- Roy got his horse Trigger in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that. He had appeared in one earlier movie, ridden by Olivia de Havilland in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Trigger died in 1965 at age 33.
- Rogers was asked to run for Congress on the Republican ticket at one time. He replied, "I have both Democrat and Republican fans and I can't afford to lose any of them!".
- His horse, Trigger, would often receive second billing, even above his wife and co-star, Dale Evans.
- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Dale Evans.
- Childhood home was on real estate that later included second base in Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium. He joked later that " he was born on second base".
- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers.
- Once received 78,852 fan letters in a single month.
- In his autobiography, "Happy Trails: The Story of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans," the former Leonard Slye stated that his stage name of Roy Rogers was given to him by executives at Republic Pictures when he became their new singing cowboy to replace Gene Autry. The Rogers came from Will Rogers, the beloved western comic and storyteller who had recently died in a plane crash in Alaska and Roy was made the first name because it is the French word for "king," as in "Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys." Roy said he had no input at all in the renaming decision.
- Was a strong opponent of gun control, and once appeared in TV commercials put out by the National Rifle Association opposing a proposed ban outlawing certain types of guns in California.
- Besides his most famous role as Roy Rogers himself, "King of the Cowboys", Roy may be one of the few actors, if not the most famous one, to have played three of the West's greatest legends: Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody (aka Buffalo Bill) and Jesse James. Also, in Billy the Kid Returns (1938), he played the slain gunslinger as well.
- The Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Museum has closed. All the memorabilia was sold at auction in April and May of 2011.
- Once lived next door to actor Val Kilmer (when Val was a child). When Roy moved, the Kilmers later moved into to his old ranch. Then, in 1999, Val led a Trigger lookalike on stage at the 1999 Academy Awards in honor of Roy Rogers.
- The little town of Portsmouth, Ohio (USA) also claims to be the hometown of Roy. They also have a little museum with mementoes and hoofprints of Trigger, handprints of Roy and Dusty in the sidewalk in front of the museum. Every year they had a Roy Rogers Day and Roy or Dusty would make an appearance.
- His guest appearance on Wonder Woman (1975) in 1977 reflected his real life, as the character he played was a western man who had adopted several children. Roy's conservative side showed through, though, when he insisted to the show's producers that, in order for him to agree to do the episode, series star Lynda Carter needed to wear more clothing than the "bathing suit" type of costume she normally wore. Rogers won out and Carter wore a sleeved solid red top and white chino pants.
- He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1752 Vine Street; for Radio at 1733 Vine Street; and for Television at 1620 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- Arline Wilkins, his second wife, died a few days after giving birth to their son, Roy Rogers Jr. (Dusty). She had complications from the cesarean--a blood clot formed, traveled to her brain and killed her. Dale Evans, his third wife, became his children's mom when Dusty was 15 months old. He and Arline had three children: two girls and Dusty.
- Was a Master Mason. In other words, he became a member of the Masonic Fraternity.
- He and his wife, Dale Evans, served in the USO in Vietnam.
- Inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1976.
- He and wife Dale Evans adopted four children, one of whom--Cheryl Rogers--later became an actress. One of his and Dale's daughters died in a bus wreck in Aug. 1964. One adopted son choked to death in Nov. 1965.
- Inducted (as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1995.
- He and his third wife Dale Evans were one of three married couples to make guest appearances in The Muppet Show (1976). The other two were Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge and Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell Jansson.
- In the fall of 1947 while performing together at a rodeo in Chicago Roy proposed to Dale Evans as he sat on Trigger.
- There is a Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Museum at Branson, Missouri.
- He had two children and 1 adopted daughter with Arlene Wilkins.
- Roy Rogers and Dale Evans had a large family - nine children in all. Dale had one son by a previous marriage, of whom Roy was the step-father. Roy had three children, including one adopted, by a previous marriage, for whom Dale was their step-mother. The couple had a child together and adopted four other children.
- His adopted daughter is Little Doe Rogers.
- Star of Mutual (1944-1951) and NBC Radio's (1951-1955) "The Roy Rogers Show."
- The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- In 1951, several years before the airing of his feature films on TV and just months before the premiere of his long running TV series "The Roy Rogers Show"(1951-57), Roy did TV Ads for "Quaker Oats" and "Mother's Oats" oatmeal. These commercials carried the then unusual slogan, "Quaker and Mother's Oats (oatmeal) are the same". However, things wouldn't remain the same. Following the TV success of "Hopalong Cassidy" feature films,"The Lone Ranger" (1949) and "The Gene Autry Show"(1950), "The Roy Rogers Show" debuted on Dec.30, 1951. "Post Cereals" was the sponsor and Roy's association with "Quaker" and "Mother's Oats" was soon forgotten.
- Son of Mattie M. (Womack) and Andrew Slye.
- Profiled in "Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors", Gary Yoggy, ed. (McFarland, 1998).
- He and his wife, Dale Evans, were Kentucky Colonels.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 522-525. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Godfather of Robbie Lee.
- In 1967, Rogers, with Choctaw blood on his mother's side, was named outstanding Indian citizen of the year by a group of Western tribes.
- As of August 2022, he was the only person elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame twice.
- Roys horse Trigger was originally named "golden cloud".
- Nicknames: Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys", Dale Evans "Queen of the West", Trigger "Smartest Horse in the Movies" Bullet "Roy's wonder dog".
- Roys German shepherd dog who appeared in 8 movies and the Roy rogers show Bullet was originally named Bullet Von Berge.
- The given name "Roy Rogers" was given to Rogers ( originally Leonard Slye) Because Roy means King in French and Rogers came from the well know Will Rogers.
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