Will Rogers
Age: 55 | From: Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Person Details
Birthday: 1879-11-04 07:32:01
Death: 1935-08-15 07:32:01
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 24
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor and one of the best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. Known as Oklahoma's favorite son, Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee Nation family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was adored by the American people. He was the leading political wit of the Progressive Era, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star at the time. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed near Barrow, Alaska. His vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion, and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was readily appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended. His short aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: "I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat." Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epigram: When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident like." I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Rogers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975) Self (archive footage)
Hollywood My Home Town
(1965) Self (archive footage)
Happy Days
(1929) Minstrel Show Performer
The Headless Horseman
(1922) Ichabod crane
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(1984) (archive footage)
Jes' Call Me Jim
(1920) Jim Fenton
Too Busy to Work
(1932) Jubilo
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
(1961) Self (archive footage)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | N/A | |
| 1984 | (archive footage) | |
| 1976 | Self(archive footage) | |
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1961 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1957 | archive footage | |
| 1948 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1942 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1940 | Will Rogers (uncredited/archive footage) | |
| 1935 | Steve Tapley | |
| Doctor John Pearly | ||
| Thomas Brown | ||
| Keneshaw H. Clark | ||
| Jim Hackler | ||
| 1934 | Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest | |
| Andrew Yates | ||
| David Harum | ||
| 1933 | Ira Skitch | |
| Dr. George 'Doc' Bull | ||
| Abel Frake | ||
| 1932 | Jubilo | |
| Pike Peters | ||
| Earl Tinker | ||
| 1931 | Bill Harper | |
| Lemuel Morehouse | ||
| Hank Martin | ||
| 1930 | Lightnin' Bill Jones | |
| Hiram Draper | ||
| 1929 | Pike Peters | |
| Minstrel Show Performer | ||
| 1927 | N/A | |
| Cattle Brander | ||
| Himself | ||
| Uncle Hen Kaye | ||
| Self | ||
| 1924 | Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle | |
| Jubilo / Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Alfalfa Doolittle | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 'Two Straw' Bill | ||
| Bill Bunian / Joe Jackson | ||
| 1923 | Lem Skagwillow | |
| Hank | ||
| Jubilo | ||
| Will Rogers | ||
| 1922 | Ichabod crane | |
| Self | ||
| 'Ropes' Reilly | ||
| Professor Ezra Botts | ||
| 1921 | Noah Vale | |
| Sam Cody / Romeo | ||
| Peep O'Day | ||
| Dick | ||
| Hjalmar Maartens | ||
| 1920 | Hutch | |
| Alec Lloyd | ||
| Jim Fenton | ||
| Sam Gardner | ||
| Billy Fortune | ||
| 1919 | Jubilo | |
| Sam Lyman | ||
| 1918 | Bill Hyde | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Story | |
| 1927 | Writer | |
| 1924 | Writer | |
| 1922 | Writer | |
| 1921 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |