Roy Clark
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.
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- 2015 · Country: Portraits of an American Sound as Self
- 2014 · A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3 as Self
- 2005 · Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2 as himself
- 2003 · Johnny Cash: A Concert Behind Prison Walls as Roy Clark
- 2000 · Sealab 2021 as
- 1999 · It's Branson! as Self
- 1998 · A Bing Crosby Christmas as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Self
- 1986 · Uphill All the Way as Ben Hooker
- 1985 · Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)
- 1980 · The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self
- 1978 · Matilda as Wild Bill Wildman
- 1978 · The Great Brain as Narrator
- 1978 · Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue as Self - Host
- 1977 · The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977 as Self
- 1977 · Mitzi... Zings Into Spring as Self
- 1976 · The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976 as Self
- 1976 · The Captain and Tennille as Self
- 1976 · The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1974 · Tony Orlando and Dawn as Self
- 1974 · Dinah! as Self
- 1970 · The Odd Couple as Willie Boggs
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1969 · Pioneer Spirit as
- 1969 · Hee Haw as Self - Host
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1969 · The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- 1968 · Funny Girl as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1964 · Shindig! as Self - Singer
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Singer
- 1918 · A Woman's Fool as Billy
- 1917 · Captain Kiddo as Billy