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Mel Tillis

Actor

Mel Tillis

Acting
1979 — 1984 · 4 films
Lived
8 August 1932 — d. 2017
From
Tampa, Florida, USA

Lonnie Melvin Tillis (August 8, 1932 – November 19, 2017) was an American country music singer and songwriter.

Career Signature

How Mel Tillis’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

kinetic urgency
joyful exuberance
crowd-pleaser
roadside Americana
deadpan absurdity

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

Cannonball Run II

1984

The Cannonball Run

1981

Smokey and the Bandit II

1980

The Villain

1979