Dick Clark
Biography
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark was an American game-show host, radio andtelevision personality, and businessman. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Dick Clark Productions, which he sold part of in recent years. Clark is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the game show Pyramid, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. Clark was long known for his departing catchphrase, "For now, Dick Clark...so long," delivered with a military salute, and for his youthful appearance, earning the moniker "America's Oldest Teenager." Clark suffered a significant stroke in late 2004. With speech ability still impaired, Clark returned to his New Year's Rockin' Eve show on December 31, 2005/January 1, 2006. Subsequently, he appeared at the Emmy Awards on August 27, 2006, and every New Year's Rockin' Eve show through the 2011/2012 show. On April 18, 2012, Clark died of a heart attack at the age of 82.
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Acting History
2024
DEVO as Self (archive footage)
2022McEnroe as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021This Is Pop as Self (archive footage)
2020My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2020Beastie Boys Story as Self (archive footage)
2014James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message as Self
2014Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke as Self (archive footage)
20102Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift as (archive footage)
20092009 Game Show Awards as Self (archive footage)
2008Rainman Twins as Self
2008Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals as Self
2008The Wrecking Crew as Self
2006Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer as Self
2004Wildwood Days
2004Michael Jackson: The One as Self
2003Michael Jackson: Number Ones as Self (archive footage)
2002Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Self
2002Bowling for Columbine as Self
2002Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys as Self
2002The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years as Self
2002The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel as Self
2002Baby Bob as Dick Clark
2002Last Call with Carson Daly as Self
2001Good Day Live as Self
2001Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians as Narrator (voice)
2001Spy Kids as Financier
2000The Beatles Revolution as Self
2000Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
1999The Suburbans as Self
1999Futurama as Dick Clark's Head (voice)
1999Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s as Self (archive footage)
1998Hollywood Squares
1998Motown 40: The Music is Forever as Self
1997Jenny as Self
1997Dharma & Greg as Self
1997The Weird Al Show
1997Behind the Music as Self
1997Just Shoot Me! as Dick Clark
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Dick Clark
1995A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story as Self (uncredited)
1995The Drew Carey Show as Dick Clark
1995Pinky and the Brain
1995Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth as Himself
1994Fantastic Four as Dick Clark (voice)
1994Forrest Gump as Self - New Year's Eve (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins as Dick Clark (voice) (archive footage)
1993Intimate Portrait as Self
1993Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah as Self
1993Scattergories as Host
1992Mad About You as Dick Clark
1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Dick Clark
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Dick Clark
1990Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1989The Simpsons as Dick Clark (voice)
1988Murphy Brown
1988Live! Dick Clark Presents
1988Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues as Self
1987The Return of Bruno as Dick Clark
1985The Compleat Al as Self
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes as Self
1983The ABC Saturday Preview Show
1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever as Self
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982Police Squad! as Dick Clark
1982Late Night with David Letterman as Self
1981A Love Letter to Jack Benny as Himself
1980Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights as Self
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self - Host
1978Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 as Self - Host
1978Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978Mickey's 50 as Self
1978Deadman's Curve as Self
1978Sorority '62
1977Telethon as Irv Berman
1977Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1976The Captain and Tennille as Self
1975Mr. & Ms. and the Bandstand Mystery as Dick Clark
1975PBS News Hour as Self - Senator, Democrat Iowa
1974Dinah! as Self
1974The Daytime Emmy Awards
1972Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest as Self - Host
1972Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest as Self (archive footage)
1970The Partridge Family as Dick Clark
1970The Odd Couple as Dick Clark
1970The Phynx as Dick Clark
1968Jack Benny's Bag as Self
1968Killers Three as Roger
1968Adam-12 as J. Benson
1968Wild in the Streets as TV Newscaster (uncredited)
1968The Movie Orgy as Self (archive footage)
1966Batman as Citizen
1965Honey West as PR Agent Payton
1965Branded
1963Burke's Law as Peter Barrows
1963Burke's Law as Gil Knox
1963Miss USA as Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962Stoney Burke
1961Ben Casey
1961The Young Doctors as Dr. Alexander
1960Because They're Young as Neil Hendry
1959Gidget as Himself - Trailer Host (uncredited)
1958The Dick Clark Show as Self - Host
1957Jamboree! as Himself
1957Perry Mason as Leif Early
1957American Bandstand as Self - Host
1955Miss Universe as Host
1950The Jack Benny Program as Dick Clark
1950What's My Line? as Self
1949The Emmy Awards as Self
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