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Roy Acuff(1903-1992)

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Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff was born on 15 September 1903 in Maynardville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Night Train to Memphis (1946), Home in San Antone (1949) and Surf's Up (2007). He was married to Mildred Louise Douglas. He died on 23 November 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornSeptember 15, 1903
DiedNovember 23, 1992(89)
BornSeptember 15, 1903
DiedNovember 23, 1992(89)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins total

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Known for

Roy Acuff, Allan Lane, and Adele Mara in Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Night Train to Memphis
7.4
  • Roy Acuff
  • 1946
Home in San Antone (1949)
Home in San Antone
5.2
  • Roy Acuff - aka Jack Jones
  • 1949
Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
Surf's Up
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
Roy Acuff, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
Smoky Mountain Melody
6.3
  • Roy Acuff
  • 1948

Credits

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Actor

  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. II
    Music Video
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1989
  • Heart of Nashville: One Big Family
    Music Video
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1985
  • Hee Haw (1969)
    Hee Haw
    7.1
    TV Series
    • 1981
  • Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
    Coal Miner's Daughter
    7.5
    • Roy Acuff (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Concrete Cowboys (1979)
    Concrete Cowboys
    5.0
    TV Series
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1979
  • Morgan Fairchild, Tom Selleck, and Jerry Reed in The Concrete Cowboys (1979)
    The Concrete Cowboys
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1979
  • Home in San Antone (1949)
    Home in San Antone
    5.2
    • Roy Acuff - aka Jack Jones
    • 1949
  • Roy Acuff, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
    Smoky Mountain Melody
    6.3
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1948
  • Roy Acuff, Allan Lane, and Adele Mara in Night Train to Memphis (1946)
    Night Train to Memphis
    7.4
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1946
  • Stanley Brown and Ruth Terry in Sing, Neighbor, Sing (1944)
    Sing, Neighbor, Sing
    6.2
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1944
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Jane Frazee, Tex Ritter, Charles Starrett, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Cowboy Canteen (1944)
    Cowboy Canteen
    6.5
    • Roy Acuff (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Roy Acuff in O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
    O, My Darling Clementine
    6.5
    • Sheriff Roy Acuff
    • 1943
  • Jean Parker in Hi, Neighbor (1942)
    Hi, Neighbor
    6.2
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1942
  • Lois Ranson, June Weaver, Frank Weaver, and Leon Weaver in Grand Ole Opry (1940)
    Grand Ole Opry
    6.7
    • Roy Acuff
    • 1940

Soundtrack

  • Jeff Daniels in A Man in Full (2024)
    A Man in Full
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Big Bad John"
    • 2024
  • Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
    Killers of the Flower Moon
    7.5
    • performer: "Great Speckled Bird"
    • writer: "Great Speckled Bird"
    • 2023
  • Katie Chang in Pantheon (2022)
    Pantheon
    8.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Lost Highway"
    • 2022
  • Lucas Till in MacGyver (2016)
    MacGyver
    5.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "As Long as I Live"
    • 2019
  • Hap and Leonard (2016)
    Hap and Leonard
    7.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "No One Will Ever Know"
    • 2016
  • Ashley Bell in Carnage Park (2016)
    Carnage Park
    4.9
    • writer: "Big Bad John"
    • 2016
  • Tom Hiddleston in I Saw the Light (2015)
    I Saw the Light
    5.8
    • performer: "Low and Lonely"
    • 2015
  • The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA (2014)
    The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Wabash Cannon Ball"
    • 2014
  • Manhattan (2014)
    Manhattan
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "I'm Building a Home"
    • writer: "I'm Building a Home" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Big John: The John Hartson Story (2014)
    Big John: The John Hartson Story
    TV Movie
    • writer: "Big Bad John" (uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn in Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 (2010)
    Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1
    8.4
    Video
    • performer: "Wabash Cannonball"
    • 2010
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Streamline Cannonball"
    • 2009
  • Martin Strel in Big River Man (2009)
    Big River Man
    7.3
    • performer: "Take My Hand Precious Lord"
    • 2009
  • Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
    Nip/Tuck
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "A Sinner's Death (I'm Dying)"
    • writer: "A Sinner's Death (I'm Dying)"
    • 2007
  • The Louvin Brothers in Opry Video Classics: Pioneers (2007)
    Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
    7.0
    Video
    • performer: "Wabash Cannon Ball"
    • 2007

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 15, 1903
    • Maynardville, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • November 23, 1992
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Mildred Louise DouglasDecember 25, 1936 - June 17, 1981 (her death, 2 children)
  • Relatives
    • Eddie Acuff(Sibling)
  • Other works
    CD: "Columbia Historic Edition" (SSP)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Acuff's budding career as a baseball player was cut short due to sunstroke.
  • Quotes
    The greatest thing the Democrats have ever done for me was to defeat me for the governor of Tennessee.
  • Trademark
    Hits "Wabash Cannonball" and "Great Speckled Bird"
  • Nickname
    • King of Country Music

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