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Jimmy Wakely

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American actor, songwriter, country Western music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys (1914-1982)

United StatesActorsLived 1914 to 1982 · aged 68
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James Clarence Wakely was an American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several B-Western movies with most of the major studios, appeared on radio and television and even had his own series of comic books.

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Filmography 40

Arrow In The Dust1954
Money, Women and Guns1958
I'm from Arkansas1944
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga1941
Saga of Death Valley1939
The Marshal's Daughter1953
Come on Danger1942
Across The Rio Grande1949
Texas Terrors1940
Lonesome Trail1945
Twilight on the Trail1941
The Lone Star Trail1943
Stick to Your Guns1941
Give Us Wings1940
Six-Gun Serenade1947
The Old Chisholm Trail1942
Silver Trails1948
Little Joe, the Wrangler1942
Robin Hood of the Range1943
Heart of the Rio Grande1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas1942
The Tulsa Kid1940
Cheyenne Roundup1943
Raiders of San Joaquin1943
Trailing Double Trouble1940
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie1941
Brand of Fear1949
Lawless Code1949
Cowboy Canteen1944
Saddle Serenade1945
Song of the Range1944
Saddle Leather Law1944
Song of the Drifter1948
Swing in the Saddle1944
Ridin' Down the Trail1947
Cyclone Prairie Rangers1944
Springtime in Texas1945
Cowboy from Lonesome River1944
Range Renegades1948
Oklahoma Blues1948

67 credits on file

Television 2

The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Bob Hope Show1950

Awards 1

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Connected to Jimmy 6

About this person

James Clarence Wakely was an American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several B-Western movies with most of the major studios, appeared on radio and television and even had his own series of comic books. His duet singles with Margaret Whiting from 1949 until 1951, produced a string of top seven hits, including 1949's number one hit on the US country chart and pop music chart, "Slippin' Around". Wakely owned two music publishing companies in later years, and performed at the Grand Ole Opry until shortly before his death.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1914 to 1982 · aged 68
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11 languages

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