Deceased
How Did Will Rogers Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 55William Penn Adair Rogers was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory, now part of Oklahoma, and is known as "Oklahoma's Favorite Son". As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled around the world three times, made 71 films, and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography35 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Will Rogers and American PoliticsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 131 |
| 1993 | Shirley Temple: America's Little DarlingMovie | Self (archive footage) | 114 |
| 1984 | Going Hollywood: The '30sMovie | (archive footage) | 105 |
| 1976 | Bob Hope's World of ComedyMovie | Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage) | 97 |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie | Self (archive footage) | 96 |
| 1961 | The Legend of Rudolph ValentinoMovie | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 1957 | The Golden Age of ComedyMovie | archive footage | 78 |
| 1942 | Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)Movie | Self (archive footage) | 63 |
| 1940 | If I Forget YouMovie | Will Rogers (uncredited/archive footage) | 61 |
| 1935 | Life Begins at FortyMovie | Keneshaw H. Clark | 56 |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the BendMovie | Doctor John Pearly | 56 |
| 1935 | Doubting ThomasMovie | Thomas Brown | 56 |
| 1935 | In Old KentuckyMovie | Steve Tapley | 56 |
| 1934 | David HarumMovie | David Harum | 55 |
| 1934 | Handy AndyMovie | Andrew Yates | 55 |
| 1934 | Judge PriestMovie | Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest | 55 |
| 1933 | Mr. SkitchMovie | Ira Skitch | 54 |
| 1933 | Doctor BullMovie | Dr. George 'Doc' Bull | 54 |
| 1932 | Too Busy to WorkMovie | Jubilo | 53 |
| 1932 | Down To EarthMovie | Pike Peters | 53 |
| 1931 | Young as You FeelMovie | Lemuel Morehouse | 52 |
| 1930 | Lightnin'Movie | Lightnin' Bill Jones | 51 |
| 1929 | Happy DaysMovie | Minstrel Show Performer | 50 |
| 1927 | TiptoesMovie | Uncle Hen Kaye | 48 |
| 1927 | A Texas SteerMovie | Cattle Brander | 48 |
| 1924 | Jubilo, Jr.Movie | Jubilo / Himself | 45 |
| 1923 | HollywoodMovie | Will Rogers | 44 |
| 1923 | Uncensored MoviesMovie | Lem Skagwillow | 44 |
| 1922 | The Ropin' FoolMovie | 'Ropes' Reilly | 43 |
| 1921 | An Unwilling HeroMovie | Dick | 42 |
| 1921 | A Poor RelationMovie | Noah Vale | 42 |
| 1920 | Water, Water, EverywhereMovie | Billy Fortune | 41 |
| 1920 | Jes' Call Me JimMovie | Jim Fenton | 41 |
| 1920 | The Strange BoarderMovie | Sam Gardner | 41 |
| 1919 | Almost a HusbandMovie | Sam Lyman | 40 |