Gene Autry
Date of birth: 1907-09-29
Place of birth: Near Tioga, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Orvon Grover Autry, The Singing Cowboy, Bob Clayton, Johnny Dodds
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000-01-01
This documentary traces the history of the B-Western from it's silent movie origins to its demise in
Ride, Ranger, Ride
1936-11-30
It is the story of Gene's, a Cavalry scout, who manages to quell an Indian uprising.
Boots and Saddles
1937-10-04
Young Englishman inherits ranch which he wants to sell, but Gene's gonna turn him into a real wester
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949-03-16
While trailing Forest Ranger Charles Carter, who is suspected of permitting lumber man Henry Mitchel
Round-Up Time in Texas
1937-02-28
Gene and Frog arrive with a herd of horses for Gene'e brother, a diamond prospector whose work has a
Springtime in the Rockies
1937-11-13
Ranch owner Sandra, fresh from animal husbandry school, brings a flock of sheep into cattle country.
Red River Valley
1936-03-02
Gene and Frog set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site.
The Big Show
1936-11-16
At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double
South of the Border
1939-12-15
A federal agent and his partner hang out in Mexico to check a revolution.
The Republic Pictures Story
1991-03-15
A history of Republic Pictures studios, featuring hundreds of clips plus on-camera interviews with s
The Old Corral
1936-12-21
As the sheriff of a small western town, Autry sings his way into a relationship with Eleanor, a sing
Apache Country
1952-05-30
A criminal gang provokes the local Apaches in order to divert the authorities' attention from their
Valley of Fire
1951-11-20
An outcast gambler hijacks a wagon train of eligible women taken west by a mayor.
Winning of the West
1953-01-01
A singing territorial ranger (Gene Autry) spots his younger brother in an outlaw gang.
Oh, Susanna
1936-08-19
Oh, Susanna! is a 1936 American Western musical film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry
Git Along Little Dogies
1937-03-27
When war breaks out between oilmen and cattle ranchers, Gene sides with the ranchers until he learns
Men with Steel Faces
1940-05-02
Re-edited feature version of serial The Phantom Empire (1935). Singer Gene Autry discovers a race of
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942-03-11
As foreman of a dude ranch, Gene has two problems. One is a guest, the spoiled daughter of a million
The Big Sombrero
1949-04-19
Gene is hired to be foreman of the Big Sombrero ranch by Jim Garland, who is handling all the busine
Down Mexico Way
1941-10-15
Like 1940's Melody Ranch, the 1941 Gene Autry vehicle Down Mexico Way was designed as a "special", t
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
1937-05-12
Gene and Frog, out to stop a bunch of cattle rustlers, assume the identities of what they believe to
The Last Round-up
1947-11-05
A rancher tries to convince an Indian tribe to relocate so their land can be used to provide water f
The Old Barn Dance
1938-01-29
Autry and his buddies have a horse selling business which is threatened by a tractor company which c
Last of the Pony Riders
1953-11-03
Ex-Pony Express rider Autry ties to protect his US mail franchise as the Pony Express gives way to s
Night Stage to Galveston
1952-03-18
A former Texas Ranger teams up with some of his old colleagues to rid the state of corruption in the
Blue Canadian Rockies
1952-11-30
Montana ranch owner Cyrus Bigbee sends his foreman, Gene Autry, and Rawhide Buttram to his Canadian
Call of the Canyon
1942-08-17
A radio saleswoman helps a singing cattleman trap a shady meat buyer with a bogus broadcast.
Man from Music Mountain
1938-08-15
Scanlon is pulling off a land swindle by selling lots in a ghost town claiming the power company is
Guns and Guitars
1936-06-22
A wrongfully-imprisoned man becomes determined to find who was responsible for the death of a local
Stardust on the Sage
1942-05-25
A singing cowboy (Gene Autry) and his partner (Bill Henry) thwart a foreman who wants their mine.
The Singing Cowboy
1936-05-11
A rodeo singer funds a little girl's operation with a show, on television.
Whirlwind
1951-04-16
A singing postal inspector (Gene Autry) and his partner (Smiley Burnette) save a woman's (Gail Davis
Barbed Wire
1952-07-25
A cattle buyer, a federal agent and a newswoman snip a railroad plot.
Goldtown Ghost Riders
1953-05-20
A singing frontier judge (Gene Autry) dismisses a case of double jeopardy.
