | Roy Rogers | |
| Trigger, Jr. | 1950 | Roy Rogers | |
| Twilight in the Sierras | 1950 | State Parole Officer Roy Rogers | |
| Bells of Coronado | 1950 | Roy Rogers | |
| The Golden Stallion | 1949 | Roy Rogers | |
| Down Dakota Way | 1949 | Roy Rogers | |
| Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner | 1949 | Short | Roy Rogers |
| Susanna Pass | 1949 | Roy Rogers | |
| The Far Frontier | 1948 | Roy Rogers | |
| Grand Canyon Trail | 1948 | Roy Rogers | |
| Night Time in Nevada | 1948 | Roy Rogers | |
| Eyes of Texas | 1948 | Roy Rogers | |
| Melody Time | 1948 | Roy Rogers | |
| Pecos Bill | 1948 | Short | Roy Rogers |
| Under California Stars | 1948 | Roy Rogers | |
| The Gay Ranchero | 1948 | Sheriff Roy Rogers | |
| On the Old Spanish Trail | 1947 | Roy Rogers | |
| Springtime in the Sierras | 1947 | Roy Rogers | |
| Bells of San Angelo | 1947 | Roy Rogers | |
| Hit Parade of 1947 | 1947 | Roy Rogers | |
| Apache Rose | 1947 | Roy Rogers | |
| Heldorado | 1946 | Nevada State Ranger Roy Rogers | |
| Out California Way | 1946 | Roy Rogers | |
| Home in Oklahoma | 1946 | Roy Rogers | |
| Roll on Texas Moon | 1946 | Roy Rogers | |
| Under Nevada Skies | 1946 | Roy Rogers | |
| My Pal Trigger | 1946 | Roy Rogers | |
| Rainbow Over Texas | 1946 | Roy Rogers | |
| Song of Arizona | 1946 | Roy Rogers | |
| Don't Fence Me In | 1945 | Roy Rogers | |
| Sunset in El Dorado | 1945 | Roy Rogers | |
| Along the Navajo Trail | 1945/I | Roy Rogers | |
| Man from Oklahoma | 1945 | Roy Rogers | |
| Bells of Rosarita | 1945 | Roy Rogers | |
| Utah | 1945 | Roy Rogers | |
| Lake Placid Serenade | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| Hollywood Canteen | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| Brazil | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| Lights of Old Santa Fe | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| San Fernando Valley | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| Song of Nevada | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| The Yellow Rose of Texas | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| Cowboy and the Senorita | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| Hands Across the Border | 1944 | Roy Rogers | |
| Man from Music Mountain | 1943 | Roy Rogers | |
| Silver Spurs | 1943 | Roy Rogers | |
| Song of Texas | 1943 | Roy Rogers | |
| King of the Cowboys | 1943 | Roy Rogers | |
| Idaho | 1943 | Roy Rogers | |
| Ridin' Down the Canyon | 1942 | Roy Rogers | |
| Heart of the Golden West | 1942 | Roy Rogers | |
| Sunset Serenade | 1942 | Roy Rogers | |
| Sons of the Pioneers | 1942 | Roy Rogers | |
| Romance on the Range | 1942 | Roy Rogers | |
| Sunset on the Desert | 1942 | Roy Rogers Bill Sloan | |
| South of Santa Fe | 1942 | Roy Rogers | |
| Man from Cheyenne | 1942 | Roy Rogers | |
| Red River Valley | 1941 | Roy Rogers | |
| Jesse James at Bay | 1941 | Jesse James / Clint Burns | |
| Bad Man of Deadwood | 1941 | Brett Starr aka Bill Brady | |
| Nevada City | 1941 | Jeff Connors | |
| Sheriff of Tombstone | 1941 | Brett Starr | |
| In Old Cheyenne | 1941 | Steve Blane | |
| Arkansas Judge | 1941 | Tom Martel | |
| Robin Hood of the Pecos | 1941 | Vance Corbin | |
| The Border Legion | 1940 | Dr. Stephen Kellogg, aka Steve Kells | |
| Rodeo Dough | 1940 | Short | Roy Rogers |
| Young Bill Hickok | 1940 | Bill Hickok | |
| Colorado | 1940 | Lieutenant Jerry Burke | |
| The Ranger and the Lady | 1940 | Texas Ranger Captain Roy Colt | |
| The Carson City Kid | 1940 | Carson City Kid | |
| Young Buffalo Bill | 1940 | Bill Cody | |
| Dark Command | 1940 | Fletch McCloud | |
| Days of Jesse James | 1939 | Roy Rogers | |
| Saga of Death Valley | 1939 | Roy Rogers aka Roy Reynolds | |
| Jeepers Creepers | 1939/I | Sheriff Roy Rogers | |
| The Arizona Kid | 1939 | Roy Rogers | |
| Wall Street Cowboy | 1939 | Roy Rogers | |
| In Old Caliente | 1939 | Roy Rogers | |
| Frontier Pony Express | 1939 | Pony Express Rider Roy Rogers | |
| Southward Ho | 1939 | Roy | |
| Rough Riders' Round-up | 1939 | Roy Rogers | |
| Shine On, Harvest Moon | 1938 | Roy Rogers | |
| Come On, Rangers | 1938 | Roy Rogers | |
| A Feud There Was | 1938 | Short | Elmer Fudd, Peacemaker (Egghead) (singing voice, uncredited) |
| Billy the Kid Returns | 1938 | Roy Rogers Billy the Kid | |
