
Allen Doye O'Dell was born in Gustine, Texas in 1912 to Joe and Carrie O'Dell. His Dad was a cotton farmer and later moved the family to the far west Texas town of Plainview. Doye's uncle Tom Gregory, a fiddle player, would visit and taught Doye how to play the fiddle, sparking a love of music that would last a lifetime. Doye started playing at radio station WDAG in Amarillo and eventually got his own radio show with NBC. After many years on radio and as a prolific recording artist and even becoming a member of the Sons of the Pioneers, Doye ended up in southern California on KTLA, one of the country's pioneer TV stations. Doye's 'Western Varieties' TV show was a Friday night staple for many years. Doye was also an actor and besides appearing with Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers in some of their late 1940s movies like Under California Stars, Doye appeared in many movies with such…
movieDays of Wine and Roses
1963 · Charlie Deans (uncredited)
movieSunrise at Campobello
1960 · Convention Delegate (uncredited)
movieAuntie Mame
1958 · Cousin Jeff (uncredited)
movieBorn Reckless
1958 · Rodeo Official
movieTight Spot
1955 · Mississippi Mac
tvI Love Lucy
1951 · Master of Ceremonies
movieSon of a Badman
1949 · Tex James
movieHome in San Antone
1949 · Radio Singer
movieWhirlwind Raiders
1948 · Guitar Player
movieUnder California Stars
1948 · Musical Cowboy
movieLast Frontier Uprising
1947 · Rancher
movieMan from Rainbow Valley
1946 · Ranch Hand Jim
movieAlong the Navajo Trail
1945 · Son of the Pioneers
movieFugitive Valley
1941 · Singer
movieThe Pioneers
1941 · Doye O'Dell
movieThe Cowboy from Sundown
1940 · Cowhand Musician