Hills of Utah
1951-09-30
A singing doctor on horseback heals a feud between cattlemen and copper miners.
In Old Santa Fe
1934-11-15
Gangster Chandler and his accomplice Tracy arrive at a dude ranch. Cowboy Kentucky arrives at the sa
Back in the Saddle
1941-03-14
Gene returns from the East with new ranch owner Tom Bennett to find everyone's cattle dying. Blaine
Sunset in Wyoming
1941-07-15
By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won
On Top of Old Smoky
1953-03-25
Poachers are harassing toll road owner Jen Larrabee. They want her land because it holds valuable mi
The Singing Vagabond
1935-12-16
Tex rides to the rescue when badguys led by LaCrosse and Utah Joe kidnap Lettie.
Rim of the Canyon
1949-07-01
20 years ago, 3 men robbed a stage and hid $30,000. They were caught and sent to prison by Marshal S
The Phantom Empire
1935-02-22
When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns
Rancho Grande
1940-03-22
A ranch foreman (Gene Autry) helps three youngsters protect their inheritance from foreclosure.
Public Cowboy No. 1
1937-06-11
Deputies Gene Autry and Frog go up against modern cattle rustlers. These rustlers use technology suc
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
1935-09-05
Traveling with Doc Parker's medicine show, Gene finds his old friend Harry Brooks wounded and the Sh
The Sagebrush Troubadour
1935-12-02
Before he was murdered Grandpa Martin found a gold mine. He failed to record it and now everyone is
Sioux City Sue
1946-11-21
A Hollywood scout averts disaster for a singing cowboy she has misled.
Melody Ranch
1940-09-15
His Arizona hometown of Torpedo invites Gene back to be the honorary sheriff of the Frontier Days Ce
Melody Trail
1935-10-21
Gene goes after the badguys after they kidnap the baby he should have been babysitting.
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
1936-04-13
His horse Champion steals the show from Gene when what's at stake is a horse race and a bull fight.
Ridin' on a Rainbow
1941-01-24
When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Their accompli
Riders in the Sky
1949-11-29
When asked about the Ghost Riders song he sings, Gene Autry tells this legend: Gene is about to resi
Beyond the Purple Hills
1950-07-25
Gene Autry becomes the new Sheriff after bank robbers kill the former sheriff. When Judge Beaumont i
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976-05-01
A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features.
In Old Monterey
1939-08-14
The U.S. Army takes over a large area of land, over the objection of citizens and corporations who l
The Cowboy and the Indians
1949-09-15
Finding Indians stealing from his ranch, Gene learns they are suffering from malnutrition. Store own
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937-06-14
The old west range war story transported to Georgia, with Autry as the hero.
Gold Mine in the Sky
1938-07-04
As executor of the owner's will, singing ranch foreman Gene must see that the daughter/heiress doesn
Prairie Moon
1938-10-07
Gene takes care of three tough kids sent west from Chicago after their father died and left them a c
Rhythm of the Saddle
1938-11-06
Gene is the foreman at the ranch owned by wealthy rodeo owner Maureen. She will lose her rodeo contr
Western Jamboree
1938-12-02
Knowing that is contains valuable helium gas, a gang of bad guys first tries to purchase the ranch w
The Blazing Sun
1950-11-20
Gene Autry hunts bank robbers Al Bartlett and Trot Lucas with his old friend Mike. Bartlett, to thro
Hoedown
1950-06-01
A movie cowboy scrambles to salvage his career after his latest movie turns out to be a flop.
Shooting High
1940-04-25
A movie company making a film about a famous sheriff hires his grandson as a stand-in for the lead.
Home in Wyomin'
1942-04-29
Radio star Gene Autry returns to his home town of Gold Ridge at the request of his old friend Pop Ha
Twilight on the Rio Grande
1947-03-31
Gene and Pokie are on vacation in Mexico when they learn that their buddy Dusty has been bumped off.
Carolina Moon
1940-07-14
A singing cowboy and his sidekick encounter misunderstandings and rodeo havoc as they try and save a
Mountain Rhythm
1939-06-08
Cavanaugh and McCauley are after the ranchers land. When the Government announces the land will be p
The Strawberry Roan
1948-08-01
Young Joe is paralyzed as he is bucked by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. Angered, his father, Walt
Mule Train
1950-02-22
A prospector discovers natural cement and suggests it should be used for a new dam. But this is the
The Singing Hill
1941-04-25
If a young lady gives up her inheritance the local ranchers will lose their free grazing land.
