Editing Jimmy Dean

{{Short description|American singer, TV host, actor and businessman (1928–2010)}}
{{about|the country music singer|other uses|Jimmy Dean (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Jimmy Dean
| image            = Jimmy Dean 1966.JPG
| caption          = Dean in 1966
| background       = solo_singer
| birth_name       = Jimmy Ray Dean
| birth_date       = {{birth date|mf=yes|1928|08|10}}
| birth_place      = [[Seth Ward, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2010|06|13|1928|08|10}}
| death_place      = [[Varina, Virginia]], U.S.
| instrument       = {{hlist|Vocals|accordion|piano}}
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]|[[rockabilly]]}}
| occupation       = {{hlist|Singer|television host|actor|businessman|philanthropist}}
| years_active     = 1953–2010
| label            = {{hlist|[[Columbia Records]]|[[RCA Victor]]}}
| website          = 
}}

'''Jimmy Ray Dean''' (August 10, 1928 &ndash; June 13, 2010)<ref name="NYTobit">{{cite news| last=Weber| first=Bruce| title=Jimmy Dean, Singer and Businessman, Dies at 81| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/arts/15dean.html| access-date=June 14, 2010| date=June 14, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124709/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/arts/15dean.html |archive-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref> was an American [[country music]] singer, television host, actor and businessman. He was the creator of the [[Jimmy Dean (brand)|Jimmy Dean sausage brand]] as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials, and his likeness and voice continue to be used in advertisements after his death.<ref name="Dead Jimmy" />

He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with "[[Big Bad John]]" and his 1963 television series ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show]]'' gave [[puppeteer]] [[Jim Henson]] his first national exposure with his character, [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]].

His acting career included appearing in the early seasons in the ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]'' TV series as the sidekick of the famous frontiersman played by star [[Fess Parker]]. Later, he was on the big screen in a supporting role as billionaire Willard Whyte in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' (1971), starring [[Sean Connery]].

He lived near [[Richmond, Virginia]], and was nominated for the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] in 2010, but died before his induction that year at the age of 81.

==Biography==
[[File:NinePoundHammer(Live).ogg|thumb|240px|Jimmy Dean: "Nine Pound Hammer"]]

===Early life===
Dean was born on August 10, 1928, in [[Seth Ward, Texas]]<ref name="NYTobit" /> and raised in nearby [[Plainview, Texas|Plainview]], the son of George Otto Dean and his second wife, the former Ruth Taylor. Ruth taught Jimmy how to play piano at the age of 10.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|pages=659/660}}</ref> He attributed his interest in music to the Seth Ward Baptist Church.<ref>{{cite journal| url=http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/elvis_jimmy_dean.shtml| title=Jimmy Dean Remembers Elvis Presley| last=Adams| first=David| website=Elvis Australia| date=January 1, 2015| access-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> He dropped out of high school and became a professional entertainer after serving in the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] in the late 1940s.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Dean was 22 and just starting in show business when he married his first wife, Mary Sue, in 1950.

===Entertainment career===
Dean had his first hit, "[[Just Bummin' Around|Bumming Around]]", in 1953<ref name="LarkinGE"/> on the [[Four Star Records|4 Star]] label (written by Pete Graves, credited to "C. Graves" on the Quality label). Dean signed with [[Columbia Records]] in 1957.

He had minor pop hits, such as "Little Sandy Sleighfoot" (a Christmas novelty song) and "Sing Along", later used as the theme for TV's ''[[Sing Along with Mitch]]'', hosted by chorus leader [[Mitch Miller]].

In 1954, Dean hosted the popular Washington, D.C., radio program ''Town and Country Time'' on [[WAVA (AM)|WARL-AM]], and with his Texas Wildcats became popular in the Mid-Atlantic region.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> [[Patsy Cline]] and [[Roy Clark]] got their starts on the show. Although Cline and Dean became good friends, Clark (Dean's lead guitarist) was fired by the singer for what was explained as his chronic tardiness. Dean replaced Clark with [[Billy Grammer]]. In 1955, ''Town and Country Time'' moved to [[WJLA-TV|WMAL-TV]] (now [[WJLA-TV]]) on weekday afternoons.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Dean and the Texas Wildcats also appeared during 1957 on ''Town and Country Jamboree'' on WMAL-TV on Saturdays, which was also carried by TV stations in neighboring Maryland and Virginia on a regional network.

Also during 1957, while he lived in [[Arlington County, Virginia]], Dean hosted ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show#Daytime|Country Style]]'' on [[WUSA (TV)|WTOP-TV]] (now [[WUSA-TV]]). CBS picked up the show nationally from Washington for eight months in 1957 under the name ''[[CBS Morning Show#The 1950s|The Morning Show]]''.<ref name="Billboard May 1957">{{cite magazine |title=CBS Sets Night Slot for Dean |magazine=Billboard |volume=69 |issue=21 |page=8 |date=May 27, 1957 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vh0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA8 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref name="Life Oct 1957">{{cite magazine| title=The Quick Rise of an Early Riser| magazine=Life| volume=43| issue=15| page=78| date=October 7, 1957| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFYEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA78| issn=0024-3019}}</ref> Then from September 14, 1958, to June 1959, CBS carried ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show]]'' on weekday and Saturday afternoons.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

Dean became best known for "[[Big Bad John]]", his 1961 [[recitation song]] about a heroic miner.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Recorded in Nashville, the record went to [[Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1961 (USA)|number one]] on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' pop chart and inspired many imitations and parodies.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> It sold over one million copies and was awarded a [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]].<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book| first=Joseph| last=Murrells| year=1978| title=The Book of Golden Discs| edition=2nd| publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UxRAAAAAMAAJ&q=jimmy+dean| location=London| pages=133–134| isbn=978-0214204807}}</ref> The track peaked at number two in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first=David| last=Roberts| year=2006| title=British Hit Singles & Albums| edition=19th
| publisher=Guinness World Records Limited| location=London| isbn=978-1904994107| page=146}}</ref> The song won Dean the 1962 [[Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He had several more top 40 songs, including a top 10 in 1962 with "[[PT-109 (song)|PT-109]]", a song in honor of President [[John F. Kennedy]]'s bravery in [[World War II]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> with the sinking of his [[PT-boat]] in the South Pacific Ocean by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese]].

In the early 1960s, he hosted ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show]]'' on occasion (he was the first guest host during [[Johnny Carson]]'s tenure, hosting for the first time on January 14, 1963) and one night introduced country singer [[Roy Clark]], with whom he had remained friendly. In the mid-1960s, Dean helped bring country music into the mainstream<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-jimmy-dean-20100615-story.html| title=Jimmy Dean dies at 81; country music star and sausage king| last=McLellan| first=Dennis| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| date=June 15, 2010| access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> with his 1963–66 variety series ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show]]''. It presented country music entertainers including [[Roger Miller]], [[George Jones]], [[Charlie Rich]], [[Buck Owens]], and some (such as [[Joe Maphis]]) who seldom received network exposure. In 1964, he hosted [[Hank Williams Jr.]] in Williams' first television appearance at the age of 14. He sang several songs associated with his father, [[Hank Williams]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929947/| title=Hank Williams, Jr.| website=[[IMDb]]| access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> The program also featured comedy and a variety of popular music artists, and Dean's sketches with [[Rowlf the Dog]], one of Jim Henson's Muppets. Henson was so grateful for this break that he offered Dean a 40% interest in his production company, but Dean declined on the basis that he had done nothing to truly earn it and Henson deserved all the rewards for his own work. For the rest of his life, Dean made it clear that he never regretted this decision.<ref>{{cite web| title=A Hell Of A Man Himself| url=http://thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2010/july10/jimmy-dean-news-notes.php| publisher=The Bluegrass Special.com| access-date=October 18, 2011| archive-date=October 20, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020154333/http://thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2010/july10/jimmy-dean-news-notes.php| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Dean appeared on several TV talk shows and game shows in the 1960s and performed on variety programs, including ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom]]'' and ''[[The Hollywood Palace]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{IMDb name|id=0212818|name=Jimmy Dean}}</ref> Dean turned to acting after his television series ended in 1966. His best-known role was as a reclusive Las Vegas billionaire [[Willard Whyte]], inspired by [[Howard Hughes]], in the [[James Bond]] movie ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' (1971) with [[Sean Connery]] as Bond. He also appeared in 14 episodes of ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]'' (1967–70) in three different roles (one episode as "Delo Jones," two as "Jeremiah," and 11 as "Josh Clements"); as Charlie Rowlands in two ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' episodes (1981–82); and on other television shows including a semi-regular role as Charlie Bullets on ''[[J.J. Starbuck]]'' starring [[Dale Robertson]] (1987–1988).<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