| Under Western Stars | 1938 | Roy Rogers | |
| The Old Barn Dance | 1938 | Singer (as Dick Weston) | |
| Wild Horse Rodeo | 1937 | Singer (as Dick Weston) | |
| The Old Wyoming Trail | 1937 | Guitar Player / Singer / Cowhand Len (uncredited) | |
| The Star Reporter in Hollywood | 1937 | Short | Member of Sons of the Pioneers) (uncredited) |
| The Old Corral | 1936 | Buck O'Keefe (uncredited) | |
| The Big Show | 1936 | Sons of the Pioneers Guitarist (uncredited) | |
| California Mail | 1936 | Square Dance Caller (uncredited) | |
| Rhythm on the Range | 1936 | Leonard - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited) | |
| Song of the Saddle | 1936 | Guitarist - Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited) | |
| The Mysterious Avenger | 1936 | Musician Len (as Sons of the Pioneers) | |
| Gallant Defender | 1935 | Guitar Playing Nester (uncredited) | |
| Way Up Thar | 1935 | Short | Band Member (as Leonard Slye) |
| The Old Homestead | 1935 | Len - Member of Sons of the Pioneers (as Len Slye) | |
| Slightly Static | 1935 | Short | Member of Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men in Black 3 | 2012 | performer: "I'm an Old Cowhand" | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary performer: "Born to the Saddle", "Uncle Noah's Ark", "Keep a-Walkin'", "When the Sun Is Setting on the Prairie" - uncredited / writer: "Uncle Noah's Ark" - uncredited | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing | 2009 | Video documentary performer: "Under California Stars" - uncredited | |
| The Big Empty | 2003 | "THAT'S ALRIGHT" / performer: "DUCKWALK" / writer: "DUCKWALK" | |
| Visiting... with Huell Howser | 1996 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Sleepless in Seattle | 1993 | performer: "Sleigh Ride", "Jingle Bells" | |
| 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards | 1990 | TV Special performer: "Heroes and Friends" | |
| La bête lumineuse | 1982 | Documentary performer: "Ride 'Em Cowboy" | |
| Smokey and the Bandit II | 1980 | performer: "Ride Concrete Cowboy, Ride" | |
| The Muppet Show | 1979 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | 1976 | performer: "Sing as You Work" - uncredited | |
| It's Showtime | 1976 | Documentary performer: "A Four-Legged Friend" - uncredited | |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1966 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show | 1962 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1959 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| The Roy Rogers Show | 1951-1957 | TV Series performer - 101 episodes | |
| This Is Your Life | 1953 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Son of Paleface | 1952 | performer: "Buttons and Bows", "Four Legged Friend", "There's a Cloud in My Valley of Sunshine", "California Rose" | |
| South of Caliente | 1951 | performer: "My Home Is Over Yonder', "Won'tcha Be A Friend Of Mine?" | |
| In Old Amarillo | 1951 | performer: "Wasteland", "In Old Amarillo", "Under the Lone Star Moon" | |
| Heart of the Rockies | 1951 | performer: "Rodeo Square Dance", "Wanderin'", "Heart of the Rockies", "Prairie Country" | |
| Trail of Robin Hood | 1950 | : uncredited", "Ev'ry Day Is Christmas Day In the West" uncredited", "Home Town Jubilee" uncredited" - performer: "Get a Christmas Tree For Johnny", uncredited | |
| North of the Great Divide | 1950 | performer: "North of the Great Divide", "Just Keep A'movin'", "By The Laughing Spring" | |
| Sunset in the West | 1950 | performer: "Sunset In The West", "Rollin' Wheels" | |
| Trigger, Jr. | 1950 | performer: "May The Good Lord Take A Likin' To You", "Stampede", "The Big Rodeo" - uncredited | |
| The Golden Stallion | 1949 | performer: "The Golden Stallion", "There's Always Time For A Song" | |
| Susanna Pass | 1949 | performer: "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes", "A Good, Good Mornin'", "Susanna Pass" | |
| Grand Canyon Trail | 1948 | performer: "Grand Canyon Trail", "Colorado Joe" | |
| Night Time in Nevada | 1948 | performer: "The Big Rock Candy Mountain", "Night-Time In Nevada" | |
| Eyes of Texas | 1948 | performer: "Texas Trails", "Padre of Old San Antone" | |
| Melody Time | 1948 | performer: "Pecos Bill", "Blue Shadows on the Trail" | |
| Under California Stars | 1948 | performer: "Under California Stars", "Dust", "Little Saddle Pal" | |
