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Roy Clark

Roy Clark

Known for: Acting

Born 15/04/1933
Died 2018-11-15
Place of birth Meherrin, Virginia, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and in helping to popularize the genre. During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw. Clark was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler. He was skilled in the traditions of many genres, including classical guitar, country music, Latin music, bluegrass, and pop. He had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound"), and his instrumental skill had an enormous effect on generations of bluegrass and country musicians. Clark became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1987, and in 2009 was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He published his autobiography, My Life in Spite of Myself, in 1994.

Filmography

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self - Guest Host

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Series ★ 7,5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

1962

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

Hee Haw Series ★ 7,6

Hee Haw

Self - Host

1969

The Drew Carey Show Series ★ 6,5

The Drew Carey Show

Self

1995

The Beverly Hillbillies Series ★ 6,9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962

Dinah! Series ★ 7,0

Dinah!

Self

1974

Reading Rainbow Series ★ 8,3

Reading Rainbow

Self - Narrator (voice)

1983

The Odd Couple Series ★ 7,8

The Odd Couple

Willie Boggs

1970

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

The Muppet Show Series ★ 8,0

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

1976

Shindig! Series ★ 6,4

Shindig!

Self - Singer

1964

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Series ★ 6,8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Self

1969

The Flip Wilson Show Series ★ 4,9

The Flip Wilson Show

Self

1970

Sealab 2021 Series ★ 7,4

Sealab 2021

2000

Donny & Marie Series ★ 6,8

Donny & Marie

Self

1976

Tony Orlando and Dawn Series ★ 3,5

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Self

1974

Funny Girl Film ★ 7,2

Funny Girl

Dancer (uncredited)

1968

The Johnny Cash Show Series ★ 6,5

The Johnny Cash Show

Self

1969

The Captain and Tennille Series ★ 7,0

The Captain and Tennille

Self - Musical Guest

1976

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration Film ★ 7,5

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Self

1985

Matilda Film ★ 5,7

Matilda

Wild Bill Wildman

1978

High Time Film ★ 6,4

High Time

Ball Guest (Uncredited)

1960

Gordy Film ★ 5,4

Gordy

Self

1995

Captain Kiddo Film

Captain Kiddo

Billy

1917

Swing Out, Sweet Land Film ★ 5,7

Swing Out, Sweet Land

Banjo Player

1970

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Film ★ 4,0

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Self

1980

Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue Film ★ 5,0

Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue

Self - Host

1978

Uphill All the Way Film ★ 5,6

Uphill All the Way

Ben Hooker

1986

Read-n-See DVD Bible Film ★ 7,5

Read-n-See DVD Bible

Narrator (voice)

2006

A Bing Crosby Christmas Film ★ 10,0

A Bing Crosby Christmas

Self (archive footage)

1998

Mitzi... Zings Into Spring Film

Mitzi... Zings Into Spring

Self

1977

A Concert: Behind Prison Walls Film ★ 8,7

A Concert: Behind Prison Walls

Self

1978

The Great Brain Film ★ 7,0

The Great Brain

Narrator

1978

Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2 Film ★ 8,0

Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2

himself

2005

Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3 Film ★ 8,0

Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3

Self

2005

The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977 Film

The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977

Self

1977

Film ★ 7,0

Pioneer Spirit

1969

A Woman's Fool Film ★ 4,0

A Woman's Fool

Billy

1918

Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration Film

Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration

Self

1978

Country: Portraits of an American Sound Film ★ 8,0

Country: Portraits of an American Sound

Self

2015

The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976 Film

The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976

Self

1976

It's Branson! Film

It's Branson!

Self

1999

A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story Film

A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story

Self (archive footage)

2014