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Birth Name: Alvin Samples Jr.
Born: 10 April 1926 Died: 13 November 1983
Country of origin: 
United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Grace Samples
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One of the most unlikely TV stars in history, Alvin Samples, Jr., was a carpenter by vocation and avid fisherman and teller of tall tales by avocation. A recording of Junior's tall tales, originally made for a radio program, was heard by Chet Atkins, who, in turn, introduced him to country music comedian Archie Campbell. The album the two men made, "Bull Session at Bull's Gap" on RCA, was a direct stepping stone to both men's being signed to the "Hee Haw" television show, where they remained regulars for years. A mammoth bear of a man, whose weight came close to 400 pounds, Samples was still a regular on the
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1. Hee Haw (1969)
| Rating: | 22 Watched |
2. The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
| Rating: | 22 Watched |
3. The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
| Rating: | 20 Watched |
4. The Johnny Cash Show (1969)
| Rating: | 3 want to see |
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