Dean's singing career remained strong into the mid-1960s; in 1965, he achieved a second number one country hit with the ballad "[[The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)]]",<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and he had a top 40 hit that year with "Harvest of Sunshine". In 1966, Dean signed with [[RCA Victor]] and immediately had a top 10 hit with "Stand Beside Me".<ref name="LarkinGE"/> His other major hits during this time included "Sweet Misery" (1967) and "[[A Thing Called Love (song)|A Thing Called Love]]" (1968).<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He continued charting into the early 1970s with his major hits, including "Slowly" (1971), a duet with [[Dottie West]],<ref name="LarkinGE"/> and a solo hit with "The One You Say Good Morning To" (1972).<ref name="Billboard Feb 5, 1972">{{cite magazine| title=Hot Country Singles| magazine=Billboard|volume=84| number=6| page=38| date=February 5, 1972| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ycEAAAAMBAJ| issn=0006-2510}}</ref>

In 1976, Dean achieved a million-seller with another recitation song called "[[I.O.U. (Jimmy Dean song)|I.O.U.]]", a tribute to his mother and mothers everywhere.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The song was released a few weeks before [[Mother's Day]] and quickly became a top 10 country hit, his first in 10 years, and a top 40 pop hit, his first in 14 years. The song was re-released in 1977, 1983, and 1984, but with minor success each time.

In January 1978, Dean hosted an all-star tribute to [[Elvis Presley]] titled ''Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday'', during which he reminisced about his friendship with the recently deceased singer and performed his own hit "Big Bad John" and "[[Peace in the Valley]]".

===Business career===
In 1969, he founded the [[Jimmy Dean (brand)|Jimmy Dean Sausage Company]]<ref name="NYTobit"/> with his brother Don. The company did well in part because of Dean's own extemporized, humorous commercials.<ref name = " Texas Monthly 1983">{{cite magazine| last=Calhoun| first=Fryar| title=Hi! I'm Jimmy Dean and I'd like you to try my pure pork sausage| magazine=Texas Monthly| volume=11| issue=8| pages=121–123 198–200, 206| date=August 1983| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=jSoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA123| issn=0148-7736}}</ref>

The success of the company led to its acquisition in 1984 by Consolidated Foods, later renamed the [[Sara Lee Corporation]]. Dean remained involved as spokesman for the company, but the new corporate parent immediately began phasing him out of any management duties. In January 2004, Dean said that Sara Lee had dropped him as the spokesman for the sausage brand because he was too old.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/13/jimmy-dean-dead-singer-sa_n_610708.html| title=Jimmy Dean DEAD: Singer, Sausage Businessman Dies At 81| first=Dena| last=Potter| newspaper=The Huffington Post| date=June 13, 2010}}</ref> In March 2004, Dean revealed that he had sold all but one of his shares in Sara Lee stock.<ref name="SLC ditch">{{cite news |last1=Vries |first1=Lloyd |title=Dean One Spicy Sausage King |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dean-one-spicy-sausage-king/ |work=CBS News |access-date=November 6, 2018 |date=March 29, 2004}}</ref> In 2018, several years after his death, the sausage company began re-airing some classic commercials featuring the voice of Dean introducing himself and praising the product.<ref name="Dead Jimmy">{{cite news |title=Is Jimmy Dean's real voice used in new commercials?|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/nation-world/verify-is-jimmy-deans-real-voice-used-in-new-commercials/507-619038867 |date=November 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118232804/https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/nation-world/verify-is-jimmy-deans-real-voice-used-in-new-commercials/507-619038867 |archive-date=January 18, 2023}}</ref>

===Later years and death===
In the 1980s, he and his wife and family were residents of [[Tenafly, New Jersey]].<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/08/style/walter-jones-taylor-wed-to-connie-elizabeth-dean.html "Walter Jones Taylor Wed To Connie Elizabeth Dean"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 8, 1987. Accessed October 11, 2015. "At the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York yesterday Connie Elizabeth Dean, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Dean of Tenafly, N.J., was married to Walter Jones Taylor, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Taylor Jr. of Jackson, Miss...Her father, the country and western singer, is chairman of the Jimmy Dean Meat Company in Dallas."</ref>

A Virginia resident from 1990, Dean was inducted into the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997. Former Virginia governor [[Jim Gilmore]] appointed Dean to the [[Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries]], which oversees the state's wildlife efforts and boating laws. Dean owned a 110-foot yacht, ''Big Bad John'', on which he hosted President [[George Herbert Walker Bush|George Bush]] on numerous occasions.<ref name="Hosler">{{cite news |last1=Hosler |first1=Karen |title=Lifestyle of the rich and famous: At White House, Bush lives it up |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/09/03/lifestyle-of-the-rich-and-famous-at-white-house-bush-lives-it-up/ |access-date=November 6, 2018 |date=September 3, 1991 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref> The two had originally met on Dean's cable show in Nashville, where Bush did an impression of Dean selling sausage.<ref name="Bush Memories">{{cite news |last1=Warren |first1=Ellen |title=THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, MR. BUSH |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-01-19-9303163435-story.html |date=January 19, 1993 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

In the late 1990s, Dean and his wife donated generously to [[Varina High School]]. After initially considering opening their own school, they chose to support that public school instead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morano |first=Rob |date= |title=Part Two: Citizen Dean |url=https://www.styleweekly.com/part-two-7/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250117194415/https://www.styleweekly.com/part-two-7/ |archive-date=2025-01-17 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Style Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> They sponsored financial rewards for academic achievements for students, as well as stipends for teacher professional development.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-02-18 |title=HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 756 |url=https://legacylis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?971+ful+HJ756+pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250117193143/https://legacylis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?971+ful+HJ756+pdf |archive-date=2025-01-17 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Virginia's Legislative Information System}}</ref>

In the fall of 2004, he released his blunt, straight-talking autobiography ''30 Years of Sausage, 50 Years of Ham''. Dean lived in semi-retirement with his second wife, Donna Meade Dean, a singer, songwriter, and recording artist he married in 1991, who helped him write his book. The couple lived on their property at [[Chaffin's Bluff]] overlooking the James River in Henrico County, on the outskirts of Richmond, Virginia. On April 20, 2009, the main house was largely gutted by a fire, although the Deans escaped injury. The Deans rebuilt their home on the same foundation and returned early in 2010.

Dean announced on May 20, 2008, a donation of $1 million to [[Wayland Baptist University]] in Plainview, the largest gift ever from one individual to the institution. Dean said: "I've been so blessed, and it makes me proud to give back, especially to my hometown."<ref>{{cite press release| title=Singer Jimmy Dean and wife donate $1 million to Wayland| url=https://www.wbu.edu/news-and-events/archives/2008/may/deanstory.htm| publisher=Wayland Baptist University| date=May 16, 2008| access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref>

On February 23, 2010, Dean was nominated for the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]]; he was scheduled to be inducted in October 2010, but this occurred after his death.

Dean had three children, Garry, Connie and Robert, with his first wife Mary Sue (Sue) (née Wittauer) Dean, and two granddaughters, Caroline Taylor (Connie's daughter) and Brianna Dean (Robert's daughter). He married his first wife in 1950; she divorced him in 1990 because of his affair with country-singer Donna Meade who became his second wife.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-31-mn-3436-story.html| title=NATION: Jimmy Dean Sued for Divorce| date=October 31, 1991| newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> Donna Dean married her childhood sweetheart Jason Stevens two years after Dean's death.<ref>{{cite news| title=Donna Meade Dean to remarry| url=https://www.richmond.com/news/donna-meade-dean-to-remarry/article_58fe488d-c460-54bd-a8c5-b50efdad7d50.html| newspaper=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]| date=August 5, 2015}}</ref>

Dean died on June 13, 2010, at the age of 81 at his home in [[Varina, Virginia|Varina]], Virginia.<ref name="NYTobit"/> He was survived by his second wife Donna.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://lubbockonline.com/obituaries/2010-06-17/jimmy-deans-funeral-services-set-monday?v=1276757667| date=June 17, 2010| title=Plainview native Jimmy Dean's funeral services set Monday in Virginia| newspaper=[[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]]| agency=[[Associated Press]]| access-date=June 17, 2010}}</ref> She told the Associated Press that he was doing well health-wise, so his death came unexpectedly. She recollects that he was eating dinner while watching television, she left the room, and when she came back in he was unresponsive. He was declared dead at 7:54 pm.<ref>{{cite news| title=Jimmy Dean Obituary| url=http://www.legacy.com/ns/jimmy-dean-obituary/143577302| date=June 18, 2010| newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch| access-date=May 3, 2019}}</ref> His estate was estimated to be worth over $50 million.

