Dick Clark
Actor
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.
Filmography
Bowling for Columbine
as Self 2002
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
as Self 2002
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage) 2020
The Wrecking Crew
as Self 2008
Gidget
as Himself - Trailer Host (uncredited) 1959
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Dick Clark 2001
Wild in the Streets
as TV Newscaster (uncredited) 1968
The Suburbans
as Self 1999
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
as Self (archive footage) 2003
The Return of Bruno
as Dick Clark 1987
McEnroe
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2022
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
as (archive footage) 2010
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage) 1968
The Compleat Al
as Self 1985
DEVO
as Self (archive footage) 2024
Deadman's Curve
as Self 1978