Acting credits
2
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Hank Penny
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 2Series: 0
TMDB ID: 1637623
IMDb ID: nm0672236
Known for: Acting
Born: October 18, 1918
Died: April 17, 1992
Age: 73
Place of birth: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1946 - 1950
Years active: 5
Wikidata: Q1575570
Also known as
Herbert Clayton Penny • Hank Penny and His Plantation Boys
Biography
Herbert Clayton "Hank" Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992), was an American country singer mainly in the Western swing genre. He blended country and western music with dixieland, swing, and most notably bebop jazz styles, earning the nickname “the king of hillbilly bebop”. He also worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV with Spade Cooley. Penny was married to country singer Sue Thompson from 1953–63.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Hank Penny.
