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Roy Clark
Actor, Producer
Born April 15, 1933Died November 15, 2018 (85 years)
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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.
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
| 2015 | Country: Portraits of an American Sound · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 · as Self - Host |
| 2007 | The 5th Annual TV Land Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1998 | City Confidential (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | A Bing Crosby Christmas · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Vicki! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | An All Star Salute to Country Music · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The New Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1986 | 20th Annual Music City News Awards · as Self - Host |
| 1985 | |
| 1984 | TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Reading Rainbow (TV Series) · as Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Host |
| 1978 | Hee Haw Honeys (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | A Concert: Behind Prison Walls · as Self |
| 1977 | The Johnny Cash Christmas Special · as Self |
| 1977 | Mitzi... Zings Into Spring · as Self |
| 1977 | A Concert: Behind Prison Walls · as Self |
| 1976 | The Captain and Tennille (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1975 | The Val Doonican Music Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Donny & Marie (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | The Mac Davis Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Tony Orlando And Dawn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | BBC In Concert (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1971 | Travelin' Light · as Self |
| 1970 | The Flip Wilson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Hee Haw (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1969 | The Johnny Cash Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | This is Tom Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Country Music Singer (segment "sound Of Music") |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Where The Action Is (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1963 | The Jimmy Dean Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Porter Wagoner Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |