Pat Boone
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pat Boone (born Charles Eugene Patrick Boone on June 1, 1934) is an American singer, actor and writer who was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs (when part of the country was segregated) and sold more copies than his black counterparts. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. Boone's talent as a singer and actor, combined with his old-fashioned values, contributed to his popularity in the early rock and roll era. He continues to perform, and speak as a motivational speaker, a television personality, a conservative political commentator and a preacher. According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters, and was ranked at No. 9—behind The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney but ahead of artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beach Boys—in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955-1995. Boone still holds the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with more than one song. At the age of twenty-three, he began hosting a half-hour ABC variety television series, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, which aired for 115 episodes (1957–1960). Many musical performers, including Edie Adams, Andy Williams, Pearl Bailey and Johnny Mathis made appearances on the show. His cover versions of rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable effect on the development of the broad popularity of rock and roll. During his tours in the 1950s, Elvis Presley was one of his opening acts. As a prolific author, Boone had a No. 1 bestseller in the 1950s (Twixt Twelve and Twenty, Prentice-Hall). In the 1960s, he focused on gospel music and is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pat Boone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2024 · Reagan as George Otis
- 2023 · Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll as Self
- 2023 · Little Richard: I Am Everything as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · The Mulligan as ‘Old Pro’ Will Dunn
- 2021 · Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! as Self
- 2021 · David Mirisch, the Man Behind the Golden Stars as Self
- 2017 · A Cowgirl's Story as Grandpa
- 2016 · God's Not Dead 2 as Walter Wesley
- 2010 · Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel as Self
- 2009 · Hollywood on Fire as Self
- 2008 · Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History as Self
- 2008 · Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · An Awesome Christmas as
- 2007 · Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form as Self
- 2006 · Fuck as Self
- 2006 · Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer as Self
- 2004 · The World of Nat King Cole as Self
- 1999 · Where Are They Now? as Self
- 1999 · Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1998 · "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos as Self
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Ken Smith
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Second Noah as
- 1995 · The History of Rock 'n' Roll as Self
- 1994 · Space Ghost Coast to Coast as
- 1993 · Dave's World as Pat Boone
- 1993 · Frasier as Garth (voice)
- 1991 · Music Machine as Mr. Conductor (voice)
- 1991 · Benny's Biggest Battle as Mr. Conductor (voice)
- 1989 · Roger & Me as Self
- 1986 · Horrible Horror as Self
- 1985 · Moonlighting as
- 1985 · Moonlighting as The New David
- 1983 · Maybe If We Try as Self
- 1979 · Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special as Self - Host
- 1978 · Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special as Self
- 1976 · Music Hall America as
- 1975 · Cher as Self
- 1971 · Festival at Ford's as Self
- 1970 · Night Gallery as
- 1970 · The Flip Wilson Show as Self
- 1970 · The Cross and the Switchblade as David Wilkerson
- 1969 · The Pigeon as Dave Williams
- 1969 · The Johnny Cash Show as Self
- 1969 · The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour as Self
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Carol Burnett Show as Self
- 1967 · The Perils of Pauline as George Stedman
- 1966 · That Girl as
- 1965 · The Greatest Story Ever Told as Angel at the Tomb
- 1965 · Hullabaloo as Self
- 1964 · Goodbye Charlie as Bruce Minton III
- 1964 · The Horror of It All as John J. 'Jack' Robinson
- 1964 · Never Put It in Writing as Steven Cole
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host
- 1963 · The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- 1963 · The Yellow Canary as Andy Paxton
- 1962 · The Main Attraction as Eddie
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Beverly Hillbillies as
- 1962 · State Fair as Wayne Frake
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host
- 1961 · Musik aus Studio B as Self
- 1961 · All Hands on Deck as Victor Donald
- 1959 · Journey to the Center of the Earth as Alexander 'Alec' McKuen
- 1958 · Mardi Gras as Paul Newell
- 1958 · The Dick Clark Show as Self
- 1957 · April Love as Nick Conover
- 1957 · The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom as
- 1957 · Bernardine as Arthur 'Beau' Beaumont
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · The Steve Allen Show as Self - Singer
- 1955 · Miss Universe as Host
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (archive footage)
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Singer
- Future · The American Miracle as Old Thomas Jefferson