| The Gay Ranchero | 1948 | performer: "Wait'll I Get My Sunshine Into the Moonlight" | |
| On the Old Spanish Trail | 1947 | performer: "My Adobe Hacienda", "On the Old Spanish Trail" | |
| Springtime in the Sierras | 1947 | performer: "Springtime in the Sierras", "Oh, What a Picture", "Pedro From Acapulco", "A Cowboy Has To Sing", "The Quilting Party When I Saw Sweet Nellie Home" 1859 uncredited | |
| Bells of San Angelo | 1947 | performer: "The Bells of San Angelo", "I Like to Get Up Early in the Morning", "A Cowboy's Dream of Heaven" | |
| Hit Parade of 1947 | 1947 | performer: "Is Anybody Here From Texas" | |
| Apache Rose | 1947 | performer: "Ride Vaqueros", "At the Wishing Well" - uncredited | |
| Heldorado | 1946 | performer: "Heldorado", "Good Neighbor", "My Saddle Pals and I", "Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes of Blue" / writer: "My Saddle Pals and I" | |
| Out California Way | 1946 | performer: "Little Bronc of Mine", "Ridin' Down the Sunset Trail" | |
| Home in Oklahoma | 1946 | performer: "I Wish I Was A Kid Again", "Jailhouse Sequence", "Home In Oklahoma", "Miguelito", "Cowboy Ham and Eggs" | |
| Roll on Texas Moon | 1946 | performer: "The Jumping Bean", "Roll On, Texas Moon", "What's Doing Tonight In Dreamland", "Wontcha Be a Friend of Mine" | |
| Under Nevada Skies | 1946 | performer: "Under Nevada Skies", "Anytime That I'm With You", "Ne-Ha-Nee" | |
| My Pal Trigger | 1946 | performer: "Ole Faithful", "Livin' Western Style", "Harriet" | |
| Night and Day | 1946 | performer: "Don't Fence Me In" 1934 - uncredited | |
| Man from Rainbow Valley | 1946 | writer: "The Man in the Moon Is A Cowhand" | |
| Rainbow Over Texas | 1946 | performer: "Little Senorita", "Rainbow Over Texas", "Texas, U. S. A.", "Cowboy Camp Meeting", "Lights of Old Santa Fe" | |
| Song of Arizona | 1946 | performer: "Song of Arizona", "When A Fellow Needs a Friend", "Did You Ever Get That Feeling in the Moonlight", "Round and Around--The Lariat Song", "Mr. Spook Steps Out" | |
| Don't Fence Me In | 1945 | performer: "Choo Choo Polka", "My Little Buckaroo", "Don't Fence Me In", "Along the Navajo Trail" - uncredited | |
| Sunset in El Dorado | 1945 | performer: "Call of the Prairie", "Go West Young Man" uncredited, "It's No Use" | |
| Along the Navajo Trail | 1945/I | performer: "Along the Navajo Trail", "Saving For a Rainy Day" | |
| Man from Oklahoma | 1945 | performer: "I'm Gonna Have a Cowboy Wedding", "For You and Me" - uncredited | |
| Bells of Rosarita | 1945 | performer: "Bells of Rosarita", "I'm Going To Build a Big Fence Around Texas", "When the Circus Comes To Town" | |
| Utah | 1945 | performer: "Lonesome Cowboy Blues", "Utah", "Utah Trail", "Beneath a Utah Sky", "Wild and Wooly Gals From Out Chicago Way" | |
| Lake Placid Serenade | 1944 | performer: "Winter Wonderland" - uncredited | |
| Hollywood Canteen | 1944 | performer: "Don't Fence Me In" 1934 | |
| Brazil | 1944 | performer: "Hands Across the Border" | |
| Lights of Old Santa Fe | 1944 | performer: "The Cowpoke Polka", "I'm A Happy Guy In My Levi Britches", "Cowboy Jubilee", "The Nerve Of Some People", "Trigger Hasn't Got A Purty Figure", "Lights of Old Santa Fe" / writer: "Ride 'Em, Cowboy" | |
| San Fernando Valley | 1944 | performer: "San Fernando Valley", "They Went Thataway", "Sweeter Than You" | |
| Cowboy and the Senorita | 1944 | performer: "Cowboy and the Senorita" | |
| Man from Music Mountain | 1943 | performer: "Smiles Are Made Out of the Sunshine", "I'm Beginning to Care" | |
| Silver Spurs | 1943 | performer: "Tumbling Tumbleweeds", "Back in Your Own Backyard", "Highways Are Happy Ways When They Lead the Way to Home" - uncredited | |
| Song of Texas | 1943 | performer: "Mexicali Rose", "Moonlight and Roses", "Cielito Lindo", "There's A Rainbow Over the Range", "I Love the Prairie Country", "Blue Bonnet Girl" | |
| King of the Cowboys | 1943 | performer: "I'm an Old Cowhand", "Ride 'Em, Cowboy", "A Gay Ranchero", "Roll Along Prairie Moon", "Ride, Ranger, Ride" / writer: "Ride 'Em, Cowboy" | |
| Idaho | 1943 | performer: "Idaho", "Lone Buckaroo", "Stop!", "Git Along Little Dogies" | |
| Ridin' Down the Canyon | 1942 | performer: "Blue Prairie", "My Little Buckaroo", "In a Little Spanish Town", "Ridin' Down the Canyon" - uncredited / writer: "Curly Joe from Idaho" - uncredited | |
