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Johnny Cash

Known for: Acting

Born 26/02/1932

Died 2003-09-12

Place of birth Kingsland, Arkansas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John R. "Johnny" Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal led to Cash being inducted in both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and he covered the synthpop band Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus. Cash was known for his deep, distinctive bass-baritone voice; for the "boom-chicka-boom" freight train sound of his Tennessee Three backing band; for his rebelliousness, coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor; for providing free concerts inside prison walls; and for his dark performance clothing, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black". He traditionally started his concerts by saying, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash." and usually following it up with his standard "Folsom Prison Blues." Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "Get Rhythm" and "Man in Black". He also recorded humorous numbers, including "One Piece at a Time" and "A Boy Named Sue"; a duet with his future wife, June Carter, called "Jackson"; as well as railroad songs including "Hey, Porter" and "Rock Island Line". Cash, a devout but troubled Christian, has been characterized as a "lens through which to view American contradictions and challenges." A Biblical scholar, he penned a Christian novel titled Man in White, and he made a spoken word recording of the entire New King James Version of the New Testament. Even so, Cash declared that he was "the biggest sinner of them all", and viewed himself overall as a complicated and contradictory man. Accordingly, Cash is said to have "contained multitudes", and has been deemed "the philosopher-prince of American country music". Description above from the Wikipedia article Johnny Cash, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Series ★ 8,0

The Simpsons

Space Coyote (voice)

1989

Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

Series ★ 6,4

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Musical Guest

1993

Series ★ 8,1

Columbo

Tommy Brown

1971

Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

1975

Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self (uncredited)

1975

Series ★ 6,6

Wagon Train

Frank Hoag

1957

Series ★ 7,9

Little House on the Prairie

Caleb Hodgekiss

1974

Series ★ 7,6

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Kid Cole

1993

Series ★ 6,6

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

1962

Series ★ 5,3

Wogan

Self

1982

Series ★ 6,1

Late Night with David Letterman

Self - Musical Guest

1982

Series ★ 6,7

Renegade

1992

Series ★ 7,3

Die Drehscheibe

Self

1964

Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Series ★ 7,5

North and South

John Brown

1985

Series ★ 6,2

Finding Your Roots

Self (archive footage)

2012

Series ★ 5,1

The Rebel

Pratt

1959

Series ★ 6,7

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self

1968

Series ★ 6,9

The Partridge Family

Variety Show Host (uncredited)

1970

Series ★ 6,5

The Deputy

Bo Braddock

1959

Series ★ 6,4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

1956

Series ★ 7,7

Classic Albums

Self (archive footage)

1997

Series ★ 8,0

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

1976

Series ★ 4,7

The Flip Wilson Show

Self

1970

Series ★ 8,0

The Bell Telephone Hour

Self

1959

Series ★ 7,4

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self

1978

Series ★ 6,8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Self

1969

Series ★ 7,8

The George Gobel Show

Self

1954

Series ★ 5,0

Legends

Self (archive footage)

2006

Series ★ 7,9

The Wonderful World of Disney

Self

1954

Series ★ 6,7

The Dick Clark Show

Self

1958

Series ★ 6,4

Shindig!

Self - Singer

1964

Series ★ 6,5

The Johnny Cash Show

Self - Host

1969

Series ★ 3,5

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Self

1974

Series ★ 8,0

Musikladen

Self

1972

Series ★ 5,9

This Is Pop

Self (archive footage)

2021

Series ★ 9,0

VH1 Storytellers

Self

2005

Series ★ 7,4

The Seventies

Self (archive footage)

2015

Series ★ 9,0

CMA Awards

Self

1967

Film ★ 6,2

The Hunted

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2003

Series ★ 6,0

Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters

Self

1980

Series ★ 8,2

E! True Hollywood Story

Self

1996

Series ★ 7,0

The Jim Nabors Hour

1969

Series ★ 7,0

Drei mal neun

Self

1970

Series ★ 8,0

Song by Song

Self (archive footage)

2012

Film ★ 5,4

Stagecoach

Marshal Curly Wilcox

1986

Film ★ 7,1

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage)

2020

Film ★ 6,0

Hootenanny Hoot!

Self

1963

Film ★ 7,7

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Self (archive footage)

2005

Film ★ 5,8

A Gunfight

Abe Cross

1971

Film ★ 7,5

Country at the BBC

Self

2011

Film ★ 7,9

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Self

1978

Series

Hits That Missed at the BBC

Self (archive footage)

2024

Film ★ 6,9

Eat the Document

Self

1972

Film ★ 6,9

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

Self (archive footage)

2020

Film ★ 7,0

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Self

2007

Film ★ 7,6

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Self (archive footage)

2019

Film ★ 5,4

The Pride of Jesse Hallam

Jesse Hallam

1981

Series ★ 8,6

The Grammys

Self

1959

Film ★ 6,4

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Johnny Cash

1970

Film ★ 7,0

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

Self (archive footage)

2021

Film ★ 5,2

The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

Frank James

1986

Film ★ 5,3

June

Self (archive footage)

2023