Deceased

How Did Gene Autry Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asOrvon Grover Autry, The Singing Cowboy, Bob Clayton, Johnny DoddsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn29/09/1907Born inNear Tioga, Texas, USADied02/10/1998Died inStudio CityCauselymphomaWikidataQ342723 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#90071 ↗

Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry, nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner. He largely gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades, beginning in the early 1930s. During that time, he personified the straight-shooting hero—honest, brave, and true.

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Filmography33 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	Elf: Christmas in TinseltownMovie	Self (archive)	97
2003	Christmas in HollywoodMovie	Self (archive footage)	96
1991	The Republic Pictures StoryMovie	Self	84
1976	It's ShowtimeMovie	Self (archive footage)	69
1976	Meanwhile, Back at the RanchMovie	(archive footage)	69
1958	The Western: A Lost TV SpecialMovie	Self	51
1956	The Steve Allen ShowSeries	Self - Singer	49
1952	Barbed WireMovie	Gene Autry	45
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Self	44
1951	Valley of FireMovie	Gene Autry	44
1951	Gene Autry and the MountiesMovie	Gene Autry	44
1951	WhirlwindMovie	Gene Autry aka The Whirlwind	44
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	43
1950	The Gene Autry ShowSeries	Gene Autry	43
1950	Beyond the Purple HillsMovie	Gene Autry	43
1949	Riders in the SkyMovie	Gene Autry	42
1949	Riders of the Whistling PinesMovie	Gene Autry	42
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	41
1947	Trail to San AntoneMovie	Gene Autry	40
1947	The Last Round-upMovie	Gene Autry	40
1946	Sioux City SueMovie	Gene Autry	39
1942	Call of the CanyonMovie	Gene Autry	35
1942	Stardust on the SageMovie	Gene Autry	35
1942	Bells of CapistranoMovie	Gene Autry	35
1940	Ride, Tenderfoot, RideMovie	Gene Autry	33
1940	Rodeo DoughMovie	Gene Autry	33
1940	Melody RanchMovie	Cornelius J. Courtney	33
1939	Mountain RhythmMovie	Gene Autry	32
1938	Western JamboreeMovie	Gene Autry	31
1938	The Old Barn DanceMovie	Gene Autry	31
1937	Springtime in the RockiesMovie	Gene Autry	30
1934	In Old Santa FeMovie	Gene Autry	27
1934	Mystery MountainMovie	Teamster Thomas (ch's 6-8) (uncredited)	27