Jimmy Wakely
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Jimmy Wakely was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Wakely began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Twilight on the Trail" (1941), the Johnny Mack Brown western "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (1942) and "Heart of the Rio Grande" (1942). Wakely also contributed music to "Cheyenne Roundup" (1943). He kept working in film throughout the forties, starring i...
Biography
Jimmy Wakely was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Wakely began his acting career appearing in various films, such as "Twilight on the Trail" (1941), the Johnny Mack Brown western "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (1942) and "Heart of the Rio Grande" (1942). Wakely also contributed music to "Cheyenne Roundup" (1943). He kept working in film throughout the forties, starring in "Cowboy in the Clouds" (1943), "The Lone Star Trail" (1943) and "Cowboy Canteen" (1944) with Charles Starrett. He also appeared in "I'm From Arkansas" (1944). Nearing the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Ridin' Down the Trail" (1947), "Silver Trails" (1948) and the adaptation "Arrow in the Dust" (1954) with Sterling Hayden. Wakely's music was most recently used in the Joaquin Phoenix crime drama "Clay Pigeons" (1998). Wakely also contributed music to the action movie "Mars Attacks!" (1996) with Jack Nicholson. Wakely passed away in September 1982 at the age of 68.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Arrow in the Dust
(1954)
Carqueville
The Marshal's Daughter
(1953)
Lawless Code
(1949)
Jimmy Wakely
Brand of Fear
(1949)
Jimmy Wakely
Roaring Westward
(1949)
Jimmy Wakely
Across the Rio Grande
(1949)
Jimmy Wakely
Gun Law Justice
(1949)
Jimmy Wakely
Gun Runner
(1949)
Jimmy Wakely
The Rangers Ride
(1948)
Jimmy
Song of the Drifter
(1948)
Jimmy Wakely
Partners of the Sunset
(1948)
Jimmy Wakely
Oklahoma Blues
(1948)
Jimmy Wakely, also known as "The Melody Kid"
Range Renegades
(1948)
Jimmy Wakely
Outlaw Brand
(1948)
Jimmy Wakely
Cowboy Cavalier
(1948)
Jimmy Wakely
Silver Trails
(1948)
Jimmy Wakely
Courtin' Trouble
(1948)
Jimmy Wakely
Six-Gun Serenade
(1947)
Jimmy Wakely
Song of the Wasteland
(1947)
Jimmy
Ridin' Down the Trail
(1947)
Jimmy Wakely
Rainbow Over the Rockies
(1947)
Jimmy Wakely
Moon Over Montana
(1946)
Jimmy Wakely
Trail to Mexico
(1946)
Jimmy Wakely, also known as Jimmy Jones
West of the Alamo
(1946)
Jimmy Wakely
Song of the Sierras
(1946)
Jimmy Wakely
Sagebrush Heroes
(1945)
Jimmy
Saddle Serenade
(1945)
Jimmy Wakely
Riders of the Dawn
(1945)
Jimmy Wakely
The Lonesome Trail
(1945)
Jimmy Wakely
Springtime in Texas
(1945)
Jimmy Wakely
Rough Ridin' Justice
(1945)
Jimmy
Swing in the Saddle
(1944)
Cowboy Canteen
(1944)
Cyclone Prairie Rangers
(1944)
Wakely
Song of the Range
(1944)
Jimmy
Cowboy from Lonesome River
(1944)
Jimmy
Saddle Leather Law
(1944)
Jimmy
Sundown Valley
(1944)
I'm from Arkansas
(1944)
Cheyenne Roundup
(1943)
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
(1943)
Cowboy in the Clouds
(1943)
Glen Avery
The Lone Star Trail
(1943)
Raiders of San Joaquin
(1943)
The Old Chisholm Trail
(1942)
Heart of the Rio Grande
(1942)
Pete
Strictly in the Groove
(1942)
Stick to Your Guns
(1941)
Pete
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
(1941)
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
(1941)
Jim
Pony Post
(1940)
Music (Feature Film)
Clay Pigeons
(1998)
Song
Clay Pigeons
(1998)
Song Performer
Mars Attacks!
(1996)
Song
Money, Women and Guns
(1959)
Composer
Slim Carter
(1957)
Composer
The Silver Star
(1955)
Composer
Arrow in the Dust
(1954)
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The Marshal's Daughter
(1953)
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Twilight in the Sierras
(1950)
Composer
Desert Vigilante
(1949)
Composer
Courtin' Trouble
(1948)
Composer
Oklahoma Blues
(1948)
Composer
Outlaw Brand
(1948)
Composer
Partners of the Sunset
(1948)
Composer
The Rangers Ride
(1948)
Composer
Song of the Drifter
(1948)
Composer
Cowboy Cavalier
(1948)
Composer
Song of the Wasteland
(1947)
Composer
Last Frontier Uprising
(1947)
Composer
Rainbow Over the Rockies
(1947)
Composer
Ridin' Down the Trail
(1947)
Composer
Moon Over Montana
(1946)
Composer
Rustler's Roundup
(1946)
Composer
West of the Alamo
(1946)
Composer
Trail to Mexico
(1946)
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Song of the Sierras
(1946)
Composer
Riders of the Dawn
(1945)
Composer
The Lonesome Trail
(1945)
Composer
Springtime in Texas
(1945)
Composer
Saddle Serenade
(1945)
Composer
Riders of the Santa Fe
(1944)
Composer
Trigger Trail
(1944)
Composer
Cowboy Canteen
(1944)
Composer
Song of the Range
(1944)
Composer
Cheyenne Roundup
(1943)
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Robin Hood of the Range
(1943)
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The Lone Star Trail
(1943)
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Raiders of San Joaquin
(1943)
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The Old Chisholm Trail
(1942)
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The Silver Bullet
(1942)
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Boss of Hangtown Mesa
(1942)
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Riders of the Northland
(1942)
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Stardust on the Sage
(1942)
Composer
Little Joe, the Wrangler
(1942)
Composer
Stick to Your Guns
(1941)
Composer
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
(1941)
Composer
Cast (Special)
The Singing Cowboys Ride Again
(1982)
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