Bill Fries (1928–2022)

Actor, Writer, Composer

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Bill Fries (1928–2022)

Actor, Writer, Composer

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30 titles

Past Film & Video (3 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie (2013) Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall), Writer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall) Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall), Writer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall) See fewer	€2K
Detroit Rock City (1999) Performer ("Convoy"), Writer ("Convoy") Performer ("Convoy"), Writer ("Convoy") See fewer	$34MM	$2MM	$4.2MM	$4.2MM
Convoy (1978) Supervision And Lyrics By, Performer ("Convoy") (as C. W. McCall), Writer ("Convoy"), Writer (song) (uncredited) Supervision And Lyrics By, Performer ("Convoy") (as C. W. McCall), Writer ("Convoy"), Writer (song) (uncredited) See fewer	$12MM		$23MM	$23MM

Past Television (17 titles)	Episodes
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2022) (TV Series) - Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2022), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2022) Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2022), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Episode #44.14 (Apr 3, 2022) Season 44, Episode 14 - Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall), Writer ("Convoy") Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall), Writer ("Convoy") See fewer	1
Fear the Walking Dead (2019) (TV Series) - Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2019), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2019) Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2019), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Channel 4 (Aug 11, 2019) Season 5, Episode 9 - Performer ("Convoy") (uncredited), Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) Performer ("Convoy") (uncredited), Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) See fewer	1
American Dad! (2019) (TV Series) - Writer ("Trucks (Convoy Parody)") (1 episode, 2019) Writer ("Trucks (Convoy Parody)") (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Demolition Daddy (Jul 22, 2019) Season 14, Episode 15 - Writer ("Trucks (Convoy Parody)") Writer ("Trucks (Convoy Parody)") See fewer	1
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017) (TV Series) - Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2017) Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Reptilicus (Apr 14, 2017) Season 1, Episode 1 - Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Spise med Price (2015) (TV Series) - Writer ("Convoy") (2 episodes, 2015), Performer ("Convoy") (2 episodes, 2015) Writer ("Convoy") (2 episodes, 2015), Performer ("Convoy") (2 episodes, 2015) See fewer Sjælland (Apr 29, 2015) Season 8, Episode 2 - Performer ("Convoy") (uncredited), Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) Performer ("Convoy") (uncredited), Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) See fewer Bornholm (Apr 22, 2015) Season 8, Episode 1 - Performer ("Convoy") (uncredited), Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) Performer ("Convoy") (uncredited), Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) See fewer	2
Atop the Fourth Wall (2011) (TV Series) - Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2011), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2011) Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2011), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2011) See fewer US-1 #2 (Sep 5, 2011) Season 4, Episode 36 - Lyrics ("Convoy"), Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall) Lyrics ("Convoy"), Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall) See fewer	1
Todd's Pop Song Reviews (2011) (TV Series) - Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2011), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2011) Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2011), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 1976 (Apr 14, 2011) Season 1, Episode 39 - Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall), Writer ("Convoy") Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall), Writer ("Convoy") See fewer	1
My Name Is Earl (2006) (TV Series) - Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2006) Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2006) See fewer Made a Lady Think I Was God (Nov 2, 2006) Season 2, Episode 6 - Lyrics ("Convoy") (uncredited) Lyrics ("Convoy") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Futurama (2001) (TV Series) - Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2001), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2001) Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2001), Performer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 2001) See fewer Parasites Lost (Jan 21, 2001) Season 3, Episode 4 - Lyrics ("Convoy"), Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall) Lyrics ("Convoy"), Performer ("Convoy") (as C.W. McCall) See fewer	1
NewsRadio (1997) (TV Series) - Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1997) Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1997) See fewer Complaint Box (Jan 29, 1997) Season 3, Episode 14 - Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) Writer ("Convoy") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1994) (TV Series) - Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1994) Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1994) See fewer The Sword and the Dragon (Dec 3, 1994) Season 7, Episode 17 - Lyrics ("Convoy") Lyrics ("Convoy") See fewer	1
The Simpsons (1992) (TV Series) - Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1992) Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1992) See fewer Radio Bart (Jan 9, 1992) Season 3, Episode 13 - Lyrics ("Convoy") (uncredited) Lyrics ("Convoy") (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Benny Hill Show (1978) (TV Series) - Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1978) Writer ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Show 33 (Dec 26, 1978) Season 10, Episode 1 - Writer ("Convoy") Writer ("Convoy") See fewer	1
The Jacksons (1977) (TV Series) - Music ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1977), Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1977) Music ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1977), Lyrics ("Convoy") (1 episode, 1977) See fewer John Byner (Feb 23, 1977) Season 2, Episode 6 - Lyrics ("Convoy"), Music ("Convoy") Lyrics ("Convoy"), Music ("Convoy") See fewer	1
Rock Concert (1976) (TV Series) - C.W. McCall (1 episode, 1976) C.W. McCall (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #3.24 (1976) Season 3, Episode 24 - C.W. McCall C.W. McCall See fewer	1
Hee Haw (1976) (TV Series) - C.W. McCall (1 episode, 1976) C.W. McCall (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #8.7 (Oct 30, 1976) Season 8, Episode 7 - C.W. McCall C.W. McCall See fewer	1
Top of the Pops (1976) (TV Series) - Writer ("Convoy GB") (1 episode, 1976) Writer ("Convoy GB") (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #13.18 (Apr 29, 1976) Season 13, Episode 18 - Writer ("Convoy GB") Writer ("Convoy GB") See fewer	1

