Glen Campbell
Biography
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 - August 8, 2017) was a Grammy- and Dove Award-winning, Golden Globe-nominated American country pop singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.
During his 50 years in show business, Campbell released more than 70 albums. He sold 45 million records and racked up 12 RIAA Gold albums, 4 Platinum albums and 1 Double-Platinum album. Of his 74 trips up the country charts, 27 landed in the Top 10. Campbell's hits include John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind", Jimmy Webb's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman" and "Galveston", Larry Weiss's "Rhinestone Cowboy" and Allen Toussaint's "Southern Nights".
Campbell made history by winning four Grammys in both country and pop categories in 1967. For "Gentle on My Mind" he received two awards in country & western, "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" did the same in pop. He owned trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association (CMA) and the Academy of Country Music (ACM), and took the CMA's top honor as 1968 Entertainer of the Year. In 1969 Campbell was hand picked by actor John Wayne to play alongside him in the film True Grit, which gave Campbell a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. Campbell sang the title song which was nominated for an Academy Award.
In 2005, Campbell was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self - Guest Host
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Host
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Host
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Musical Guest
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967) as Self
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967) as Self (uncredited)
- The F.B.I. (1965) as Larry Dana
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self
- Dinah! (1974) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- Behind the Music (1997) as Self
- Where Are They Now? (1999) as Self
- 4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1966) as Self
- True Grit (1969) as "La Boeuf"
- Donny & Marie (1976) as Self
- The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self - Singer
- Disco (1971) as Self
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) as Self
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) as Self - Host
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)