Editing Mac Davis (section)

=== Acting career ===
From 1974 to 1976, Davis had his own television variety show on [[NBC]], ''The Mac Davis Show''.<ref name="WestTexas"/> He made his feature film debut opposite [[Nick Nolte]] in the [[football (American)|football]] film ''[[North Dallas Forty]]'' (1979)<ref>{{cite news | last = Maslin | first = Janet | title = ''Dallas Forty'': Cynicism and Comedy | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = August 1, 1979 | url = https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940CEED91E38E732A25752C0A96E9C946890D6CF | access-date = 2011-02-23 }}</ref> and was listed as one of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1979" by ''[[Screen World]]'' magazine.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

In 1980, Davis hosted an episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mac Davis: Episode 110 |url=http://www.kermitage.com/html/epguide/tms/season5/davis.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031200338/http://www.kermitage.com/html/epguide/tms/season5/davis.html |archive-date=October 31, 2006 |website=The Muppet Show}}</ref> He performed "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me", "It's Hard To Be Humble", and "I Believe in Music".{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Davis also starred in the 1981 comedy film ''Cheaper To Keep Her'', playing a divorced detective who worked for a neurotic feminist attorney.

In 1983, he appeared in ''[[The Sting II]]'', as Jake Hooker, a younger relative of Johnny Hooker, portrayed by Robert Redford in ''[[The Sting]]''.<ref name="Newman"/><ref name="Ososeje"/><ref name="Wood"/>

In November 1991, Davis checked into the Betty Ford Clinic, marking the beginning of his commitment to sobriety. Exactly four months later, he performed as [[Will Rogers]] in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[The Will Rogers Follies]]'' at the Palace Theater, noting that it was his first-ever sober performance. Following each show, Davis shared his journey to sobriety and urged anyone battling addiction to attend an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. He continued to play Will Rogers for over a year during the show's national tour.<ref>{{cite news| title=The Will Rogers Follies: A Life in Revue| url=https://variety.com/1993/legit/reviews/the-will-rogers-follies-a-life-in-revue-1200432857/| last=Frym| first=Michael| date=August 30, 1993| newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| access-date=April 11, 2020}}</ref>

In 1998, Davis starred in the sports comedy ''[[Possums (film)|Possums]]'', which debuted at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].
Davis served as the balladeer for the 2000 telefilm ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood]]'', replacing [[Don Williams]], who had served the part in 1997's ''The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!'' and [[Waylon Jennings]], who narrated the original ''[[Dukes of Hazzard]]'' television show. Davis was the first balladeer to appear on-screen to welcome the audience and provide exposition.<ref name="Moore">{{cite web |url=https://www.wideopencountry.com/mac-davis/ |work=Wide Open Country |title=Country Legend Mac Davis Dead at Age 78|first1=Bobby |last1=Moore |date=September 29, 2020}}</ref>
Davis was inducted into the [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2000. He was awarded a star symbol on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 7080 [[Hollywood Boulevard]], for his contribution to the recording industry.<ref name="Newman"/><ref name="Ososeje"/><ref name="Wood"/>

In 2001, Davis played a fellow karaoke competitor to [[Jon Gries]]'s Sunny Holiday in the [[Polish brothers]]' film ''[[Jackpot (2001 film)|Jackpot]]''. In the film, a dispute began between Sunny's manager, played by [[Garrett Morris]], and Davis's character about what song he should sing. The manager suggested Davis's "Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me", which Davis's character claimed just was not him.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

From 2001 to 2003, Davis voiced the character of Barber Bingo on two episodes of the animated TV series ''[[Oswald (TV series)|Oswald]]''; "Henry Needs A Haircut" and "The Naughty Cat".{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Between 1999 and 2006, Davis provided the character voices of Sheriff Buford (two episodes) and a talk radio host named "Sports Jock" (three episodes), on the animated series ''[[King of the Hill]]''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Davis also guest-starred briefly in the ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' episode "Let's Keep Going: Part 2" in April 2004.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

He had a recurring role as Rodney Carrington's father-in-law in the sitcom ''[[Rodney (TV series)|Rodney]]''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

In 2000, Davis hosted ''Labor of Love'', a live FM radio show for KZLA Los Angeles.