Dick Clark

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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.

Known For

The Simpsons

Dick Clark (voice)

Futurama

Dick Clark's Head (voice)

Spy Kids

Financier

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Dick Clark

Bowling for Columbine

Self

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Self

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Dick Clark

Pinky and the Brain

Dick Clark (voice)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2024	DEVO MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	McEnroe MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021	This Is Pop TV	Self (archive footage)
2020	My Darling Vivian MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2020	Beastie Boys Story MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2014	James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message MOVIE	Self
2014	Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2010	2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift MOVIE	(archive footage)
2009	2009 Game Show Awards TV	Self (archive footage)
2008	Rainman Twins MOVIE	Self
2008	Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals MOVIE	Self
2008	The Wrecking Crew MOVIE	Self
2006	Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer MOVIE	Self
2004	Wildwood Days MOVIE	Self
2004	Michael Jackson: The One MOVIE	Self
2003	Michael Jackson: Number Ones MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2003	ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration MOVIE	Self
2002	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind MOVIE	Self
2002	Bowling for Columbine MOVIE	Self
2002	Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys MOVIE	Self
2002	The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years MOVIE	Self
2002	The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel MOVIE	Self
2002	Baby Bob TV	Dick Clark
2002	Last Call with Carson Daly TV	Self
2001	Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street MOVIE	Dick Clark
2001	Good Day Live TV	Self
2001	Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2001	Spy Kids MOVIE	Financier
2000	The Beatles Revolution MOVIE	Self
2000	Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus TV	Self
2000	Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration MOVIE	Self
1999	The Suburbans MOVIE	Self
1999	Futurama TV	Dick Clark's Head (voice)
1999	Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1998	Hollywood Squares TV	Self - Panelist
1998	Motown 40: The Music is Forever MOVIE	Self
1998	Sticks MOVIE	Dick Clark
1997	Jenny TV	Self
1997	Dharma & Greg TV	Self
1997	The Weird Al Show TV	Self
1997	Behind the Music TV	Self
1997	Just Shoot Me! TV	Dick Clark
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch TV	Dick Clark
1996	Arli$$ TV	Dick Clark
1995	A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story MOVIE	Self (uncredited)
1995	The Drew Carey Show TV	Dick Clark
1995	Pinky and the Brain TV	Dick Clark (voice)
1995	Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth MOVIE	Himself
1994	Fantastic Four TV	Dick Clark (voice)
1994	The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins MOVIE	Dick Clark (voice) (archive footage)
1993	Intimate Portrait TV	Self
1993	Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah MOVIE	Self
1993	Scattergories TV	Host
1992	Mad About You TV	Dick Clark
1992	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper TV	Dick Clark
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air TV	Dick Clark
1990	Blossom TV	Dick Clark
1990	Night of 100 Stars III MOVIE	Self
1989	The Simpsons TV	Dick Clark (voice)
1988	Murphy Brown TV	Self
1988	Live! Dick Clark Presents TV	Self
1988	Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues MOVIE	Self
1987	The Return of Bruno MOVIE	Dick Clark
1985	The $100,000 Pyramid TV	Self
1985	The Compleat Al MOVIE	Self
1985	Night of 100 Stars II MOVIE	Self
1984	TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes TV	Self
1983	The ABC Saturday Preview Show MOVIE	Self
1983	Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever MOVIE	Self
1982	Night of 100 Stars MOVIE	Self
1982	Police Squad! TV	Dick Clark
1982	Late Night with David Letterman TV	Self
1981	A Love Letter to Jack Benny MOVIE	Himself
1980	Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights MOVIE	Self
1980	The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's MOVIE	Self - Host
1978	Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 MOVIE	Self - Host
1978	Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II MOVIE	Self
1978	Mickey's 50 MOVIE	Self
1978	Deadman's Curve MOVIE	Self
1978	Sorority '62 MOVIE	Self
1977	Telethon MOVIE	Irv Berman
1977	Dick Clark's Good Old Days MOVIE	Self
1976	The Captain and Tennille TV	Self - Guest
1975	Mr. & Ms. and the Bandstand Mystery MOVIE	Dick Clark
1975	PBS News Hour TV	Self - Senator, Democrat Iowa
1974	Dinah! TV	Self
1974	The Daytime Emmy Awards TV	Self
1972	Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest TV	Self - Host
1972	Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest TV	Self (archive footage)
1970	The Partridge Family TV	Dick Clark
1970	The Odd Couple TV	Dick Clark
1970	The Phynx MOVIE	Dick Clark
1968	Jack Benny's Bag MOVIE	Self
1968	Killers Three MOVIE	Roger
1968	Adam-12 TV	J. Benson
1968	Wild in the Streets MOVIE	TV Newscaster (uncredited)
1968	The Movie Orgy MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1966	Batman TV	Citizen
1965	Honey West TV	PR Agent Payton
1965	Branded TV	Self
1963	Burke's Law TV	Peter Barrows
1963	Burke's Law TV	Gil Knox
1963	Miss USA TV	Self - Host
1963	World in Action TV	Self
1962	Stoney Burke TV	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV	Self
1962	The Merv Griffin Show TV	Self
1961	Ben Casey TV	Self
1961	The Young Doctors MOVIE	Dr. Alexander
1960	Because They're Young MOVIE	Neil Hendry
1959	Gidget MOVIE	Himself - Trailer Host (uncredited)
1958	The Dick Clark Show TV	Self - Host
1957	Jamboree! MOVIE	Himself
1957	Perry Mason TV	Leif Early
1957	American Bandstand TV	Self - Host
1955	Miss Universe TV	Host
1950	The Jack Benny Program TV	Dick Clark
1950	What's My Line? TV	Self
1949	The Emmy Awards TV	Self
	The Other Half TV	Self

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