Saginaw Trail
1953-09-20
Hamilton's Rangers, led by our hero Gene, must keep the Indians in the northern Michigan territory f
Wagon Team
1952-09-29
Gene Autry is back in the saddle again as an undercover detective in this action-packed Western comp
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940-09-05
Gene inherits a meat-packing plant, then faces stiff competition from snooty Ann Randolph, rival own
Robin Hood Of Texas
1947-07-15
When the bank is robbed, Gene and the boys are singing nearby and the Chief arrests them as gang mem
Pack Train
1953-07-04
Gene Autry is assigned to safely transport supplies to a band of settlers. The villains, headed by R
Mexicali Rose
1939-03-26
Gene Autry and his sidekick Frog look into a phony oil scam being perpetrated on a mission orphanage
Bells of Capistrano
1942-09-15
America's favorite singing cowboy Gene Autry stars in this vintage tale as an up-and-coming rodeo si
Home on the Prairie
1939-02-03
When shifty cattlemen Belknap (Walter Miller) and H.R. Shelby (Gordon Hart) are caught shipping infe
Saddle Pals
1947-06-05
Autry is drawn into the plot when he's given power of attorney in a property settlement involving hi
Texans Never Cry
1951-03-15
A Texas Ranger tries to bring down counterfeiters selling fake lottery tickets.
Trail to San Antone
1947-01-25
Gene Autry is back near the saddle, trying to help out a crippled jockey. Gene is certain that the j
Rodeo Dough
1940-11-09
After a trip to Hollywood, two young ladies attempt to hitchhike home but end up at a star-filled ro
Gay, Gay Hollywood
1980-01-01
The short shows various clips from Hollywood feature films that, like the title of the film, are ful
Sierra Sue
1941-11-12
To fight a poisonous weed, ranchers are burning their land. Gene is the Inspector brought in and he
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939-11-16
Rancher Autry takes a job singing on the radio to aid farmers and ranchers whose lands were destroye
Sons of New Mexico
1949-12-20
Not quite as memorable as his previous Riders in the Sky, Gene Autry's Sons of New Mexico is still w
Silver Canyon
1951-06-19
At the close of the Civil War, a band of Southern guerillas disguised themselves as Union soldiers,
The Old West
1952-09-29
Doc Lockwood and his gang are trying to take away Autry's contract for supplying horses to the stage
Christmas in Hollywood
2003-11-13
Dozens of stars--including Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Bob Hope, and more--demonstrate how the yuletide s
Blue Montana Skies
1939-05-03
Gene Autry follows a clue written on a rock by his murdered partner and discovers a fur smuggling op
Cow Town
1950-05-19
Gene responds to cattle rustling by stringing barbed wire all around his range.
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937-11-26
In this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers to do
Gene Autry and the Mounties
1951-01-30
Montana Marshals Gene and Scat are tracking some bank robbers. When the baddies cross into Canada, t
Under Fiesta Stars
1941-08-25
Rodeo champ Gene Autry inherits half interest in both a ranch and a mine that provides steady employ
Gaucho Serenade
1940-05-09
Gene Autry and sidekick Frog Millhouse depart Madison Square Garden and NYC heading west for home in
Mystery Mountain
1934-12-02
Ken Williams is determined to discover the identity of the mysterious Rattler, who preys upon railro
Indian Territory
1950-09-29
Columbia's final release for 1950 was the Gene Autry western Indian Territory. Set during the Recons
Cowboy Serenade
1942-01-30
Gene Autry heads a cattlemen's association and calls on the inexperienced Jim Agnew to negotiate the
Loaded Pistols
1948-12-15
A singing cowboy clears a boy accused of murder by finding the real killer.
Colorado Sunset
1939-07-30
When his well-meaning sidekick (Smiley Burnette) buys a cow farm instead of a cattle ranch, singing
It's Showtime
1976-03-31
A collection of film clips profiling animal actors.
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019-11-16
Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of pop
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1991-10-01
For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.”
A Statlers Christmas Present
1985-12-11
Sit back and enjoy the music and merriment of A Statlers Christmas Present. This special DVD release
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958-06-08
A 1958 TV special celebrating westerns featuring John Wayne, John Ford, Gary Cooper, Gene Autry, Gab