| Heart of the Golden West | 1942 | performer: "River Robin", "Who's Gonna Help Me Sing?" / writer: "Cowboys and Indians" | |
| Sunset Serenade | 1942 | performer: "Song of the San Joaquin", "I'm A Cowboy Rockefeller", "Mavourneen O'Shea", "A Sandman Lullaby" / writer: "Song of the San Joaquin", "I'm A Cowboy Rockefeller" | |
| Sons of the Pioneers | 1942 | performer: "Things Are Never What They Seem", "He's Gone, He's Gone Up the Trail", "Trail Herdin' Cowboy", "The West Is In My Soul" | |
| Romance on the Range | 1942 | performer: "Coyote's Serenade", "O-o-oh, Wonderful World", "Rocky Mountain Lullaby", "Sing As You Work", "When Romance Rides the Range" / writer: "Rocky Mountain Lullaby" | |
| Sunset on the Desert | 1942 | performer: "Remember Me", "Faithful Pal O' Mine" | |
| South of Santa Fe | 1942 | performer: "We're Headin' For the Home Corral", "Song of the Vaqueros", "Down the Trail" | |
| Man from Cheyenne | 1942 | performer: "My Old Pal, Pal of Mine", "When a Cowboy Starts to Courtin'", "Happy Cowboy" - uncredited | |
| Red River Valley | 1941 | performer: "Red River Valley", "Chant of the Wanderer", "Springtime on the Range" - uncredited | |
| Jesse James at Bay | 1941 | performer: "You For Me", "The Old Chisholm Trail" - uncredited | |
| Bad Man of Deadwood | 1941 | performer: "Joe O'Grady", "Home on the Rangeland", "Song of the Dusty Trail" / writer: "Home on the Rangeland" | |
| Nevada City | 1941 | performer: "Prairie Serenade", "Stars over the Prairie" | |
| Sheriff of Tombstone | 1941 | performer: "Ridin' On a Rocky Road", "Old Skyball Paint" | |
| Robin Hood of the Pecos | 1941 | performer: "It's A Sad, Sad Story" | |
| The Border Legion | 1940 | performer: "With My Guitar and You", "Get Along Little Doggies!" | |
| Young Bill Hickok | 1940 | performer: "When the Shadows Fall Across the Rockies", "A Cowboy Wedding", "I'll Keep on Singing a Song" - uncredited / writer: "I'll Keep on Singing a Song" - uncredited | |
| Colorado | 1940 | performer: "Night on the Prairie" - uncredited | |
| The Ranger and the Lady | 1940 | performer: "As Long As We're Dancing", "Chiquita" | |
| The Carson City Kid | 1940 | performer: "Sonora Moon" | |
| Young Buffalo Bill | 1940 | performer: "Rollin' Down to Santa Fe", "Blow, Breeze, Blow" - uncredited | |
| Days of Jesse James | 1939 | performer: "I'm a Son of a Cowboy" 1939, "Saddle Your Dreams" 1939, "Echo Mountain" 1939 - uncredited | |
| Jeepers Creepers | 1939/I | performer: "Jeepers Creepers", "The Little Brown Jug", "Listen to the Mockingbird" | |
| The Arizona Kid | 1939 | performer: "It's Home Sweet Home to Me", "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot", "Lazy Old Moon" - uncredited | |
| Wall Street Cowboy | 1939 | performer: "Me and the Rollin' Sand", "Ride 'Em Cowboy", "Ridin' Down Rainbow Trail" | |
| In Old Caliente | 1939 | performer: "Sundown on the Rangeland", "We're Not Coming Out Tonight", "The Moon, She Will Be Shining Tonight" | |
| Frontier Pony Express | 1939 | performer: "My Old Kentucky Home", "Rusty Spurs" - uncredited | |
| Southward Ho | 1939 | performer: "But She's All Wet Now", "I Hope I'm Not Dreaming Again", "Keep A-walking the Other Way", "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" uncredited / writer: "But She's All Wet Now", "I Hope I'm Not Dreaming Again" | |
| Rough Riders' Round-up | 1939 | performer: "Ridin' Down the Trail", "Here on the Range With You" - uncredited / writer: "Ridin' Down the Trail" - uncredited | |
| Shine On, Harvest Moon | 1938 | performer: "The Man in the Moon is a Cowhand", "Cabin on the Range", "Headin' For the Open Range", "I've Sold My Saddle For an Old Guitar", "Shine on Harvest Moon" / writer: "The Man in the Moon is a Cowhand" | |
| Come On, Rangers | 1938 | performer: "Song of the West", "Let Me Hum a Western Song", "I've Learned a Lot About Women", "Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground" 1864 - uncredited | |
| Billy the Kid Returns | 1938 | "When the Sun is Setting on the Prairie" / performer: "Born to the Saddle", "Trail Blazin'", "Save a Smile for a Rainy Day", "When I Camped Under the Stars" | |
| Under Western Stars | 1938 | performer: "Dust", "Listen to the Rhythm of the Range", "That Pioneer Mother of Mine", "When a Cowboy Sings a Song" | |
| Outlaws of the Prairie | 1937 | writer: "My Saddle Pals and I" | |