He was entombed in a {{convert|9|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} piano-shaped mausoleum overlooking the James River on the grounds of his estate. His epitaph reads "Here Lies One Hell of a Man", which is a paraphrased lyric from the uncensored version of his song "Big Bad John".<ref name="NYTobit"/><ref name="DeanDeath">{{cite web |url=http://www.wtvr.com/news/jimmy-dean-dead,0,5856476.story |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100617031249/http://www.wtvr.com/news/jimmy-dean-dead,0,5856476.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 17, 2010
|title=Jimmy Dean Dies at The Age of 81 |date=June 13, 2010 |access-date=June 13, 2010 |last=Pellerano |first=Angela |work=[[WTVR-TV|WRVR News]]}}</ref>
[[File:Jimmy Dean Museum building, Plainview, TX IMG 1945.JPG|thumb|right|The Jimmy Dean Museum in [[Plainview, Texas|Plainview]], [[Texas]], shares the same building as The Museum of the [[Llano Estacado]] on the campus of [[Wayland Baptist University]].]]

On June 24, 2014, a groundbreaking was held for the Jimmy Dean Museum, which opened two years later on the grounds of [[Wayland Baptist University]] in his hometown of Plainview, Texas.<ref>{{cite web| title=The History of Jimmy Dean| url=https://www.wbu.edu/student-life/explore/campus-attractions/jimmy-dean-museum.htm| website=Wayland Baptist University| access-date=March 5, 2018}}</ref> Dean's widow, Donna Dean Stevens, was present for the ceremony. The museum houses much of Jimmy Dean's memorabilia as well as a larger-than-life-size bronze statue created by Richmond sculptor Paul DiPasquale and funded by [[Hillshire Brands]], then-owner of [[Jimmy Dean (brand)|the Jimmy Dean sausage brand]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Petty |url=http://www.myplainview.com/news/article_7d2720d6-fc00-11e3-9cd7-001a4bcf887a.html |title=Wayland breaks ground on new Jimmy Dean Museum |newspaper=[[Plainview Daily Herald]] |date=June 24, 2014 |access-date=August 18, 2015}}</ref> The museum is funded by a gift from the Dean Family Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |first=Doug |last=McDonough |url=http://www.myplainview.com/news/article_2fc87c0c-25b4-11e5-9f76-6bcf74bb7ca8.html |title=Work begins on Jimmy Dean Museum |newspaper=Plainview Daily Herald |date=July 8, 2014 |access-date=September 19, 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year 
! Title 
! Role 
! Notes
|-
| 1963-1975
| ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show]]''
| Himself - Host
|
|-
| 1967-1970
| ''[[Daniel Boone (1964 TV series)|Daniel Boone]]''
| Delo Jones/Jeremiah/Josh Clements
|
|-
| 1969
| ''[[The Ballad of Andy Crocker]]''
| Mack
| TV movie
|-
| 1971
| ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' 
| [[List of James Bond allies#Film allies|Willard Whyte]] 
|
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Rolling Man]]''
| Lyman Hawkes
| TV movie
|-
| 1977
| ''[[The City (1977 film)|The City]]''
| Wes Connors
| TV movie
|-
| 1981-1982
| ''[[Fantasy Island]]''
| Charlie Rowlands/Beau Gillette
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1987-1988
| ''[[J.J. Starbuck]]''
| Charlie Bullets
| 9 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1990 
| ''[[Big Bad John (film)|Big Bad John]]'' 
| Cletus Morgan 
|
|-
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Bobby Diamond
| Episode: "Ballad for a Blue Lady"  
|-
|}

==Discography==
{{main|Jimmy Dean discography}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130120172116/http://www.cmt.com/artists/jimmy-dean/ Jimmy Dean] at CMT.com
* {{IMDb name|0212818|Jimmy Dean}}
* {{discogs artist|Jimmy Dean}}
* [http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/elvis_jimmy_dean.shtml Interview with Jimmy Dean] at Elvis.com.au
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100426150749/http://www.thebillmillershow.com/pages/articles/jimmy-dean.php "Jimmy Dean—AN INTERVIEW WITH "THE DEAN OF COUNTRY MUSIC," with Bill Miller]

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