Gene Autry
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Self
1951
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
1956
Series
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Singer
1956
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Gene Autry Show
Gene Autry
1950
Film
Radio Ranch
Gene Autry
1940
Film
Saddle Pals
Gene Autry
1947
Film
Down Mexico Way
Gene Autry
1941
Film
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
1976
Film
The Phantom Empire
Gene Autry
1935
Film
Christmas in Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
2000
Film
Whirlwind
Gene Autry aka The Whirlwind
1951
Film
Texans Never Cry
Gene Autry
1951
Film
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Gene Autry
1940
Film
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Git Along Little Dogies
Gene Autry
1937
Film
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1958
Film
The Cowboy and the Indians
Gene Autry
1949
Film
Boots and Saddles
Gene Autry
1937
Film
Loaded Pistols
Gene Autry
1948
Film
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Gene Autry
1951
Film
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Gene Autry
1937
Film
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
The Republic Pictures Story
Self
1991
Film
Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown
Self (archive)
2004
Film
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
Self - Sings (archive sound)
1991
Film
Home on the Prairie
Gene Autry
1939
Film
Winning of the West
Gene Autry
1953
Film
Valley of Fire
Gene Autry
1951
Film
Silver Canyon
Gene Autry
1951
Film
Sunset in Wyoming
Gene Autry
1941
Film
Melody Ranch
Cornelius J. Courtney
1940
Film
Oh, Susanna
Gene Autry aka Tex Smith
1936
Film
Call of the Canyon
Gene Autry
1942
Film
Carolina Moon
Gene Autry
1940
Film
Red River Valley
Gene Autry
1936
Film
Saginaw Trail
Gene Autry
1953
Film
Mule Train
U.S. Marshal Gene Autry
1950
Film
Home in Wyomin'
Gene Autry
1942
Film
The Singing Hill
Gene Autry
1941
Film
Ridin' on a Rainbow
Gene Autry
1941
Film
Colorado Sunset
Gene Autry
1939
Film
Shooting High
Will Carson
1940
Film
Blue Canadian Rockies
Gene Autry
1952
Film
Mountain Rhythm
Gene Autry
1939
Film
Blue Montana Skies
Gene Autry
1939
Film
South of the Border
Gene Autry
1939
Film
The Old Corral
Sheriff Gene Autry
1936
Film
Under Fiesta Stars
Gene Autry
1941
Film
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Self
1980
Film
Rancho Grande
Gene Autry
1940
Film
Indian Territory
Gene Autry
1950
Film
Prairie Moon
Gene Autry
1938
Film
Robin Hood Of Texas
Gene Autry
1947
Film
Back in the Saddle
Gene Autry
1941
Film
In Old Santa Fe
Gene Autry
1934
Film
Mystery Mountain
Teamster Thomas (ch's 6-8) (uncredited)
1934
Film
The Blazing Sun
Gene Autry
1950
Film
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Self
1937
Film
Stardust on the Sage
Gene Autry
1942
Film
In Old Monterey
Gene
1939
Film
Rhythm of the Saddle
Gene Autry
1938
Film
Guns and Guitars
Gene Autry
1936
Film
Riders of the Whistling Pines
Gene Autry
1949
Film
The Old West
Gene Autry
1952
Film
Public Cowboy No. 1
Helen Morgan
1937
Film
Man from Music Mountain
Gene Autry
1938
Film
Gaucho Serenade
Gene Autry
1940
Film
Sioux City Sue
Gene Autry
1946
Film
Apache Country
Gene Autry
1952
Film
Twilight on the Rio Grande
Gene Autry
1947
Film
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Gene Autry
1936
Film
Cowboy Serenade
Gene Autry
1942
Film
The Big Show
Gene Autry/Tom Ford
1936
Film
Wagon Team
Gene Autry
1952
Film
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Gene Autry
1939
Film
Heart of the Rio Grande
Gene Autry
1942
Film
The Singing Cowboy
Gene Autry
1936
Film
Western Jamboree
Gene Autry
1938
Film
The Strawberry Roan
Gene Autry
1948
Film
Bells of Capistrano
Gene Autry
1942
Film
The Singing Vagabond
Captain Tex Autry
1935
Film
The Old Barn Dance
Gene Autry
1938
Film
The Last Round-up
Gene Autry
1947
Film
Hills of Utah
Dr. Gene Autry
1951
Film
Cow Town
Gene Autry
1950
Film
Beyond the Purple Hills
Gene Autry
1950
Film
Barbed Wire
Gene Autry
1952
Film
Last of the Pony Riders
Gene Autry
1953
Film
Trail to San Antone
Gene Autry
1947
Film
Rim of the Canyon
Gene Autry / Steve Autry
1949
Film
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Gene Autry
1936
Film
The Big Sombrero
Gene Autry
1949
Film
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Gene Autry
1935
Film
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
Gene Autry
1937
Film
Riders in the Sky
Gene Autry
1949
Film
Rodeo Dough
Gene Autry
1940
Film
Mexicali Rose
Gene Autry
1939
Film
Melody Trail
Gene Autry
1935
Film
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Gene Autry
1953
Film
Sierra Sue
Gene Autry
1941
Film
Night Stage to Galveston
Gene Autry
1952
Film
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Gene Autry
1935
Film
Round-Up Time in Texas
Gene Autry
1937
Film
Hoedown
Gene Autry (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Film
Springtime in the Rockies
Gene Autry
1937
Film
Pack Train
Gene Autry
1953
Film
Sons of New Mexico
Gene Autry
1949
Film
Gold Mine in the Sky
Gene Autry
1938
Film
On Top of Old Smoky
Gene Autry
1953
Film
A Statlers Christmas Present
Self - Special Guest
1985