Dick Clark Biography (1929-)

Full name, Richard Wagstaff Clark; born November 30, 1929, in Mt. Vernon, NY;son of Richard Augustus and Julia Clark; married Barbara Mallery, 1952 (divorced, 1961); married Loretta Martin, 1962 (divorced, 1971); married Kari Wigton, 1977; children: (first marriage) Richard Augustus, II; (second marriage)Duane, Cindy. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, television host, actor, writer
Birth Details: November 30, 1929; Mt. Vernon, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Staff announcer, Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club, ABC, 1952
Host, American Bandstand (also known as New American Bandstand'65), ABC daytime edition, 1952-64 , evening edition, 1957 , Saturdayedition, &quest;-1987
Host, The Dick Clark Show (derived from above), ABC, 1958-60
Host, Dick Clark's World of Talent, ABC, 1959
Host, The Object Is, 1963
Host, Missing Links, 1964
Host, The $25,000 Pyramid (also known as The $50,000 Pyramid, The $10,000 Pyramid, The $20,000 Pyramid, and The $100,000 Pyramid), daytime version, CBS, 1973-74 , ABC, 1974-80 , CBS, 1982-88
Host, Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years, ABC, 1973-74
Host, Where the Action Is, 1973-74
Host, Dick Clark's Live Wednesday (also known as Live Wednesday), NBC, 1978
Host, The Krypton Factor (quiz show), ABC, 1981
Host, Inside America, ABC, 1982
Cohost (with Ed McMahon), TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes (also known as Super Bloopers & New Practical Jokes), NBC, 1984-85
Host, TV Censored Bloopers 98, 1998
Host, Winning Lines, 2000
Specials
Host, Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, c. 1972-
Himself, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (also known as Motown 25), 1983
Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars #10, 1985
Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars #11, 1986
Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars #15, 1990
Himself, Meet Hanson, 1997
New Year 2000: Centuries of Celebration, 2000
Host, Challenge of the Child Geniuses: Who Is the Smartest Kid in America&quest;, Fox, 1999
Host, Challenge of the Child Geniuses: Who Is the Smartest Kid in America&quest; 2, Fox, 2000
Also appeared as host, 32nd Annual Emmy Awards Show; in The Dick Clark Beechnut Show; Record Years.
Movies
Irv Berman, Telethon, 1977
Himself, Deadman's Curve, 1978
Miniseries
Himself, Motown 40: The Music Is Forever, 1998
Episodic
The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom, 1958
"There's a Long Long Fuse A'Burning," Honey West, 1966
J.H. Alpert, "The Untamed Land," Lassie, 1966
Leif Early, "The Case of the Final Fadeout," Perry Mason, 1966
(Uncredited) Himself, "Shoot a Crooked Arrow," Batman, 1966
Brunswick, "The Flip Side of Timmy Devon," Coronet Blue, 1967
Himself, "My Son, the Feminist," The Partridge Family, 1970
Himself, "Testimony of Evil," Police Squad!, 1982
Himself, Blossom, NBC, 1991
(Uncredited) Himself, "The One with the Monkey," Friends, NBC, 1994
Himself, "New Year's Eve," Mad About You, NBC, 1995
Himself, "Drew's the Other Guy," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1996
Himself, Viva Variety, Comedy Central, 1997
Himself, "The Obligatory Holiday Episode," The Weird Al Show, 1997
Himself, "A Girl's Gotta Love a Wedding," Jenny, 1997
Voice of himself, "Yes, Mikey, Santa Does Shave," Recess, 1998
Himself, "Opus One," Murphy Brown, 1998
Himself, "Invasion of the Buddy Snatcher," Dharma & Greg, ABC,1998

Himself, "And the Sabrina Goes to ... ," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1998
Himself, "Bed, Bath, and Beyond," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 1999
Voice of himself, "Treehouse of Horror X," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1999
Himself, "Millennium," The X-Files, Fox, 1999
Also appeared as J Benson, Adam-12.
Pilots
Voice of himself, "Space Pilot 3000," Futurama (animated), Fox, 1999
Television Producer, Except Where Indicated
Series
Dick Clark Presents the Rock and Roll Years, ABC, 1973-74
Easy Does It ... Starring Frankie Avalon (also known as Easy Does It), 1976
Dick Clark's Live Wednesday (also known as Live Wednesday), NBC, 1978
Inside America, ABC, 1982
TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes (also known as Super Bloopers & New Practical Jokes), NBC, 1984-85
Executive producer, Trial by Jury, 1987
Executive producer, The Weird Al Show, 1997
TV Censored Bloopers 98, 1998
Executive producer, Donny & Marie (also known as Donny andMarie Hour), 1998
Executive producer, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&quest;, ABC, 1999-
Executive producer, Your Big Break, 1999-
Executive producer, Greed (also known as Greed: The Multi-Million Dollar Challenge, Greed: The Series, and Super Greed), 1999
Executive producer, Winning Lines, CBS, 2000
Also produced American Bandstand.
Specials
TV's Censored Bloopers, NBC, 1981-83
Executive producer, Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, c. 1972-
Executive producer, Meet Hanson, 1997
Executive producer, The Second Annual Family Television Awards, 2000
Also produced Dick Clark's Rock 'n' Roll Revue; Dick Clark's Nifty 50's; Natalie Cole Special; Where the Action Is; Swinging Country; Happening; Get It Together; Shebang; Record Years; Academy of Country Music Awards; American Music Awards; The Golden Globe Awards; Celebrities: Where Are They Now&quest;; others.
Television Executive Producer, Except Where Indicated
Movies
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit, 1978
Producer, The Birth of the Beatles, 1979
Elvis, 1979
Murder in Texas, 1981
The Demon Murder Case (also known as The Rhode Island Murders), 1983
Producer, The Woman Who Willed a Miracle, 1984
Copacabana, 1985
The Town Bully (also known as A Friendly, Quiet Little Town), 1988
Death Dreams, 1991
Secret Sins of the Father, 1994
Producer, Deep Family Secrets, 1997
Film Appearances
Himself, Jamboree (also known as Disc Jockey Jamboree), 1957
Neil Hendry, Because They're Young, Columbia, 1960
Dr. Alexander, The Young Doctors, United Artists, 1961
Himself, Wild in the Streets, American International Pictures, 1968
Roger, Killers Three, American International Pictures, 1968
Himself, The Phynx, 1970
Himself, The Return of Bruno, 1988
Host, Scattegories, 1993
(Uncredited; archive footage) Himself, Forrest Gump, 1994
Himself, The Suburbans, TriStar, 1999
Film Producer, Except Where Indicated
Psych-Out, American International Pictures, 1968
The Savage Seven, American International Pictures, 1968
Killers Three, American International Pictures, 1969
The Werewolf of Woodstock, 1975
The Dark (also known as The Mutilator), 1979
Coproducer, Night Shadows, 1984
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins ... (also known as Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous), 1985
Catchfire (also known as Backtrack, Catchfire, and Do It the Hard Way), 1989
Stage Producer
Produced Rock and Roll: The First Thousand Years, Broadway production.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues, 1988
Also appeared in The Muppets' "She Drives Me Crazy."
WRITINGS
Books
Your Happiest Years, Random House, 1959
To Goof or Not to Goof, Bernard Geis, 1963
Rock, Roll, and Remember, T.Y. Crowell, 1976
Looking Great, Staying Young (autobiography), 1981
Dick Clark's First 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll, 1981
The History of American Bandstand, 1985
Dick Clark's Easygoing Guide to Good Grooming, 1986
Also contributor of articles on teenage problems to national publications.

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