Levon Helm
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1940-05-26
- Died
- 2012-04-19
- Place of birth
- Elaine, Arkansas, USA
Biography
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (born May 26, 1940 - April 19, 2012), was an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor. He achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band. He is known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, and creative drumming style highlighted on many of The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". His 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008, and in November of that year, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #91 in the list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2010, Electric Dirt, his 2009 follow-up to Dirt Farmer, won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, an inaugural category in 2010.
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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (38)
Shooter
2007
as Mr. Rate
The Right Stuff
1983
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
Fire Down Below
1997
as Reverend Bob Goodall
In the Electric Mist
2009
as General John Bell Hood
The Last Waltz
1978
as Self
Coal Miner's Daughter
1980
as Ted Webb
Best Revenge
1984
as Bo
Feeling Minnesota
1996
as Bible Salesman
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005
as Old Man with Radio
End of the Line
1987
as Leo Pickett
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
1998
as Juvie Bob
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
1990
as Self - Vocals
The Dollmaker
1984
as Clovis
Smooth Talk
1985
as Harry Wyatt
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
as Himself
Festival Express
2003
as Self - The Band
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Staying Together
1989
as Denny Stockton
Mavis!
2015
as Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
as Self
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
2005
as Himself
The Man Outside
1987
as Sheriff Leland Laughlin
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
2009
as Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
1990
as Self
Elvis '56
1988
as Self - Narrator
The Band - The Band Is Back
2003
as Vokals, mandolin and Drums
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
2013
as Batteria Mandolino voce
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band
1997
as Self
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
2012
as Self
Levon Helm on Drums and Drumming
2005
as Self
The Band: The Authorized Biography
The Band With The Cate Brothers Band Live In Tokyo 1983
2011
as Himself
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
2021
Let It Rock - The 60th Birthday Concert
1995
as Himself
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010
as Self
About Levon Helm
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (born May 26, 1940 - April 19, 2012), was an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor. He achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band. He is known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, and creative drumming style highlighted on many of The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". His 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008, and in… With 41 credits spanning from 1975 to 2021, Levon Helm has appeared in 38 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Levon Helm Movies
- Shooter (2007) — as Mr. Rate
- The Right Stuff (1983) — as Jack Ridley / Narrator
- Fire Down Below (1997) — as Reverend Bob Goodall
- In the Electric Mist (2009) — as General John Bell Hood
- The Last Waltz (1978) — as Self
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