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Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940) -- Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.
Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940) -- Storm is out to wreck Ace's stage line. When Tex arrives to help Ace, Storm brings in hired killer Mule Bates. But Tex and Bates know each other and the two devise a plan to fool Storm.
Marked for Murder (1945) -- Rangers Dave and Panhandle arrive and are joined by Lawyer Tex to try and stop the range war between the ranchers and the sheep men...
Gangsters of the Frontier (1944) -- Tex put the Kern gang away once but they have returned with reinforcements and have take over the town of Red Rock capturing the townsmen and forcing them to work for them in the gold mines...
Hittin' the Trail (1937) -- This was one of the earlier uses of Robert Tansey's favorite plot (only the 3rd time he had trotted it out of the stable...

Overview

Date of Death:

2 January 1974, Nashville, Tennessee, USA more

Mini Biography:

Singing-cowboy star of "B" westerns during the 30's and 40's and later... more

Trivia:

Had a long string of hit singles on Billboard's country charts -- including... more

STARmeter: ?

Down 10% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 win more

NewsDesk:
(2 articles)

'Joey' All But Dead
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 February 2006)

Actor John Ritter Dies Unexpectedly
 (From WENN. 12 September 2003)

Filmography

Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sing a Country Song (1973) 1973 - 4.9 (7)
- 2. The Marshal of Windy Hollow (1972) Windy Hollow Mayor 1972 - -
- 3. The Girl from Tobacco Row (1966) Preacher Bolton 1966 - 5.5 (26)
- 4. "Tom and Jerry" (1965) (voice) (uncredited) 1965 - 9.0 (3,169)
- 5. "The Rebel" (1959)   Marshall (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.3 (61)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "Ranch Party" (1958) Regular (1958) 1958 - -
- 7. "Zane Grey Theater" (1956)   Reydo (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 6.8 (53)
AKAs:
  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
  • The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 8. Down Liberty Road (1956)   1956 - 6.0 (10)
AKAs:
  • Freedom Highway (USA: alternative title)
- 9. The First Bad Man (1955) (voice) Narrator 1955 - 7.1 (107)
- 10. Apache Ambush (1955) Traeger 1955 - 6.1 (35)
- 11. Wichita (1955) Singer 1955 - 6.7 (213)
- 12. The Marshal's Daughter (1953) Tex Ritter, Singer 1953 - 3.5 (19)
- 13. Holiday Rhythm (1950) Tex Ritter 1950 - 6.6 (14)
- 14. Flaming Bullets (1945) Texas Ranger Tex Haines 1945 - 5.2 (26)
- 15. Frontier Fugitives (1945) Texas Ranger Tex Haines 1945 - 4.8 (15)
- 16. Three in the Saddle (1945)   Tex Haines 1945 - 5.4 (6)
AKAs:
  • Masked Ranger (USA: recut version)
- 17. Enemy of the Law (1945) Tex Haines 1945 - 5.1 (15)
- 18. Marked for Murder (1945) Tex Haines 1945 - 4.6 (9)
- 19. The Whispering Skull (1944) Tex Haines 1944 - 6.0 (13)
- 20. Dead or Alive (1944) Tex Haines aka Idaho Kid 1944 - 4.4 (14)
- 21. Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)   Tex Haines 1944 - 5.7 (14)
AKAs:
  • Raiders of the Frontier (UK)
- 22. Oklahoma Raiders (1944)   Steve Nolan 1944 - -
AKAs:
  • Midnight Raiders (UK)
- 23. Cowboy Canteen (1944)   Tex Coulter 1944 - 7.0 (5)
AKAs:
  • Close Harmony (UK)
- 24. Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944)   Marshal Ward Bailey 1944 - -
AKAs:
  • Sheriff of Gunsmoke (UK)
- 25. Arizona Trail (1943) Johnnie Trent 1943 - -
- 26. Frontier Badmen (1943) (uncredited) Jerry Kimball - Cattle Buyer 1943 - 6.8 (11)
