Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 3, 1925
Place of Birth:
Cantwell, Missouri, USA
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Ferlin Husky
Biography
Ferlin Eugene Husky (December 3, 1925 – March 17, 2011) was an early American country music singer who was equally adept at the genres of traditional honky-tonk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes. He had two dozen top-20 hits in the Billboard country charts between 1953 and 1975; his versatility and matinee-idol looks propelled a seven-decade entertainment career.
In the 1950s and 1960s, Husky's hits included "Gone" and "Wings of a Dove", each reaching number one on the country charts. He also created a comic outspoken hayseed character, Simon Crum; and recorded under the stage name Terry Preston from 1948 to 1953. In 2010, Husky was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Opry Video Classics: Love Songs | |
| 2007 | Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts | Himself (archive footage) |
| 1971 | Swamp Girl | Swamp Ranger |
| 1967 | Hillbillys in a Haunted House | Woody Wetherby |
| 1966 | Las Vegas Hillbillys | Woody Wetherby |
| 1965 | Forty Acre Feud | Simon Crumb |
| 1958 | Country Music Holiday | Verne Brand |
| 1957 | Mister Rock and Roll | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1957 | The Big Beat | |
| 1957 | The Lux Show | Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |