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Roger Miller
Actor, Composer, Additional Credits
Born January 2, 1936Died October 25, 1992 (56 years)
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings", all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era.
After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, writing such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s, continuing to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top 20 country hit "Old Friends" with Price and Willie Nelson in 1982. He also wrote and performed several of the songs for the 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood. Later in his life, he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony Award−winning Broadway musical Big River, in which he acted.
Miller died from lung cancer in 1992 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later. His songs continued to be recorded by other singers, with covers of "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson and "Husbands and Wives" by Brooks & Dunn; both reached the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s. The Roger Miller Museum —now closed— in his home town of Erick, Oklahoma was a tribute to Miller.
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After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, writing such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Jim Reeves and "Invitation to the Blues" for Ray Price. He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s, continuing to record and tour into the 1990s, charting his final top 20 country hit "Old Friends" with Price and Willie Nelson in 1982. He also wrote and performed several of the songs for the 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood. Later in his life, he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony Award−winning Broadway musical Big River, in which he acted.
Miller died from lung cancer in 1992 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later. His songs continued to be recorded by other singers, with covers of "Tall, Tall Trees" by Alan Jackson and "Husbands and Wives" by Brooks & Dunn; both reached the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s. The Roger Miller Museum —now closed— in his home town of Erick, Oklahoma was a tribute to Miller.
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Roger Miller Filmography
| 1992 | Lucky Luke (1992) (TV Series) · as Jolly Jumper / Narrator (voice) |
| 1991 | Lucky Luke · as Jolly Jumper |
| 1988 | A Handful of Dust · as Vicar |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1981 | The Trolls and the Christmas Express · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1977 | Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey · as Speiltoe / Narrator (voice) |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Robin Hood · as Allan-A-Dale - The Rooster (voice) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Luther |
| 1968 | The Jim Nabors Hour (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Waterhole #3 · as Balladeer (voice) |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Jonny Appleseed |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2004 | Hit Celebrity TV Commercials · as Self - For Gabriel Heavy Duty Shock Absorbers |
| 2004 | Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets · as Self |
| 1991 | The 18th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1990 | An All Star Salute to Country Music · as Self |
| 1989 | The 16th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | America 2Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Dinah's Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Engelbert Humperdinck Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Hee Haw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Music Scene (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Big T.N.T. Show · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Jimmy Dean Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Ready Steady Go! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The Last Attack of the Beast · as Composer |
| 1987 | Dolly (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1973 | Robin Hood · as Songs |
| 1973 | Robin Hood · as Lyricist |