Job Businessman * Game show host * Radio/television personality
Years active 1945-2012
Top Roles Himself, Himself, Dick Clark, Roger, Himself
Top GenresDrama, Comedy, Romance, Crime, Horror, Musical
Top TopicsSatire, Politics, Heist
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Dick Clark Overview:

Actor, Dick Clark, was born Richard Wagstaff Clark on Nov 30, 1929 in Mount Vernon, NY. Clark died at the age of 82 on Apr 18, 2012 in Santa Monica, CA .

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. In addition, Clark was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and Radio Hall of Fame .

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Dick Clark on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame

Sunset & Vine


Ceremony Date: Feb 8, 1960
Category: Television
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Dick Clark Facts
Is a close personal friend of singer Connie Francis. Connie's music label was going to drop her if her last recorded song didn't sell. Thankfully, Dick played it, "Who's Sorry Now", on "New American Bandstand 1965" (1952) and it became an instant hit. Dick has stayed by her side even through her personal tragedies and she thanks him in every single one of her shows.
When "New American Bandstand 1965" (1952) was picked up by ABC in 1957, he changed its name to "American Bandstand", ended the show's all-white policy and began introducing black artists. By 1959 it was broadcast by 101 affiliates and reached an audience of 20 million.
In one of his few dramatic roles, he played against his nice guy image to portray the murderer in the final episode (air date 2 May 1966) of "Perry Mason" (1957). The episode was appropriately titled, "Perry Mason: The Case of the Final Fade-Out (#9.30)" (1966). He also played against type as a nerdy guy who turns out to be a psycho killer in the film, Killers Three (1968).
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Radio Hall of Fame

Dick Clark


Inducted: 1990
Radio Hall of Fame
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Gene Autry


Inducted: 2003
Radio Hall of Fame

Alan Freed


Inducted: 1988
Radio Hall of Fame
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Television Hall of Fame

Dick Clark


Ceremony # 9
Television Hall of Fame
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Ceremony # 1
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Ceremony # 20
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