Roy Clark
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and in helping to popularize the genre. During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw. Clark was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler. He was skilled in the traditions of many genres, including classical guitar, country music, Latin music, bluegrass, and pop. He had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound"), and his instrumental skill had an enormous effect on generations of bluegrass and country musicians. Clark became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1987, and in 2009 was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He published his autobiography, My Life in Spite of Myself, in 1994.
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ActingBirthday
April 15, 1933Deathday
November 15, 2018Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
20Place of birth
Meherrin, Virginia, USAAlso known as
Roy Linwood Clark![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/sxlFrYg2CWk9qMNpbPveo8qUC43.jpg)
Cast credits
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A Woman's Fool
Billy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/t339xseMiPPLKXZ8XyDBKCmYax7.jpg)
Matilda
Wild Bill Wildman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vVSak1gOvxWtuwEaqzSH76uqVgG.jpg)
Captain Kiddo
Billy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gKsqmfQ3ykoNIG1Wtp3zatKNqhV.jpg)
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/aWoV30TlILrFhVercaKXJCjX9Wc.jpg)
Uphill All the Way
Ben Hooker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nAWSaGgYxXBE9IJKA9tDZgIGaNL.jpg)
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uS4udyTJELmScjlT2N9PkM1TFrs.jpg)
Johnny Cash: A Concert Behind Prison Walls
Roy Clark![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/epmujk4kmVOHWPO9SOPJqsxuofh.jpg)
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nwZ0s0LgWx738uoQsic0C4glQaq.jpg)
The Great Brain
Narrator![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lb1Bm6lhE9RR7RM7IkNV4MlLX0X.jpg)
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1SDloApGmVBPi9O6xyTinbNuFly.jpg)
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2
himself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/53X1YzBKPubq0ACYaKnx3WRFw9O.jpg)
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ovNgsfEMjpsLGBCFJ6oKztKGXOd.jpg)
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xOzmUNPipYQ20uidzvuGfaXQEvi.jpg)
A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story
Self (archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uTubHMA93yHnC00IlStDsFdIKSi.jpg)
Funny Girl
Dancer (uncredited)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kM38J0xyFkPrYiOlfsn8VthR1zq.jpg)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uyyaw0lw2rxRaY4wAn5vIytJVvK.jpg)
It's Branson!
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1v6dQMSXzeNLFOfHJniKobrqeDX.jpg)
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
Self