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Earl Poole Ball

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Earl Poole Ball
Earl Poole Ball was born on 12 March 1941 in Mississippi, USA. He is an actor, known for Bernie (2011), The Thing Called Love (1993) and They All Laughed (1981).
BornMarch 12, 1941
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    Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)
    Bernie
    6.8
    • Soundtrack("Everything... About Drinkin'", "Let Me Go to Hell (The Way I Want To)")
    • 2011
    Samantha Mathis in The Thing Called Love (1993)
    The Thing Called Love
    6.4
    • Floyd
    • 1993
    They All Laughed (1981)
    They All Laughed
    6.2
    • Actor(uncredited)
    • 1981
    One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014)
    One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
    7.3
    • Soundtrack("One Day Since Yesterday", "One Day Since Yesterday", "I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again")
    • 2014

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    • Screen Door Jesus (2003)
      Screen Door Jesus
      5.5
      • Abner Huckaby
      • 2003
    • Scott Glenn and Courtney B. Vance in Naked City: A Killer Christmas (1998)
      Naked City: A Killer Christmas
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Santa Claus
      • 1998
    • Samantha Mathis in The Thing Called Love (1993)
      The Thing Called Love
      6.4
      • Floyd
      • 1993
    • Texasville (1990)
      Texasville
      6.0
      • Junior Nolan
      • 1990
    • Rob Lowe in Illegally Yours (1988)
      Illegally Yours
      4.3
      • Party Singer
      • Pianist
      • 1988
    • Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash in The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James (1986)
      The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Squire Earthman
      • 1986
    • The Baron and the Kid (1984)
      The Baron and the Kid
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Dr. Pockett
      • 1984
    • Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith in Murder in Coweta County (1983)
      Murder in Coweta County
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Steve Smith
      • 1983
    • They All Laughed (1981)
      They All Laughed
      6.2
      • (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • Johnny Cash in The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)
      The Pride of Jesse Hallam
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Uncle Charley
      • 1981

    Music Department



    • Johnny Cash in The Pride of Jesse Hallam (1981)
      The Pride of Jesse Hallam
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • music coordinator
      • 1981

    Soundtrack



    • One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014)
      One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film
      7.3
      • performer: "One Day Since Yesterday"
      • writer: "One Day Since Yesterday", "I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again"
      • 2014
    • Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)
      Bernie
      6.8
      • writer: "Everything... About Drinkin'", "Let Me Go to Hell (The Way I Want To)"
      • 2011
    • Samantha Mathis in The Thing Called Love (1993)
      The Thing Called Love
      6.4
      • Soundtrack ("Plenty of Too Little")
      • 1993
    • Texasville (1990)
      Texasville
      6.0
      • performer: "I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again"
      • writer: "I Don't Think I Could Take You Back Again", "One Day Since Yesterday"
      • 1990
    • Rob Lowe in Illegally Yours (1988)
      Illegally Yours
      4.3
      • writer: "Love Is A Gambler", "The Lady Of Love", "One Wish"
      • 1988
    • They All Laughed (1981)
      They All Laughed
      6.2
      • arranger: "One Day Since Yesterday", "Kentucky Nights"
      • lyrics: "One Day Since Yesterday"
      • music: "One Day Since Yesterday" ...
      • 1981

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    • Born
      • March 12, 1941
      • Mississippi, USA

    Did you know

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      He was the piano player for Johnny Cash for over 20 years. He has also performed with, produced or recorded with Michael Nesmith, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Buck Owens, Ricky Nelson, Waylon Jennings and many others.

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