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Roy Clark(1933-2018)

  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
  • Music Department
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Roy Clark and Buck Owens in Hee Haw (1969)
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Roy Clark was born on 15 April 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia, USA. He was an actor, known for Hee Haw (1969), Uphill All the Way (1986) and The Kallikaks (1977). He was married to Barbara Joyce Rupard. He died on 15 November 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
BornApril 15, 1933
DiedNovember 15, 2018(85)
BornApril 15, 1933
DiedNovember 15, 2018(85)
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  • Awards
    • 18 wins & 37 nominations total

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Known for

Hee Haw (1969)
Hee Haw
7.1
TV Series
  • Self - Host
  • Self - Co-Host
Uphill All the Way (1986)
Uphill All the Way
4.3
  • Ben Hooker
  • 1986
Bonnie Ebsen, David Huddleston, and Edie McClurg in The Kallikaks (1977)
The Kallikaks
5.0
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Dolly Parton, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and Loretta Lynn in Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1 (2010)
Country's Greatest Stars Live: Vol. 1
8.4
Video
  • Self - Host(archive footage)
  • 2010

Credits

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Actor

  • Palo Pinto Gold (2009)
    Palo Pinto Gold
    3.7
    • Storyteller #1
    • 2009
  • Drew Carey in The Drew Carey Show (1995)
    The Drew Carey Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Roy Clark
    • 1998
  • Billy Bodine in Gordy (1994)
    Gordy
    3.9
    • Branson Performer
    • 1994
  • Richard Belzer and Darlanne Fluegel in Freeway (1988)
    Freeway
    5.2
    • CHP officer
    • 1988
  • Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
    The Bold and the Beautiful
    3.5
    TV Series
    • Gaffer
    • 1987
  • Uphill All the Way (1986)
    Uphill All the Way
    4.3
    • Ben Hooker
    • 1986
  • Neewollah Country Music Festival
    Video
    • 1981
  • James A. Osmond in The Great Brain (1978)
    The Great Brain
    5.7
    • J.D.'s Narration (voice)
    • 1978
  • Matilda (1978)
    Matilda
    3.7
    • Wild Bill Wildman
    • 1978
  • The Mac Davis Show (1974)
    The Mac Davis Show
    7.0
    TV Series
    • 1976
  • Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)
    The Odd Couple
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Willie Boggs
    • 1975
  • Stuart Margolin and Julie Newmar in Love, American Style (1969)
    Love, American Style
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Jesse Clemens (segment "Love and the Twanger Tutor")
    • 1973
  • John Wayne, Ann-Margret, William Shatner, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Lorne Greene, Bob Hope, Michael Landon, Dean Martin, Roscoe Lee Browne, Celeste Holm, Glen Campbell, Dan Blocker, Johnny Cash, Roy Clark, Phyllis Diller, Stan Harris, Paul Keyes, Ross Martin, Greg Morris, David Nelson, Ricky Nelson, Hugh O'Brian, Dan Rowan, Red Skelton, Tom Smothers, Leslie Uggams, and Dennis Weaver in Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970)
    Swing Out, Sweet Land
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Banjo Player at Andrew Jackson's Inaugural
    • 1970
  • Pioneer Spirit
    TV Movie
    • 1969
  • Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer Jr., Donna Douglas, and Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    The Beverly Hillbillies
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cousin Roy
    • Mother Myrtle
    • 1968–1969

Additional Crew

  • Bonnie Ebsen, David Huddleston, and Edie McClurg in The Kallikaks (1977)
    The Kallikaks
    5.0
    TV Series
    • singer
    • 1977

Music Department

  • Used Cars (1984)
    Used Cars
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • theme song: sung by
    • 1984

Videos8

Teaser Trailer
Trailer 0:30
Teaser Trailer
Johnny Cash Christmas Specials Trailer
Trailer 0:59
Johnny Cash Christmas Specials Trailer
Johnny Cash Christmas Specials Trailer
Trailer 0:59
Johnny Cash Christmas Specials Trailer
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
Trailer 2:33
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
Hee Haw: The Collector's Edition
Trailer 2:29
Hee Haw: The Collector's Edition
Hee Haw: Kornfield Klassics
Trailer 2:06
Hee Haw: Kornfield Klassics
Hee Haw: The Hee Haw Collection
Trailer 1:39
Hee Haw: The Hee Haw Collection

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • April 15, 1933
    • Meherrin, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • November 15, 2018
    • Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA(complications from pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Barbara Joyce RupardAugust 31, 1957 - November 15, 2018 (his death, 5 children)
  • Parents
      Hester Linwood Clark
  • Other works
    CD: "Banjo Bandits" (USP)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was reportedly the highest paid country concert star between 1969 and 1971. In 1973, he was awarded "Entertainer of the Year" by the Country Music Association. In 1951 and 1952, he was the winner of the U.S. National Banjo championships.
  • Quotes
    Hee Haw (1969) may have set me back, but it sure set me up.

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