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Date of Birth:

4 November 1879, Oologah, Indian Territory, USA. [now Oklahoma] more

Date of Death:

15 August 1935, near Point Barrow, Territory of Alaska, USA more

Mini Biography:

World-famous, widely popular American humorist of the vaudeville stage... more

Trivia:

Buried in Claremore, Oklahoma, at the Will Rogers Memorial. There's a... more

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Awards:

3 wins more

NewsDesk:
(21 articles)

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	In Old Kentucky (1935)	Steve Tapley	1935	-	6.9 (27)

2.	Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)	Doctor John Pearly	1935	-	7.4 (291)
	AKAs: Steamboat Bill
3.	Doubting Thomas (1935)	Thomas Brown	1935	-	6.8 (31)

4.	Life Begins at Forty (1935)	Kenesaw H. Clark	1935	-	7.4 (36)
	AKAs: Life Begins at 40
5.	The County Chairman (1935)	Jim Hackler	1935	-	5.6 (7)

6.	Judge Priest (1934)	Judge William 'Billy' Priest	1934	-	6.8 (497)

7.	Handy Andy (1934)	Andrew Yates	1934	-	6.6 (6)

8.	David Harum (1934)	David Harum	1934	-	6.2 (20)

9.	Mr. Skitch (1933)	Mr. Ira Skitch	1933	-	6.0 (25)

10.	Doctor Bull (1933)	Dr. George 'Doc' Bull	1933	-	6.9 (155)

11.	State Fair (1933)	Abel Frake	1933	-	7.3 (157)

12.	Too Busy to Work (1932)	Jubilo	1932	-	7.6 (12)
	AKAs: Jubilo
13.	Down to Earth (1932)	Pike Peters	1932	-	8.2 (5)

14.	Business and Pleasure (1932)	Earl Tinker	1932	-	7.9 (7)
	AKAs: The Plutocrat
15.	Ambassador Bill (1931)	Bill Harper	1931	-	6.2 (50)

16.	Young as You Feel (1931)	Lemuel Morehouse	1931	-	6.6 (6)

17.	A Connecticut Yankee (1931)	Hank Martin aka Sir Boss	1931	-	7.0 (97)
	AKAs: The Yankee at King Arthur's Court (UK)
18.	Lightnin' (1930)	Lightnin' Bill Jones	1930	-	8.8 (5)

19.	So This Is London (1930)	Hiram Draper	1930	-	-

20.	They Had to See Paris (1929)	Pike Peters	1929	-	6.1 (48)

21.	Happy Days (1929/I)	Minstrel Show Performer	1929	-	7.7 (61)

22.	A Texas Steer (1927)	Cattle Brander	1927	-	-

23.	Tiptoes (1927)	Uncle Hen Kaye	1927	-	8.6 (5)
	AKAs: Tip Toes
24.	Gee Whiz, Genevieve (1924)		1924	-	-

25.	A Truthful Liar (1924)	Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle	1924	-	-

26.	Our Congressman (1924)	Alfalfa Doolittle	1924	-	-
	AKAs: Alfalfa Doolittle, Our Congressman (USA)
27.	Jubilo, Jr. (1924)	Jubilo/Himself	1924	-	6.3 (10)

28.	Don't Park There (1924)		1924	-	7.1 (8)

29.	Going to Congress (1924)	Alfalfa Doolittle	1924	-	5.8 (6)

30.	High Brow Stuff (1924)		1924	-	-

31.	The Cake Eater (1924)		1924	-	6.4 (9)

32.	The Cowboy Sheik (1924)	'Two Straw' Bill	1924	-	-

33.	Two Wagons Both Covered (1924)	William Banion/Bill Jackson	1924	-	-

34.	Uncensored Movies (1923)	Lem Skagwillow	1923	-	6.1 (8)

35.	Hustlin' Hank (1923)	Hank	1923	-	-

36.	Jus' Passin' Through (1923)	Jubilo	1923	-	-

37.	Fruits of Faith (1922)		1922	-	-
	AKAs: Fruits of the Faith (USA: informal alternative title)
38.	The Headless Horseman (1922)	Ichabod Crane	1922	-	5.4 (48)

39.	The Ropin' Fool (1922)	'Ropes' Reilly (the ropin' fool)	1922	-	8.3 (20)

40.	One Glorious Day (1922)	Professor Ezra Botts	1922	-	-

41.	A Poor Relation (1921)	Noah Vale	1921	-	-

42.	Doubling for Romeo (1921)	Sam Cody / Romeo	1921	-	-

43.	An Unwilling Hero (1921)	Dick	1921	-	-

44.	Boys Will Be Boys (1921)	Peep O'Day	1921	-	-

45.	Guile of Women (1920)	Hjalmar Maartens	1920	-	-

46.	Honest Hutch (1920)	Hutch	1920	-	-

47.	Cupid the Cowpuncher (1920)	Alec Lloyd	1920	-	-
	AKAs: Alec Lloyd the Cowpuncher (USA: alternative title)
48.	Jes' Call Me Jim (1920)	Jim Fenton	1920	-	-