- 27. The Lone Star Trail (1943) Fargo Steele 1943 - 5.3 (10)
- 28. Raiders of San Joaquin (1943) Gil Blake 1943 - -
- 29. Cheyenne Roundup (1943) Steve Rawlins 1943 - -
- 30. Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) Bob Courtney 1943 - -
- 31. The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) Montana Smith 1942 - -
- 32. Little Joe, the Wrangler (1942) Sheriff Bob Brewster 1942 - -
- 33. Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) Brent Gordon 1942 - 5.3 (5)
- 34. Vengeance of the West (1942) California Ranger Captain Tex Lake 1942 - -
- 35. Prairie Gunsmoke (1942) Tex Terrell 1942 - -
- 36. The Devil's Trail (1942)   Marshal Tex Martin 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • Devil's Trail (USA: TV title)
  • Rogue's Gallery
- 37. North of the Rockies (1942) Tex Martin 1942 - -
- 38. Bullets for Bandits (1942) Sheriff Tex Martin 1942 - -
- 39. Lone Star Vigilantes (1942)   Tex Martin 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • The Devil's Price (UK)
- 40. Roaring Frontiers (1941) Tex Martin (listed as Tex Rawlings) 1941 - -
- 41. King of Dodge City (1941) Tex Rawlings 1941 - -
- 42. The Pioneers (1941) Tex 1941 - -
- 43. Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941)   Texas Ranger Lt. Tex Ritter 1941 - 5.3 (5)
AKAs:
  • Arizona Ranch Hands (USA: alternative title)
- 44. Rolling Home to Texas (1940)   Tex Reed 1940 - -
AKAs:
  • Ridin' Home to Texas (UK: new title)
- 45. Take Me Back to Oklahoma (1940) Tex Lawton 1940 - 5.1 (17)
- 46. Arizona Frontier (1940) Tex 1940 - -
- 47. Roll Wagons Roll (1940)   Tex Masters 1940 - -
AKAs:
  • Roll Covered Wagon (UK)
- 48. Rainbow Over the Range (1940) Tex Reed 1940 - 6.2 (8)
- 49. The Golden Trail (1940) Tex Roberts 1940 - -
- 50. Cowboy from Sundown (1940) Sheriff Tex Rockett 1940 - -
- 51. Pals of the Silver Sage (1940)   Tex Wright 1940 - -
AKAs:
  • The Colorado Trail (USA: alternative title)
- 52. Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940) Tex Regan 1940 - -
- 53. Westbound Stage (1939) Tex Wallace 1939 - 6.4 (6)
- 54. Riders of the Frontier (1939)   Tex Lowery posing as Ed Carter 1939 - -
AKAs:
  • Ridin' the Frontier (UK)
- 55. Down the Wyoming Trail (1939) Tex Yancey 1939 - -
- 56. The Man from Texas (1939) Tex Allen 1939 - -
- 57. Rollin' Westward (1939)   Tex 1939 - -
AKAs:
  • Rollin' West (UK)
- 58. Sundown on the Prairie (1939)   Tex 1939 - -
AKAs:
  • Prairie Sundown (UK)
- 59. Song of the Buckaroo (1938) Texas Dan 1938 - -
- 60. Where the Buffalo Roam (1938) Tex Houston 1938 - 6.2 (9)
- 61. Starlight Over Texas (1938)   Tex Newman 1938 - -
AKAs:
  • Moonlight Over Texas (UK)
- 62. The Utah Trail (1938) Tex Stewart, posing as the Pecos Kid 1938 - 5.1 (13)
- 63. Rollin' Plains (1938) Tex Lawrence 1938 - 4.6 (38)
- 64. Frontier Town (1938) Tex Lansing, alias Tex Rawlins 1938 - 3.8 (7)
- 65. Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937) Tex Collins 1937 - 4.7 (12)
- 66. The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) Tex Martin 1937 - 5.4 (32)
- 67. Riders of the Rockies (1937) Tex Rand 1937 - 4.6 (8)
- 68. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937) Tex Archer 1937 - 4.5 (37)
- 69. Hittin' the Trail (1937) Tex Randall 1937 - 4.7 (19)
- 70. Trouble in Texas (1937) Tex Masters 1937 - 6.0 (48)
- 71. Arizona Days (1937) Tex Malinson 1937 - 4.9 (40)
- 72. Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) Tex Saunders 1936 - 4.9 (7)
- 73. Song of the Gringo (1936)   Tex 1936 - 5.3 (29)
AKAs:
  • The Old Corral (UK)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007) (V) (performer: "High Noon") 2007 - -
