Glen Campbell
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-04-22 in Delight, Arkansas, USA
Died
2017-08-08
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glen Campbell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Host
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self (uncredited)
The F.B.I.
as Larry Dana
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
Dinah!
as Self
People's Choice Awards
as Self
Where Are They Now?
as Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
Behind the Music
as Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Donny & Marie
as Self
True Grit
as "La Boeuf"
Joys
as Self