Gene Autry
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1907-09-29
Day of Death
1998-10-02 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Near Tioga, Texas, USA
Gene Autry
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.
Known For
Acting
(2019)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
(2003)
Christmas in Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
(1991)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
as Self - Sings (archive sound)
(1991)
The Republic Pictures Story
as Self
(1985)
A Statlers Christmas Present
as Self - Special Guest
(1980)
(1976)
It's Showtime
as Self (archive footage)
(1976)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
(1953)
Winning of the West
as Gene Autry
(1953)
Pack Train
as Gene Autry
(1953)
Goldtown Ghost Riders
as Gene Autry
(1953)
On Top of Old Smoky
as Gene Autry
(1953)
Last of the Pony Riders
as Gene Autry
(1953)
Saginaw Trail
as Gene Autry
(1952)
The Old West
as Gene Autry
(1952)
Blue Canadian Rockies
as Gene Autry
(1952)
Apache Country
as Gene Autry
(1952)
Barbed Wire
as Gene Autry
(1952)
Night Stage to Galveston
as Gene Autry
(1952)
Wagon Team
as Gene Autry
(1951)
Silver Canyon
as Gene Autry
(1951)
Whirlwind
as Gene Autry aka The Whirlwind
(1951)
Valley of Fire
as Gene Autry
(1951)
Gene Autry and the Mounties
as Gene Autry
(1951)
Hills of Utah
as Dr. Gene Autry
(1951)
Texans Never Cry
as Gene Autry
(1950)
Hoedown
as Gene Autry (voice) (uncredited)
(1950)
Mule Train
as U.S. Marshal Gene Autry
(1950)
Indian Territory
as Gene Autry
(1950)
The Blazing Sun
as Gene Autry
(1950)
Cow Town
as Gene Autry
(1950)
Beyond the Purple Hills
as Gene Autry
(1949)
The Cowboy and the Indians
as Gene Autry
(1949)
Riders in the Sky
as Gene Autry
(1949)
Rim of the Canyon
as Gene Autry / Steve Autry
(1949)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Gene Autry
(1949)
Sons of New Mexico
as Gene Autry
(1949)
The Big Sombrero
as Gene Autry
(1948)
The Strawberry Roan
as Gene Autry
(1948)
Loaded Pistols
as Gene Autry
(1947)
Twilight on the Rio Grande
as Gene Autry
(1947)
Trail to San Antone
as Gene Autry
(1947)
Saddle Pals
as Gene Autry
(1947)
Robin Hood Of Texas
as Gene Autry
(1947)
The Last Round-up
as Gene Autry
(1946)
Sioux City Sue
as Gene Autry
(1942)
Call of the Canyon
as Gene Autry
(1942)
Stardust on the Sage
as Gene Autry
(1942)
Heart of the Rio Grande
as Gene Autry
(1942)
Bells of Capistrano
as Gene Autry
(1942)
Home in Wyomin'
as Gene Autry
(1942)
Cowboy Serenade
as Gene Autry
(1941)
Sierra Sue
as Gene Autry
(1941)
Under Fiesta Stars
as Gene Autry
(1941)
Down Mexico Way
as Gene Autry
(1941)
The Singing Hill
as Gene Autry
(1941)
Sunset in Wyoming
as Gene Autry
(1941)
Back in the Saddle
as Gene Autry
(1941)
Ridin' on a Rainbow
as Gene Autry
(1940)
Gaucho Serenade
as Gene Autry
(1940)
Shooting High
as Will Carson
(1940)
Carolina Moon
as Gene Autry
(1940)
Melody Ranch
as Cornelius J. Courtney
(1940)
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Gene Autry
(1940)
Rancho Grande
as Gene Autry
(1940)
Rodeo Dough
as Gene Autry
(1940)
Men with Steel Faces
as Gene Autry
(1939)
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
as Gene Autry
(1939)
Colorado Sunset
as Gene Autry
(1939)
In Old Monterey
as Gene
(1939)
South of the Border
as Gene Autry
(1939)
Mexicali Rose
as Gene Autry
(1939)
Mountain Rhythm
as Gene Autry
(1939)
Blue Montana Skies
as Gene Autry
(1939)
Home on the Prairie
as Gene Autry
(1938)
Prairie Moon
as Gene Autry
(1938)
Gold Mine in the Sky
as Gene Autry
(1938)
Western Jamboree
as Gene Autry
(1938)
Rhythm of the Saddle
as Gene Autry
(1938)
The Old Barn Dance
as Gene Autry
(1938)
Man from Music Mountain
as Gene Autry
(1937)
Boots and Saddles
as Gene Autry
(1937)
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as Self
(1937)
Git Along Little Dogies
as Gene Autry
(1937)
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
as Gene Autry
(1937)
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Gene Autry
(1937)
Springtime in the Rockies
as Gene Autry
(1937)
Public Cowboy No. 1
as Helen Morgan
(1937)
Round-Up Time in Texas
as Gene Autry
(1936)
The Big Show
as Gene Autry/Tom Ford
(1936)
The Old Corral
as Sheriff Gene Autry
(1936)
Red River Valley
as Gene Autry
(1936)
Oh, Susanna
as Gene Autry aka Tex Smith
(1936)
The Singing Cowboy
as Gene Autry
(1936)
Guns and Guitars
as Gene Autry
(1936)
Ride, Ranger, Ride
as Gene Autry
(1936)
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
as Gene Autry
(1935)
The Sagebrush Troubadour
as Gene Autry
(1935)
The Phantom Empire
as Gene Autry
(1935)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
as Gene Autry
(1935)
Melody Trail
as Gene Autry
(1935)
The Singing Vagabond
as Captain Tex Autry
(1934)
Mystery Mountain
as Teamster Thomas (ch's 6-8) (uncredited)
(1934)
In Old Santa Fe
as Gene Autry
Crew
(1951)
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Executive Producer
(1950)
Beyond the Purple Hills
Executive Producer
(1950)
Indian Territory
Executive Producer
(1950)
The Blazing Sun
Executive Producer
(1949)
Riders in the Sky
Executive Producer
(1941)
Sierra Sue
Lyricist