From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed The Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician and rodeo performer who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in the early 1930s. From 1934 to 1953, Autry appeared in 93 films, and between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show television series. During the 1930s and 1940s, he personified the straight-shooting hero - honest, brave, and true. Autry was also one of the most important pioneering figures in the history of country music, considered the second major influential artist of the genre's development after Jimmie Rodgers. His singing cowboy films were the first vehicle to carry country music to a national audience. In addition to his signature song, "Back in the Saddle Again", and his hit "At Mail Call Today", Autry is still remembered for his Christmas holiday songs, most especially his biggest hit "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as well as "Frosty the Snowman", "Here Comes Santa Claus", and "Up on the House Top". Autry is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and is the only person to be awarded stars in all five categories on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for film, television, music, radio, and live performance.

Filmography

• 2000Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs — (archive footage)
• 1976Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch — (archive footage)
• Buffalo Bill Jr. — Producer
• Annie Oakley — Executive Producer
• 1953Goldtown Ghost Riders — Gene Autry
• 1953Last of the Pony Riders — Gene Autry
• 1953On Top of Old Smoky — Gene Autry
• 1953Pack Train — Gene Autry
• 1953Saginaw Trail — Gene Autry
• 1953Winning of the West — Gene Autry
• 1952Apache Country — Gene Autry
• 1952Barbed Wire — Gene Autry
• 1952Blue Canadian Rockies — Gene Autry
• 1952Night Stage to Galveston — Gene Autry
• 1952The Old West — Gene Autry
• 1952Wagon Team — Gene Autry
• 1951Gene Autry and the Mounties — Gene Autry, Executive Producer
• 1951Hills of Utah — Dr. Gene Autry
• 1951Silver Canyon — Gene Autry
• 1951Texans Never Cry — Gene Autry
• The Range Rider — Producer
• 1951Valley of Fire — Gene Autry
• 1951Whirlwind — Gene Autry aka The Whirlwind
• 1950Beyond the Purple Hills — Gene Autry, Executive Producer
• 1950Cow Town — Gene Autry
• 1950Hoedown — Gene Autry (voice) (uncredited)
• 1950Indian Territory — Gene Autry, Executive Producer
• 1950Mule Train — U.S. Marshal Gene Autry
• 1950The Blazing Sun — Gene Autry, Executive Producer
• The Gene Autry Show — Gene Autry, Producer
• 1949Riders in the Sky — Gene Autry, Executive Producer
• 1949Riders of the Whistling Pines — Gene Autry
• 1949Rim of the Canyon — Gene Autry / Steve Autry
• 1949Sons of New Mexico — Gene Autry
• 1949The Big Sombrero — Gene Autry
• 1949The Cowboy and the Indians — Gene Autry
• 1948Loaded Pistols — Gene Autry
• 1948The Strawberry Roan — Gene Autry
• 1947Robin Hood Of Texas — Gene Autry
• 1947Saddle Pals — Gene Autry
• 1947The Last Round-up — Gene Autry
• 1947Trail to San Antone — Gene Autry
• 1947Twilight on the Rio Grande — Gene Autry
• 1946Sioux City Sue — Gene Autry
• 1942Bells of Capistrano — Gene Autry
• 1942Call of the Canyon — Gene Autry
• 1942Cowboy Serenade — Gene Autry
• 1942Heart of the Rio Grande — Gene Autry
• 1942Home in Wyomin' — Gene Autry
• 1942Stardust on the Sage — Gene Autry
• 1941Back in the Saddle — Gene Autry
• 1941Down Mexico Way — Gene Autry
• 1941Ridin' on a Rainbow — Gene Autry
• 1941Sierra Sue — Gene Autry, Lyricist
• 1941Sunset in Wyoming — Gene Autry
• 1941The Singing Hill — Gene Autry
• 1941Under Fiesta Stars — Gene Autry
• 1940Carolina Moon — Gene Autry
• 1940Gaucho Serenade — Gene Autry
• 1940Melody Ranch — Cornelius J. Courtney
• 1940Radio Ranch — Gene Autry
• 1940Rancho Grande — Gene Autry
• 1940Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride — Gene Autry
• 1940Rodeo Dough — Gene Autry
• 1940Shooting High — Will Carson
• 1939Blue Montana Skies — Gene Autry
• 1939Colorado Sunset — Gene Autry
• 1939Home on the Prairie — Gene Autry
• 1939In Old Monterey — Gene
• 1939Mexicali Rose — Gene Autry
• 1939Mountain Rhythm — Gene Autry
• 1939Rovin' Tumbleweeds — Gene Autry
• 1939South of the Border — Gene Autry
• 1938Gold Mine in the Sky — Gene Autry
• 1938Man from Music Mountain — Gene Autry
• 1938Prairie Moon — Gene Autry
• 1938Rhythm of the Saddle — Gene Autry
• 1938The Old Barn Dance — Gene Autry
• 1938Western Jamboree — Gene Autry
• 1937Boots and Saddles — Gene Autry
• 1937Git Along Little Dogies — Gene Autry
• 1937Public Cowboy No. 1 — Helen Morgan
• 1937Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm — Gene Autry
• 1937Round-Up Time in Texas — Gene Autry
• 1937Springtime in the Rockies — Gene Autry
• 1937Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge — Gene Autry
• 1936Comin' 'Round the Mountain — Gene Autry
• 1936Guns and Guitars — Gene Autry
• 1936Oh, Susanna — Gene Autry aka Tex Smith
• 1936Red River Valley — Gene Autry
• 1936Ride, Ranger, Ride — Gene Autry
• 1936The Big Show — Gene Autry/Tom Ford
• 1936The Old Corral — Sheriff Gene Autry
• 1936The Singing Cowboy — Gene Autry
• 1935Melody Trail — Gene Autry
• 1935The Phantom Empire — Gene Autry
• 1935The Sagebrush Troubadour — Gene Autry
• 1935The Singing Vagabond — Captain Tex Autry
• 1935Tumbling Tumbleweeds — Gene Autry
• 1934In Old Santa Fe — Gene Autry
• 1934Mystery Mountain — Teamster Thomas (ch's 6-8) (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (15)

• 2019My Music: A Classic Christmas — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Elf: Christmas in Tinseltown — Self (archive)
• 2003Christmas from Hollywood — Self (archive footage)
• 1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio — Self - Sings (archive sound)
• 1991The Republic Pictures Story — Self
• 1985A Statlers Christmas Present — Self - Special Guest
• 1980Gay, Gay Hollywood — Self
• 197850 Years of Country Music — Self (archive footage)
• 1976It's Showtime — Self (archive footage)
• 1958The Western: A Lost TV Special — Self
• The Steve Allen Show — Self - Guest, Self - Singer
• The Red Skelton Show — Self
• What's My Line? — Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
• 1937Manhattan Merry-Go-Round — Self