From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Roy Rogers born Leonard Franklin Slye November 5 1911 July 6 1998 was an American singer and cowboy actor as well as the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants chain He and his wife Dale Evans his golden palomino Trigger and his German Shepherd dog Bullet were featured in more than 100 movies and The Roy Rogers Show The show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957 His productions usually featured a sidekick often either Pat Brady who drove a Jeep called Nellybelle Andy Devine or the crotchety George Gabby Hayes Rogerss nickname was King of the Cowboys Evanss nickname was Queen of the West Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Rogers licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia