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Overview

Date of Birth:
13 February 1919, Bristol, Tennessee, USA more
Date of Death:
17 October 1991, Reston, Virginia, USA more
Mini Biography:
Composer, singer and author, educated at the Cincinnati Conservatory.... more
Trivia:
His popular TV program "The Ford Show" was not named after him, although... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win more
Alternate Names:
Tennessee Ernie

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" .... Guest Performer (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #3.15 (1971) TV episode .... Guest Performer

  2. The Peapicker in Piccadilly (1969) (TV)
    ... aka The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (UK)
  3. Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  4. "The Red Skelton Show" .... Loser Lumpkin (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #16.28 (1967) TV episode .... Loser Lumpkin
  5. "The Lucy Show" .... Homer Higgins (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka "The Lucille Ball Show" (USA: alternative title)
        - Lucy and Tennessee Ernie Ford (1967) TV episode .... Homer Higgins
  6. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1962) TV series (unknown episodes)

  7. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... KoKo / ... (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Ford Show"
        - The Mikado (1959) TV episode .... KoKo/Narrator
  8. "Make Room for Daddy" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Danny Thomas Show" (USA: new title)
        - Tennesee Ernie Stays for Dinner (1959) TV episode
  9. The Lonely Man (1957) (voice) .... Singer
  10. "I Love Lucy" .... Cousin Ernie (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka "Lucy in Connecticut" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Sunday Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka "The Top Ten Lucy Show" (USA: rerun title)
        - Tennessee Bound (1955) TV episode .... Cousin Ernie
        - Tennessee Ernie Hangs On (1954) TV episode .... Cousin Ernie
        - Tennessee Ernie Visits (1954) TV episode .... Cousin Ernie
  11. Corral Cuties (1954)
  12. "Old American Barn Dance" (1953) TV series (as Tennessee Ernie) .... Regular performer
  13. Man in the Saddle (1951) (uncredited) .... Wrangler/Singer of Title Song
    ... aka The Outcast (UK)

  14. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) (uncredited) .... Nightclub/Hillbilly singer
    ... aka Samuel Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives (USA: poster title)
Soundtrack:
  1. W. (2008/I) (writer: "Shotgun Boogie")
    ... aka Oliver Stone's W. (Germany: TV title)
    ... aka W. - Ein missverstandenes Leben (Germany: DVD title)
  2. Unaccompanied Minors (2006) (performer: "Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus")
    ... aka Grounded (UK)
  3. Best of Country Live! (2006) (V) (performer: "Shotgun Boogie")
  4. Wild Seven (2006) (performer: "Sixteen Tons")
  5. Door to Door (2002) (TV) (performer: "Sixteen Tons")

  6. "The Simpsons" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Bart Gets an Elephant (1994) TV episode (performer: "Sixteen Tons")

  7. Rising Storm (1989) (performer: "What a Friend We Have in Jesus")
    ... aka Rebel Storm
    ... aka Rebel Waves
  8. Ghosts of the Sky (1989) (V) (performer: "Ghost Squadron")
    ... aka Wings Video Series: Ghosts of the Sky (USA: video box title)

  9. "The Jack Benny Program" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1961) TV episode (performer: "John Henry" (uncredited)) ("Sweet Georgia Brown" (uncredited))

  10. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka "The Ford Show"
        - Episode #3.31 (1959) TV episode (performer: "St. Louis Blues")
  11. The Lonely Man (1957) (performer: "The Lonely Man")
  12. Corral Cuties (1954) (performer: "Don't Start Courtin' in a Hotrod", "Bright Lights and Blond Haired Women")
  13. River of No Return (1954) (performer: "River of No Return" (uncredited))
  14. Man in the Saddle (1951) (performer: "Man in the Saddle")
    ... aka The Outcast (UK)
Self:
  1. A Ford Show Family Christmas (1994) (V) .... Himself

  2. "Hee Haw" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1974-1979)
        - Episode #11.11 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #11.3 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #10.23 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #6.18 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.21 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode dated 6 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Dinah!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1976-1977)
    ... aka "Dinah! & Friends"
        - Episode dated 3 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 October 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
  5. The Stars and Stripes Show (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  6. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1972-1975)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 31 March 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 February 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Day at Night" (1974) TV series .... Himself (1974)
  8. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode dated 17 June 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  9. "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - Episode #4.18 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #4.14 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.24 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  10. Opryland (1973) (TV) .... Himself
  11. "Dinah's Place" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 6 September 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "The Johnny Cash Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.6 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
    ... aka "Laugh-In"
        - Episode #3.19 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.11 (1969) TV episode .... Himself

  14. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 22 December 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1962-1966)
        - Episode dated 30 October 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 19 October 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 27 December 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Guest Host (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #2.33 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
  17. The Tennessee Ernie Ford Hour (1964) (TV) .... Himself
  18. The Story of Christmas (1963) (TV) .... Himself
  19. "The Jack Benny Program" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka "The Jack Benny Show" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "The Lucky Strike Program" (USA: alternative title)
        - Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  20. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1960)
    ... aka "The Ford Show"
        - Episode #5.9 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.10 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.12 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Host
  21. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka "Ford Startime"
    ... aka "Lincoln-Mercury Startime"
        - Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur (1960) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (7 episodes, 1955-1960)
        - Episode #6.11 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.6 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #4.6 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.12 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.6 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
          (2 more)

  23. "What's My Line?" .... Himself - Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode dated 4 May 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself - Mystery Guest
  24. "The Lux Show" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney" (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.1 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
  25. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" (USA: new title)
        - NBC Fall Preview (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #2.24 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "Bandstand" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "AB" (USA: short title)
    ... aka "American Bandstand 1966" (USA: ninth season title)
    ... aka "American Bandstand" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "New American Bandstand 1965" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "VH1's Best of American Bandstand" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 19 September 1957 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Tommy Sands (1957) TV episode .... Himself
        - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1956) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA: summer title)
    ... aka "Colgate Variety Hour" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Michael Todd Revue" (USA: subtitle)
        - Episode #5.22 (1955) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
  29. "Songs for Sale" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 13 October 1951 (1951) TV episode (as Tennessee Ernie) .... Himself
  30. Screen Snapshots: Jimmy McHugh's Song Party (1951) .... Himself
  31. "Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka "College of Musical Knowledge" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 30 November 1950 (1950) TV episode .... Himself/Host

  32. "Hometown Jamboree" (1949) TV series .... Himself (1949-1960)
Archive Footage:
  1. Best of Country Live! (2006) (V) .... Himself
  2. I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (2001) (TV)
  3. Tennessee Ernie Ford: Amazing Grace (1993) (V) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Was the spokesman for the Pontiac Furniture Company in Pontiac, Illinois in the 1970s more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography more
Genres:
Comedy | Music | Family | Talk-Show more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Variety | Non Fiction | Beautiful Woman more

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