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Charlie Rich
Actor
Died July 24, 1995 (62 years)
Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932 – July 25, 1995) was an American country singer. His eclectic style of music also blended influences from rockabilly, jazz, blues, soul, and gospel.
In the later part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname the Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," which topped the U.S. country singles charts as well as the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards. Rich was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Rich at number 120 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
In the later part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname the Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," which topped the U.S. country singles charts as well as the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards. Rich was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Rich at number 120 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.
Filmography
| 2010 | Hart and Soul: The Hart Family Anthology · as Self |
| 2005 | CMT: Class of 1975 · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 1987 | Weeds · as Charlie Rich |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Every Which Way But Loose · as Himself (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | The Mac Davis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Hee Haw (TV Series) · as Self - Featured Singer |
| 1965 | Where The Action Is (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Jimmy Dean Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self - Country Vocalist |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |