Who played the onscreen husband of a variety show banjo player?
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Roni Stoneman Veronica Loretta "Roni" Stoneman (born May 5, 1938) is a noted bluegrass banjo player and former member of the television variety show "Hee Haw" gang having played the role of Ida Lee Nagger, the ironing, nagging wife of Laverne Nagger (Gordie Tapp).
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Gordie Tapp Gordon Robert "Gordie" Tapp, CM, O.Ont (June 4, 1922 – December 18, 2016), born in London, Ontario, was a Canadian entertainer, best known as a radio and television presenter, comedian and a CBS broadcaster. He was introduced to U.S. President Gerald Ford as the world's funniest storyteller.
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Charles Nelson Reilly Charles Nelson Reilly II (January 13, 1931 – May 25, 2007) was an American actor, comedian, director, and drama teacher, known for his comedic roles on stage and in films, children's television and cartoons, and as a game show panelist.
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Jeff Allen (comedian) Jeff Allen (born Jeffrey Allen Mishler; June 5, 1956) is an American comedian best known for his film Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited. He is also known for his starring roles in several full-length comedy films, including: Bananas, Thou Shalt Laugh, Apostles of Comedy, and Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards. Allen currently tours the United States performing in churches, corporate venues and comedy clubs.
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Barry Williams (actor) Barry William Blenkhorn (born September 30, 1954), known professionally as Barry Williams, is an American actor best known for his role as the eldest of the Brady sons, Greg Brady, on the ABC television series "The Brady Bunch".
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Jimmy Jewel James Arthur Thomas Jewel Marsh (4 December 1909 – 3 December 1995), known professionally as Jimmy Jewel, was an English comedian and actor who enjoyed a long career in stage, radio, television and film productions, including a 32-year partnership with his cousin Ben Warriss.
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David &quot;Stringbean&quot; Akeman David Akeman (June 17, 1915 – November 10, 1973), better known as Stringbean (or String Bean), was an American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit television show, "Hee Haw", and as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Akeman and his wife were murdered by burglars at their rural Tennessee home in 1973.
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Gregg Henry Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American theatre, film and television character actor and rock, blues and country musician.
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Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer and actor who was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of "The Roy Rogers Show". In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his golden palomino, Trigger; and his German shepherd dog, Bullet. His show was broadcast on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often Pat Brady, Andy Devine, George "Gabby" Hayes, or Smiley Burnette. In his later years, Rogers lent his name to the franchise chain of Roy Rogers Restaurants.
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Béla Fleck Béla Anton Leoš Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. An innovative and technically proficient banjo player, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
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Alan Hale Jr. Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan, March 8, 1921 – January 2, 1990) was an American film, stage, character and television actor and restaurateur. Hale Jr. was the son of character actor Alan Hale Sr. Hale Jr.'s television career, which spanned four decades, was most noted for his co-starring role on the 1960s series "Gilligan's Island". He also appeared on several talk and variety shows.
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Richard Kollmar Richard Tompkins "Dick" Kollmar (December 31, 1910 – January 7, 1971) was an American stage, radio, film and television actor, television personality and Broadway producer. Kollmar was the husband of journalist Dorothy Kilgallen.
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Jimmy Hannan Jimmy Hannan (born 25 August 1937) is a Gold Logie-winning Australian variety show host, singer and entertainer and game show host. One of the pioneers of television, Hannan won the 1965 Gold Logie award.
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Mark Herron Mark Herron (8 July 1928 – 13 January 1996) was an American actor best known as the fourth husband of singer and actress Judy Garland. They were married on 14 November 1965 in Las Vegas, but they separated after 5 months of marriage apparently due to his homosexuality. Seventeen months later, Garland was granted a divorce after testifying that Herron had beaten her. He said he had "only hit her in self defense." He appeared in films such as Federico Fellini's "8½" (1963) and "Eye of the Cat" (1969).
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Jack Bland Jack Bland (May 8, 1899 – August 1968) was an American jazz banjoist and guitarist.
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Dan Blocker Bobby Dan Davis Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American television actor and Korean War veteran. He is best remembered for his role as Hoss Cartwright in the NBC Western television series "Bonanza".
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List of banjo players This article comprises two separate lists. The first consists of primary banjo players and the second of celebrities that also play the banjo.
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Cousin Emmy Cynthia May Carver (March 14, 1903 – April 11, 1980), known professionally as Cousin Emmy, was a banjo player and country singer who was one of the pioneering solo female stars in the country music industry. Although hit records eluded her, she proved to be a major name in personal appearances and on radio in the 1940s and 50s. In the 1960s she gained a new audience on the folk music circuit. Her song "Ruby, Are You Mad at Your Man?" became a bluegrass standard after it was covered by the Osborne Brothers. She started out her career by playing with Frankie Moore's Log Cabin Boys. She influenced the playing of Grandpa Jones. She appeared in two films, "Swing in the Saddle" and "The Second Greatest Sex".
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Ozzie Nelson Oswald George "Ozzie" Nelson (March 20, 1906 – June 3, 1975) was an American band leader, actor, director, and producer. He originated and starred in "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet", a radio and long-running television series with his wife Harriet and two sons David and Ricky Nelson.
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Larry Gelman Larry Gelman (born November 3, 1930) is an American film and television character actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the US TV series "The Bob Newhart Show" and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of "The Odd Couple". He also made numerous appearances as Dr. Hubie Binder in the US TV series "Maude" and as officer Bernstein on "Eight Is Enough". He played Max as a regular member of the cast of the situation comedy "Needles and Pins", which ran for 14 episodes in the autumn ·of 1973.
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Jack Benny Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television and film actor, and violinist. Recognized as a leading American entertainer of the 20th century, Benny portrayed his character as a miser, playing his violin badly. In character, he would claim to be 39 years of age, regardless of his actual age.
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Barry Corbin Leonard Barrie Corbin, known as Barry Corbin (born October 16, 1940), is an American actor with more than 100 film, television, and video game credits.