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David Allan Coe(1939-2026)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Writer
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Heartworn Highways (1976)
David Allan Coe was born on 6 September 1939 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) and The Outsiders (1983). He was married to Kimberly Hastings and Jody Lynn Benham. He died on 29 April 2026 in the United States.
BornSeptember 6, 1939
DiedApril 29, 2026(86)
BornSeptember 6, 1939
DiedApril 29, 2026(86)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, and Patrick Swayze in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1995
Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll in Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
6.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, and Ralph Macchio in The Outsiders (1983)
The Outsiders
7.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 1983
John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb, and Sacha Baron Cohen in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006

Credits

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Actor

  • Beer for My Horses (2008)
    Beer for My Horses
    4.8
    • Gypsy Gene
    • 2008
  • Rebel Meets Rebel: Nothin' to Lose
    Music Video
    • David Allan Coe (as Rebel Meets Rebel)
    • 2006
  • Brad William Henke and Sam Trammell in Going to California (2001)
    Going to California
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Arlin
    • 2002
  • Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings in Stagecoach (1986)
    Stagecoach
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Ike Plummer
    • 1986
  • Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash in The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)
    The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Whiskeyhead Ryan
    • 1986
  • Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
    Take This Job and Shove It
    5.0
    • Mooney
    • 1981
  • Lady Grey (1980)
    Lady Grey
    5.7
    • Black Jack Donovan
    • 1980
  • Earl Owensby in Seabo (1978)
    Seabo
    5.3
    • Rebstock
    • 1978

Composer

  • Lesbian Ho'Down at the Bunnyranch
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings in Stagecoach (1986)
    Stagecoach
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Earl Owensby in Seabo (1978)
    Seabo
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • David Allan Coe: The Mysterious Rhinestone (1975)
    David Allan Coe: The Mysterious Rhinestone
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1975

Writer

  • Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
    Take This Job and Shove It
    5.0
    • song
    • 1981

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Heartworn Highways
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Heartworn Highways

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Rebel Meets Rebel
  • Born
    • September 6, 1939
    • Akron, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • April 29, 2026
    • United States(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Kimberly HastingsApril 17, 2010 - April 29, 2026 (his death)
  • Children
      Shyanne
  • Other works
    CD: "Penitentiary Blues"
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Articles

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    Had 8 children. He was estranged from them all at the time of his death.

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