Billy Joe Shaver(1939-2020)

Actor
Music Department
Writer

Billy Joe Shaver was born on 16 August 1939 in Corsicana, Texas, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Hell or High Water (2016), Crazy Heart (2009) and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001). He was married to Wanda Lynn Canady, Brenda Tindell and Jean. He died on 28 October 2020 in Waco, Texas, USA.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Hell or High Water

7.6

Soundtrack

2016

Crazy Heart

7.2

Soundtrack

2009

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

6.1

Soundtrack

2001

The Wendell Baker Story

5.5

Reverend Shackelton

2005

Credits

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Actor

Still the King
5.6
TV Series
- Barfly
- 2016
Daisy's
8.5
- Billy
- 2013
A Night in Old Mexico
5.7
- Old Man At The Gas Station
- 2013
Squidbillies
6.7
TV Series
- Customs Agent
- TV Announcer (voice)
- 2011
Bait Shop
4.4
Video
- Buddy
- 2008
The Wendell Baker Story
5.5
- Reverend Shackelton
- 2005
Secondhand Lions
7.5
- Biplane Truck Driver
- 2003
The Apostle
7.2
- Joe
- 1997
Sing a Country Song
5.8
- 1973

Music Department

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Personal details

Official sites
- Billy Joe Shaver Official Website
- Discogs
Born
- August 16, 1939
- Corsicana, Texas, USA
Died
- October 28, 2020
- Waco, Texas, USA(stroke)
Spouses
Publicity listings
- 3 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
He was a songwriter in the outlaw country genre whose greatest hits include "Honky Tonk Heroes," "Georgia on a Fast Train," and "Old Five and Dimers Like Me". His songs were recorded by Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, among others.

Quotes
I'm a songwriter first and then whatever else I do second... I enjoy the heck out of entertaining and I enjoy all the aspects of what comes with it, but the song is like the cheapest psychiatrist there is. And I pretty much need one all the time.