Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) was an American singer and cowboy actor. Roy Rogers Restaurants chain was named after him. He and his third wife Dale Evans, his golden horse named Trigger, and his German Shepherd named Bullet were in more than 100 movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show was on the radio and then on television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually had a sidekick, usually either Pat Brady, (who drove a Jeep called "Nellybelle") or Andy Devine, or the crotchety George "Gabby" Hayes. Rogers' nickname was "King of the Cowboys." Evans' nickname was "Queen of the West."