- 2. Neal Cassady (2007) (performer: "We'll Rest at the End of the Trail") 2007 - 7.7 (53)
- 3. "Ramona" (2003) (performer: "High Noon") 2003 - 7.0 (72)
- 4. Ready to Rumble (2000/I) (performer: "Wayawrd Wind") 2000 - 4.6 (5,939)
- 5. Varsity Blues (1999) (performer: "The Wayward Wind") 1999 - 6.0 (17,050)
- 6. I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) (performer: "Christmas Carols By The Old Corral") 1998 $13.9M 4.4 (2,304)
- 7. American Strays (1996) (performer: "(I Got Spurs) Jingle Jangle Jingle") 1996 - 5.2 (379)
- 8. Canadian Bacon (1995) (performer: "God Bless America Again") 1995 - 5.7 (8,389)
- 9. The Great Outdoors (1988) (performer: "Paul Bunyan Love") 1988 - 6.0 (9,036)
- 10. "Startime" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.2 (29)
AKAs:
  • Ford Startime
  • Lincoln-Mercury Startime
1 TV episode:
  • Academy Award Songs (1960) (performer: "High Noon" (uncredited), "The Hanging Tree" (uncredited))
- 11. Born Reckless (1958) (writer: "SONG OF THE RODEO") 1958 - 5.6 (14)
- 12. Trooper Hook (1957) (performer: "Trooper Hook") 1957 - 6.4 (183)
- 13. Westward Ho the Wagons! (1956) ("Green Grows the Lilacs") 1956 - 5.8 (84)
- 14. Wichita (1955) (performer: "Wichita") 1955 - 6.7 (213)
- 15. The Marshal's Daughter (1953) (performer: "The Marshal's Daughter") 1953 - 3.5 (19)
- 16. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) (performer: "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')") 1953 - 5.4 (41)
- 17. O Cangaceiro (1953)   (performer: "Ole O Cangaceiro") 1953 - 7.9 (117)
AKAs:
  • Cangaceiro (USA)
  • The Bandit
  • The Bandit of Brazil (Canada: English title)
  • The Ninth Bullet (USA)
- 18. High Noon (1952) (performer: "High Noon" (1951)) 1952 - 8.3 (30,924)
- 19. Holiday Rhythm (1950) (performer: "Old Chisolm Trail") 1950 - 6.6 (14)
- 20. Flaming Bullets (1945) (performer: "I Hang My Head and Cry", "Be Honest With Me") 1945 - 5.2 (26)
- 21. Frontier Fugitives (1945) (performer: "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry", "I'll Wait For You, Dear") 1945 - 4.8 (15)
- 22. Three in the Saddle (1945)   (writer: "I've Done the Best I Could") (performer: "I've Done the Best I Could", "Try Me One More Time") 1945 - 5.4 (6)
AKAs:
  • Masked Ranger (USA: recut version)
- 23. Enemy of the Law (1945) (writer: "Teach Me To Forget", "You Will Have To Pay") (performer: "Teach Me To Forget", "You Will Have To Pay") 1945 - 5.1 (15)
- 24. Marked for Murder (1945) (writer: "Long Time Gone") (performer: "Long Time Gone", "Tears of Regret") 1945 - 4.6 (9)
- 25. The Whispering Skull (1944) (writer: "In Case You Change Your Mind", "It's Never Too Late") (performer: "In Case You Change Your Mind", "It's Never Too Late") 1944 - 6.0 (13)
- 26. Dead or Alive (1944) (writer: "I'm Gonna Leave You Like I Found You", "Don't Care Since You Told Me Goodbye") (performer: "I'm Gonna Leave You Like I Found You", "Don't Care Since You Told Me Goodbye") 1944 - 4.4 (14)
- 27. Oklahoma Raiders (1944)   (performer: "I'll Be a Cowboy 'Till I Die", "Roll On, Little Dogies, Roll On") 1944 - -
AKAs:
  • Midnight Raiders (UK)
- 28. Cowboy Canteen (1944)   (performer: "Goin' To Lasso a Rainbow") 1944 - 7.0 (5)
AKAs:
  • Close Harmony (UK)
- 29. Marshal of Gunsmoke (1944)   (performer: "Git Along Little Dogies") ("Git Along Little Dogies") 1944 - -
AKAs:
  • Sheriff of Gunsmoke (UK)
- 30. Arizona Trail (1943) (performer: "Stay Away From My Heart") 1943 - -
- 31. The Lone Star Trail (1943) (performer: "I Gotta See Texas Just Once More") 1943 - 5.3 (10)
- 32. Hers to Hold (1943) (writer: "Where the Buffalo Roam") 1943 - 6.1 (39)
- 33. Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (1943) (performer: "Riding Home") 1943 - -
