Roy Clark
Born
April 15, 1933
Died
November 15, 2018 (85 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Meherrin, Virginia, USA
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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.
Known For
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
Self
2015
A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story
Self (archive footage)
2014
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
Self
2005
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2
himself
2005
Sealab 2021
(1 episode)
2000
It's Branson!
Self
1999
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1998
The Drew Carey Show
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Uphill All the Way
Ben Hooker
1986
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1985
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self
1980
Matilda
Wild Bill Wildman
1978
The Great Brain
Narrator
1978
A Concert: Behind Prison Walls
Self
1978
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
Self - Host
1978
Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
Himself
1978
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977
Self
1977
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring
Self
1977
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
Self
1976
The Captain and Tennille
Self · (1 episode)
1976
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · (1 episode)
1976
Donny & Marie
Self · (3 episodes)
1976
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Dinah!
Self · (2 episodes)
1974
The Odd Couple
Willie Boggs · (1 episode)
1970
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1970
Pioneer Spirit
1969
Hee Haw
Self - Host · (586 episodes)
1969
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · (1 episode)
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · (3 episodes)
1969
Funny Girl
Dancer (uncredited)
1968
Shindig!
Self - Singer · (2 episodes)
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · (10 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (8 episodes)
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
(2 episodes)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1961
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1948
A Woman's Fool
Billy
1918
Captain Kiddo
Billy
1917