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Bob Nolan
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 72
Also known asClarence Robert NoblesGenderMaleNationalityCanadaBorn13/04/1908Born inWinnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDied16/06/1980 (aged 72)Died inNewport BeachCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ888168 ↗TMDb#146504 ↗

Bob Nolan was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and composer of numerous Country music and Western music songs, including the standards "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds." He is generally regarded as one of the finest Western songwriters of all time. As an actor and singer, he appeared in scores of Western films.

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Filmography39 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1955Music LandMovieSinger (archive footage)47
1948Night Time in NevadaMovieBob Nolan40
1948Pecos BillMovieBob Nolan40
1947Bells of San AngeloMovieBob39
1947Apache RoseMovieBob39
1946HeldoradoMovieBob Nolan38
1946My Pal TriggerMovieBob Nolan38
1946Ding Dong WilliamsMovieBob - Sons of the Pioneers Leader38
1945UtahMovieBob, singing ranchhand37
1945Sunset in El DoradoMovieBob37
1945Bells of RosaritaMovieBob Nolan37
1945Don't Fence Me InMovieBob37
1945Along the Navajo TrailMovieLeader of Sons of the Pioneers37
1944Hands Across the BorderMovieBob36
1944Hollywood CanteenMovieSelf (uncredited)36
1944Lights of Old Santa FeMovieBob36
1944Song of NevadaMovieBob36
1944Cowboy and the SenoritaMovieBob - Sons of the Pioneers36
1943Silver SpursMovieBob, Leader of Sons of the Pioneers35
1942Call of the CanyonMovieSons of the Pioneers Singer (uncredited)34
1942Ridin' Down the CanyonMovieBob Nolan - Leader Sons of the Pioneers34
1941The Pinto KidMovieBob33
1940Thundering FrontierMovieBob32
1940Bullets for RustlersMovieBob32
1940West of AbileneMovieBob32
1940Texas StagecoachMovieBob Harper32
1939The Man from SundownMovieBob31
1939North of the YukonMovieRCMP Const. Bob Cameron31
1939Two-Fisted RangersMovieRanch Foreman Bob (Sons of the Pioneers)31
1939Outpost of the MountiesMovieMountie Bob31
1939Riders of Black RiverMovieBob31
1938Law of the PlainsMovieBand Member Bob30
1938Call of the RockiesMovieBob, Band Member30
1937The Star Reporter in HollywoodMovieSon of the Pioneers29
1936California MailMovieBass Player (uncredited)28
1936Rhythm on the RangeMovieBob - Sons of the Pioneers28
1936The Mysterious AvengerMovieBob28
1935Slightly StaticMovieMember of Sons of the Pioneers (uncredited)27
1935The Old HomesteadMovieBob27