Cast & creator
Dick Clark
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Simpsons, Hollywood Squares
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.
Also known as: Richard Wagstaff Clark
97
film credits
79
television credits
126
1949–2024 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (176)
Showing 176 of 176 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Simpsons
Dick Clark (voice)
1989
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Perry Mason
Leif Early
1957
Futurama
Dick Clark's Head (voice)
1999
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Adam-12
J. Benson
1968
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Dick Clark
1996
The Drew Carey Show
Dick Clark
1995
Mad About You
Dick Clark
1992
Batman
Citizen
1966
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Murphy Brown
1988
Ben Casey
1961
Arli$$
Dick Clark
1996
Burke's Law
Peter Barrows
1963Burke's Law
Gil Knox
1963
Dinah!
Self
1974
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Producer
1997
American Dreams
Producer
2002
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Dick Clark
1990
The Odd Couple
Dick Clark
1970
The Jack Benny Program
Dick Clark
1950
ABC Afterschool Special
Executive Producer
1972
Just Shoot Me!
Dick Clark
1997
Blossom
Dick Clark
1990
Behind the Music
Self
1997
The Partridge Family
Dick Clark
1970
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Dick Clark
1992
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Producer
1967
Dharma & Greg
Self
1997
World in Action
1963
Miss Universe
Host
1955
Miss USA
Self - Host
1963
Branded
1965Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
2000
PBS News Hour
Self - Senator, Democrat Iowa
1975
American Music Awards
Executive Producer
1974
Pinky and the Brain
Dick Clark (voice)
1995
Last Call with Carson Daly
Self
2002
Honey West
PR Agent Payton
1965
American Bandstand
Self - Host
1957
The Dick Clark Show
Self - Host
1958
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Self - Host
1972Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Self (archive footage)
1972Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Producer
1972Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Creator
1972
Stoney Burke
1962
Fantastic Four
Dick Clark (voice)
1994
Spy Kids
Financier
2001
Planet Terror
Propmaker
2007
Jenny
Self
1997
The Weird Al Show
1997The Weird Al Show
Producer
1997
Police Squad!
Dick Clark
1982
Beastie Boys Story
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
Let's Make a Deal
Producer
1963
The Daytime Emmy Awards
1974
Baby Bob
Dick Clark
2002
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Self
2002
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
2021Happening '68
Producer
1968
Bowling for Columbine
Self
2002
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Executive Producer
1985
2009 Game Show Awards
Self (archive footage)
2009
Catchfire
Producer
1990
Murder in Texas
Executive Producer
1981
The 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
Executive Producer
1983
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Executive Producer
2000
Why Not? with Shania Twain
Self (archive footage)
2011TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
Self
1984
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Dick Clark
2001
Copacabana
Executive Producer
1985
The Suburbans
Self
1999
Puttin' on the Hits
Executive Producer
1984
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
Gidget
Himself - Trailer Host (uncredited)
1959
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Wild in the Streets
TV Newscaster (uncredited)
1968
Greed
Executive Producer
1999Greed
Creator
1999
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
(archive footage)
2010
Killers Three
Roger
1968Killers Three
Story
1968Killers Three
Producer
1968
The Dark
Producer
1979
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Self
1983
Sticks
Dick Clark
1998
Rudy Coby: Ridiculously Dangerous
Executive Producer
1996
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Self
1998
The Young Doctors
Dr. Alexander
1961
Elvis
Executive Producer
1979
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Self (archive footage)
2003
Men Who Rate a 10
Executive Producer
1980
The Werewolf of Woodstock
Producer
1975
Michael Jackson: The One
Self
2004
Elvis and the Colonel: The Untold Story
Executive Producer
1993
The Phynx
Dick Clark
1970
Birth of the Beatles
Executive Producer
1979
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
Self
1993
Jamboree!
Himself
1957
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020
McEnroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Dick Clark's Good Old Days
1977
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Self (uncredited)
1995
Psych-Out
Producer
1968
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
Self
2014
Superstars and their Moms
Executive Producer
1987
Rainman Twins
Self
2008
The Wrecking Crew
Self
2008
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self - Host
1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Executive Producer
1980
DEVO
Self (archive footage)
2024
Because They're Young
Neil Hendry
1960
Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals
Self
2008The David Soul and Friends Special
Self
1977The David Soul and Friends Special
Executive Producer
1977
The Man in the Santa Claus Suit
Executive Producer
1979
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
Self
1980
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
1978Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Executive Producer
1978
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self
2006
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
Self
2002
The Making of a Hollywood Madam
Executive Producer
1996
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
Self
1988
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Narrator (voice)
2001
Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke
Self (archive footage)
2014
It's Howdy Doody Time: A 40-Year Celebration
Himself
1987
The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
Self
2002
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
Self (archive footage)
1999
Mr. & Ms. and the Bandstand Mystery
Dick Clark
1975
The Compleat Al
Self
1985
The Definitive Elvis 25th Anniversary: Vol. 1 The Memphis Years & The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
2002
The $100,000 Pyramid
1985
The Return of Bruno
Dick Clark
1987
Deadman's Curve
Self
1978
The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins
Dick Clark (voice) (archive footage)
1994
Valentine Magic on Love Island
Executive Producer
1980
The Power
Executive Producer
1984
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Executive Producer
1983
Mickey's 50
Self
1978
Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth
Himself
1995Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth
Executive Producer
1995
A Love Letter to Jack Benny
Himself
1981Jack Benny's Bag
Self
1968
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979
Self - Host
1978Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979
Writer
1978Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979
Executive Producer
1978Sorority '62
1978Where the Action Is
Creator
Twilight Theater II
Self- Guest
1982
The Savage Seven
Producer
1968
Telethon
Irv Berman
1977The Other Half
Wildwood Days
2004The Beatles Revolution
Self
2000A Thanksgiving Reunion with the Partridge Family and My Three Sons
Producer
1977
Good Evening, Captain
Self
1981
Deep Family Secrets
Executive Producer
1997
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
Self
2002Live! Dick Clark Presents
1988Live! Dick Clark Presents
Producer
1988Live! Dick Clark Presents
Creator
1988
Death Dreams
Executive Producer
1991Scattergories
Host
1993The ABC Saturday Preview Show
1983Your Big Break
Creator