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 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.
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Filmography
all 40
Movies 37
self 20
TV Shows 3
Narrator 1
The Dancing Man of L.A. (2021)
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.) (2021)
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2020)
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl (2016)
Mavis! (2015)
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 (2013)
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood (2012)
The Band With The Cate Brothers Band Live In Tokyo 1983 (2011)
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2010)
The Black Crowes - Cabin Fever (2009)
Ramble At The Ryman (2009)
In the Electric Mist (2009)
Shooter (2007)
Great Drives (2006)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (2005)
Lightning in a Bottle (2004)
Festival Express (2003)
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (2003)
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band (1997)
Fire Down Below (1997)
Classic Albums (1997)
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Let It Rock - The 60th Birthday Concert (1995)
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (1990)
Roger Waters: The Wall—Live in Berlin (1990)
Martin Scorsese Directs (1990)
Staying Together (1989)
Elvis '56 (1988)
The Man Outside (1987)
End of the Line (1987)
Smooth Talk (1985)
Best Revenge (1984)
The Dollmaker (1984)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
The Last Waltz (1978)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-05-26
Deathday2012-04-19 (71 years old)
Birth NameMark Lavon Helm
Birth PlaceElaine, United States of America
ChildrenAmy Helm
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAmericana Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance, Americana Award for Artist of the Year
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