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Jimmy Riddle(1918-1982)

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Jimmy Riddle was born on 3 September 1918 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Smoky Mountain Melody (1948), Country Style, U.S.A. (1957) and Hee Haw (1969). He died on 10 December 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornSeptember 3, 1918
DiedDecember 10, 1982(64)
BornSeptember 3, 1918
DiedDecember 10, 1982(64)
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Known for

Roy Acuff, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
Smoky Mountain Melody
6.3
  • Musican
  • 1948
Country Style, U.S.A. (1957)
Country Style, U.S.A.
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Hee Haw (1969)
Hee Haw
7.1
TV Series
  • Self
Dolly Parton, Roy Acuff, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Porter Wagoner in The Nashville Sound (1972)
The Nashville Sound
7.1
  • Self(as Jimmie Riddle)
  • 1972

Credits

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Actor

  • Roy Acuff, Russell Arms, Sybil Merritt, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Smoky Mountain Melody (1948)
    Smoky Mountain Melody
    6.3
    • Musican
    • 1948
  • Stanley Brown and Ruth Terry in Sing, Neighbor, Sing (1944)
    Sing, Neighbor, Sing
    6.2
    • Member, Smoky Mountain Boys Band (uncredited)
    • 1944

Soundtrack

  • Country Style, U.S.A. (1957)
    Country Style, U.S.A.
    TV Series
    • performer: "Clarinet Polka"
    • performer: "The Tennessee Fox Chase" (as Jimmie Riddle)
    • 1957–1958

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Riddle & Phelps
  • Born
    • September 3, 1918
    • Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • December 10, 1982
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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