| The Old Wyoming Trail | 1937 | "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" | |
| The Old Corral | 1936 | writer: "Down Along the Sleepy Rio Grande" |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Roy Rogers Show | TV Series executive producer - 24 episodes, 1952 - 1955 producer - 3 episodes, 1952 - 1954 | ||
| Brave Eagle | 1955 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Feud There Was | 1938 | Short musician - uncredited |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| America's Castles | 1996 | TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The John Davidson Show | 1982 | TV Series | Himself |
| Wait Till We're 65 | 1981 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nashville Palace | 1981 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1970-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Himself - Cowboy Vocalist / Country Vocalist / ... |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1965-1979 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Muppet Show | 1979 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest Star |
| Mickey's 50 | 1978 | Documentary | Himself |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Cameo |
| Good Morning America | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| Over Easy | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 88th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade | 1977 | TV Movie | Himself - Grand Marshal |
| Donny and Marie | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1976 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Mac Davis Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Tony Orlando and Dawn | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1973-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mickie Finns Finally Present How the West Was Lost | 1975 | TV Special | Narrator |
| At Long Last Cole | 1975 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Outdoor Rambling | 1972 | Himself | |
| Stand Up and Cheer | 1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jim Nabors Hour | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Don Knotts Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1952-1970 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1964-1970 | TV Series | Himself - Singer / Himself - Host / Himself - Cameo |
| Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1969 | TV Series | Himself / 'King of the Cowboys' |
| Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His Music | 1969 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Milton Berle Show | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Andy Williams Show | 1963-1966 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Singer |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1961-1965 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Actor / Singer |
| I've Got a Secret | 1958-1961 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1956-1961 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host / Performer / ... |
| It Happened in Hollywood | 1960 | TV Series documentary | |
| What's My Line? | 1954-1958 | TV Series | Himself - Mystery Guest |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Heart of Show Business | 1957 | Short | Himself, Narrator |
| Salute to Baseball | 1956 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Small Fry | 1956 | Short | Himself |
| Person to Person | 1955 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1955 | TV Series | Herself |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Invisible Man | 1954 | Short | Himself |
| Tournament of Roses | 1954 | Short | Himself - Parade Rider |
| This Is Your Life | 1953 | TV Series | Himself - Guest of Honor |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood on the Ball | 1952 | Short | Himself |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1951 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Unusual Occupations L-7-3 Modern Pioneers | 1948 | Short | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 1: Hollywood Cowboys | 1947 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Picture People No. 2: Hollywood Sports | 1941 | Short | Himself |
