Acting
Bob Wills
Also Known As: James Robert Wills, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, The King of Western Swing
Birth Date
March 6, 1905
Death Date
May 13, 1975
(passed away at 70)
Place of Birth
Limestone County, Texas, USA
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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.
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TV Show
Austin City Limits
Self
1975 • 1 episode
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TV Show
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021 • 1 episode
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Movie
Go West, Young Lady
Bob
1941
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Movie
Blazing the Western Trail
Bob
1945
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Movie
The Lone Prairie
Bob
1942
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Movie
The Last Horseman
Bob
1944
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Movie
Take Me Back to Oklahoma
Bob Wills
1940
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Movie
Saddles and Sagebrush
Bob -Texas Playboys Band Leader
1943
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Movie
Riders of the Northwest Mounted
Mountie Bob Wills
1943
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Movie
Rhythm Round-Up
Bob Wills
1945
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Movie
A Tornado in the Saddle
Bob Wilson
1942
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Movie
Lawless Empire
Bob
1945
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Movie
Wyoming Hurricane
Bob
1944
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Movie
The Vigilantes Ride
Bob
1943
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Movie
Silver City Raiders
Sheriff Bob Halliday
1943
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Movie
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Himself
1944