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Levon Helm (1940–2012)
Levon Helm was in the right place at the right time. He saw the birth of rock and roll and, though he was too much of a gentleman to say it, his role in helping to keep that rebellious child healthy was more than just instrumental. On May 26, 1940, Mark Lavon Helm was the second of four children born to Nell and Diamond Helm in Elaine, Arkansas. ...
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Born:in Elaine, Arkansas, USADied:(age 71) in New York, New York, USA |
The "American Gods" star loves a TV drama, and can't wait for a horror hit, but the movie he's really pumped for is Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.
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Soundtrack (15 credits)
Soundtrack (15 credits)
2019
True Detective
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- If You Have Ghosts
(2019)
... (performer: "When I Go Away")
2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
(arranger: "False Hearted Lover Blues") / (performer: "False Hearted Lover Blues")
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Life Is a Carnival")
1997
Fire Down Below
(performer: "Mr. Spider (Little Body Rinctum)" Traditional) / (writer: "Stormhouse")
1989
Baywatch
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- In Deep
(1989)
... (writer: "Life is a Carnival" - uncredited)
1989
Staying Together
(performer: "Lean on Me", "Hotel Buick", "Big Love in a Small Town") / (producer: "Lean on Me", "Hotel Buick", "Big Love in a Small Town") / (writer: "Big Love in a Small Town")
1980
The Midnight Special
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #8.23
(1980)
... (performer: "He's Walking Away" (aka "There He Goes"), "Honky Tonkin'", "Coal Miner's Daughter", "Ain't Got the Time", "Don't Call Me Cowgirl")
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1977) (writer - 1 episode, 1976)
- Broderick Crawford/Levon Helm/Dr. John/The Meters
(1977)
... (performer: "Sing Sing Sing", "Ain't That a Lot of Love")
- Buck Henry/The Band
(1976)
... (writer: "Life Is A Carnival")
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Actor (19 credits)
Actor (19 credits)
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Music department (2 credits)
Music department (2 credits)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (26 credits)
Self (26 credits)
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Archive footage (3 credits)
Archive footage (3 credits)
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CD: "Dirt Farmer", 2007.Official Sites:
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The BandHeight:
5' 8" (1.73 m)
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His very first acting film role and his very last film role were co-starring alongside Tommy Lee Jones. Levon debuted in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) and finished with In the Electric Mist (2009), and in between those films he appeared in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), directed by Jones, who also plays the main role. See more »Star Sign:
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