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Levon Helm
Acting
26 May 1940
† 19 Apr 2012
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 Be...
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Levon Helm's Movies
71%
Shooter
22 Mar 2007
74%
The Right Stuff
20 Oct 1983
70%
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
17 Nov 2005
61%
In the Electric Mist
15 Apr 2009
58%
Fire Down Below
05 Sept 1997
77%
The Last Waltz
26 Apr 1978
72%
Coal Miner's Daughter
07 Mar 1980
54%
Feeling Minnesota
13 Sept 1996
63%
Smooth Talk
17 Nov 1985
79%
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
21 Jul 1990
71%
Festival Express
19 Sept 2003
67%
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
21 Feb 2020
50%
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
11 Sept 1998
69%
Mavis!
15 Mar 2015
76%
The Dollmaker
13 May 1984
52%
End of the Line
28 Aug 1987
50%
Staying Together
10 Nov 1989
62%
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
24 Nov 2010
68%
Elvis '56
15 Jan 1988
73%
Lightning in a Bottle
12 Feb 2004
