Glen Campbell

Personal Info

Birthday

April 22, 1936

Day of Death

2017-08-08

(81 years old)

Place of Birth

Delight, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Glen Travis Campbell

Glen Campbell

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.

Known For

The F.B.I.

True Grit

Rock-A-Doodle

Third World Cop

Baby the Rain Must Fall

The Cool Ones

Uphill All the Way

Christmas in Disneyland

Filmography

2024
The Beach Boys
as Self
2019
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
as Self
2013
Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Hava Nagila: The Movie
as Self
Glen Campbell | Live Anthology (1972-2001)
as Self
2008
Elvis & Pat Boone Rockin' Rivals
as Self
The Wrecking Crew
as Self - Guitar
2007
Working with the Duke
as Self / La Boeuf
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
as Self
2004
Elvis The Man The Music The Legend
as Self
2002
The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and the Colonel
as Self
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
as Self
2001
Glen Campbell | In Concert
as Self
1999
Third World Cop
as Security Guard
It's Branson!
as Self
1998
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
as Self
1991
Rock-A-Doodle
as Chanticleer / The King (voice)
1987
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
as Self
1986
Uphill All the Way
as Captain Hazelton
Glen Campbell | Live in Dublin
as Self
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
Hallelujah Gospel
as Self
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
1981
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
as Self
1980
Any Which Way You Can
as Self
1977
An Evening with Glen Campbell
as Self
1976
Christmas in Disneyland
as Grandpa Jones / Disneyland Visitor
Joys
as Self
1975
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television
as Self (archive footage)
1974
Strange Homecoming
as Bill Halsey
1971
The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World
as Self
1970
Norwood
as Norwood
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max
as Self
Swing Out, Sweet Land
as Self
1969
Dionne Warwick: Souled Out
as Self
True Grit
as "La Boeuf"
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1967
The Cool Ones
as Patrick
1965
Baby the Rain Must Fall
as Band Member
1964
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - Guitarist in House Band (uncredited)