Will Rogers

Career timeline

1. 1879 · Born

   Born in Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)

2. 1918 · Screen debut

   Laughing Bill Hyde (Movie)

3. 1921 · Writing debut

   Doubling for Romeo (Movie)

4. 1922 · First production

   The Ropin' Fool (Movie)

5. 1927 · Directing debut

   Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers (Movie)

6. 1934 · Breakthrough

   Stand Up and Cheer! (Movie)

7. 1935 · Died

   August 15, 1935

8. 2009 · Latest release

   The Parrott Chase (Movie)

Career in numbers

3 1910s

30 1920s

20 1930s

1 1940s

2 1950s

1 1980s

1 2000s

• Comedy44
• Drama11
• Western7
• Romance6
• Documentary5
• Adventure3

Most popular title Judge Priest 1934 6.4

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Will Rogers in our catalogue.

Lamar Trotti

3 titles together

Henry King

2 titles together

Jack Ackroyd

2 titles together

Eugene Pallette

2 titles together

Clarence G. Badger

2 titles together

Patsy O'Byrne

2 titles together

John Ford

2 titles together

1. 2009 The Parrott Chase as (archive footage) (uncredited) Movie
2. 1984 Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage) Movie
3. 1957 The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage Movie
4. 1957 Los ojos del siglo (Volumen I) as Él mismo (material de archivo) Movie
5. 1940 If I Forget You as Will Rogers (uncredited/archive footage) Movie
6. 1935 In Old Kentucky as Steve Tapley Movie
7. 1935 Steamboat Round the Bend as Doctor John Pearly Movie
8. 1935 Doubting Thomas as Thomas Brown Movie
9. 1935 Life Begins at Forty as Keneshaw H. Clark Movie
10. 1935 The County Chairman as Jim Hackler Movie
11. 1934 Judge Priest as Judge William Pitman 'Billy' Priest 6.4 Movie
12. 1934 Handy Andy as Andrew Yates Movie
13. 1934 David Harum as David Harum Movie
14. 1933 Mr. Skitch as Ira Skitch Movie
15. 1933 Doctor Bull as Dr. George 'Doc' Bull Movie
16. 1933 State Fair as Abel Frake 6.4 Movie
17. 1932 Too Busy to Work as Jubilo Movie
18. 1932 Down To Earth as Pike Peters Movie
19. 1932 Business and Pleasure as Earl Tinker Movie
20. 1931 Ambassador Bill as Bill Harper Movie
21. 1931 Young as You Feel as Lemuel Morehouse Movie
22. 1931 A Connecticut Yankee as Hank Martin Movie
23. 1930 Lightnin' as Lightnin' Bill Jones Movie
24. 1930 So This Is London as Hiram Draper Movie
25. 1929 They Had to See Paris as Pike Peters Movie
26. 1929 Happy Days as Minstrel Show Performer Movie
27. 1927 Exploring England with Will Rogers Movie
28. 1927 A Texas Steer as Cattle Brander Movie
29. 1927 Tiptoes as Uncle Hen Kaye Movie
30. 1924 A Truthful Liar as Ambassador Alfalfa Doolittle Movie
31. 1924 Don't Park There as Jubilo Movie
32. 1924 Going to Congress as Alfalfa Doolittle Movie
33. 1924 Big Moments from Little Pictures Movie
34. 1924 The Cake Eater Movie
35. 1924 The Cowboy Sheik as 'Two Straw' Bill Movie
36. 1924 Two Wagons Both Covered as Bill Bunian / Joe Jackson Movie
37. 1923 Uncensored Movies as Lem Skagwillow Movie
38. 1923 Hustlin' Hank as Hank Movie
39. 1923 Jus' Passin' Through as Jubilo Movie
40. 1923 Hollywood as Will Rogers Movie
41. 1922 The Headless Horseman as Ichabod crane Movie
42. 1922 The Ropin' Fool as 'Ropes' Reilly Movie
43. 1922 One Glorious Day as Professor Ezra Botts Movie
44. 1921 A Poor Relation as Noah Vale Movie
45. 1921 Doubling for Romeo as Sam Cody / Romeo Movie
46. 1921 Boys Will Be Boys as Peep O'Day Movie
47. 1921 An Unwilling Hero as Dick Movie
48. 1921 Guile of Women as Hjalmar Maartens Movie
49. 1920 Honest Hutch as Hutch Movie
50. 1920 Cupid the Cowpuncher as Alec Lloyd Movie
51. 1920 Jes' Call Me Jim as Jim Fenton Movie
52. 1920 The Strange Boarder as Sam Gardner Movie
53. 1920 Water, Water, Everywhere as Billy Fortune Movie
54. 1919 Jubilo as Jubilo Movie
55. 1919 Almost a Husband as Sam Lyman Movie
56. 1918 Laughing Bill Hyde as Bill Hyde Movie

1. 1934 Stand Up and Cheer! Movie

1. 1927 A Texas Steer Movie
2. 1927 Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers Movie
3. 1924 Two Wagons Both Covered Movie
4. 1922 The Ropin' Fool Movie
5. 1921 Doubling for Romeo Movie

1. 1922 The Ropin' Fool Movie

1. 1927 Winging Around Europe with Will Rogers Movie

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