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Line 1: {{~~work~~creator}} [[File:roy_rogers_01_9745.jpg\|frame\|"Until we meet again, may the Good Lord take a liking to you."]] '''Roy Rogers''' (1911 - 1998) was a star of over a hundred "singing cowboy" movies, as well as a long-running series that began on radio and moved to television.▼ ▲Roy Rogers (1911 - 1998) was a star of over a hundred "singing cowboy" movies, as well as a long-running series that began on radio and moved to television. Generally accompanied by his [[Cool Horse]] Trigger, his gal Dale Evans, and one or both of his sidekicks, Pat Brady and Gabby Hayes. He also has a [~~http://en.~~[wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Roy_Rogers_Restaurants~~:Roy Rogers Restaurants\|fast food chain]] named after him. Make of that what you will. ~~----~~ ~~=== Tropes associated with Roy Rogers include: ===~~ {{creatortropes}} * [[Bullet Proof Fashion Plate]] * [[~~Cool~~Bullet-Proof ~~Horse~~Fashion Plate]] * [[Cool Horse]]: The golden palamino [[wikipedia:Trigger\|Trigger]]. He even got his own comic book, he was so famous. * [[Cowboy]] * [[The Danza]]: Most of the characters he played were also called "Roy Rogers". * [[Impractically Fancy Outfit]] * [[The Western]]: Acted in westerns for 50 years. ---- ~~===~~ {{examples\|References to Roy Rogers in other works: ~~===~~}} == Film == * Probably the most famous, from ''[[~~Die Hard (Film)\|~~Die Hard]]'':▼ {{quote\| '''Gruber:''' Who are you? Just another American who [[This Is Reality\|saw too many movies as a child]]? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's [[John Wayne]]? [[Rambo]]? [[Gunsmoke\|Marshal Dillon]]?~~<br />~~▼ '''McClane:''' I was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really like those sequined shirts.~~<br />~~▼ '''Gruber:''' Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?~~<br />~~▼ '''McClane:''' [[Yippee Ki-Yay!\|Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.]] }}▼ * In ''[[Gladiator]]'', the protagonist has a horse whose name is "Trigger" in Latin.▼ == Music == ▲* Probably the most famous, from ''[[Die Hard (Film)\|Die Hard]]'': ▲{{quote\| '''Gruber:''' Who are you? Just another American who [[This Is Reality\|saw too many movies as a child]]? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he's [[John Wayne]]? [[Rambo]]? [[Gunsmoke\|Marshal Dillon]]?<br /> ▲'''McClane:''' I was always kinda partial to Roy Rogers actually. I really like those sequined shirts.<br /> ▲'''Gruber:''' Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?<br /> ▲'''McClane:''' Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker. }} ▲* In ''[[Gladiator]]'', the protagonist has a horse whose name is "Trigger" in Latin. * "Roy Rogers", song by [[Elton John]] * "Front Row Cowboy", song by [[Eric Bogle]] {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Actors]] [[Category:~~Roy Rogers~~Musicians]] [[Category:~~Trope~~Pages with working Wikipedia tabs]]