Deceased

How Did Jimmy Wakely Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 68

Also known asJimmy Clarence Wakely, James WakelyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/02/1914Born inMineola, Howard County, Arkansas, USADied23/09/1982Died inMission HillsCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ1446475 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#1108912 ↗

James Clarence Wakely was an American actor, songwriter, country music vocalist, and one of the last singing cowboys. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, he released records, appeared in several B-Western movies with most of the major studios, appeared on radio and television and even had his own series of comic books.

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Filmography25 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1954	Arrow In The DustMovie	Pvt. Carqueville	40
1953	The Marshal's DaughterMovie	Jimmy Wakely - Poker-Game Player	39
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	36
1949	Gun RunnerMovie	Jimmy Wakely	35
1949	Lawless CodeMovie	Jimmy Wakely	35
1949	Across The Rio GrandeMovie	Jimmy Wakely	35
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	34
1948	Outlaw BrandMovie	Jimmy Wakely	34
1948	Partners of the SunsetMovie	Jimmy Wakely	34
1948	Silver TrailsMovie	Jimmy Wakely	34
1948	Cowboy CavalierMovie	Jimmy Wakely	34
1945	Rough Ridin' JusticeMovie	Jimmy Wakely	31
1944	I'm from ArkansasMovie	Jimmy Wakely	30
1944	Git Along Little PonyMovie	Jimmy Wakely	30
1944	Saddle Leather LawMovie	Musician / Cowhand Jimmy	30
1944	Cowboy from Lonesome RiverMovie	Jimmy Wakely	30
1943	Robin Hood of the RangeMovie	Jimmy, Jimmy Wakely Trio	29
1943	The Lone Star TrailMovie	Jimmy - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio	29
1943	Cheyenne RoundupMovie	Guitar Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio)	29
1943	Raiders of San JoaquinMovie	Jimmy Wakely - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio	29
1942	The Old Chisholm TrailMovie	Member Jimmy Wakely Trio	28
1942	Little Joe, the WranglerMovie	Singer	28
1941	Six Lessons From Madame La ZongaMovie	Jim	27
1940	Give Us WingsMovie	Fish Fry Musical Trio Member (uncredited)	26
1940	The Tulsa KidMovie	Guitar Player (uncredited)	26