Roger Miller
Birthday
1936/01/02
Day of death
1992/10/25 (56 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Also know as
Roger Miller, Sr., Roger D. Miller, Sr., "The Wild Child"
Biography
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings", all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era. After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army, Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s, writing such hits as "Billy Bayou" and "Home" for Ji...Read more
Acting
(1977) Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
as Speiltoe / Narrator (voice)
(1988) A Handful of Dust
as Vicar
(1981) The Trolls and the Christmas Express
as Narrator (voice)
(1967) Waterhole #3
as Balladeer (voice)
(1973) Robin Hood
as Allan-a-Dale - The Rooster (voice)
(1991) Lucky Luke
as Jolly Jumper
(1965) The Big T.N.T. Show
as Self
(1964) Top of the Pops
as Self
(1976) Quincy, M.E.
as ---
(1980) Solid Gold
as Self
(1976) The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Jonny Appleseed
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
(1969) The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
(1969) The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
(1969) The Jim Nabors Hour
as ---
(1970) The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
(1971) That Good Old Nashville Music
as Self
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1992) Lucky Luke
as Jolly Jumper / Narrator (voice)
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1969) Love, American Style
as Luther
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Sheriff
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
as ---