Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 15, 1933
Died
Nov 15, 2018
Place of Birth
Meherrin, Virginia, USA
Credits
43 titles
Roy Clark
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
Self
A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story
Self (archive footage)
Read-n-See DVD Bible
Narrator (voice)
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
Self
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2
himself
Sealab 2021
It's Branson!
Self
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
The Drew Carey Show
Self
Gordy
Self
Uphill All the Way
Ben Hooker
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self
Matilda
Wild Bill Wildman
The Great Brain
Narrator
A Concert: Behind Prison Walls
Self
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Self - Host
Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
Self
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977
Self
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring
Self
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
Self
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Musical Guest
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Donny & Marie
Self
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
Dinah!
Self
The Odd Couple
Willie Boggs
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Banjo Player
Pioneer Spirit
Hee Haw
Self - Host
The Johnny Cash Show
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
Funny Girl
Dancer (uncredited)
Shindig!
Self - Singer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
High Time
Ball Guest (Uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
A Woman's Fool
Billy
Captain Kiddo
Billy