- 34. The Old Chisholm Trail (1942) (performer: "Out On The Lone Star Trail", "The Rovin' Gambler") (arranger: "The Rovin' Gambler") 1942 - -
- 35. Deep in the Heart of Texas (1942) (performer: "Deep In The Heart Of Texas", "Cowboy's Lament") ("Cowboy's Lament") 1942 - 5.3 (5)
- 36. Vengeance of the West (1942) (performer: "Along The Trail Somewhere", "Only Yesterday") 1942 - -
- 37. Prairie Gunsmoke (1942) (writer: "Where The Buffalo Roam") (performer: "Where The Buffalo Roam", "Someone To Call Darling") 1942 - -
- 38. Lone Star Vigilantes (1942)   (performer: "Headin' Home to Texas", "When the Moon is Shinging on the Old Corral", "Going to Join the Rangers") 1942 - -
AKAs:
  • The Devil's Price (UK)
- 39. Roaring Frontiers (1941) (performer: "You've Got To Come And Get Me Boys", "You're A Part Of The West", "Judge Morrow Will Find The Truth") 1941 - -
- 40. Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941)   (performer: "Dynamite Dan", "Song of the Coyotes", "Old Pete the Bandito") 1941 - 5.3 (5)
AKAs:
  • Arizona Ranch Hands (USA: alternative title)
- 41. Roll Wagons Roll (1940)   (lyrics: "Oh! Susanna") 1940 - -
AKAs:
  • Roll Covered Wagon (UK)
- 42. The Golden Trail (1940) (performer: "Clementine") ("Gold Is Where You Find It", "Clementine") 1940 - -
- 43. Cowboy from Sundown (1940) (writer: I've Done the Best I Can") (performer: "Symphony of the Prairie", I've Done the Best I Can", The Craw-dad Song") 1940 - -
- 44. Pals of the Silver Sage (1940)   (performer: "Prairie Fairyland") 1940 - -
AKAs:
  • The Colorado Trail (USA: alternative title)
- 45. Rhythm of the Rio Grande (1940) (performer: "Rhythm of the Rio Grande", "Mexicali Moon") 1940 - -
- 46. Westbound Stage (1939) (performer: "It's All Over Now", "Trail To Mexico") 1939 - 6.4 (6)
- 47. The Man from Texas (1939) (performer: "Men Who Wear the Stars", "Prairie Lights") 1939 - -
- 48. Rollin' Westward (1939)   (performer: "Out In The Golden West", "Bold Vaquero") 1939 - -
AKAs:
  • Rollin' West (UK)
- 49. Sundown on the Prairie (1939)   (writer: "Dust On My Saddle") (performer: "Dust On My Saddle", "Cactus Pete", "My Love Is A Rider") (arranger: "My Love Is A Rider") 1939 - -
AKAs:
  • Prairie Sundown (UK)
- 50. Song of the Buckaroo (1938) (writer: "I Promise You") (performer: "Texas Dan", "Little Tenderfoot', "I Promise You") 1938 - -
- 51. Where the Buffalo Roam (1938) (writer: "Where the Buffalo Roam", "Troubador of the Prairie") (performer: "Where the Buffalo Roam", "Troubador of the Prairie", "Longside of the Sana Fe Trail", "Home on the Range", "Shoot the Buffalo") 1938 - 6.2 (9)
- 52. Starlight Over Texas (1938)   (performer: "Starlight Over Texas", "Ah! Viva Tequila", "A Garden in Granada") ("Starlight Over Texas") 1938 - -
AKAs:
  • Moonlight Over Texas (UK)
- 53. The Utah Trail (1938) (performer: "Utah Trail", "Give Me Back My Saddle", "A Mighty Good Horse", "A'Roamin' I'll Be") 1938 - 5.1 (13)
- 54. Rollin' Plains (1938) (performer: "Me, My Pal and My Pony", "Rollin' Plains") 1938 - 4.6 (38)
- 55. Frontier Town (1938) (writer: "Old Cayuse", "Give Me a Horse, a Saddle and You") (performer: "Old Cayuse", "Yip, Yip, Yowie, I'm an Eagle", "Give Me a Horse, a Saddle and You", "The Cowboy's Lament (Streets of Laredo)", "Old Brass Wagon") 1938 - 3.8 (7)
- 56. Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937) (performer: "I'm Headin' For My Texas Home", "The Gal I Left Behind Me") 1937 - 4.7 (12)
- 57. The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937) (performer: "Ride, Ride, Ride", "I'm A Texas Cowboy", "Ride Around Little Dogies", "Rosita", "A'Ridin' Old Paint") 1937 - 5.4 (32)
