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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Also Known As
Movies (30)
DEVO
as Self (archive footage)
2024
McEnroe
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
2020
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
2014
Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke
as Self (archive footage)
2014
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage)
2010
Rainman Twins
as Self
2008
Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals
as Self
2008
The Wrecking Crew
as Self
2008
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self
2006
Wildwood Days
2004
Michael Jackson: The One
as Self
2004
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
as Self
2002
Bowling for Columbine
as Self
2002
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
as Self
2002
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
as Self
2002
The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
as Self
2002
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
as Narrator (voice)
2001
Spy Kids
as Financier
2001
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2000
The Suburbans
as Self
1999
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
as Self
1998
Deep Family Secrets
Executive Producer (Production)
1997
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
Executive Producer (Production)
1996
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
as Self (uncredited)
1995
Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth
as Himself
1995
TV Shows (20)
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2021
2009 Game Show Awards
as Self (archive footage)
2009
American Dreams
Producer (Production)
2002
Baby Bob
as Dick Clark
2002
Last Call with Carson Daly
as Self
2002
Good Day Live
as Self
2001
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
2000
Greed
Executive Producer (Production)
1999
Futurama
as Dick Clark's Head (voice)
1999
Hollywood Squares
1998
Jenny
as Self
1997
Dharma & Greg
as Self
1997
The Weird Al Show
1997
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Producer (Production)
1997
Just Shoot Me!
as Dick Clark
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Dick Clark
1996
The Drew Carey Show
as Dick Clark
1995
Pinky and the Brain
1995
Fantastic Four
as Dick Clark (voice)
1994