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Porter Wagoner(1927-2007)

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Soundtrack
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Porter Wagoner in The Porter Wagoner Show (1961)
Porter Wagoner was born on 12 August 1927 in West Plains, Missouri, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for The Porter Wagoner Show (1961), Nebraska (2013) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996). He was married to Ruth Olive Williams and Velma Johnson. He died on 28 October 2007 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornAugust 12, 1927
DiedOctober 28, 2007(80)
BornAugust 12, 1927
DiedOctober 28, 2007(80)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 17 nominations total

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Known for

Porter Wagoner in The Porter Wagoner Show (1961)
The Porter Wagoner Show
7.9
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)
Nebraska
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 1996
Dolly: A Collection of Hits & Duets
Video
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014

Credits

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Actor



  • Paradise Park (1992)
    Paradise Park
    7.0
    • Governor
    • 1992
  • Heart of Nashville: One Big Family
    Music Video
    • Porter Wagoner
    • 1985
  • Hank Williams Jr.: All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Party Guest
    • 1984
  • Clint Eastwood and Kyle Eastwood in Honkytonk Man (1982)
    Honkytonk Man
    6.6
    • Dusty
    • 1982
  • Waylon Jennings in Nashville Rebel (1966)
    Nashville Rebel
    6.5
    • Porter Waggoner
    • 1966

Producer



  • Dolly Parton: Dumb Blonde
    4.3
    Music Video
    • producer
    • 1967

Soundtrack



  • Dolly Parton: Here I Am (2019)
    Dolly Parton: Here I Am
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Before I Met You", "Wake Up Jacob", "Today, Tomorrow and Forever"
    • 2019
  • Patton Oswalt, Paula Pell, Glenn Howerton, Yuyao Deng, Allisyn Snyder, Sari Arambulo, Jean Villepique, Mary Sohn, Jacob Houston, Marisa Baram, Lyric Lewis, Aparna Brielle, Nick Peine, Jacob Timothy Manown, Eddie Leavy, Spence Moore II, and Micky Lee in A.P. Bio (2018)
    A.P. Bio
    7.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Fire That Keeps You Warm" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA (2014)
    The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Holding on to Nothing"
    • 2014
  • Dolly: A Collection of Hits & Duets
    Video
    • performer: "Holding on to Nothin'", "Jeannie's Afraid Of The Dark", "Milwaukee, Here I Come", "Malena", "The Right Combination", "Ten-Four-Over And Out", "The Last Thing On My Mind", "Just Someone I Used To Know", "Run That By Me One More Time", "We Found It", "Lost Forever in Your Kiss", "Her And The Car And The Mobile Home", "The Pain Of Loving You", "That's When Love Will Mean Most", "Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher Man"
    • writer: "The Right Combination", "Ten-Four-Over And Out", "We Found It", "The Pain Of Loving You", "That's When Love Will Mean Most"
    • 2014
  • Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)
    Nebraska
    7.7
    • performer: "I Thought I Heard You Calling My Name"
    • 2013
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Trademark" (uncredited)
    • 2013
  • Headline Country
    6.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Pain of Loving You"
    • 2011
  • Opry Memories
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Holding On To Nothin'"
    • 2011
  • Charlie Rose in Charlie Rose (1991)
    Charlie Rose
    7.5
    TV Series
    • performer: "Foggy Mountain Top"
    • 2009
  • Revealed (2006)
    Revealed
    4.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "The Last Thing On My Mind"
    • 2009
  • Lotte Verbeek in Nothing Personal (2009)
    Nothing Personal
    6.9
    • writer: "Rubber Room"
    • 2009
  • Opry Video Classics: Duets
    6.8
    Video
    • performer: "Holding On to Nothin'", "If Teardrops Were Pennies"
    • 2007
  • Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
    9.0
    Video
    • performer: "Misery Loves Company"
    • 2007
  • Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
    6.2
    Video
    • performer: "A Satisfied Mind"
    • 2007
  • Opry Video Classics: The Hall of Fame
    Video
    • performer: "Green, Green Grass of Home"
    • 2007

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Last.fm
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  • Born
    • August 12, 1927
    • West Plains, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • October 28, 2007
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Ruth Olive WilliamsJanuary 25, 1946 - 1986 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Other works
    CD: "Porter Wagoner: RCA Country Legends" (RCA)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Porter and duet partner Dolly Parton had many hits from 1967-1974.
  • Nicknames
    • Wagonmaster
    • The Thin Man from West Plains

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