Acting · Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) · Born November 3, 1879
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 newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was adored by the American people. He was the leading political wit of the Progressive Era, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star at the time. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed near Barrow, Alaska. His vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion, and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was readily appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended. His short aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: "I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat." Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epigram: When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident like." I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Rogers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieWill Rogers and American Politics
2010
as Self (archive footage)
The Parrott Chase
2009
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieShirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBabe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
1990
as himself
MovieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Bob Hope's World of Comedy
1976
as Self - Tribute Montage (archive footage)
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976
as Self(archive footage)
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Golden Age of Comedy
1957
as archive footage
MovieScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942
as Self (archive footage)
If I Forget You
1940
as Will Rogers (uncredited/archive footage)
MovieIn Old Kentucky
1935
as Steve Tapley
MovieSteamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Doctor John Pearly
MovieDoubting Thomas
1935
as Thomas Brown
MovieLife Begins at Forty
1935
as Keneshaw H. Clark
MovieThe County Chairman
1935
as Jim Hackler
MovieJudge Priest
1934
as Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest
MovieHandy Andy
1934
as Andrew Yates
MovieDavid Harum
1934
as David Harum
MovieMr. Skitch
1933
as Ira Skitch
MovieDoctor Bull
1933
as Dr. George 'Doc' Bull
MovieState Fair
1933
as Abel Frake
MovieToo Busy to Work
1932
as Jubilo
MovieDown To Earth
1932
as Pike Peters
MovieBusiness and Pleasure
1932
as Earl Tinker
MovieVoice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
1931
as Himself
MovieAmbassador Bill
1931
as Bill Harper
MovieYoung as You Feel
1931
as Lemuel Morehouse
MovieA Connecticut Yankee
1931
as Hank Martin
MovieLightnin'
1930
as Lightnin' Bill Jones
MovieSo This Is London
1930
as Hiram Draper
MovieThey Had to See Paris
1929
as Pike Peters
MovieHappy Days
1929
as Minstrel Show Performer
Exploring England with Will Rogers
1927
MovieA Texas Steer
1927
as Cattle Brander
Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers
1927
as Himself
MovieTiptoes
1927
as Uncle Hen Kaye
With Will Rogers in Dublin
1927
as Self
A Truthful Liar
1924
as Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle
MovieJubilo, Jr.
1924
as Jubilo / Himself
Don't Park There
1924
as Jubilo
MovieGoing to Congress
1924
as Alfalfa Doolittle
MovieBig Moments from Little Pictures
1924
MovieThe Cake Eater
1924
MovieThe Cowboy Sheik
1924
as 'Two Straw' Bill
MovieTwo Wagons Both Covered
1924
as Bill Bunian / Joe Jackson
MovieUncensored Movies
1923
as Lem Skagwillow
Hustlin' Hank
1923
as Hank
MovieJus' Passin' Through
1923
as Jubilo
MovieHollywood
1923
as Will Rogers
MovieScreen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
1922
as Self
MovieThe Headless Horseman
1922
as Ichabod crane
MovieThe Ropin' Fool
1922
as 'Ropes' Reilly
MovieOne Glorious Day
1922
as Professor Ezra Botts
MovieA Poor Relation
1921
as Noah Vale
MovieDoubling for Romeo
1921
as Sam Cody / Romeo
MovieBoys Will Be Boys
1921
as Peep O'Day
MovieAn Unwilling Hero
1921
as Dick
MovieGuile of Women
1921
as Hjalmar Maartens
MovieHonest Hutch
1920
as Hutch
MovieCupid the Cowpuncher
1920
as Alec Lloyd
MovieJes' Call Me Jim
1920
as Jim Fenton
MovieThe Strange Boarder
1920
as Sam Gardner
MovieWater, Water, Everywhere
1920
as Billy Fortune
MovieJubilo
1919
as Jubilo
MovieAlmost a Husband
1919
as Sam Lyman
MovieLaughing Bill Hyde
1918
as Bill Hyde
