Will Rogers
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 3, 1879
- Died
- August 15, 1935 (aged 55)
- Birthplace
- Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
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 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.
Known For
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Filmography
Will Rogers and American Politics
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
Movie · as himself
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Movie · as Self(archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Age of Comedy
Movie · as archive footage
Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I)
Movie · as Él mismo (material de archivo)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
If I Forget You
Movie · as Will Rogers (uncredited/archive footage)
Steamboat Round the Bend
Movie · as Doctor John Pearly
Doubting Thomas
Movie · as Thomas Brown
Life Begins at Forty
Movie · as Keneshaw H. Clark
In Old Kentucky
Movie · as Steve Tapley
The County Chairman
Movie · as Jim Hackler
Judge Priest
Movie · as Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest
David Harum
Movie · as David Harum
Handy Andy
Movie · as Andrew Yates
State Fair
Movie · as Abel Frake
Doctor Bull
Movie · as Dr. George 'Doc' Bull
Mr. Skitch
Movie · as Ira Skitch
Down To Earth
Movie · as Pike Peters
Business and Pleasure
Movie · as Earl Tinker
Too Busy to Work
Movie · as Jubilo
Ambassador Bill
Movie · as Bill Harper
A Connecticut Yankee
Movie · as Hank Martin
Young as You Feel
Movie · as Lemuel Morehouse
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
Movie · as Himself
Lightnin'
Movie · as Lightnin' Bill Jones
So This Is London
Movie · as Hiram Draper
Happy Days
Movie · as Minstrel Show Performer
They Had to See Paris
Movie · as Pike Peters
A Texas Steer
Movie · as Cattle Brander
Tiptoes
Movie · as Uncle Hen Kaye
Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers
Movie · as Himself
Exploring England with Will Rogers
Movie
With Will Rogers in Dublin
Movie · as Self
Two Wagons Both Covered
Movie · as Bill Bunian / Joe Jackson
Big Moments from Little Pictures
Movie
Don't Park There
Movie · as Jubilo
Jubilo, Jr.
Movie · as Jubilo / Himself
The Cowboy Sheik
Movie · as 'Two Straw' Bill
Going to Congress
Movie · as Alfalfa Doolittle
A Truthful Liar
Movie · as Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle
The Cake Eater
Movie
Hollywood
Movie · as Will Rogers
Jus' Passin' Through
Movie · as Jubilo
Uncensored Movies
Movie · as Lem Skagwillow
Hustlin' Hank
Movie · as Hank
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Movie · as Self
The Ropin' Fool
Movie · as 'Ropes' Reilly
The Headless Horseman
Movie · as Ichabod crane
One Glorious Day
Movie · as Professor Ezra Botts
Guile of Women
Movie · as Hjalmar Maartens
Boys Will Be Boys
Movie · as Peep O'Day
Doubling for Romeo
Movie · as Sam Cody / Romeo
A Poor Relation
Movie · as Noah Vale
An Unwilling Hero
Movie · as Dick
Water, Water, Everywhere
Movie · as Billy Fortune
Cupid the Cowpuncher
Movie · as Alec Lloyd
Jes' Call Me Jim
Movie · as Jim Fenton
Honest Hutch
Movie · as Hutch
The Strange Boarder
Movie · as Sam Gardner
Almost a Husband
Movie · as Sam Lyman
Jubilo
Movie · as Jubilo
Laughing Bill Hyde
Movie · as Bill Hyde