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Also known as Leonard Sly, Leonard Slye, Leonard Frank Sly, Leonard Franklin Slye

American actor and singer (1911-1998)

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  • Great American Western V.25, The
  • Happy Trails
  • Happy Trails Our Life Story
  • My Favorite Christmas Story
  • Best of John Buscema's Roy Rogers

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Acting · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

​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…

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  • Challenger: The Final Flight — Self (archive footage)2020
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr — Self (archive)2017
  • Tammy Wynette: Legendary Performances — himself2008
  • All My Friends Are Cowboys — Self1998
  • Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' — self1992
  • Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys — Himself1992
  • The Republic Pictures Story — Self1991
  • Hot Country Nights1991
  • Rootin' Tootin' Roundup — Self (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)1989
  • The Gambler: The Adventure Continues — Drunk1983

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54,545
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countryblueswesternCowboy Songsblues rock

There are at least three artists with that name: 1. a country music star, 2. a slide guitar player and 3. a house producer from the 90's 1. Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was a singer and cowboy actor, as well as the namesake of the famous Roy Rogers Restaurants chain. He and his second wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd Dog, Bullet, were featured in over one hundred movies and The Roy Rogers Show. <a href="https://w

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Born
Leonard Franklin Slye , ( 1911-11-05 ) November 5, 1911, Cincinnati , Ohio, US
Died
July 6, 1998 (1998-07-06) (aged 86), Apple Valley, California , US
Resting place
Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Apple Valley, 34°33′25″N 117°08′35″W / 34.5569916°N 117.1429367°W / 34.5569916; -117.1429367
Other name
Len Slye
Occupations
Singer actor TV host rodeo performer
Years active
1934–1998
Style
Western
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Grace Arline Wilkins ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; died 1946 ) ​ Dale Evans ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ) ​

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Official website
royrogers.com
Image
Roy Rogers, NPG 2000 21 (cropped).jpg
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Roy Rogers
date of birth
1911-11-05
date of death
1998-07-06
start of work period
1934-00-00
name in native language
Roy Rogers
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Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), nicknamed the King of the Cowboys, was an American actor, singer, television host, and rodeo performer.

Following early work under his given name, first as co-founder of the Sons of the Pioneers and then as an actor, the rebranded Rogers became one of the most famous and popular Western stars of his era.

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