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Roy Rogers

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Actor

The Resume

    (November 5, 1911-July 6, 1998)
    Died at 86 of congestive heart failure
    Birth name is Leonard Slye
    Co-hosted the variety show 'The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show' (1962-64)
    Starred in 'The Roy Rogers Show' (1951-64)
    Acted in 'Mackintosh and T.J.' (1975), 'Saga of Sonora' (1973), 'Son of Paleface' (1952), 'Pals of the Golden West' (1951), 'In Old Amarillo' (1951), 'Heart of the Rockies' (1951), 'Trail of Robin Hood' (1950), 'Trigger, Jr.' (1950), 'Susanna Pass' (1949), 'Grand Canyon Trail' (1948), 'Eyes of Texas' (1948), 'Gay Ranchero' (1948), 'Springtime in the Sierras' (1947), 'Roll on Texas Moon' (1946), 'My Pal Trigger' (1946), 'Don't Fence Me In' (1945), 'Utah' (1945), 'Yellow Rose of Texas' (1944), 'Cowboy and the Senorita' (1944), 'King of the Cowboys' (1943), 'Sons of the Pioneers' (1942), 'South of Santa Fe' (1942), 'Jesse James at Bay' (1941), 'In Old Cheyenne' (1941), 'Robin Hood of the Pecos' (1941), 'Colorado' (1940), 'Days of Jesse James' (1939), 'Jeepers Creepers' (1939/I), 'Arizona Kid' (1939), 'Frontier Pony Express' (1939) and Southward Ho' (1939)'
    Country Music Hall of Fame (1980, 88)
    Recorded 'Cool Water,' 'Happy Trails' and 'Tumbling Tumbleweeds'
    Sang with the Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers and Texas Outlaws
    Formed singing group International Cowboys
    Member of the 'Sons of the Pioneers'
    Wrote autobiography 'The Story of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans: Happy Trails (1979)'

Why he might be annoying:

    When appearing on 'Wonder Woman,' he demanded that Lynda Carter wear less revealing clothing.
    He was a staunch conservative family values person.
    His movies and TV shows featured violence.
    His horse was named 'Trigger' and his dog 'Bullet.'
    He occasionally used the name Dick Weston.
    He had his horse Trigger stuffed.
    He actually said that when he died he wanted to be stuffed and put atop Trigger.
    He claimed his horse Trigger was the smartest horse in the movies.
    He successfully sued to keep TV from airing his movies in opposition to his TV show.
    He was a singing cowboy.
    He was a strike breaker, when cowboy actor Gene Autry went on strike for more money, Roy was hired.
    In almost all of his movies he was alongside his sidekick 'Gabby' Hayes.
    In almost all of his appearances, he plays the character Roy Rogers.
    He selected the name Roy Rogers because it was the name of his dentist.
    He was married three times, first marriage annulled and his second wife died.
    His first marriage was annulled in less than a year after his marriage (1932).
    He married Dale Evans just a year after his second wife passed away.
    He opened a fast food chain of Roy Rogers Restaurants, that specialized in roast beef sandwiches.
    He was a mason.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He earned the nickname 'King of Cowboys.'
    Before Howard Stern, he was the original king of all media (radio, TV, movies, recordings).
    He starred on his own radio show in the 40's and 50's.
    He has museums in Branson Missouri, Victorville California and Portsmouth, Ohio.
    He adopted five children.
    His TV show was primarily aimed at children.
    He was married to Dale Evans for over fifty years.
    His second marriage lasted 10 years until his wife Arlene, passed away.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 29 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 26 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 270 Votes: 48.52% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 46 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 44.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 64 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 101 Votes: 48.51% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 77 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 218 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 87 Votes: 39.08% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 206 Votes: 45.63% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 296 Votes: 45.61% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 562 Votes: 56.23% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 727 Votes: 44.29% Annoying