Richard Wagstaff Clark was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting American Bandstand from 1957 to 1988. He also hosted the game show Pyramid and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, which transmitted Times Square's New Year's Eve celebrations.
Birth Name
Richard Wagstaff Clark
Born
Saturday, 30 November 1929
Died
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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My Darling Vivian | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2020 |
Beastie Boys Story | Self | 2020 |
The Black Godfather | Self | 2019 |
Echo in the Canyon | Self | 2019 |
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke | Self | 2019 |
The Eighties | Himself - Host, American Bandstand (archive footage), Himself (archive voice) | 2016 |
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | Himself (archive footage) | 2016 |
Autopsy: The Last Hours of | Self | 2014 |
The Sixties | Himself | 2013 |
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment | Himself (archive footage) | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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American Dreams | 2002 |
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | 2000 |
Donny & Marie | 1997 |
The Weird Al Show | 1997 |
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | 1997 |
Deep Family Secrets | 1997 |
The Making of a Hollywood Madam | 1996 |
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story | 1993 |
Our First Video | 1993 |
Death Dreams | 1991 |
Catchfire | 1990 |
Liberace | 1988 |
Remo Williams: The Prophecy | 1988 |
Copacabana | 1985 |
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | 1985 |
Mutant | 1984 |
You Are the Jury | 1984 |
The Power | 1984 |
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour | 1983 |
Murder in Texas | 1981 |
Valentine Magic on Love Island | 1980 |
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit | 1979 |
Birth of the Beatles | 1979 |
The Dark | 1979 |
Elvis | 1979 |
Live Wednesday | 1978 |
ABC Afterschool Specials | 1972 |
Killers Three | 1968 |
The Savage Seven | 1968 |
Psych-Out | 1968 |
It's Happening | 1968 |
Where the Action Is | 1965 |
American Bandstand | 1952 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety-Music Events Programming | Nominated |