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name: "Phil Balsley"
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fi1m_id: "phil-balsley"
tmdb_id: 1172996
roles: []
born: "8 August 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T16:43:50.316567+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Phil Balsley

## Identity

Phil Balsley

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/phil-balsley
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** phil-balsley
- **TMDB ID:** 1172996
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1172996

Actor. Born 8 August 1939 in Staunton, Virginia.

## Details

- **Born:** 8 August 1939, Staunton, Virginia
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1172996

## Biography

Phil Balsley is an American singer and actor. He is a founding member of the country and gospel vocal group The Statler Brothers and performed as their baritone vocalist from the group's formation in 1955 until its retirement in 2002.

Balsley appeared as a member of The Statler Brothers in the 1980 film *Smokey and the Bandit II*. The group, formed in Staunton, Virginia, toured as backup singers for Johnny Cash from 1964 to 1972 and received multiple Grammy and Country Music Association awards.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Smokey and the Bandit II* (1980), Fi1m 44, as The Statler Brothers Member — [page](https://film.one/film/smokey-and-the-bandit-ii.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Gospel Music of the Statler Brothers Volume 1* (2010), Actor
- *The Gospel Music of the Statler Brothers Volume 2* (2010), Actor
- *The Statler Brothers Farewell Concert* (2003), as The Statler Brothers
- *A Farewell Celebration* (1999), as The Statler Brothers
- *Smokey and the Bandit II* (1980), as The Statler Brothers Member — Fi1m 44, [page](https://film.one/film/smokey-and-the-bandit-ii.md)
- *The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977* (1977), as The Statler Brothers
- *That Tennessee Beat* (1966), Actor

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