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Johnny Rodriguez(1951-2025)

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Johnny Rodriguez was born on 10 December 1951 in Sabinal, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Kiss My Grits (1982), Texasville (1990) and Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes (2007). He was married to Debbie McNeely, Lana Nelson and Linda Diann Patterson. He died on 9 May 2025 in the USA.
BornDecember 10, 1951
DiedMay 9, 2025(73)
BornDecember 10, 1951
DiedMay 9, 2025(73)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 6 nominations total

Known for

Kiss My Grits (1982)
Kiss My Grits
4.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1982
Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd in Texasville (1990)
Texasville
6.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 1990
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
9.0
Video
  • Soundtrack
  • 2007
Nashville Girl (1976)
Nashville Girl
6.0
  • Johnny Rodriguez
  • 1976

Credits

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Actor

  • Nashville Girl (1976)
    Nashville Girl
    6.0
    • Johnny Rodriguez
    • 1976
  • Kent McCord and Martin Milner in Adam-12 (1968)
    Adam-12
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Driver in Accident
    • 1974

Soundtrack

  • 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: "Love Put A Song In My Heart"
    • 2010
  • Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
    9.0
    Video
    • performer: "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico"
    • writer: "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico"
    • 2007
  • Rajol Ayel Llsoqout (1991)
    Rajol Ayel Llsoqout
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Got to Have Your Love"
    • 1991
  • Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd in Texasville (1990)
    Texasville
    6.0
    • performer: "Let's Leave the Lights on Tonight", "How Could I Love Her So Much"
    • 1990
  • Kiss My Grits (1982)
    Kiss My Grits
    4.5
    • performer: "Somewhere South in Mexico"
    • 1982
  • Kansas City Trucking Co.
    7.7
    • performer: "I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind" (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • 8th Annual Country Music Association Awards
    TV Special
    • performer: "Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through)"
    • 1974

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 10, 1951
    • Sabinal, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • May 9, 2025
    • USA(natural causes)
  • Spouses
      Debbie McNeely1998 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    CD (with Freddy Fender): "Back to Back" (USP)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death at his home in Sabinal, Texas, USA, of an acquaintance he mistook for a burglar.
  • Trademark
    Tex-Mex style of country music

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