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Ramblin' Jack Elliott

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Ramblin' Jack Elliott
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Ramblin' Jack Elliott was born on 1 August 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Everything Must Go (2010), Honky Tonk Nights (1978) and Adventures of Power (2008).
BornAugust 1, 1931
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BornAugust 1, 1931
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      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Will Ferrell in Everything Must Go (2010)
    Everything Must Go
    6.4
    • Soundtrack
    • 2010
    Honky Tonk Nights (1978)
    Honky Tonk Nights
    4.8
    • Bill Garvey(as Ramblin' Jack Eliott)
    • 1978
    Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Shoshannah Stern, Chi Ling Chiu, and Nick Kroll in Adventures of Power (2008)
    Adventures of Power
    5.8
    • Soundtrack
    • 2008
    The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Bob Dylan in Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
      Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
      7.5
      • The Sailor
      • 2019
    • Roadie (1980)
      Roadie
      5.3
      • Jack Elliott
      • 1980
    • Honky Tonk Nights (1978)
      Honky Tonk Nights
      4.8
      • Bill Garvey (as Ramblin' Jack Eliott)
      • 1978

    Music Department

    • Renaldo and Clara (1978)
      Renaldo and Clara
      6.5
      • musician: For the Rolling Thunder Review (as Jack Elliott)
      • 1978

    Soundtrack

    • Josh Holloway in Duster (2025)
      Duster
      7.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "Soul of a Man"
      • 2025
    • Dope Thief (2025)
      Dope Thief
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Philadelphia Lawyer"
      • 2025
    • Bob Dylan in Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)
      Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
      7.5
      • performer: "South Coast", "Paddy, Lay Back", "Pretty Boy Floyd"
      • performer: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", "Love Potion No. 9" (as Ramblin' Jack Elliot)
      • 2019
    • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
      The Marty Stuart Show
      8.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Mr. Garfield"
      • 2012
    • Will Ferrell in Everything Must Go (2010)
      Everything Must Go
      6.4
      • performer: "Railroad Bill"
      • 2010
    • Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Shoshannah Stern, Chi Ling Chiu, and Nick Kroll in Adventures of Power (2008)
      Adventures of Power
      5.8
      • performer: "Pastures of Plenty"
      • 2008
    • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
      Deadwood
      8.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Mean Mama Blues" (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Arena (1975)
      Arena
      7.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "Pretty Boy Floyd"
      • 1988
    • Renaldo and Clara (1978)
      Renaldo and Clara
      6.5
      • performer: "Muleskinner Blues", "South Coast"
      • 1978
    • You and Me (1974)
      You and Me
      5.9
      • Soundtrack ("Just Dropped by to Get a Cup o' Coffee")
      • 1974
    • Johnny Cash in The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
      The Johnny Cash Show
      8.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Mule Skinner Blues"
      • performer: "If I Were a Carpenter", "Take Me Home"
      • writer: "Mister Garfield"
      • 1969–1971

    Videos1

    Bob Dylan Revealed
    Trailer 3:01
    Bob Dylan Revealed

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Ramblin' Jack Eliott
    • Born
      • August 1, 1931
      • Brooklyn, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • June Shelley(divorced)
    • Other works
      Album: "I Stand Alone", 2006 (Anti-)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Studio Records

      1955: Woody Guthrie's Blues 1957: Jack Elliot Sings 1958: Jack Takes the Floor 1958: Ramblin' Jack Elliott in London EMI Records 33 SX 1166 recorded 5/7 November 1958 1960: Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Songs by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers 1960: Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie 1961: Songs to Grow On by Woody Guthrie, Sung by Jack Elliott (Folkways Records) 1961: Ramblin' Jack Elliott (Prestige/Folklore) 1962: Country Style (Prestige/Folklore) 1964: Jack Elliott (Vanguard) 1968: Young Brigham (Reprise) 1970: Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks (Reprise) 1981: Kerouac's Last Dream (Folk Freak/re-release by Conträr Musik, Germany) 1995: South Coast (Red House) 1998: Friends of Mine (HighTone) 1999: The Long Ride (HighTone) 2006: I Stand Alone (ANTI-) 2009: A Stranger Here (ANTI-).
    • Quotes
      [from his website] While a lot of people don't think I'm imitating Woody [[Woody Guthrie'], I still feel I am in a way, you know, like he's looking over my shoulder.
    • Trademark
      He tells lots of stories during his performances; this is the source of his "Ramblin'" nickname.
    • Nickname
      • Ramblin' Jack Elliott

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