Actor

Tex Williams

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

2.6

Moderate attention

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Movies: 9Series: 0

TMDB ID: 1746613

Known for: Acting

Born: September 23, 1917

Died: October 11, 1985

Age: 68

Place of birth: Ramsey, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1943 - 1958

Years active: 16

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Biography

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.

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