Will Rogers

Biography

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
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Personal Info

Id

89686

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1879-11-03

Place of Birth

Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)

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    Judge Priest

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    State Fair

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    Steamboat Round the Bend

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    Doctor Bull

    Doctor Bull

    A Texas Steer

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    The Legend o

    Hollywood

    Hollywood

    Ambassador Bill

    Ambassador B

    A Connecticut Yankee

    A Connecticu

    The Ropin' Fool

    The Ropin' F

    Happy Days

    Happy Days

    Down To Earth

    Down To Eart

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    Two Wagons B

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    Big Moments

    Doubting Thomas

    Doubting Tho

    Life Begins at Forty

    Life Begins

    They Had to See Paris

    They Had to

    Mr. Skitch

    Mr. Skitch

    Business and Pleasure

    Business and

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    David Harum

    David Harum

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    Will Rogers

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    Going Hollyw

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    Jus' Passin'

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    Tiptoes

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    Almost a Hus

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    Jubilo, Jr.

    Jubilo

    Jubilo

    Water, Water, Everywhere

    Water, Water

    Jes' Call Me Jim

    Jes' Call Me

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    Cupid the Co

    Honest Hutch

    Honest Hutch

    Guile of Women

    Guile of Wom

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    Boys Will Be

    Doubling for Romeo

    Doubling for

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    Laughing Bil

    Too Busy to Work

    Too Busy to

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    Shirley Temp

    In Old Kentucky

    In Old Kentu

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    Babe Ruth: T

    Lightnin'

    Lightnin'

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    Going to Con

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    So This Is London

    So This Is L

    Handy Andy

    Handy Andy

    The County Chairman

    The County C

    Young as You Feel

    Young as You

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can

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    The Cake Eat

    The Golden Age of Comedy

    The Golden A

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    A Poor Relat

    The Headless Horseman

    The Headless

    An Unwilling Hero

    An Unwilling

    One Glorious Day

    One Glorious

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    The Strange

    2010

    Will Rogers and American Politics

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1993

    Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1990

    Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

    ashimself

    1984

    Going Hollywood: The '30s

    as(archive footage)

    1976

    The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

    asSelf(archive footage)

    1975

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1961

    The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1957

    The Golden Age of Comedy

    asarchive footage

    1942

    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    asSelf (archive footage)

    1940

    If I Forget You

    asWill Rogers (uncredited/archive footage)

    1935

    In Old Kentucky

    asSteve Tapley

    1935

    Steamboat Round the Bend

    asDoctor John Pearly

    1935

    Doubting Thomas

    asThomas Brown

    1935

    Life Begins at Forty

    asKeneshaw H. Clark

    1935

    The County Chairman

    asJim Hackler

    1934

    Judge Priest

    asJudge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest

    1934

    Handy Andy

    asAndrew Yates

    1934

    David Harum

    asDavid Harum

    1933

    Mr. Skitch

    asIra Skitch

    1933

    Doctor Bull

    asDr. George 'Doc' Bull

    1933

    State Fair

    asAbel Frake

    1932

    Too Busy to Work

    asJubilo

    1932

    Down To Earth

    asPike Peters

    1932

    Business and Pleasure

    asEarl Tinker

    1931

    Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)

    asHimself

    1931

    Ambassador Bill

    asBill Harper

    1931

    Young as You Feel

    asLemuel Morehouse

    1931

    A Connecticut Yankee

    asHank Martin

    1930

    Lightnin'

    asLightnin' Bill Jones

    1930

    So This Is London

    asHiram Draper

    1929

    They Had to See Paris

    asPike Peters

    1929

    Happy Days

    asMinstrel Show Performer

    1927

    Exploring England with Will Rogers

    as

    1927

    A Texas Steer

    asCattle Brander

    1927

    Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers

    asHimself

    1927

    Tiptoes

    asUncle Hen Kaye

    1927

    With Will Rogers in Dublin

    asSelf

    1924

    A Truthful Liar

    asAmbassador Alfalfa Doolittle

    1924

    Jubilo, Jr.

    asJubilo / Himself

    1924

    Don't Park There

    as

    1924

    Going to Congress

    asAlfalfa Doolittle

    1924

    Big Moments from Little Pictures

    as

    1924

    The Cake Eater

    as

    1924

    The Cowboy Sheik

    as'Two Straw' Bill

    1924

    Two Wagons Both Covered

    asBill Bunian / Joe Jackson

    1923

    Uncensored Movies

    asLem Skagwillow

    1923

    Hustlin' Hank

    asHank

    1923

    Jus' Passin' Through

    asJubilo

    1923

    Hollywood

    asWill Rogers

    1922

    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

    asSelf

    1922

    The Headless Horseman

    asIchabod crane

    1922

    The Ropin' Fool

    as'Ropes' Reilly

    1922

    One Glorious Day

    asProfessor Ezra Botts

    1921

    A Poor Relation

    asNoah Vale

    1921

    Doubling for Romeo

    asSam Cody / Romeo

    1921

    Boys Will Be Boys

    asPeep O'Day

    1921

    An Unwilling Hero

    asDick

    1921

    Guile of Women

    asHjalmar Maartens

    1920

    Honest Hutch

    asHutch

    1920

    Cupid the Cowpuncher

    asAlec Lloyd

    1920

    Jes' Call Me Jim

    asJim Fenton

    1920

    The Strange Boarder

    asSam Gardner

    1920

    Water, Water, Everywhere

    asBilly Fortune

    1919

    Jubilo

    asJubilo

    1919

    Almost a Husband

    asSam Lyman

    1918

    Laughing Bill Hyde

    asBill Hyde