49.	The Strange Boarder (1920)	Sam Gardner	1920	-	-

50.	Water, Water Everywhere (1920)	Billy Fortune	1920	-	-

51.	Jubilo (1919)	Jubilo	1919	-	7.0 (6)

52.	Almost a Husband (1919)	Sam Lyman	1919	-	-

53.	Laughing Bill Hyde (1918)	Bill Hyde	1918	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	A Texas Steer (1927)	(titles)	1927	-	-

2.	Our Congressman (1924)	(titles)	1924	-	-
	AKAs: Alfalfa Doolittle, Our Congressman (USA)
3.	Going to Congress (1924)	(titles)	1924	-	5.8 (6)

4.	The Cake Eater (1924)	(titles)	1924	-	6.4 (9)

5.	The Cowboy Sheik (1924)	(titles)	1924	-	-

6.	Two Wagons Both Covered (1924)	(screenplay)	1924	-	-

7.	The Ropin' Fool (1922)	(written by)	1922	-	8.3 (20)

8.	Doubling for Romeo (1921)	(writer)	1921	-	-

9.	Almost a Husband (1919)	(titles)	1919	-	-

10.	Roaring Camp (1916)	(writer)	1916	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Judge Priest (1934)	(performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" (1853) (uncredited))	1934	-	6.8 (497)

2.	Doctor Bull (1933)	(performer: "Abide with Me", "Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone")	1933	-	6.9 (155)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Ropin' Fool (1922)	(producer)	1922	-	8.3 (20)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Screen Snapshots (1932/I)	Himself	1932	-	3.0 (7)

2.	Screen Snapshots Series 10, No. 6 (1931)	Himself	1931	-	-

3.	Over the Bounding Blue with Will Rogers (1928)	Himself	1928	-	-

4.	Reeling Down the Rhine with Will Rogers (1928)	Himself	1928	-	-

5.	Exploring England with Will Rogers (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

6.	Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

7.	Prowling Around France with Will Rogers (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

8.	Roaming the Emerald Isle with Will Rogers (1927)	Himself	1927	-	6.1 (13)

9.	With Will Rogers in London (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

10.	Through Switzerland and Bavaria with Will Rogers (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

11.	Hunting for Germans in Berlin with Will Rogers (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

12.	With Will Rogers in Paris (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

13.	Hiking Through Holland with Will Rogers (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

14.	With Will Rogers in Dublin (1927)	Himself	1927	-	-

15.	Big Moments from Little Pictures (1924)	Himself / 4 characters not shown	1924	-	6.7 (23)

16.	Hollywood (1923)	Himself, Cameo appearance	1923	-	7.1 (11)
	AKAs: Joligud


1.	"Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America"
	1 TV episode: Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody (2009)
2.	"Broadway: The American Musical"
	1 TV episode: Syncopated City: 1919-1933 (2004)
3.	"The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999)	Himself

4.	The Roaring Twenties (1996) (V)	(uncredited) Himself (winks)

5.	Rediscovering Will Rogers (1994) (TV)	Himself

6.	Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America (1993) (TV)

7.	Legends of Comedy (1992) (TV)

8.	"Literary Visions"
	1 TV episode: In That Time and Place: Setting & Character in Short Fiction (1992) Himself
9.	John Ford (1990) (TV)	(uncredited) Judge William 'Billy' Priest [in "Judge Priest"]

10.	The 1930's: Music, Memories & Milestones (1988) (V)	Himself (before death in air crash)

11.	The Great Standups (1984) (TV)	Himself

12.	"Hollywood" (1980)	Himself

13.	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)	Himself

14.	Hollywood My Home Town (1965)	Himself

15.	"Hollywood and the Stars"
	1 TV episode: The Great Lovers (1963) Himself
16.	"The DuPont Show of the Week"
	3 TV episodes: Hollywood - My Home Town (1962) Himself The Ziegfeld Touch (1961) Himself Merrily We Roll Along (1961) Himself
17.	The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961) (V)	Himself

18.	"Biography"
	1 TV episode: Will Rogers (????) Himself
19.	The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)

20.	"The Steve Allen Show"
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.14 (1957) Himself
21.	Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars to Remember (1954)	Himself

22.	Screen Snapshots: Men of the West (1953)	Himself

23.	Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood (1953)	(uncredited) Himself

24.	"Toast of the Town"
	1 TV episode: Episode #6.13 (1952) Himself
25.	Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950)	Himself

26.	Screen Snapshots Series 27, No. 1: Hollywood Cowboys (1947)	Himself

27.	The Movies March On (1939)	Himself

28.	For Auld Lang Syne (1939)	Himself

29.	Personality Parade (1938)	(uncredited) Himself

30.	Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 4 (1935)	Himself

31.	Hollywood on Parade No. B-13 (1934)	Himself

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Other Works:

"There's Not a Bathing Suit in Russia" (autogiography, 1927) more

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2 Biographical Movies | 9 Portrayals | 13 Print Biographies | 24 Articles more

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Comedy | Short | Drama | Romance more

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Based On Novel | Based On Play | Character Name In Title | Americana more

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