Levon Helm

Biography

Levon Helm was an American musician and actor who first drew notice as the drummer and a lead singer of the Band, the group he joined after playing with Ronnie Hawkins's Hawks. Born in Elaine, Arkansas, and raised in Turkey Scratch, he began performing professionally as a teenager. With the Band, he sang on songs such as The Weight and Up on Cripple Creek, and he was a 1994 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. He also built a screen career, playing the father of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), Captain Jack Ridley in The Right Stuff (1983), which he narrated, an eccentric old man in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), and General John Bell Hood in In the Electric Mist (2009). His solo albums Dirt Farmer, Electric Dirt, and Ramble at the Ryman each won Grammy Awards. He died in 2012.

71years old at death

Born May 26, 1940Elaine
Died April 19, 2012New York City
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Mark Lavon Helm (birth name)Also credited as Mark Helm

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 41 years1978 to 2019

Genres

Drama70%, 7 films
Documentary30%, 3 films
Music30%, 3 films
Adventure20%, 2 films
Biography20%, 2 films

First and latest

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A first
In 2010, Helm's Electric Dirt, the follow-up to Dirt Farmer from 2009, became the first winner of the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, a category started that same year.
About the name
Helm's nickname came from his bandmates in the Hawks, who found "Lavon" hard to pronounce and changed it to "Levon".

Levon Helm movies on Netflix

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band2019IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
In the Electric Mist2009IMDb rating 6.1as General John Bell Hood
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada2005IMDb rating 7.3as Old Man with Radio
Fire Down Below1997IMDb rating 5.2as Reverend Bob Goodall
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin1990IMDb rating 8.5as Self - Vocals
Smooth Talk1985IMDb rating 6.6as Harry Wyatt
The Dollmaker1984IMDb rating 7.5as Clovis
The Right Stuff1983IMDb rating 7.8as Jack Ridley / Narrator
Coal Miner's Daughter1980IMDb rating 7.5as Ted Webb
The Last Waltz1978IMDb rating 8.1as Himself - Drums / Mandolin / Vocal

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Coal Miner's Daughter1980 Biography, Drama, Musicas Ted Webb
IMDb rating 7.523K votes
The Last Waltz1978 Documentary, Musicas Himself - Drums / Mandolin / Vocal
IMDb rating 8.122K votes
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada2005as Old Man with Radio
IMDb rating 7.343K votes
Fire Down Below1997as Reverend Bob Goodall
IMDb rating 5.220K votes
Smooth Talk1985as Harry Wyatt
IMDb rating 6.63.9K votes
The Right Stuff1983as Jack Ridley / Narrator
IMDb rating 7.869K votes
In the Electric Mist2009as General John Bell Hood
IMDb rating 6.121K votes
The Dollmaker1984as Clovis
IMDb rating 7.51.3K votes

Most often with

Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tommy Lee Jones

Garth Hudson

Rick Danko

Eric Clapton

Bob Dylan

Julio Cedillo

Films together

Tommy Lee Jones3 films together, 1980 to 2009
Tommy Lee Jones's page
- In the Electric Mist2009IMDb rating 6.1Helm as General John Bell HoodJones as Dave Robicheaux
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada2005IMDb rating 7.3Helm as Old Man with RadioJones as Pete Perkins
- Coal Miner's Daughter1980IMDb rating 7.5Helm as Ted WebbJones as Doolittle Lynn
Garth Hudson3 films together, 1978 to 2019
Garth Hudson's page
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band2019IMDb rating 7.4Helm as HimselfHudson as Himself
- Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin1990IMDb rating 8.5Helm as Self - VocalsHudson as Self - Accordion, saxophone
- The Last Waltz1978IMDb rating 8.1Helm as Himself - Drums / Mandolin / VocalHudson as Himself - Organ / Accordion / Saxophone / Synthesizers
Rick Danko3 films together, 1978 to 2019
Rick Danko's page
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band2019IMDb rating 7.4Helm as HimselfDanko as Himself
- Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin1990IMDb rating 8.5Helm as Self - VocalsDanko as Self(The Band)
- The Last Waltz1978IMDb rating 8.1Helm as Himself - Drums / Mandolin / VocalDanko as Himself - Bass & Violin & Vocal
Eric Clapton2 films together, 1978 to 2019
Eric Clapton's page
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band2019IMDb rating 7.4Helm as HimselfClapton as Himself
- The Last Waltz1978IMDb rating 8.1Helm as Himself - Drums / Mandolin / VocalClapton as Himself - Performer
Bob Dylan2 films together, 1978 to 2019
Bob Dylan's page
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band2019IMDb rating 7.4Helm as HimselfDylan as Himself
- The Last Waltz1978IMDb rating 8.1Helm as Himself - Drums / Mandolin / VocalDylan as Himself - Performer
Julio Cedillo2 films together, 2005 to 2009
Julio Cedillo's page
- In the Electric Mist2009IMDb rating 6.1Helm as General John Bell HoodCedillo as Cholo Manelli
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada2005IMDb rating 7.3Helm as Old Man with RadioCedillo as Melquiades Estrada
Also two films together4 more actors
- Robbie RobertsonOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019) and The Last Waltz (1978)
- Ronnie HawkinsOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019) and The Last Waltz (1978)
- Richard ManuelOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019) and The Last Waltz (1978)
- Van MorrisonOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019) and The Last Waltz (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2003 to 2008.

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Levon Helm's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
2008	Americana Award for Artist of the Year	Won
2003	Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance	Won

Online

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