Roy Clark
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
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Hee Haw
Self - Host
1969
Series
The Drew Carey Show
Self
1995
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
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Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
The Odd Couple
Willie Boggs
1970
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The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
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Shindig!
Self - Singer
1964
Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
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The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Series
Sealab 2021
2000
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Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Series
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
1974
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Funny Girl
Dancer (uncredited)
1968
Series
The Johnny Cash Show
Self
1969
Series
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Musical Guest
1976
Film
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1985
Film
Matilda
Wild Bill Wildman
1978
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High Time
Ball Guest (Uncredited)
1960
Film
Gordy
Self
1995
Film
Captain Kiddo
Billy
1917
Film
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Banjo Player
1970
Film
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self
1980
Film
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Self - Host
1978
Film
Uphill All the Way
Ben Hooker
1986
Film
Read-n-See DVD Bible
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1998
Film
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring
Self
1977
Film
A Concert: Behind Prison Walls
Self
1978
Film
The Great Brain
Narrator
1978
Film
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2
himself
2005
Film
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
Self
2005
Film
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977
Self
1977
Pioneer Spirit
1969
Film
A Woman's Fool
Billy
1918
Film
Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1978
Film
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
Self
2015
Film
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
Self
1976
Film
It's Branson!
Self
1999
Film
A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story
Self (archive footage)
2014