Though best known for comedy, he also played serious roles, including a sinister sheriff in “Mississippi Burning.” The ...

Lulu Roman, ‘Hee Haw’ Star and Gospel Singer, Dies at 78. Roman left the show after being arrested for drug possession, ... cowboy-hat-wearing musicians Buck Owens and Roy Clark. ...

She was a gospel singer, comedian, and one of the stars of the show "Hee Haw." ... In 1969, musician and friend Buck Owens recommended Lulu for one of the roles a new show. "One boy next door.

“Hee Haw” cast member Lulu Roman is dead at 78. ... She credited her friendship with former castmate Buck Owens, who died in 2006, for bringing her onto the show.

Buck Owens, a famous musician friend who in the late 1960s was about to be on “Hee Haw,” dropped her name for consideration by the folks casting the show.

Lulu Roman, an actress-turned-gospel singer who appeared in the popular television series “Hee Haw,” died on April 23. She was 78. Roman died in Bellingham, Washington, her son, Damon Roman ...

When Hee Haw, the famous country variety show, launched on CBS in 1969 with Owens as an anchor, Roman was on the show with him. Hee Haw ran from 1969 to 1993, and Roman was on the last episode, too.

Born Bertha Louise Hable in Dallas, Texas, Roman began her career in television when her good friend, country music star Buck Owens, suggested her to the producers of Hee Haw where she went on to ...

Roman credited “Hee Haw” co-host and country legend Buck Owens for getting her her break. “He said, ‘One of these days you’re going to be a big star, and I’m going to have something to ...