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Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Texas born-and-bred musical legend Willie Nelson cracked into showbiz as a disc jockey in Fort Worth. He went on to join the Ray Price band, writing tunes for Price as well as a slew of other artists (Nelson's the man who penned Patsy Cline's signature tune "Crazy"). Fronting his own group, The Outlaws, Nelson played the tanktown and honky-tonk circuit before scoring with his 1975 hit "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain." In 1979, he made a laudable film debut as Robert Redford's sidekick in The Electric Horseman; one year later, he starred in the C&W "Intermezzo" clone Honeysuckle Rose (1980), for which he also wrote the score, including the chartbuster "On the Road Again." Nelson's acting resumé includes several made-for-TV westerns, among them 1990's A Pair of Aces and its 1992 sequel, and a 1987 remake of Stagecoach; he also appeared as "himself"--and a very weather-beaten self it was--in a 1995 TV-movie biopic of country star Dottie West. Nelson has been awarded five Grammy Awards, and in the early 1980s he organized the annual Farm Aid Benefit, which earned him a Special Humanitarian Award. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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When was Willie Nelson born?
Willie Nelson was born on April 30, 1933

Who did Willie Nelson play in Fighting With Anger?
Willie Nelson was Will in Fighting With Anger

What role did Willie Nelson play in Songwriter?
Willie Nelson played Doc Jenkins in Songwriter

What role did Willie Nelson play in Barbarosa?
Willie Nelson played Barbarosa in Barbarosa

What role did Willie Nelson play in Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind?
Willie Nelson played Billy Roy Rodriguez in Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

Who did Willie Nelson portray in Thief?
Willie Nelson was Okla in Thief

Who did Willie Nelson play in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning?
Willie Nelson was Uncle Jesse in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning

Who did Willie Nelson play in Beer for My Horses?
Willie Nelson was Charlie in Beer for My Horses

Who did Willie Nelson portray in The Big Bounce?
Willie Nelson was Joe Lurie in The Big Bounce

What role did Willie Nelson play in Gone Fishin'?
Willie Nelson played Billy (Catch) Pooler in Gone Fishin'

What role did Willie Nelson portray in The Electric Horseman?
Willie Nelson played Wendell in The Electric Horseman

Who did Willie Nelson play in Wag the Dog?
Willie Nelson was Johnny Green in Wag the Dog

Who did Willie Nelson play in The Dukes of Hazzard?
Willie Nelson was Uncle Jesse in The Dukes of Hazzard

Who did Willie Nelson play in Swing Vote?
Willie Nelson was Himself in Swing Vote

Who did Willie Nelson portray in The Country Bears?
Willie Nelson was Himself in The Country Bears

Who did Willie Nelson play in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me?
Willie Nelson was himself in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Who did Willie Nelson portray in High Times' Potluck?
Willie Nelson was Himself in High Times' Potluck

Who did Willie Nelson portray in The Journeyman?
Willie Nelson was Grandpa in The Journeyman


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