Merle Kilgore
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Trout
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.
Movie - 1980, 2h 15m • as Cowboy at Tootsie's
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Himself
TV movie based on the singer's life, under his mother's thumb, competing with the ghost of one of the most famous singers in C&W music history, and aspiring to rise above it all.
Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A truck-stop waitress, determined to make a better life for her young children after being abandoned by her husband, leaves hash-slinging behind her to embark on a new career as a trucker in the rig her late father used to drive.
Movie - 1969, 2h 15m • as Self
In this classic 1969 documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, the first of many in a looming roller-coaster career. Fresh on the heels of his Folsom Prison album, Cash reveals the dark intensity and raw talent that made him a country music star and cultural icon. Director Robert Elfstrom got closer than any other filmmaker to Cash, who is seen performing with his new bride June Carter Cash, in a rare duet with Bob Dylan, and behind the scenes with friends, family and aspiring young musicians.