Stardom is a loose word, but Levon Helm is a clear case of a star actor with the sort of visibility that outlasts individual releases. The filmography holds 17 credits across film and television. 'Shooter' is the centerpiece of the filmography, built around Mr. Rate. 'The Right Stuff' is the other credit that keeps getting cited. Recognition arrived some way into the filmography, not at the start.
Levon Helm
71 years (May 26, 1940 – Apr 19, 2012)Elaine, Arkansas, USA
16 Movies1 Series
Stardom is a loose word, but Levon Helm is a clear case of a star actor with the sort of visibility that outlasts individual releases. The filmography holds 17 credits across film and television. 'Shooter' is the centerpiece of the filmography, built around Mr. Rate. 'The Right Stuff' is the other credit that keeps getting cited. Recognition arrived some way into the filmography, not at the start.
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.