Dean's fame as a performer led to his own TV variety series, "The Jimmy Dean Show" (1963-66), which exposed mainstream audiences to country music stars such as George Jones, Roger Miller and Charlie Rich. Also a shrewd entrepreneur, Dean launched his own line of breakfast sausages with the Jimmy Dean Sausage Co., which was later sold to Sara Lee.
Dean's film résumé includes Diamonds Are Forever (1971), in which he played a reclusive billionaire. He died June 13, 2010, several months before he was due to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He was 81.
Best of the Jimmy Dean Show: Vol. 1Grammy Award winner and country music star Jimmy Dean hosts this variety show, which was a hit for ABC television during the mid-1960s and a venue where many country music entertainers got their start. This collection of episodes from Dean's weekly show features some of the best comedy sketches and... Read More
Best of the Jimmy Dean Show: Vol. 2This collection showcases some of the most memorable moments from Jimmy Dean's popular 1960s variety show featuring croonin' cowboys, jokes aplenty and Jim Henson's first Muppet, Rowlf the piano-playing dog. Highlights include Carl Smith singing his hit "Hey, Joe!" Hank Snow performing "I'm Moving... Read More
25 More Country Number 1s (2004) | NR | |
A Tribute to Chet Atkins (2003) | NR | |
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge (1995) | NR | |
Big Bad John (1990) | PG-13 | |
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) | PG | |
The Ballad of Andy Crocker (1969) | NR | |
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