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Bobby Sykes(1928-1994)

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  • Writer
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Bobby Sykes was born on 6 August 1928 in Henry County, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Drifter (1965), Resident Alien (2021) and Uncle Frank (2020). He died on 7 November 1994 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornAugust 6, 1928
DiedNovember 7, 1994(66)
BornAugust 6, 1928
DiedNovember 7, 1994(66)
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Known for

Marty Robbins in The Drifter (1965)
The Drifter
TV Series
  • Sykes
  • Bobby
  • Sheriff Tate
Linda Hamilton, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko, Levi Fiehler, Alice Wetterlund, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
Resident Alien
8.0
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Paul Bettany, Peter Macdissi, and Sophia Lillis in Uncle Frank (2020)
Uncle Frank
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2020
John Ashley, Gigi Perreau, and Marty Robbins in Hell on Wheels (1967)
Hell on Wheels
3.6
  • Backup singer(uncredited)
  • 1967

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  • Dovie Beams, Marty Robbins, and Chill Wills in Guns of a Stranger (1973)
    Guns of a Stranger
    4.2
    • Bob Bishop
    • 1973
  • John Ashley, Gigi Perreau, and Marty Robbins in Hell on Wheels (1967)
    Hell on Wheels
    3.6
    • Backup singer (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Marty Robbins in The Drifter (1965)
    The Drifter
    TV Series
    • Sykes
    • Bobby
    • Sheriff Tate
    • 1965

Writer



  • Marty Robbins in The Drifter (1965)
    The Drifter
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1965

Soundtrack



  • Linda Hamilton, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko, Levi Fiehler, Alice Wetterlund, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
    Resident Alien
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Feel Get Me Out of Here"
    • 2021
  • Paul Bettany, Peter Macdissi, and Sophia Lillis in Uncle Frank (2020)
    Uncle Frank
    7.3
    • performer: "Feel Get Me Out of Here"
    • 2020
  • Porter Wagoner in The Porter Wagoner Show (1961)
    The Porter Wagoner Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Wonderful World of Women"
    • 1968
  • John Ashley, Gigi Perreau, and Marty Robbins in Hell on Wheels (1967)
    Hell on Wheels
    3.6
    • writer: "Would you take me back again"
    • 1967
  • The Road to Nashville (1967)
    The Road to Nashville
    5.6
    • performer: "I Hope You Learn A Lot"
    • writer: "I Hope You Learn A Lot"
    • 1967
  • Marty Robbins in The Drifter (1965)
    The Drifter
    TV Series
    • performer: "Git Along, Little Dogies" (uncredited), "The Wind Goes", "Many Tears Ago", "Cottonwood Tree" (uncredited)
    • performer: "I'm a Roving Cowboy" (uncredited), "Cool Water", "Lonely Old Bunkhouse", "I Ride an Old Paint", "Running Gun" (uncredited), "El Paso" (uncredited)
    • performer: "Restless Cattle" (uncredited), "Never Tie Me Down" (uncredited), "She'll Be Comin' the Mountain" (uncredited), "How I Would Love to See the Open Range Again" (uncredited), "Dusty Winds", "Ride Into Town" (uncredited) (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
    • 1965
  • Country Style, U.S.A. (1957)
    Country Style, U.S.A.
    TV Series
    • performer: "Having Myself a Ball"
    • 1960

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Bob Sykes
  • Born
    • August 6, 1928
    • Henry County, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • November 7, 1994
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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    Backup singer (with Don Winters) for Marty Robbins.

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