Pat Boone
- Acting
- June 1, 1934 · Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pat Boone (born Charles Eugene Patrick Boone on June 1, 1934) is an American singer, actor and writer who was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He covered black artists' songs (when part of the country was segregated) and sold more copies than his black counterparts. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 Top 40 hits and appeared in more than 12 Hollywood movies. Boone's talent as a singer and actor, combined with his old-fashioned values, contributed to his popularity in the early rock and roll era. He continues to perform, and speak as a motivational speaker, a television personality, a conservative political commentator and a preacher. According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters, and was ranked at No. 9—behind The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney but ahead of artists such as Aretha Franklin and The Beach Boys—in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955-1995. Boone still holds the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with more than one song. At the age of twenty-three, he began hosting a half-hour ABC variety television series, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, which aired for 115 episodes (1957–1960). Many musical performers, including Edie Adams, Andy Williams, Pearl Bailey and Johnny Mathis made appearances on the show. His cover versions of rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable effect on the development of the broad popularity of rock and roll. During his tours in the 1950s, Elvis Presley was one of his opening acts. As a prolific author, Boone had a No. 1 bestseller in the 1950s (Twixt Twelve and Twenty, Prentice-Hall). In the 1960s, he focused on gospel music and is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pat Boone, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie! · Abraham Lincoln (Voice)
- Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association · Self
- The American Miracle · Old Thomas Jefferson
- Our Crossroads · Older Bob Fraley
- Reagan · George Otis
- Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll · Self
- Little Richard: I Am Everything · Self
- The Mulligan · ‘Old Pro’ Will Dunn
- Hollywood in the Atomic Age: Monsters! Martians! Mad Scientists! · Self
- David Mirisch, the Man Behind the Golden Stars · Self
- A Cowgirl's Story · Grandpa
- God's Not Dead 2 · Walter Wesley
- Tab Hunter Confidential · Self
- This Land is Mine · Lyricist
- Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics · Self
- Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel · Self
- Hollywood on Fire · Self
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History · Self
- Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals · Self
- An Awesome Christmas
- Dick Van Dyke In Rare Form · Self, Producer
- Fuck · Self
- Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer · Self
- The World of Nat King Cole · Self
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye · Self
- Where Are They Now? · Self
- Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 · Self
- "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos · Self
- 7th Heaven · Ken Smith
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Second Noah
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- Dave's World · Pat Boone
- Frasier · Garth (Voice)
- Music Machine · Mr. Conductor (Voice)
- Benny's Biggest Battle · Mr. Conductor (Voice)
- Roger & Me · Self
- American Masters · Self
- Moonlighting · The New David
- Maybe If We Try · Self
- Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special · Self
- Pat Boone and Family: A Thanksgiving Special · Self
- Music Hall America
- Cher · Self
- Dinah! · Self
- One More Time · Self
- Festival at Ford's · Self
- Night Gallery · Holston
- The Flip Wilson Show · Self
- The Cross and the Switchblade · David Wilkerson
- The Pigeon · Dave Williams
- The Johnny Cash Show · Self
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour · Self
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- The Carol Burnett Show · Self
- The Perils of Pauline · George Stedman
- That Girl · Pat Boone
- The Greatest Story Ever Told · Angel at the Tomb
- Hullabaloo · Self
- Goodbye Charlie · Bruce Minton III
- The Horror of It All · John J. 'Jack' Robinson
- Never Put It in Writing · Steven Cole
- The Hollywood Palace · Self
- The Danny Kaye Show · Self
- The Yellow Canary · Andy Paxton
- The Main Attraction · Eddie
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Merv Griffin Show · Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- State Fair · Wayne Frake
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- Musik aus Studio B · Self
- All Hands on Deck · Victor Donald
- Journey to the Center of the Earth · Alexander 'Alec' McKuen
- Mardi Gras · Paul Newell
- The Dick Clark Show · Self
- April Love · Nick Conover
- The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom
- Bernardine · Arthur 'Beau' Beaumont
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show · Self