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Acting

Roy Rogers

Born
Nov 5, 1911 · Aged 86
Died
Jul 6, 1998
Place of birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
127
TV credits
26
Also known as (2)
  • Leonard Franklin Slye
  • The King of the Cowboys

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was an American singer and cowboy actor, as well as the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants chain. He and his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino, Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog, Bullet, were featured in more than 100 movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often either Pat Brady, (who drove a Jeep called "Nellybelle"), Andy Devine, or the…