Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 2, 1936
Place of Birth:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Roger Miller
Biography
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings", all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era.
After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, writing such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s, continuing to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top 20 country hit "Old Friends" with Price and Willie Nelson in 1982. He also wrote and performed several of the songs for the 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood. Later in his life, he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony Award−winning Broadway musical Big River, in which he acted.
Miller died from lung cancer in 1992 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later. His songs continued to be recorded by other singers, with covers of "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson and "Husbands and Wives" by Brooks & Dunn; both reached the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s. The Roger Miller Museum —now closed— in his home town of Erick, Oklahoma was a tribute to Miller.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Lucky Luke | Jolly Jumper |
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust | Vicar |
| 1985 | A Statlers Christmas Present | Self - Special Guest |
| 1981 | The Trolls and the Christmas Express | Narrator (voice) |
| 1978 | Mickey's 50 | Self |
| 1977 | Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey | Speiltoe / Narrator (voice) |
| 1973 | Robin Hood | Allan-a-Dale - The Rooster (voice) |
| 1967 | Waterhole #3 | Balladeer (voice) |
| 1965 | The Big T.N.T. Show | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Lucky Luke | Jolly Jumper / Narrator (voice) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Sheriff |
| 1980 | Solid Gold | Self |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show | Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1971 | That Good Old Nashville Music | Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show | Self |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show | Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour | Self |
| 1969 | The Jim Nabors Hour | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Luther |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops | Self |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone | Jonny Appleseed |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host |