Lester Flatt
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in The Foggy Mountain Boys (popularly known as "Flatt and Scruggs"). Flatt's career spanned multiple decades, breaking out as a member of Bill Monroe's band during the 1940s and including multiple solo and collaboration works exclusive of Scruggs. He first reached a mainstream audience through his performance on "The Ballad of J...
Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
Self
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self (archive footage)
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
Self (archive footage)
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self (archive footage)
Country Music on Broadway
Self
That's Bluegrass
Self
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
Self
Filmography
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
2019
as Self (archive footage)
That's Bluegrass
2013
as Self
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of the Flatt and Scruggs TV Show, Vol. 1
2007
as Self
High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Country Music on Broadway
1965
as Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self