Jimmy Wakely

Acting

Jimmy Wakely

Born February 16, 1914 · Mineola, Howard County, Arkansas, USA

Died September 23, 1982 · aged 68

No biography available.

Known For

Arrow In The DustArrow In The Dust · 1954
Arrow In The Dust
★ 6.21954
MovieWestern
A cavalry deserter poses as a major and leads a wagon train with a hidden cargo of repeating rifles.
Money, Women and GunsMoney, Women and Guns · 1958
Money, Women and Guns
★ 5.81958
MovieMysteryWestern
Celebrated detective traces and finds beneficiaries to the will of a gold prospector murdered by bushwhackers.
Saga of Death ValleySaga of Death Valley · 1939
Saga of Death Valley
★ 6.71939
MovieWestern
When Tasker kills Roy Rogers he takes one of his young sons. Fifteen years later the other son Roy arrives buying a ranch in the valley where Tasker now controls the water supply. Roy organizes the ranchers for a showdown with Tasker not knowing that his brother is Tasker's chief henchman.
Stick to Your GunsStick to Your Guns · 1941
Stick to Your Guns
★ 5.71941
MovieWestern
Buck Peters arranges for Hoppy, California, Johnny and other cowboys to go to the aid of friends whose cattle are being rustled. Hoppy and California locate the rustlers' hideout and join the gang by posing as outlaws themselves, but must find a way to let the rest of the posse know where they are.
Robin Hood of the RangeRobin Hood of the Range · 1943
Robin Hood of the Range
★ 6.51943
MovieWestern
Inasmuch as western star Charles Starrett gained screen fame as the Robin Hood-like "Durango Kid", it stands to reason that Starrett would head the cast of Robin Hood of the Range. The star plays Steve Marlowe, the foster son of railroad manager Henry Marlowe (Kenneth McDonald). When it becomes apparent that the railroad is using underhanded methods to drive local homesteaders off their land, Steve adopts the guise of "The Vulcan", a legendary champion of justice.
Across The Rio GrandeAcross The Rio Grande · 1949
Across The Rio Grande
★ 4.51949
MovieActionAdventure
Outlaws attempting to kidnap Steve Blaine from a stagecoach are ran off by the sharpshooting of his sister, Sally and rescuers Jimmy Wakely and Cannonball Taylor. Steve is investigating his father's sudden death after charges of theft from the Sloan/Carson mine. Sloan is killed after Wakely learns that ore is being smuggled across the Mexican border into the mine, and then sold at the higher U.S. prices
Heart of the Rio GrandeHeart of the Rio Grande · 1942
Heart of the Rio Grande
★ 9.01942
MovieAdventureComedy
As foreman of a dude ranch, Gene has two problems. One is a guest, the spoiled daughter of a millioniare, and the other is the disgruntled ex-foreman that Gene replaced, now just a ranch hand. Gene eventually gets the daughter straightened out but has to fire the ex-foreman and this leads to trouble when he returns intent on revenge.
Deep in the Heart of TexasDeep in the Heart of Texas · 1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
★ 7.51942
MovieWestern
Hoping to increase its box-office allure by adopting the title of a popular song, Deep in the Heart of Texas (clap!clap!clap!clap!) was the first Johnny Mack Brown western of the 1942-43 season. The plot concerns a group of insurrectionists who intend to keep Texas separate from the rest of the USA.

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Gun RunnerGun Runner · 1949
Gun Runner
★ 8.01949
MovieWestern
Kate Diamond owns the Roaring Falls Trading Post from where she directs her gang's gun-smuggling to the Indians. After she short-changes smuggler Stacey, his men attempt to steal the hidden guns, and attack her foreman Nebraska, but he is saved by Jimmy and "Cannonball" on their way to file a homestead claim at Canyon City. Jimmy renews a long acquaintance with Sheriff Harris and his daughter Jessica. The sheriff is wounded by half-breed Danny when he finds a rifle hidden in the latter's wagon, but Jimmy captures the outlaw, a go-between for Kate and the Indians.Wounded and in bed, Sheriff Harris ask Jimmy not to tell Jessica that she is only adopted and that Nebraska is really her father, although he believes her to be dead.

Jimmy Wakely