Ferlin Husky
Known for Acting · 12 credits
- Born
- 1925-12-03
- Died
- 2011-03-17
- Place of birth
- Cantwell, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Ferlin Eugene Husky · Terry Preston · Simon Crum
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (8)
Country Music Holiday
1958
as Verne Brand
Hillbillys in a Haunted House
1967
as Woody Wetherby
Swamp Girl
1971
as Swamp Ranger
Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
as Woody Wetherby
Mister Rock and Roll
1957
as Self
Opry Video Classics: Love Songs
2007
Forty Acre Feud
1965
as Simon Crumb
Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
About Ferlin Husky
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 hays… With 12 credits spanning from 1948 to 2007, Ferlin Husky has appeared in 8 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ferlin Husky Movies
- Country Music Holiday (1958) — as Verne Brand
- Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) — as Woody Wetherby
- Swamp Girl (1971) — as Swamp Ranger
- Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966) — as Woody Wetherby
- Mister Rock and Roll (1957) — as Self
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