Ferlin Husky
Actor
December 3, 1925 — March 17, 2011 (85 years)
Ferlin Eugene Husky (December 3, 1925 – March 17, 2011) was an early American country music singer who was equally adept at the genres of traditional honky-tonk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes. He had two dozen top-20 hits in the Billboard country charts between 1953 and 1975; his versatility and matinee-idol looks propelled a seven-decade entertainment career.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Husky's hits included "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", each reaching number one on the country charts. He also created a comic outspoken hayseed character, Simon Crum; and recorded under the stage name Terry Preston from 1948 to 1953. In 2010, Husky was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Husky's hits included "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", each reaching number one on the country charts. He also created a comic outspoken hayseed character, Simon Crum; and recorded under the stage name Terry Preston from 1948 to 1953. In 2010, Husky was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Filmography
| 2007 | Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 1969 | Hee Haw · as Self |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show · as Self - Singer |
| 1965 | Country Music on Broadway · as Self |
| 1963 | The Jimmy Dean Show · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1957 | Mister Rock and Roll · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show · as Self - Singer |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2004 | The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made · as CastOn Plex |
| 1971 | Swamp Girl · as Swamp RangerOn Plex |
| 1967 | Hillbillys in a Haunted House · as Woody Wetherby |
| 1966 | Las Vegas Hillbillys · as Woody Wetherby |
| 1965 | Forty Acre Feud · as Simon Crumb |
| 1958 | Country Music Holiday · as Verne Brand |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre · as Cast |