Mel Tillis
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-08-08 (85 years old)
Deathday
2017-11-17
Place of Birth
Tampa, Florida, USA
Also known As
Lonnie Melvin Tillis
Mel Tillis
Biography
Lonnie Melvin Tillis (August 8, 1932 – November 19, 2017) was an American country music singer and songwriter.
Acting
2005
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 1
as himself
1977
The Beatles Forever
as Self
1979
The Villain
as Telegraph Agent
1967
Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
as Hound-Dog Berrigan
2005
2008
Huntin' Buddies
as Mel
1981
The Cannonball Run
as Mel
1979
Skinflint: A Country Christmas Carol
as Dennis Pritchett
1979
Murder in Music City
as Self
1986
Uphill All the Way
as Booger Skaggs
1994
1980
Smokey and the Bandit II
as Fairgrounds Owner
1989
The Real Patsy Cline
as Himself
1982
Country Gold
as Self
2011
Ghosts of Tennessee
as Himself
1975
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
as Good Ole Boy #2
1978
Every Which Way but Loose
as Self (uncredited)
1984
Cannonball Run II
as Mel
2008
Beer for My Horses
as Bob the Plumber
Production
2008
Huntin' Buddies
as Music
1986
Uphill All the Way
as Executive Producer
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