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Self (5 titles)
American Bandstand (1976–1977) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1976) Self (2 episodes, 1976) See fewer Episode #21.11 (Dec 24, 1977) Season 21, Episode 11 - Self (as C.W. McCall) Self (as C.W. McCall) See fewer Episode #19.15 (Jan 3, 1976) Season 19, Episode 15 - Self (as C.W. McCall) Self (as C.W. McCall) See fewer
The Mike Douglas Show (1976–1977) (TV Series) - Self - Country Vocalist / Self - Co-Host / Self - Country Singer (3 episodes, 1976) Self - Country Vocalist / Self - Co-Host / Self - Country Singer (3 episodes, 1976) See fewer Episode #16.120 (Mar 10, 1977) Season 16, Episode 120 - Self - Country Vocalist (as C. W. McCall) Self - Country Vocalist (as C. W. McCall) See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Rich Little Show (1976) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1976) Self (2 episodes, 1976) See fewer Betty White and C.W. McCall (Feb 23, 1976) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self (as C.W. McCall) Self (as C.W. McCall) See fewer Martin Milner and The Jackson 5 (Feb 16, 1976) Season 1, Episode 3 - Self (as C.W. Mccall) Self (as C.W. Mccall) See fewer
Dinah! (1976) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1976) Self (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Episode #2.97 (Feb 4, 1976) Season 2, Episode 97 - Self (as C.W. McCall) Self (as C.W. McCall) See fewer
Pop! Goes the Country (1976) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1976) Self (1 episode, 1976) See fewer Conway Twitty, C.W. McCall, Billie Jo Spears (Jan 24, 1976) Season 2, Episode 17 - Self (as C.W. McCall) Self (as C.W. McCall) See fewer

Archive Footage (3 titles)
Vox Pop (2021) (TV Series) - C.W. McCall (1 episode, 2021) C.W. McCall (1 episode, 2021) See fewer How Trucker Country Music Became a '70s fad (Apr 23, 2021) C.W. McCall (archive footage) C.W. McCall (archive footage) See fewer
Comedy Songs: The Pop Years (2008) (TV Movie) - C.W. McCall (archive footage) C.W. McCall (archive footage) See fewer
CMT: Class of 1975 (2005) (TV Movie) - C.W. McCall (archive footage) C.W. McCall (archive footage) See fewer

Other (2 titles)
Grand Theft Auto V (2013) (Video Game) - Soundtrack ("Convoy Theme Song") (as C.W. McCall) Soundtrack ("Convoy Theme Song") (as C.W. McCall) See fewer
Lindelltronics: Convoy (1993) (Music Video) - Composer (as C. W. McCall) Composer (as C. W. McCall) See fewer

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