| Meet the Stars #7: Meet Roy Rogers | 1941 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 8: Cowboy Jubilee | 1940 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots Series 19, No 6: Hollywood Recreations | 1940 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots: Seeing Hollywood | 1940 | Documentary short | Himself - Rose Bowl Parade Participant |
| Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 3: Outdoor Parties | 1939 | Documentary short | Himself, Party Guest |
| All My Friends Are Cowboys | 1998 | Himself | |
| The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1998 | TV Special | Himself (Memoriam) |
| Biography | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Praise the Lord | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bob Hope: The First 90 Years | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
| Hot Country Nights | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 34th Annual Grammy Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| One on One with John Tesh | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Republic Pictures Story | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| Hee Haw | 1970-1989 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Glasgow: Big Night Out | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Roy Rogers & Trigger) |
| Village Music: Last of the Great Record Stores | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| When Seattle Invented the Future: The 1962 World's Fair | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A Current Affair | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Paws, Claws & Videotape | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Love Letters in the Sands of Time | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Warner at War | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Last Western | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Christmas from Hollywood | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Steal This Movie | 2000 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| The 71st Annual Academy Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Special Memorial Tribute |
| Film Breaks | 1999 | TV Series documentary | |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Showbiz Today | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| America's Music: The Roots of Country | 1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (1996) |
| The Our Gang Story | 1994 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood on Parade | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Action Heroes of Movies & T.V.: A Campy Compilation | 1989 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The West That Never Was | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Muppet Video: Country Music with the Muppets | 1985 | Video | Himself |
| Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee | 1984 | Video documentary | |
| Best of the Dean Martin Show | 1979 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Bob Hope's World of Comedy | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | 1976 | Roy | |
| It's Showtime | 1976 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Hooray for Hollywood | 1975 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sound of Laughter | 1963 | Documentary | Band Member (Hillbilly Guitarist) |
| Hollywood and the Stars | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1957 | TV Series | Himself |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Bronc Busters | 1955 | Short | Himself |
| Music Land | 1955 | Singer | |
| Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood | 1953 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Screen Snapshots 2856: It Was Only Yesterday | 1950 | Short | Roy Rogers |
| Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Party | 1948 | Short | Himself |
| Night and Day | 1946 | Singer (uncredited) |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Founder's Award | Golden Boot Awards | ||
| 1983 | Golden Boot | Golden Boot Awards | ||
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 1752 Vine Street |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 1620 Vine Street. |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Radio | On 8 February 1960. At 1733 Vine Street. |
| 1953 | Golden Apple | Golden Apple Awards | Most Cooperative Actor |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
