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Austin City Limits
1975· TV Series
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 6, 1905(70)
Day of Death
May 13, 1975
Place of Birth
Limestone County, Texas, USA
Also Known As
James Robert WillsBob Wills and His Texas PlayboysThe King of Western Swing
Bob Wills
Acting
Biography
Bob Wills, fiddler and band leader of Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys, was an influential developer of the western swing music style in the late 1930s through the 1940s. He appeared on over a dozen Western films.
Known For
Filmography
- 2021TVThis Is Popas Self (archive footage)
- 1975TVAustin City Limitsas Self
- 1945MovieLawless Empireas Bob
- 1945MovieBlazing the Western Trailas Bob
- 1945MovieRhythm Round-Upas Bob Wills
- 1944MovieBob Wills and His Texas Playboysas Himself
- 1944MovieThe Last Horsemanas Bob
- 1944MovieWyoming Hurricaneas Bob
- 1943MovieThe Vigilantes Rideas Bob
- 1943MovieSilver City Raidersas Sheriff Bob Halliday
- 1943MovieSaddles and Sagebrushas Bob -Texas Playboys Band Leader
- 1943MovieRiders of the Northwest Mountedas Mountie Bob Wills
- 1942MovieA Tornado in the Saddleas Bob Wilson
- 1942MovieThe Lone Prairieas Bob
- 1941MovieGo West, Young Ladyas Bob
- 1940MovieTake Me Back to Oklahomaas Bob Wills