About

Known credits:
11
Birthday:
1917-09-23
Place of birth:
Ramsey, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Tex Williams

Overview

Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams (August 23, 1917 – October 11, 1985) was an American Western swing musician. He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)", which held the number one position on the Billboard chart for sixteen weeks in 1947. "Smoke" was the No. 5 song on Billboard's Top 100 list for 1947, and was No. 1 on the country chart that year.[2] It can be heard during the opening credits of the 2006 movie, Thank You for Smoking.

Known for

Acting
1958 Born Reckless Actor Tex 58
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1950 Gold Strike Actor Tex N/A
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1950 The Fargo Phantom Actor Tex Williams N/A
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1949 Coyote Canyon Actor Tex (as 'Tex' Williams) N/A
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1949 The Pecos Pistol Actor Ranger Tex Williams N/A
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1949 Prairie Pirates Actor Tex N/A
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1949 Cheyenne Cowboy Actor Buck McCloud aka Cheyenne Jones N/A
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1949 Silver Butte Actor Tex Williams N/A
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1945 My Chickashay Gal Actor Bassist (uncredited) N/A
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1944 Take Me Back to Tulsa Actor N/A
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1943 Devil Riders Actor Bass Player 58
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