- 58. Riders of the Rockies (1937) (writer: "Song of the Open Range", "Arizona Rangers", "Riders of the Rockies") (performer: "Song of the Open Range", "Arizona Rangers", "Riders of the Rockies", "Home on the Range" (uncredited)) 1937 - 4.6 (8)
- 59. Sing, Cowboy, Sing (1937) (performer: "Goodbye Old Paint, I'm a-Leavin' Cheyenne", "Get A Horse and Saddle", "Sing, Cowboy, Sing") 1937 - 4.5 (37)
- 60. Hittin' the Trail (1937) (performer: "Hittin' the Trail", "Blood on the Saddle", "Headin' For Town", "The Vagabond Song" (aka "The Renegade Song"), "I'm A Natural Born Cowboy") ("Hittin' the Trail") 1937 - 4.7 (19)
- 61. Trouble in Texas (1937) (writer: "The Rodeo Song") (performer: "Down the Colorado Trail", "The Rodeo Song", "A Cowboy's Lament") 1937 - 6.0 (48)
- 62. Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) (writer: "Headin' For the Rio Grande", "The Night Herding Song", "A Campfire Love Song", "Jailhouse Lament") (performer: "Headin' For the Rio Grande", "The Night Herding Song", "A Campfire Love Song", "Jailhouse Lament") 1936 - 4.9 (7)
- 63. Song of the Gringo (1936)   ("Out on the Old Prairie", "My Sweet Chiquita", "Sam Hall", "Rye Whiskey") 1936 - 5.3 (29)
AKAs:
  • The Old Corral (UK)
Music Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)   (composer: song "Remember Me") 1944 - 5.7 (14)
AKAs:
  • Raiders of the Frontier (UK)
- 2. Home in Wyomin' (1942) (music arranger: special arrangements, "Clementine") (uncredited) 1942 - 5.7 (20)
- 3. Ridin' the Cherokee Trail (1941)   (composer: song music) 1941 - 5.3 (5)
AKAs:
  • Arizona Ranch Hands (USA: alternative title)
- 4. Roll Wagons Roll (1940)   (composer: songs) 1940 - -
AKAs:
  • Roll Covered Wagon (UK)
- 5. Arizona Days (1937) (composer: songs "High, Wide and Handsome" and "Tombstone, Arizona" and "Arizona Days") 1937 - 4.9 (40)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Cowboys of the Saturday Matinee (1984) (V) 1984 - 7.7 (8)
- 2. "The Johnny Cash Show" (1969)   Herself / Himself (2 episodes, 1970-1971) 1971 - 7.7 (47)
2 TV episodes:
- 3. "The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 7.9 (114)
1 TV episode:
- 4. The Nashville Sound (1970) Himself 1970 - 6.9 (10)
- 5. "The David Frost Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Porter Wagoner Show" (1960)   Himself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.4 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 7. What Am I Bid? (1967) Himself 1967 - 8.1 (6)
- 8. Nashville Rebel (1966) Himself 1966 - 6.7 (35)
- 9. "The Jimmy Dean Show" (1963)   Himself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 5.7 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "Five Star Jubilee" (1961) Himself - Alternate Host 1961 - -
- 11. "Startime" (1959)   Himself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.2 (29)
AKAs:
  • Ford Startime
  • Lincoln-Mercury Startime
1 TV episode:
- 12. Academy Award Songs (1960) (TV) Himself - Singer 1960 - -
- 13. "The Christophers" (1952)   Himself (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 6.0 (9)
1 TV episode:
- 14. The Cowboy (1954) Narrator 1954 - 3.0 (10)
- 15. The 25th Annual Academy Awards (1953) (TV) Himself - Performer 1953 - 5.4 (41)
- 16. "Town Hall Party" (1953) Himself 1953 - 8.1 (5)
- 17. "Hometown Jamboree" (1949) Himself (1949-1960) 1949 - -

Additional Details

Other Works:

In 1960, he co-starred with Charles Aidman in an unsold pilot for a series called, "Henry D". more

Publicity Listings:

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Genres:

Western | Music | Action | Romance more


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