Acting
Will Rogers
William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer and actor and one of the best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s. Known as Oklahoma's favorite son, Rogers was born to a prominent Cherokee Nation family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). He traveled around the world three times, made 71 movies (50 silent films and 21 "talkies"), wrote more than 4,000 nationally-syndicated newspaper columns, and became a world-famous figure. By the mid-1930s, Rogers was adored by the American people. He was the leading political wit of the Progressive Era, and was the top-paid Hollywood movie star at the time. Rogers died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post, when their small airplane crashed near Barrow, Alaska. His vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion, and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels. His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was readily appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended. His short aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: "I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat." Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epigram: When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: "I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident like." I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Rogers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Will Rogers and American Politics
Film · 2010
The Parrott Chase
Film · 2009
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Film · 1993
Babe Ruth: The Man, the Myth, the Legend
Film · 1990
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Film · 1984
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Film · 1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Film · 1975
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Film · 1961
The Golden Age of Comedy
Film · 1957
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Film · 1942
If I Forget You
Film · 1940
Steamboat Round the Bend
Film · 1935
Doubting Thomas
Film · 1935
Life Begins at Forty
Film · 1935
In Old Kentucky
Film · 1935
The County Chairman
Film · 1935
Judge Priest
Film · 1934
David Harum
Film · 1934
Handy Andy
Film · 1934
State Fair
Film · 1933
Doctor Bull
Film · 1933
Mr. Skitch
Film · 1933
Down To Earth
Film · 1932
Business and Pleasure
Film · 1932
Too Busy to Work
Film · 1932
Ambassador Bill
Film · 1931
A Connecticut Yankee
Film · 1931
Young as You Feel
Film · 1931
Voice of Hollywood (Series 2, No. 3)
Film · 1931
Lightnin'
Film · 1930
So This Is London
Film · 1930
Happy Days
Film · 1929
They Had to See Paris
Film · 1929
A Texas Steer
Film · 1927
Tiptoes
Film · 1927
Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers
Film · 1927
Exploring England with Will Rogers
Film · 1927
With Will Rogers in Dublin
Film · 1927
Don't Park There
Film · 1924
Two Wagons Both Covered
Film · 1924
Big Moments from Little Pictures
Film · 1924
Jubilo, Jr.
Film · 1924
The Cowboy Sheik
Film · 1924
Going to Congress
Film · 1924
A Truthful Liar
Film · 1924
The Cake Eater
Film · 1924
Hollywood
Film · 1923
Jus' Passin' Through
Film · 1923
Uncensored Movies
Film · 1923
Hustlin' Hank
Film · 1923
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
Film · 1922
The Ropin' Fool
Film · 1922
The Headless Horseman
Film · 1922
One Glorious Day
Film · 1922
Guile of Women
Film · 1921
Boys Will Be Boys
Film · 1921
Doubling for Romeo
Film · 1921
A Poor Relation
Film · 1921
An Unwilling Hero
Film · 1921
Water, Water, Everywhere
Film · 1920
Jes' Call Me Jim
Film · 1920
Cupid the Cowpuncher
Film · 1920
Honest Hutch
Film · 1920
The Strange Boarder
Film · 1920
Almost a Husband
Film · 1919
Jubilo
Film · 1919
Laughing Bill Hyde
Film · 1918