Spade Cooley

Characters played by Spade Cooley

Fiddle Player — Lost Canyon (1942)

Musical performer providing soundtrack for saloon or camp scenes.

Self — Vacation Days (1947)

Unnamed or self-referential character appearing briefly in the ranch setting.

Career Overview

Spade Cooley has 44 screen credits in a career dating back to 1939. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Durango Kid Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include The Kid from Gower Gulch, Border Outlaws, Everybody's Dancin'. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 44
Birth Date: 1910-12-17

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

Frequent Collaborators

Bob Gilbert (2 collaborations)
Ginny Jackson (2 collaborations)
Jack Baxley (1 collaborations)
Joe Hiser (1 collaborations)
Wanda Cantlon (1 collaborations)
Stephen Keyes (1 collaborations)
Maria Hart (1 collaborations)
Bill Edwards (1 collaborations)
Bill Kennedy (1 collaborations)
George Slocum (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (42 credits)
- The Big Tip Off
  Spade
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Border Outlaws
  Spade Cooley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Everybody's Dancin'
  Spade
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- The Silver Bandit
  Spade Cooley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- The Kid from Gower Gulch
  Spade Cooley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Square Dance Jubilee
  Spade Cooley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Vacation Days
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1947
- Texas Panhandle
  Band Leader Spade
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- My Chickashay Gal
  Spade Cooley Band
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- Shame on You
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- Senorita from the West
  Bandleader
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- Outlaws of the Rockies
  Singer Spade
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- Spade Cooley: King of Western Swing
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- Rockin' in the Rockies
  Spade Cooley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1945
- I Love to Yodel
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- Take Me Back to Tulsa
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1944
- Lost Canyon
  Fiddle Player
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Dawn on the Great Divide
  Fiddler
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Heart of the Golden West
  Rustler
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Thundering Hoofs
  Fiddler (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Romance on the Range
  Townsman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Home in Wyomin'
  1st Fiddler (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- South of Santa Fe
  Jim Clancy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Man from Cheyenne
  Cowhand
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1942
- Bad Man of Deadwood
  Musician
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Nevada City
  Musician
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Sheriff of Tombstone
  Fiddle Player
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Red Skins and Red Heads
  Fiddle Player (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- In Old Cheyenne
  Cowhand / Musician
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- Robin Hood of the Pecos
  Soldier (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1941
- The Border Legion
  Musician
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Young Bill Hickok
  Musician
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Melody Ranch
  Melody Ranch Band Musician
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Colorado
  Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- The Ranger and the Lady
  Bent's Banjoist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- You're Not So Tough
  Fiddle Player
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Bullet Code
  Fiddler (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1940
- Destry Rides Again
  Fiddle Player (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- The Marshal Of Mesa City
  Fiddler (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- The Arizona Kid
  Union Soldier
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Frontier Pony Express
  Charley Weston
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
- Southward Ho!
  Fiddler
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1939
writing (1 credits)
- Everybody's Dancin'
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1950
production (1 credits)
- Everybody's Dancin'
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1950