Dick Clark
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.
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- The Simpsons (1989) as Dick Clark (voice)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Perry Mason (1957) as Leif Early
- Futurama (1999) as Dick Clark's Head (voice)
- Adam-12 (1968) as J. Benson
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- Batman (1966) as Citizen
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) as Dick Clark
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) as Dick Clark
- Mad About You (1992) as Dick Clark
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self
- Burke's Law (1963) as Peter Barrows
- Burke's Law (1963) as Gil Knox
- Murphy Brown (1988)
- World in Action (1963)
- Just Shoot Me! (1997) as Dick Clark
- Ben Casey (1961)
- Good Day Live (2001) as Self
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) as Dick Clark
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- Arli$$ (1996) as Dick Clark
- Miss USA (1963) as Self - Host