Levon Helm Biography (1943-)

Full name, Mark Levon Helm; born May 26, 1943 (some sources say 1942), in Marvell, AR; father, a cotton farmer; children: Amy. Addresses: Office: Capitol Records, 1750 Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90028-5274.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, musician, singer
Birth Details: May 26, 1943; Marvell, Arkansas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
As himself, The Last Waltz (documentary), United Artists, 1978
Ted Webb, Coal Miner's Daughter, Universal, 1980
Jack Ridley and narrator, The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1983
Bo, Best Revenge, Black Cat/RKR Releasing, 1984
Harry, Smooth Talk, Spectrafilm, 1985
Sheriff Leland Laughlin, Man Outside, Virgin Vision, 1987
Led Pickett, End of the Line, Orion, 1988
Denny Stockton, Staying Together, 1989
Bible salesman, Feeling Minnesota, Fine Line, 1996
Reverend Bob Goodall, Fire Down Below, Warner Bros., 1997
Narrator, Legends: The Who (documentary), 1997
Juvie Bob, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, Paramount Classics, 1998
Television Appearances
Movies
Clovis Nevels, The Dollmaker, ABC, 1984
Specials
Live from the Lone Star, syndicated, 1982
Folk/Rock Crossroads (also known as A 60's Folk/Rock Reunion), PBS, 1986
Narrator, "Elvis '56," Crazy about the Movies, Cinemax, 1987
(With The Band) The Wall; Live in Berlin (also known as The Wall: Berlin 90), 1990

Episodic
Himself, "One On the Town," SCTV Network 90, 1981
RECORDINGS
Albums (with The Band)
Music from Big Pink, Capitol, 1968
The Band, Capitol, 1969
Stage Fright, Capitol, 1970
Cahoots, Capitol, 1971
Rock of Ages, Capitol, 1972
Moondog Matinee, Capitol, 1973
(With Bob Dylan) Before the Flood, Asylum, 1974
Northern Lights, Southern Cross, Capitol, 1975
(With Dylan) The Basement Tapes, Columbia, 1975
Best of the Band, Capitol, 1976
Islands, Capitol, 1977
The Last Waltz (original soundtrack), Warner Bros., 1978
Anthology, Volume I, Capitol, 1978
Anthology, Volume II, Capitol, 1980
Jericho, 1993
High on the Hog, 1995
Albums (with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume II, 1989
Also appeared on other albums.
Albums (as a solo artist)
Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars, ABC, 1977
Levon Helm, ABC, 1978
American Son, MCA, 1978
(Contributor) The Legend of Jesse James, A&M, 1980
Levon Helm, Capitol, 1982
WRITINGS
Books
This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band, 1993

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Musicians January 28, 1994,, Volume 9, Gale Research,1993.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, p. 46.
People Weekly May 9, 1994,, p. 190.

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