Will Rogers

Will Rogers

Known for: Acting

Born: November 3, 1879

Died: August 15, 1935

William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor and one of the best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. Known as Oklahoma's favorite son, Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee Nation family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated new…

Known for

Judge Priest
Judge Priest
1934
Doctor Bull
Doctor Bull
1933
Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
A Texas Steer
A Texas Steer
1927
Ambassador Bill
Ambassador Bill
1931
A Connecticut Yankee
A Connecticut Yankee
1931
The Ropin' Fool
The Ropin' Fool
1922
Down To Earth
Down To Earth
1932
Don't Park There
1924
Big Moments from Little Pictures
Big Moments from Little Pictures
1924
Two Wagons Both Covered
Two Wagons Both Covered
1924
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
1935
Life Begins at Forty
Life Begins at Forty
1935
They Had to See Paris
They Had to See Paris
1929
Mr. Skitch
Mr. Skitch
1933
Business and Pleasure
Business and Pleasure
1932
David Harum
David Harum
1934
Will Rogers and American Politics
Will Rogers and American Politics
2010
Jus' Passin' Through
Jus' Passin' Through
1923
Almost a Husband
Almost a Husband
1919
Jubilo
Jubilo
1919
Water, Water, Everywhere
Water, Water, Everywhere
1920
Jes' Call Me Jim
Jes' Call Me Jim
1920
Cupid the Cowpuncher
Cupid the Cowpuncher
1920
Honest Hutch
Honest Hutch
1920
Guile of Women
Guile of Women
1921
Boys Will Be Boys
Boys Will Be Boys
1921
Doubling for Romeo
Doubling for Romeo
1921
Laughing Bill Hyde
Laughing Bill Hyde
1918
Too Busy to Work
Too Busy to Work
1932
Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers
1927
In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky
1935
The Cowboy Sheik
The Cowboy Sheik
1924
Lightnin'
Lightnin'
1930
Going to Congress
Going to Congress
1924
A Truthful Liar
1924
Uncensored Movies
Uncensored Movies
1923
So This Is London
So This Is London
1930
Handy Andy
Handy Andy
1934
The County Chairman
The County Chairman
1935
Exploring England with Will Rogers
1927
Young as You Feel
Young as You Feel
1931
Hustlin' Hank
1923
The Cake Eater
The Cake Eater
1924
A Poor Relation
A Poor Relation
1921
The Headless Horseman
The Headless Horseman
1922
An Unwilling Hero
An Unwilling Hero
1921
With Will Rogers in Dublin
1927
One Glorious Day
One Glorious Day
1922
The Strange Boarder
The Strange Boarder
1920
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922
State Fair
State Fair
1933
Tiptoes
Tiptoes
1927
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976
Jubilo, Jr.
Jubilo, Jr.
1924
If I Forget You
1940
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
1931
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
1990
The Parrott Chase
2009
Happy Days
Happy Days
1929
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975